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Yet a new discovery has potentially unearthed a whole new chapter of history in Merthyr Tydfil.
Bouncer and local historian Anthony Thomas, 45, has found a series of crop marks believed to date back to Roman times.
The find has been hailed as a discovery which could "rewrite" the history of the town.
Mr Thomas first noticed the "unusual, rectangular crop marks" after studying aerial photographs of the land.
He contacted the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust (GGAT) who confirmed that it could be Roman, most likely linked to metal working in the area.
The location has not yet been revealed so more exploration can be carried out.
Mr Thomas, who first found a silver coin dating back to 78AD two years ago, has since found more coins, pottery, broaches, tiles, beads, cut wood and lead weights. But it is his latest potential find that has attracted the most interest.
"In the end, we worked out I've found more than 100 pieces of Roman artefacts from the field," he said.
"I always thought, there's got to be a Roman building, so I kept on going.
"I started digging holes up there to see what more I could find, and about 3ft (0.9m) down I found the tops of walls which I believe are part of a Roman town.
"I'm really excited by it all."
Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust, working in partnership with Merthyr Tydfil council, GGAT and Cadw, are planning to investigate the site as part of a new community archaeology project.
Richard Lewis, GGAT head of projects, said: "What we know about Roman Merthyr Tydfil largely comes from investigations in the late 18th Century, and then in the early and mid-20th Century - little else is known.
"In 1786 workers building Penydarren House for the ironmaster Samuel Homfrey found Roman bricks and tessellated pavement (mosaic).
"It wasn't until much later, between 1902 and 1904, during the construction of the Athletics Club track that the remains of a Roman granary building finally pointed to there being a Roman fort."
Outside the fort, he said little was known about the Roman presence until the recent discoveries made by father-of-three Mr Thomas.
"If these crop marks turn out to be Roman then this would be a significant national and internationally important discovery and would rewrite the Roman and industrial history of Merthyr Tydfil," he added.
GGAT are now looking to fund the community project and, with the help of volunteers, will carry out two phases of exploration; a geophysical survey followed by a trial trenching during the summer.
It is hoped this will confirm whether the site is of Roman origin once and for all.
Mr Thomas added: "I always used to joke saying I'm not going to stop until I've found a Roman villa. Now I might have only gone and done it."
A group of One Show reporters performed the song on Let's Sing and Dance for Comic Relief on BBC One on Saturday.
But they didn't include a line about "gay, straight, or bi, lesbian, transgendered life".
A BBC statement said the song was shortened "purely for length". The band Iron Sun also sang the track - without that line - on the Let It Shine final.
The original song includes the line: "No matter gay, straight, or bi/lesbian, transgendered life/I'm on the right track baby/I was born to survive."
Other lyrics were also cut during the TV performances.
After Saturday's programme, the BBC said: "It is standard procedure to edit down music tracks to fit into the running time of the show."
But some viewers have complained on Twitter.
On Saturday, One Show reporters Angelica Bell, Dominic Littlewood, Michelle Ackerly, Iwan Thomas and Alex Thomas donned Lady Gaga-style outfits to perform the song.
And boy band Iron Sun sang a country-rock version of the track for Gary Barlow's TV talent show on 25 February.
The line "don't be a drag, just be a queen" was also cut.
After the the Let It Shine final, the show issued a statement to Gay Times saying "all the tracks were edited for length, musical beats and crucially to ensure the boys each had a section to showcase".
It continued: "Therefore, typically sections came out of all of the songs performed for the show.
"In this case, to get a dance break in, we did what we often do which was to repeat the first chorus as opposed to putting in the second one, especially as in this version of the song we had a slow version of the first chorus.
"It made sense therefore musically in an edit, to go with a repeated chorus with a faster tempo the second time around."
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He told Israelis to imagine "what this land would be like if a two-state solution was actually achieved".
In his first visit to the country as prime minister, Mr Cameron also rejected calls for boycotts of Israel.
He will meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday.
Mr Cameron was given a standing ovation as he rose to speak to the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, and joked that it was the "wrong place" to have come if he was looking for a quiet alternative to Prime Minister's Questions, given that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had been heckled during his opening speech.
Mr Cameron said he felt "some sense of connection" to Israel due to his "relatively limited" Jewish ancestry.
He said: "We all yearn for a lasting and secure peace between Israel and its neighbours.
By James LandaleDeputy political editor
David Cameron came to the Middle East to encourage the Israelis and Palestinians to sign up to a US diplomatic process designed to get both sides talking.
Yet his speech to the Israeli parliament was notable for its lack of edge.
Where he could have been robust, he was warm.
He spoke of his Jewish ancestry, his support for controversial kosher meat production, his opposition to a boycott of Israeli goods and his concern about Iran.
He said he came not to lecture but to remind Israel of the prize of economic and political security that would come alongside a two-state solution.
In other words, the prime minister trod very carefully at a sensitive moment in negotiations going on behind the scenes about the American framework plan.
Sometimes in diplomacy saying very little is the thing to do. Particularly if you are not a central player and you have not got round to visiting Israel until four years into your premiership.
"Britain fully supports the great work that American Secretary of State John Kerry has been leading. And we believe that in Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Abbas you have leaders who want peace too.
"We back the compromises needed - including the halt to settlement activity and an end to Palestinian incitement too.
"And we recognise the difficult and courageous decisions both sides are taking, not least with Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to release terrorist prisoners, with all the anguish that can bring for affected families."
As he pushed Israeli MPs to work for a peaceful future, he said the message from Britain was "simply this: we'll be with you every step of the way".
He said he wanted to encourage Israelis to focus on imagining "what this land would be like if a two-state solution was actually achieved".
"Imagine Israel - like any other democratic nation - finally treated fairly and normally by all," he added.
He said that peace would not only bring security, but also deliver "extraordinary" economic benefits for the Israeli and Palestinians by enabling them to work together and forge international trade and business links.
He also rejected calls for boycotts of Israel,
"Britain opposes boycotts. Whether it's trade unions campaigning for the exclusion of Israelis or universities trying to stifle academic exchange, Israel's place as a homeland for the Jewish people will never rest on hollow resolutions passed by amateur politicians.
"It is your destiny. Delegitimising the state of Israel is wrong. It's abhorrent. And together we will defeat it."
On the subject of Iran, Mr Cameron said he was "not starry-eyed" about the new regime and that Britain would ensure Iran was never allowed to build a nuclear weapon.
At a news conference later, Mr Netanyahu called Mr Cameron's "moving" speech a "powerful affirmation" of the two countries' relationship.
When questioned about Mr Cameron's comments about halting settlement activity, the Israeli prime minister said: "Good friends, even family members, can agree on most things and disagree on a few things. The settlement issue is one that will have to be resolved in peace negotiations."
He also reiterated his desire to make sure that Iran does not have access to nuclear weapons.
In front of the assembled members of the press Mr Cameron condemned rocket attacks from Gaza which Mr Netanyahu had referred to in his opening remarks of the news conference.
Mr Cameron, who last visited Israel as opposition leader in 2009, is leading a 17-strong UK business delegation seeking to encourage links between technology and innovation sectors in the UK and Israel.
The visit comes at a sensitive time in efforts to secure a lasting agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians.
The US has said it hopes to get the backing of both sides for a framework document addressing the most contentious issues around the "two-state solution" sought by the international community.
Unresolved issues include:
There has been little sign of progress since July, when direct talks resumed after a three-year hiatus.
The Palestinians suspended the last round of talks in 2010 after a 10-month partial moratorium on settlement construction expired.
The European Union is Israel's largest trading partner as well as the biggest donor to the Palestinian Authority.
Mr Cameron has hosted both Mr Netanyahu and Mr Abbas in Downing Street since 2010.
Eyewitnesses said members of the Shiv Sena beat up unmarried couples on the city's promenade as police watched.
The incident has caused outrage, prompting politicians to protest in the state assembly on Thursday.
A police inspector has been suspended and six other officers have been transferred out of Kerala state.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the officers had been punished for dereliction of duty.
The Shiv Sena has previously attacked Valentine's Day celebrations in India and says that young couples "flaunting" their relationships is "totally contrary to Indian culture".
"The police did not act when it happened. That's a grave mistake. This group has no significant presence in the state," Mr Vijayan said.
He added that the culprits had been identified and would be punished.
The cane-wielding Shiv Sena members had arrived on Marine Drive promenade with a banner warning against "love under the umbrella" after informing the media of their intentions.
Maxine Showers, 42, was found in Hinton Street in the Fairfield area of Liverpool at about 08:00 BST on Monday.
A post-mortem examination found she had died as a result of blunt force trauma to the head.
Merseyside Police said the latest person to be arrested was a 31-year-old man. Two others were held on suspicion of the same offence earlier this week.
Two men aged 31 and 40, both from Kensington, have been released on police bail.
Police said the mother-of-three "may have been working as a sex worker" and have appealed for information.
Bishop, 33, joined the Sandgrounders from Halifax last August and has scored twice in 20 games for the club.
He took charge for the first time against Torquay on Saturday, having named himself among the substitutes, with team-mate Gary Jones and coach Craig Madden as his assistants.
Maamria left the club on Monday for "family and travel reasons".
The system uses computer analysis of human behaviour and historic crime data to predict crime "hotspots" to deploy police officers.
It was trialled in Medway in December last year and rolled out across Kent in April.
Kent Police Federation said the results needed proper evaluation.
The force is using predictive analysis software produced by PredPol, a company based in Los Angeles, California.
The software uses past trends and current information to identify "boxes" where there is likely to be trouble in the coming few hours.
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) says that within six months of introducing the technique in 2011 property crime fell 12% compared with the previous year.
Ann Barnes, Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, approved the £130,000 annual expenditure when she was chair of the now-abolished Kent Police Authority.
She and Chief Constable Ian Learmonth are taking part in an "international day of activity" with beat officers to raise awareness of the new policing method.
Police forces in the US are also taking part in their own predictive policing day.
Kent Police is one of several forces in the UK to have trialled similar technology, including Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire Police.
Ian Pointon, chairman of Kent Police Federation, said that for his members, the jury was still out on the effectiveness of predictive policing in the light of staffing cuts.
"With 500 fewer officers now, have they got the time to actually go and patrol these boxes that predictive policing provide?" he said.
"Yes, it is useful to know where to place officers and we have done that for many many years in Kent through intelligence-led policing.
"But of course there are still demands from the public for police officers to attend and they are going up, particularly with the introduction of the 101 number.
"And are there too many boxes?
"We are using it to try and reduce a much wider range of crimes than the Americans used it for.
"They targeted just grand theft auto and burglaries but they hadn't been doing intelligence-led policing before that."
It's not for a number one single, not for a sell-out tour, not to headline Glastonbury. Instead the band are desperate to be featured on Channel 4's Gogglebox.
"We would love to go on the show," the band told Fearne Cotton before their appearance in the Radio 1 Live Lounge.
It's not as random a suggestion as you might think - the band's song Perfect World is Gogglebox's theme tune on Channel 4.
Mark from Kodaline also confirmed a lyric sheet to a song called Make It Feel Right was written by themselves and Harry Styles.
"We wrote the song ages ago," Mark told Nick Grimshaw on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.
Recently, the lyric sheet in question had been circulating on Twitter.
We're still not sure who the song is for, although it's not on the track listing of their new album, Coming Up For Air.
Speaking about its release, the band said they were excited but are worried the album might be overshadowed by a surprise release from a megastar.
"We put up a couple of tracks already and the reaction keeps getting better and better.
"We just hope Kanye West doesn't drop an album again, and we know he will.
"If it's the same week then please leave us alone."
As for One Direction, Kodaline aren't the only artists the band have been working with recently.
Harry Styles has also collaborated with Meghan Trainor while Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne were pictured in the studio with US rock band Good Charlotte during a writing session.
In March last year, Niall Horan tweeted about a writing session with Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter and Tom Fletcher from McBusted.
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Broad passed 300 wickets and equalled the fastest Test five-wicket haul - 19 deliveries - as the tourists were dismissed in 111 balls at Trent Bridge.
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It was the shortest first innings in Test history.
Root's unbeaten 124 helped England to 274-4 at the close, a lead of 214.
Alastair Cook scored 43 and Jonny Bairstow made 74, sharing a fourth-wicket stand of 173 at more than five runs an overs with Yorkshire team-mate Root.
Victory will give England an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series and see them regain the urn they lost courtesy of a 5-0 whitewash in Australia in 2013-14.
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Broad, bowling the first over, had Chris Rogers caught at first slip by Alastair Cook with his second ball - claiming his 300th wicket and inflicting a first duck in 46 Test innings on the Australia opener - before Steve Smith edged his sixth delivery to Joe Root at third slip.
Australia scored 10 runs in that first over, a sixth of their eventual total.
Mark Wood, returning to the England side after missing the third Test win at Edgbaston, struck in the following over when David Warner was caught behind off an inside edge.
Broad had Shaun Marsh held by Ian Bell at second slip in his second over and Adam Voges spectacularly taken one-handed by a diving Ben Stokes at fifth slip in his third.
Australia captain Michael Clarke became Broad's fifth victim, slashing to Cook at first slip from Broad's 19th ball, equalling the number of deliveries needed by Australia's Ernie Toshack to claim five wickets against India at Brisbane in 1947 - although Toshack did not open the bowling.
Steven Finn bowled Peter Nevill to reduce Australia to 33-7 after 9.2 overs, before Broad took the last three wickets as Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson edged to Root at third slip and Nathan Lyon was held by Stokes at sixth slip.
There were still 20 minutes until lunch.
Australian commentator Jim Maxwell: "This is one of the most embarrassing batting performances in Test history."
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott: "Australia are just poor at batting when the ball moves. It hasn't moved as much as it did at Edgbaston. Some of the shots have been pathetic. Stuart Broad has just won the game - it's over."
Ex-England spinner Graeme Swann: "When a team gets on a roll, you just expect it. The slips expect to catch every ball. As soon as Australia were five down, somehow we knew that they would be all out before lunch. Everything's gone right for England."
Former England captain Michael Vaughan: "You get the odd morning like this in county cricket, under overcast skies. But you shouldn't get mornings like this in Ashes cricket. And England haven't even had to do that much - they've just bowled that fourth-stump channel."
Test Match Special's Henry Blofeld: "No script writers - even Sam Mendes in all those James Bond films - could have written this."
Former Australia bowler Glenn McGrath: "At lunch you thought it couldn't get any worse for Australia, but it has. It's been the tale of this series for Australia - they haven't adapted to English conditions with bat or ball."
Nottinghamshire seamer Broad, playing his 83rd Test, returned England's third best Ashes bowling figures on Thursday, bettered only by Jim Laker's 9-37 and 10-53 at Old Trafford in 1956, and the third-cheapest eight-wickets in Test history.
His five-wicket haul is the fastest taken from the start of a Test innings, beating the 25 balls required by South Africa's Vernon Philander to claim five New Zealand wickets at Cape Town in January 2013.
He has now joined team-mate James Anderson, Sir Ian Botham, Bob Willis and Fred Trueman in England's 300 club when he removed Rogers, and his eighth wicket drew him level with Trueman on 307.
Anderson, who reached the 300 mark in May 2013, is England's leading wicket-taker with 413, although he is missing the fourth Test with a side injury.
Having made his debut against Sri Lanka in 2007, Broad has played in three winning Ashes series - in 2009, 2010-11 and 2013 - and scored a Test century against Pakistan at Lord's in August 2010.
England again showed some top-order frailty as Adam Lyth was caught behind off Mitchell Starc - the sixth time the Yorkshire opener has failed to reach 20 in seven Ashes innings - before Ian Bell was trapped lbw by the same bowler for one.
Captain Cook provided a platform with 43 before he too fell lbw to Starc.
But Root again looked a class above everyone else at the crease, scoring his second century of the series and his eighth overall to usurp Rogers as the leading run scorer in the series and underline England's dominance.
The 24-year-old is the third player in Test history to double the opposing team's score on the first day of a Test match, after Graeme Smith (against Zimbabwe in 2005) and Alviro Petersen (against new Zealand in 2013).
He was ably assisted by Bairstow, who scored his fifth Test half-century in his second match since returning to the side in place of Gary Ballance.
The 31-year-old Ghanaian is on loan at Dubai-based Arabian Gulf League side Al Ahli from Shanghai SIPG.
Some Islamic teachings ban 'Qaza' hairstyles, where only part of the head is shaved.
Individual match referees judge whether players' haircuts are appropriate.
Some match officials in the United Arab Emirates enforce the rules because they are concerned about children copying the styles.
Similar guidelines have been enforced in neighbouring countries. In 2012, Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah was told to cut his "un-Islamic" hair by the referee before playing for his club side Al Shabab.
The UAEFA sends a player's club a warning letter in the first instance, with punishments escalating to a fine and then a suspension if he does not comply.
Gyan is one of 46 players at the warning letter stage.
According to Middle Eastern football website Ahdaaf, Al Wahda's Suhail Al-Mansoori (pictured below) was told to cut his hair while UAE international and 2016 Asian footballer of the year Omar Abdulrahman, who sports a similar style and also plays in the Arabian Gulf League, was let off.
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Estyn says there needs to be greater support for 'at risk' groups who are targeted because of their sexuality, ethnicity, religion or disability.
The rise in cyber bullying is a particular problem for schools because it is anonymous and pupils can be too embarrassed to report it.
Education inspectors have also drawn up an anti-bullying checklist for schools.
The report found how different schools deal with bullying varies widely - and even between different staff at the same school.
The rise in cyber bullying was a concern for most secondary schools, with Estyn finding it difficult for staff and pupils and staff to deal with.
It was often unreported because pupils feel too ashamed to talk about it.
Often by the time teachers become aware of cyber bullying, it has been taking place for some time.
The report includes a checklist of anti-bullying practices which it recommends schools should have in place.
These include:
Estyn chief inspector Ann Keane said: "Schools should be places where all pupils feel safe and able to learn. Bullying not only affects a child emotionally and psychologically, but can result in poor attendance and underachievement."
While exact figures are not known, studies estimate between one-fifth and a half of all pupils suffered bullying at some point.
Source: Estyn
Pupils in secondary schools are less confident than younger children that the school would be able to do anything about it.
But some schools are praised for good initiatives aimed at preventing bullying.
They included Hafod Primary School, Swansea, for its panel of pupils able to call suspected bullies to account and Eveswell Primary School in Newport for eradicating homophobic language.
Crickhowell High School, Powys, was praised for creating a more tolerant atmosphere by teaching pupils about diversity and equality through the curriculum.
The sleeve - made of material that mimics heart muscle - hugs the outside of the heart and squeezes it, mimicking the action of cardiac muscle.
The early study, published in Science Translational Medicine, shows the concept works on pig hearts.
The British Heart Foundation describes it as a "novel approach" that requires further trials.
Over half a million people in the UK have heart failure.
It is a long-term condition that gradually gets worse over time.
For people with the illness, the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly - most commonly because cardiac muscle has been damaged, after a heart attack, for example.
Scientists based at Harvard and the Boston Children's Hospital, and in Leeds, say their soft sleeve was inspired by the actions and structure of real heart muscle.
The silicon-based device stiffens or relaxes when inflated with pressurised air.
Fixing it around six pig hearts, scientists found they were able to synchronise the sleeve with each heart's shape and movements.
The study shows the robotic sleeve helped boost the amount of blood being pumped around the body.
And when the hearts stopped beating, the sleeves helped restore blood flow.
Currently, mechanical devices can be implanted in the heart to help it pump. But because they are in direct contact with heart tissue, the body can react to them - leading to the risk of dangerous blood clots.
Researchers argue their sleeve could help cut this risk by "hugging" the outside of the heart rather than being implanted inside it.
But they acknowledge their research is still at an early stage and much longer-term animal studies and then human studies would need to be carried out before it could be used in patients.
Christopher Allen, senior cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: "People living with end-stage heart failure are in desperate need of symptom relief, and some will even require a heart transplant.
"We currently don't have enough hearts available to meet the needs of those who require a heart transplant, so we're always looking for innovative new ways to buy time to give people the best chance possible of receiving a new heart and a new lease of life.
"This early research suggests a novel approach to help support heart function, and it will be interesting to see if this translates successfully in human trials in the future."
These weals of misfortune are not a reaction to some new body art. Instead they are proof positive of the power of unintended consequences when it comes to humans and the environment.
I have been attacked by Cimex lecturlarius, more commonly known as the not so humble bed bug. And it's not my only brush with the blood sucking hordes. The first time was after a stay in a hotel in Toulouse (To-louse?).
This time in Sicily, they once again, made me an offer I couldn't refuse.
The inconvenience of rejoining the itchy and scratchy show, has left me thinking about how our great plans for controlling and protecting the natural world can end up biting us in the most painful of places.
The rise of bed bugs across the world is attributed to a number of causes especially the increase in global air travel. But another key factor was the decision taken in the 1980s to restrict the use of powerful insecticides such as DDT and chlordane.
Since the end of World War II the widespread use of these powerful sprays almost wiped out bed bugs, but they also took a terrible toll on human health and on species species including eagles and ospreys.
Since the ban, the bugs have boomed, emerging from the shadows to prey on the warm bodies of unsuspecting travellers across the world.
It's not the only example of unintended consequences. Our modern world is full of them.
Wind turbines that are a source of clean, green energy are also having an unforeseen impact on bats and birds. In California the building of desert based solar power plants has caused outbreaks of valley fever among workers, infected by spores that have emerged from the disturbed soil.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that in the Ebro region of Spain, there have been efforts to attract more birdwatchers by spraying insecticide to kill off the hordes of flies and mosquitoes that make outdoor activities unbearable.
But these efforts to attract more twitchers are contributing to the decline of the very same species they come to see, because the birds feed on the frogs who feed on the flies that are now being killed off in huge numbers.
I wonder if the same fate lies in store for another species who have, in their time, also given me a few venomous pointers on insect behaviour.
Humble bees, bumble and otherwise, have been much in the news as a result of an EU decision to temporarily ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides.
The move has been hailed as an historic breakthrough by campaigners and many scientists concerned about the role of the chemicals in the decline of these popular pollinators.
Others, though, are worried that the rush to do something might backfire in a number of ways.
Because neonicotinoids are coated on seeds they avoid the need for farmers to spray their fields, lessening the chemical impact on the wider environment.
But even though they are to be banned, pharmaceutical companies might be unlikely to develop similar coated products for a market that might close in two years.
According to Dr Julian Little from Bayer, it takes 10 years and approximately £300m to move a new pesticide from discovery to market.
"There are no new seed treatments to be magicked out of the hat," Dr Little tells me.
"In their absence, farmers tell us that they will be forced to return to old chemistry to spray - and we presume they will have to resort to more pyrethroid spray use."
These are older chemicals which can be carcinogenic to humans and are well known for having a range of impacts on the environment as well as being toxic to bees.
Given the cocktail of ailments that afflict bees, it could potentially make their survival more difficult.
It would be a very colourless, hungry and and rather irritated world if bees continued to decline while dull-but-hardy bed bugs thrive.
Let's hope that over the next two years researchers will be able to use the EU moratorium to prevent that happening.
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City scored first when Raheem Sterling finished off a superb team move and Fernandinho headed in a second from Kevin de Bruyne's free-kick.
West Ham pulled a goal back in the second half when Michail Antonio nodded in Arthur Masuaku's cross.
Sterling added his second late on when he stroked home from a tight angle.
Relive City's 3-1 win over West Ham
The season may be in its infancy but already the title contenders have put down a few markers with three games gone.
Chelsea and Manchester United both secured victories on Saturday, which turned the focus on Pep Guardiola's side before the international break, and they responded with a determined display.
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A blistering start - underpinned by the attacking triumvirate of Sterling, Sergio Aguero and Nolito - yielded a slick goal finished off by Sterling.
It was not just the polished passing and intense pressing which caught the eye. City's second goal ensured four of their nine Premier League goals this season have come from set-pieces.
That they could not convert their first-half dominance into more goals will be mildly concerning to Guardiola as they allowed West Ham back into the contest after the break.
However, a steely response to see out the victory when put under pressure, before Sterling calmly passed the ball into the net in injury time, will have pleased the City boss.
Last season Sterling did little to justify the £49m City paid Liverpool for him in July 2015, while Euro 2016 with England proved to be a nadir in a difficult 12 months.
Inevitably it led to questions about whether his burgeoning talent would ever be realised at City, and more pertinently in the short term whether he would feature in Guardiola's immediate plans.
The Catalan's ruthless streak - as goalkeeper Joe Hart and midfielder Yaya Toure are finding out - has come to the fore early in his tenure.
Sterling, though, has been rejuvenated by Guardiola and his two goals put the gloss on another impressive display.
With three assists so far in this campaign, he has had a hand in five goals in four games.
By contrast, he was involved in just four goals in his last 17 appearances under Guardiola's predecessor Manuel Pellegrini.
If Sterling's form can be sustained over the course of the 2016-17 season, he will emerge as a key component in City's quest for silverware.
There was every chance Slaven Bilic's side could have been blown away by City, such was the home side's imperious start, but they stood firm.
It was a spirited showing from the visitors, particularly after their disappointing exit from the Europa League on Thursday, and the Etihad crowd shifted uneasily once Antonio pulled a goal back.
Had the Hammers possessed a more potent goal threat they may well have left Manchester with more to show for their efforts.
Enner Valencia and Ashley Fletcher showed plenty of willing but the lack of cutting edge emphasised why Bilic has brought in Italy striker Simone Zaza from Juventus on a season-long loan.
With only a few days left before the transfer window closes, Bilic may yet feel the desire to strengthen his goalscoring options further.
The only sour point for Guardiola will be the prospect of a possible suspension for Aguero for the Manchester derby on 10 September.
Aguero lashed out with an elbow on Winston Reid which caught the West Ham defender in the throat. The incident was missed by referee Andre Marriner while neither manager claimed to have seen it.
BBC Radio 5 live pundit Robbie Savage believes the Argentina forward may be handed a retrospective ban when the Football Association reviews the video evidence.
"The replays don't look good. I think he's going to be in trouble," Savage said.
"Only Aguero knows if he's elbowed Winston Reid. I can't say he's done it on purpose but on the replays it looks like he swung his arm back and caught him in the throat."
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "At 2-1, the emotions, not the tactics, went in. We created many chances, I don't know how many shots we had but the performance in general was real good with or without the ball. With the quality of our players, we can be satisfied."
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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic: "We stayed in the game. I wasn't happy at half-time, I asked the guys to show character and spirit and a different mentality, which they did. Praise for the team for the second half performance."
Jose Mourinho and Guardiola renew their rivalry in the Manchester derby when City face United at Old Trafford on Saturday, September 10 (12:30 BST). West Ham host Watford at the London Stadium later the same day (15:00 BST).
Match ends, Manchester City 3, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 3, West Ham United 1.
Attempt missed. Mark Noble (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Manuel Lanzini.
Offside, West Ham United. Ashley Fletcher tries a through ball, but Jonathan Calleri is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Goal! Manchester City 3, West Ham United 1. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Silva.
David Silva (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Samir Nasri.
Attempt missed. Samir Nasri (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David Silva.
Attempt missed. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by David Silva.
Substitution, Manchester City. Fernando replaces Sergio Agüero.
Offside, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City).
Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
Attempt blocked. Samir Nasri (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
Attempt saved. Samir Nasri (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Agüero with a through ball.
Offside, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne tries a through ball, but Pablo Zabaleta is caught offside.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gaël Clichy.
Attempt blocked. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho.
Substitution, West Ham United. Jonathan Calleri replaces Winston Reid because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Winston Reid (West Ham United) because of an injury.
Substitution, Manchester City. Samir Nasri replaces Nolito.
Hand ball by Nolito (Manchester City).
Attempt blocked. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kevin De Bruyne.
Gaël Clichy (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Manuel Lanzini (West Ham United).
Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Enner Valencia.
Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ashley Fletcher (West Ham United).
Substitution, Manchester City. Aleksandar Kolarov replaces John Stones because of an injury.
Goal! Manchester City 2, West Ham United 1. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Arthur Masuaku with a cross.
Offside, Manchester City. Nolito tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Enner Valencia (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Byram with a through ball.
Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
Foul by Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City).
Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
EU leaders have said free movement must be accepted if the UK is to retain full membership of the single market.
But Emily Thornberry said the UK had "common cause" with other countries and urged "good faith" in negotiations.
The government says it wants the maximum possible access to the single market and control of the UK's borders.
Labour says it wants guaranteed access to the single market, which removes tariffs and non-tariff barriers from trade within the EU, after Brexit.
On Saturday, shadow home secretary Diane Abbott told The Guardian such access would mean there could be "no deal to be done on freedom of movement".
But speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Ms Thornberry said she believed there was "quite a lot of room to manoeuvre" on free movement.
She said "a whole range of options" could be looked at including changing the definition of a worker for free movement purposes.
People "would still be allowed to come here", she said, but for how long they were allowed to look for work or in which parts of the country could be reviewed.
"We have a common cause with other people across Europe in terms of exactly what free movement of workers means, and I think there's more work that could be done if it was done in an atmosphere of good faith," she said, accusing Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson of "undermining any good faith" with other EU countries.
Ms Thornberry also said too many people were coming to the UK, calling for action to tackle a "skills shortage" among UK workers. She declined to rule out a second referendum on the terms of the final Brexit deal.
Asked whether she agreed with Tony Blair and Sir John Major that a second referendum should not be ruled out, she said the Brexit process should be taken "in stages", adding that it was impossible to have a debate about how to leave the EU because of the lack of information provided by the government.
She urged ministers to "come out of their darkened room" and set out their negotiating strategy, adding: "Let us start with what it is the government wants to negotiate and then we can have a reaction from the public and a proper debate, and then we can decide how to proceed."
Also on Marr, former cabinet minister and Vote Leave campaign chief Michael Gove said the single market was a "bureaucratic web" which the UK should leave, as well as exiting the customs union.
He called for a "fair migration policy which does not discriminate between EU citizens and others".
Mr Gove also warned against attempts to over-complicate Brexit and suggested that transitional measures could be an attempt to keep the UK in the EU.
But the community and voluntary sector weighed in on the debate on Monday morning at a hustings event hosted by the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) in Belfast.
And one charity said a failure to break the political deadlock after the election would leave arts groups in a "perilous situation".
"Immediate hardship" and an "immediate cut to funding" would be felt by groups that employ about 5,500 people, according to Community Arts Partnership chief executive Conor Shields.
"I have real concerns that if we don't see an assembly formed post-election that direct rule will see a further falling off of really terrible funding for the arts currently," Mr Shields added.
"At this hustings today, you can hear all the areas the arts are supporting - suicide prevention, families, childless couples, looked-after children - and yet the support for the arts through revenue funding is decreasing."
Other groups pitched questions at the panel, including Fertility Network UK, which said more support should be given to couples undergoing IVF treatment.
Sharon Davidson, who represents the group, said she had "heard all the right noises", but she added: "I want to see action."
She was told by the candidates that motion on the issue was due to go before the assembly for debate this month, however Stormont's collapse stopped that from happening.
"The frustration is we got so close to an assembly debate and the carpet was just swiped from under our feet," Ms Davidson said.
Malachy Campbell of the National Trust said protection of Northern Ireland's built and natural heritage "should be one of the issues discussed as part of the election".
He also raised the issue of Brexit, and said the UK's withdrawal from the EU leaves questions over protection measure for the environment.
"Where exactly those will be resolved, we can't say, but we'd be interested to hear more from politicians on that issue."
A member of the Alliance Party's ruling executive has resigned after he tweeted that unionists are bred "to hate Catholics more than corruption".
David Honeyford was criticised on Twitter for his remark, which he followed up by saying: "Knock doors in unionist areas and tell me Im (sic) wrong!"
He has since deleted his initial tweet, and made an apology, saying that his comment was "never intended as a generalisation of an entire community".
Mr Honeyford, who stood as a candidate in the 2014 council election for one-time unionist party NI21, said his "entire family is from the unionist community".
The Alliance Party said his tweet was "inappropriate and offensive".
"After reflecting, David has resigned from Alliance executive as he would not wish his tweet to be used to undermine the work of Alliance in building a more shared and united community, which he fully supports," a party spokesman added.
Tuesday is Valentine's Day... you didn't forget, did you?
But it's also your last chance to register to show some love for your favourite political parties with a vote in next month's assembly election.
So, along with all the usual essentials - a romantic candle-lit dinner, a bunch of red roses and a big box of chocolates - make sure you pick up a voting registration form for you and your loved one.
Visit the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland website to find out how to get your name on the list.
Who will be your special 1 on the ballot paper?
BBC News NI's Campaign Catch-up will keep you across the Northern Ireland Assembly election trail with a daily dose of the main stories, the minor ones and the lighter moments in the run up to polling day on Thursday 2 March.
Hear more on BBC Radio Ulster's Good Morning Ulster and BBC Radio Foyle's The Breakfast Show at 07:40 GMT, and on BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra at 17:40 each weekday.
Gray, 24, was the alternate when Muirhead's Scottish rink were world champions in 2013 and collected a 2014 Olympic bronze.
"We needed someone that could make the smooth transition into our team who had that background of competition experience," said skip Muirhead.
"We will have a solid unit as we head towards the long season ahead."
Reid, who replaced Claire Hamilton, was a team member for two years, with her exit announced earlier this month, along with coach Dave Hay.
Anna Sloan and Vicki Adams will go into their sixth season competing alongside Muirhead.
Bayley, 27, and Shilton, 16, defeated Jordi Morales and Alvaro Valera 3-1 in the men's class 7 final in Lasko.
Fellow Briton Megan Shackleton, 16, and Slovakian playing partner Alena Kanova took silver in the women's class 4 team event, after losing to Serbia 3-2.
Jane Campbell and Sara Head won women's class 3 team bronze for Britain.
It wants to look at defences from Hornsea to Mappleton and south of Withernsea because of eroding cliffs.
The defences had become "increasingly difficult to maintain and the cliffs would threaten housing and roads in the near future", the council said.
Though no properties were at "imminent danger", the local authority added.
Councillor Chris Matthews, portfolio holder for infrastructure, highways and emergency planning at the council, said: "The East Riding coast has a high rate of coastal erosion.
"Hopefully the results will identify a way forward.
"It may be that we need to have a managed retreat.
"We don't perceive there to be any imminent danger at the moment, but hopefully the study will give us some better information and we'll be able to plan for the future."
A public consultation into the study is scheduled for the summer, but dates are yet to be announced by the local authority.
The demonstrators chanted the name of the party's leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, and President Andrzej Duda, an ally of the party, at a rally on Sunday.
It follows protests organised by the Committee for the Defence of Democracy.
The group accuses Poland's government of trying to manipulate state institutions.
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Tensions rose in Poland after the conservative Law and Justice party attempted to replace five out of 15 judges of the constitutional court.
The opposition said the move was illegal, with MPs describing it as "a creeping coup d'etat".
The Law and Justice party argued it needed to appoint new judges to ensure a balance of power. It accused the Civic Platform party - which came second in elections after governing Poland for eight years - of refusing to accept the election results.
"We won the election, but we have no right to set laws and remodel Poland," Mr Kaczynski said to the crowds on Sunday.
"This court is supposed to be the stronghold... defending the system, defending all that has been bad and disgraceful in the last 26 years."
Frank Mulholland QC led a delegation of Scottish and US law enforcement officers and prosecutors to Tripoli this week.
It followed the announcement by the Libyan Attorney General that he had appointed two prosecutors to the case.
The visit was a chance for them to meet their Scottish and US counterparts.
Mr Mullholland said there was a commitment from the Libyan authorities to progress the investigation.
"Requests for assistance in the investigation have been made to the Libyan authorities and information has been provided to the Libyan prosecutors to assist them in their understanding of the case," he added.
"Discussions focussed on the need for a framework of co-operation in terms of mutual legal assistance and the Libyan criminal procedure code.
"It was agreed that there will be regular meetings to assess developments and progress."
The bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie claimed 270 lives on 21 December 1988.
Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was the only person to be convicted of the bombing.
He died in 2012 after being released from prison on compassionate grounds.
Winds of 75mph were recorded earlier in Avonmouth after forecasters issued an amber warning.
About 1,000 homes in Chipping Sodbury and 560 south of Wotton-under-Edge have now had their power restored.
Engineers are hoping to restore supplies to a further 1,300 homes across the West by 00:00 GMT, according to Western Power Distribution.
Meanwhile, the M48 Severn Bridge is now open in both directions after it was closed earlier due to high winds. The M4 Second Severn Crossing remains open.
Arriva Trains Wales has confirmed all its services will terminate in Gloucester for the rest of the day due to speed restrictions on tracks in South Wales.
Great Western Railway (GWR) said all of its lines were closed from Bristol Parkway to Swansea. It also warned of delays and timetable revisions across the whole network because of severe weather forecast for parts of Somerset and along the Bristol Channel.
And the CrossCountry service between Bristol Parkway and Plymouth has been suspended due to signal failure at Bristol Parkway.
There are nearly 60 flood warnings in place in England and Wales - meaning flooding is expected - and more than 200 flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible.
In Somerset, Curry Rivel Primary School was shut after floodwater entered the building over the weekend.
Somerset County Council said it had responded to about 30 reports of fallen trees around the county.
Fifteen racehorses had to be rescued from a champion trainer's yard in Ditcheat, Somerset, on Saturday night after flash floods hit the stables.
And on Sunday night, an elderly man was rescued from his car by firefighters after becoming trapped in floodwater on lchester Road in Charlton Mackrell.
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The star spent time with youngsters at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital in a surprise appearance ahead of a benefit concert on Sunday.
Following the singer's visit, the father of one of the injured said he had never seen his daughter so happy.
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi killed 22 people and injured dozens more at Grande's 22 May Manchester Arena gig.
Grande arrived back in the UK on Friday morning ahead of the One Love Manchester concert at Old Trafford cricket ground.
Stars including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Coldplay, Take That and Miley Cyrus will join her for the event which is raising funds for victims and their families.
Peter Mann, whose daughter Jaden was injured in the attack, wrote of Grande's hospital visit: "This means more to us than all the amazing things people have done this week.
"So happy she came I could burst. Never seen Jaden so happy; even cried again myself."
Another girl, 14-year-old Evie Mills, was visited by Grande who also spoke to nurses and staff during her time at the Manchester hospital.
Evie was one of the youngsters who met the Queen when she paid her respects on 25 May to those injured in the bombing.
Abedi blew himself up in the attack at Manchester Arena, but police have made a number of arrests as investigations continue.
Ten men, aged between 18 and 44, remain in custody on suspicion of terrorism offences in connection with the attack, police have said.
A 15-year-old boy, a 34-year-old woman, and four men have been released without charge.
Judge Peter Murphy made the ruling at Blackfriars Crown Court in London where the woman is due to stand trial accused of intimidating a witness.
The 22-year-old woman, from Hackney, has refused to remove her niqab and reveal her face in front of any man.
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded not guilty at an earlier hearing.
The judge's ruling means that if the woman, who started wearing a veil in May 2012, refuses to comply during her trial she could be jailed for contempt of court.
The only part of a niqab-wearer's face that is visible is a narrow section across the eyes.
The judge said he would offer the woman a screen to shield her from public view while giving evidence but that she had to be seen by him, the jury and lawyers.
At other times during the trial the woman will be allowed to keep her face covered while sitting in the dock.
In the ruling Judge Murphy said: "The ability of the jury to see the defendant for the purposes of evaluating her evidence is crucial."
Referring to the woman as "D", he said he had "no reason to doubt the sincerity of her belief" and his decision would have been the same if she had worn the niqab for years.
By Clive ColemanLegal correspondent, BBC News
It is an important element of adversarial trial by jury in England and Wales that the facial expressions of a witness or defendant are part of the evidence in the case.
The jury is entitled to rely on their observations of the defendant both when he or she gives evidence, and also throughout the trial, as they see how the defendant reacts when evidence is given by others.
None of that is possible if the accused's face is covered.
That is why, in Judge Murphy's words, the niqab has become the 'elephant in the courtroom'.
It is in order to try and deal with that 'elephant' that he has tried to give guidance which respects the defendant's right to manifest her religious beliefs, whilst also allowing a centuries-old way of conducting trial by jury to continue.
It is a not an easy balance to strike.
He said that "the niqab has become the elephant in the courtroom" and there was widespread anxiety among judges over how to tackle the issue.
He added he hoped "Parliament or a higher court will provide a definite answer to the issue soon".
Judge Murphy said: "If judges in different cases in different places took differing approaches [to the niqab] the result would be judicial anarchy."
The woman's defence barrister Susan Meek had argued the woman's human right to express her faith through her attire would be breached if she was ordered to remove her veil.
When asked if there would be an appeal against the decision, the woman's lawyer said she and her client would "consider our options".
At a previous hearing, the issue of her identity was resolved when the woman removed her veil in private for a female police officer.
Judge Murphy's ruling comes as Liberal Democrat Home Office minister Jeremy Browne said he was "uneasy" about restricting freedoms and called for a national debate on the state's role in stopping veils being imposed on girls.
Keith Porteous Wood, executive director of the National Secular Society, said he believed it was "vital" defendants' faces were visible at "all times" and said he "regretted" the judge's decision.
He added: "We will be complaining to the Office of Judicial Complaints and also be asking senior legal officers to make visibility throughout court hearings mandatory, and not subject to judges' discretion."
The woman's trial over alleged witness intimidation is due to begin at Blackfriars Crown Court on 4 November.
After just 23 days on the job, Mr Flynn was forced out over revelations that he had discussed lifting US sanctions on Russia with their ambassador to Washington, and that he lied to the US vice-president about that conversation.
Since his departure, revelations have kept on coming.
Since Mr Flynn left the White House the Pentagon has launched an investigation into whether he failed to disclose payments from Russian and Turkish lobbyists that he was given for speeches and consulting work.
In March, he registered with the US government as a "foreign agent" due to his work for the Turkish government.
Former President Barack Obama warned Mr Trump against hiring the former general less than 48 hours after the November election during a conversation inside the Oval Office.
Mr Flynn has requested immunity from the congressional committees investigating alleged Russian meddling on the 2016 election in exchange for his testimony, but so far no committee has taken him up on the offer.
"As a former military officer, you simply cannot take money from Russia, Turkey or anybody else," said Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz.
"And it appears as if he did take that money. It was inappropriate, and there are repercussions for a violation of law."
Mr Flynn was all but written off two years ago when he was removed from his post as a Pentagon intelligence chief by Mr Obama.
But the retired US Army three-star lieutenant-general was one of Donald Trump's closest advisers and most ardent supporters during the 2016 campaign.
His importance was underlined just days before his resignation, when he was with the president at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida as he hosted his first foreign leader there, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
In the past, Mr Flynn has complained he was fired from the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) in 2014 after just two years for telling hard truths about the war on Islamist extremism.
Mr Flynn said the US is losing a global war against Islamist extremism that could last for generations.
But insiders have suggested his exit at the DIA may have been related to his unpopular overhaul of the agency.
Former US officials who worked closely with him described him as extremely smart, though a poor manager.
Indeed, Mr Flynn, a father-of-two who married his high-school sweetheart, went on to become one of the Obama administration's most outspoken critics, all the more surprising as he was a life-long Democrat.
But the Rhode Islander said he no longer recognised the Democrats as the party he once supported.
He instead decided to align himself with Mr Trump, a man whom he rated as a hustler and outsider like himself, part of a larger fight against "the dishonesty and deceit of our government".
Mr Flynn was an almost evangelical supporter of Mr Trump.
"We just went through a revolution," he said after the businessman's shock election victory.
"This is probably the biggest election in our nation's history, since bringing on George Washington when he decided not to be a king. That's how important this is."
Mr Flynn and Mr Trump shared many views, including the advantages of closer ties with Russia, renegotiating the Iran deal and combating the threat from Islamic State militants.
Like Mr Trump, Mr Flynn called the 2003 invasion of Iraq a strategic blunder.
Even the areas where the two disagreed at first were quickly smoothed over.
Gen Flynn's declaration that he was pro-choice was quickly amended to pro-life in July, after it sparked outrage among Trump supporters.
And, like Mr Trump, he was no stranger to controversy.
Back during his days at the DIA, he apologised for a presentation which suggested make-up made women "more attractive" and encouraged people to dress for their body shape.
He later said neither he nor the agency "condone this briefing".
In 2016, his appearance at a banquet held in honour of the Russian government, where Gen Flynn sat two seats away from Vladimir Putin, raised eyebrows, with his apparent warmth towards Moscow concerning some national security experts.
More controversial yet have been his views on Islam.
In February 2016, he tweeted "fear of Muslims is RATIONAL".
In August, he spoke at an event in Dallas, Texas, for an anti-Islamist group Act for America, saying that Islam "is a political ideology" and that it "definitely hides behind being a religion".
Some expressed concern at how much influence Mr Flynn could wield over a president with little international experience.
But for all his critics, there were those who stood behind Mr Flynn, a man who built a reputation as an astute intelligence professional during his three decades in the US Army.
David Deptula, a retired air force lieutenant general who used to work with him, praised his willingness to "speak truth to power and not politicise his answers".
At least 10 people were killed and hundreds injured in 1819 when troops charged a crowd at St Peter's Field who were demanding political reform.
The artist Jeremy Deller is in talks about creating a permanent memorial, the Peterloo Massacre Campaign said.
Chairman Paul Fitzgerald said the work of art had been "budgeted".
Eccleston said a permanent memorial was important "because [Peterloo] was whitewashed, because it was suppressed, if they had fronted up about it in the first place, there would be no need for this kind of thing".
More than 60,000 people, who were reported to be unarmed, attended a meeting on 16 August 1819 that called for voting rights for working men.
But local magistrates sent in an armed cavalry through the crowd to arrest speakers, including the political reformer Henry Hunt.
The consequent carnage, dubbed Peterloo after the battle at Waterloo a few years earlier, inspired the protest poem The Mask of Anarchy by the English Romantic writer Percy Bysshe Shelley and the birth of the Guardian newspaper in Manchester.
Earlier this year Oscar-nominated director Mike Leigh, who was born in Salford, said he hoped to film a movie in 2017 on the Peterloo massacre.
Peake said: "I did write to him and say thank you for doing this project... it's not just a northern issue, it's a nationwide, a worldwide issue."
Organisers of the annual commemoration said they wanted "to try something new" this year by arranging a picnic of bread and cheese, adding it completed "what the [1819] protesters originally set out to do".
The teenager was grabbed from behind by a man on a footpath between Mainway East and Wince Close in Middleton at about 16:45 GMT on 10 or 17 December.
Greater Manchester Police said the girl did not initially report the attack but told officers about it on Sunday.
She described the man as white, in his 20s or 30s, and with "teeth behind his teeth, as if it was a second row".
The "medium build" attacker was also said to have a local accent and lips that looked like they had a rash around them.
He was wearing a black polo shirt, black jeans or tracksuit bottoms and black trainers, a force spokesman said.
Det Insp Damian Simpson said it had taken the girl "some time to speak out but thankfully now she has come forward, we can give her specialist support for what is clearly a very disturbing incident.
"These offences are very rare and we will have extra officers patrolling the area over the coming days, especially around the time this offence occurred to reassure and safeguard the community," he said.
Jobs at Young's were put under threat after the loss of a ??100m contract to supply salmon to supermarket chain Sainsbury's.
Young's said the new option would save 250 of the 900 threatened jobs.
The company stressed that the decision to cut 650 jobs had not been taken lightly.
The plant at Fraserburgh will now be a much-reduced operation focussing on hot and cold smoked ready-to-eat products.
Chief executive Pete Ward said: "We recognise the importance of the Fraserburgh and Spey Valley factories to their local communities and we are moving forward with a plan that will retain jobs at both of the sites."
He added that the company had agreed enhanced redundancy terms for those affected, and would help with trying to find alternative work.
The Scottish government said it would convene a taskforce to support the workers and communities affected by the job losses.
Business Minister Fergus Ewing said: "This is deeply disappointing, but not unexpected, news.
"Originally the company was proposing to cease operations in Fraserburgh and Grantown.
"Over the summer, the alternative plan was brought forward and discussed and we welcome the decision to retain the Grantown operation and keep staff at Fraserburgh.
"The impact of Young's decision on Fraserburgh and the whole of the north east will be significant and far reaching."
Ayew was heavily linked with Sunderland during the January transfer window and there have been reports of summer interest from West Ham.
The Ghana international says he is happy at Swansea after finishing as the club's top-scorer with 12 goals.
"I'm happy here. If I have to stay, fine. If I have to leave, I have to leave," he said.
Ayew scored Swansea's final goal of their Premier League campaign, finding the equaliser in their 1-1 home draw with Manchester City on Sunday.
"I think you should ask the chairman," said Ayew, who signed a four-year deal at Swansea following his free transfer from Marseille, on his future.
"What is important for me is that I keep doing my work, and in football the truth of today is not the truth of tomorrow.
"We'll see what's going to happen, we'll have a discussion and see the way forward."
Ayew would like to continue playing in English football.
"I've enjoyed the Premier League, I think it's the best league in the world," he said.
"The intensity, the determination from every team. It's a league where you enjoy every game.
"Every game is difficult, you can never say you've won it before you've played it.
"I hope to stay in the Premier League if I leave, but I'm here at the moment at Swansea."
The 26-year-old feels Swansea, who ended the season strongly to finish 12th, will improve further next term now manager Francesco Guidolin has signed a two-year contract to stay at the club.
"I think everyone has learned a lot from the season," said Ayew.
"We've had three managers, which is not easy to deal with, but we managed to cope with all the changes and stayed up.
"We now have a coach with a lot of experience who knows what he wants to do.
"I've had friends from the national team who have been coached by him, and I know what he can do." | It may be famous for having been one of the world's most important steel and iron towns.
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Susan Talby, 42, and her two sons Joseph, four, and Paul, two, were found dead in their home in the Werrington area of Peterborough in March 2007.
The inquest heard she left a suicide note which read: "I love the children and I cannot leave them behind."
Peterborough coroner Gordon Ryall said the two boys were unlawfully killed.
He said that if Mrs Talby had survived she would have been charged with voluntary manslaughter not murder.
Mrs Talby and her children were found by her husband Richard.
Mrs Talby had suffered severe post-natal depression and became convinced the boys suffered from a range of allergies and diseases, despite being fit and healthy, the inquest heard.
The inquest heard the note, addressed to "Rich", read: "I am truly, truly sorry. I have tried with every ounce in my body to get over this depression but the pain is unbearable.
"I always loved you. You never hurt me and you put up with a lot."
A statement read by Peterborough Coroner Gordon Ryall on behalf of Mr Talby said that before the deaths he was the "happiest man alive".
Earlier the inquest heard that Mrs Talby's medical notes showed she had threatened to kill herself and harm the children as early as 2005.
She was admitted to nearby Edith Cavell Hospital as an in-patient suffering from depression shortly after this threat.
However, a note which outlined her condition and her previous "delusional, suicidal and homicidal" thoughts never reached her health worker.
When she was discharged she was diagnosed with a moderate depressive episode with no enduring risk to her children, meaning alert systems were not triggered.
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The Magpies boss was frustrated after Wednesday's 2-2 draw with QPR and the lack of January additions to the squad for the second half of the season.
It was reported that the Spaniard's future was uncertain at Newcastle, who are second in the Championship.
"I will not leave, I will not quit," Benitez told BBC Newcastle.
"I want to get promoted with this team and to do well. I will put all my effort into that. I say thank you to the fans, I will continue giving everything to ensure the players, staff and fans are pushing in the same direction."
Newcastle have been short of cover over the past two months because of injuries to Dwight Gayle, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Isaac Hayden and Vurnon Anita, the absence of players at the African Cup of Nations, plus the suspension of Jonjo Shelvey earlier in the season.
Benitez was keen to bring in extra depth to a squad which was strengthened in the summer with the arrival of Gayle, DeAndre Yedlin and Matt Ritchie.
Bids were made to bring Crystal Palace winger Andros Townsend back to Tyneside, but those were rejected.
"The window has finished, we have to concentrate on the future," Benitez said. "We have a group of players who did very well in the first part of the season and we have to have confidence they will do well in the second part of the season."
Benitez was named Newcastle manager in March 2016 following the sacking of Steve McClaren. But the former Liverpool, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Valencia boss was unable to prevent their relegation from the top flight last term.
Newcastle remain on course for promotion from the Championship with 59 points from 28 games, only one point behind leaders Brighton.
"The club, the city and the fans, we have made the same mistake in the past," Benitez added. "Everyone was blaming each other and we lost the focus.
"We have to stick together and have a target which is promotion and a target to achieve. Afterwards we can analyse the mistakes or what we have done well."
Boss Keith Curle has let Asamoah, Troy Archibald-Henville, Angelo Balanta, Arron Bradbury and Dan Hanford leave the League Two Cumbrians.
Bastien Hery, Louis Pedro, Steven Rigg, Antony Sweeney and Joe Thompson have also been released.
Defenders Alexander McQueen and Tom Miller have verbally confirmed to Curle they will sign new deals.
Dave Atkinson, Patrick Brough, Mark Ellis, Mark Gillespie, Danny Grainger, Jabo Ibehre, Luke Joyce, Jason Kennedy, Michael Raynes and Charlie Wyke are all contracted for next season.
Blackpool coroner Alan Wilson made what he described as the "rare" intervention as new medical evidence emerged about Jonathan Percival's death in 2014.
A doctor giving evidence said the baby could have survived with resuscitation.
The Rev James Percival and daughter Ruth were held on suspicion of murder but the CPS decided to take no action.
Ms Percival, 30, gave birth to Jonathan in a downstairs bathroom of the vicarage in Freckleton, and her father, 66, the then vicar of Holy Trinity CE Church, helped her.
Mr Percival told the police the child appeared "sallow and lifeless" and he thought was "obviously deceased" but Blackpool Coroner's Court was told the baby could have survived for up to 15 minutes after delivery.
The inquest which was attended by both Mr Percival and Jonathan's mother was told the baby was not seen by a medical professional for about two hours and was left alone in the house wrapped in a towel on a sofa as the pair visited their GP.
Consultant neonatologist Dr Ruth Gottstein told the court statistics showed that when babies were born with the cord around their neck there was an 80% survival rate if resuscitated.
Miss Percival and her father were due to give evidence on Wednesday as part of the three-day hearing but Mr Wilson told them it would not be "appropriate" to do so after Dr Gottstein's evidence.
The coroner said it was "incumbent" to refer the matter to prosecutors to consider if a criminal offence had occurred.
The wife of Mr Percival was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to conceal the birth of a child but was released with no further action.
They face the threat of administration unless a deal is struck between Anderson and director Dean Holdsworth.
The pair led the consortium that bought the club for £7.5m, but Anderson is now seeking to become the sole owner.
He told BBC Radio Manchester: "We're both sensible people and want the best for the club, I think it will happen sooner rather than later."
Speaking at a fans' forum on Tuesday, Anderson said he was "very confident" there would be a resolution.
He also told supporters:
Bolton, who were relegated from the Championship last season, are just a point behind leaders Scunthorpe after their 4-0 win over Gillingham on Monday.
Not much, I bet, but advertising is all that keeps many online businesses afloat and on mobile phones it is turning into a multi-billion dollar industry.
So news from the Financial Times that an Israeli firm Shine has developed ad-blocking software and is claiming that it's about to be installed by a number of mobile network operators is bound to cause controversy. If phone users can opt out of adverts, how will any firm, from the tiniest start-up to mighty Google, make any money from mobile?
Shine's Chief Marketing Officer Roi Carthy tells me the whole point of the software is to give consumers choice: "Mobile advertising is abusive to the consumer, it abuses their privacy, their data use and their battery life."
But for network operators that have watched helplessly as the likes of Google and Apple move to dominate the mobile advertising industry, there's another reason to install Shine's black box in their data centres. It would potentially allow them far more control over the user experience, and make them, not Google, the gatekeepers for advertisers.
There's just one problem - blocking ads would mean discriminating between different sets of data flowing across their networks. That is an offence against the principle of net neutrality, now enshrined in law in the United States and becoming a hot topic for European regulators.
When I contact one major operator to ask about the idea of installing Shine's software an executive tells me it would be "utterly insane." He says that at a time when the industry is treading carefully over net neutrality and other regulatory issues, acting to control traffic in this way would be "beyond suicidal."
Roi Carthy at Shine brushes that aside: "There isn't a carrier anywhere in the world that isn't considering rolling out ad-blocking," he says, and while he will not name any of Shine's potential customers, he says several of them will go public in the next couple of months.
When I ask whether the software poses a threat to the economics of the web, he insists that it will just improve standards and force companies to be more innovative. Shine's system will not block "native" advertising - what used to be called advertorial - and many of the ads that appear in Facebook and Twitter feeds will also be allowed through.
There is no doubt that getting rid of adverts is a popular idea among many consumers, with recent research showing that 5% of global internet users had installed ad-blocking software on the desktop. But, attractive as it might seem to mobile phone networks to give Google a bloody nose, it looks unlikely that many will risk the regulatory wrath that interfering with the traffic would incur.
Their inclusion comes after a 'temporary amnesty' between their union and the team's cricket board.
The West Indies' policy usually means players are only selected for international duty if they feature in the same format in domestic cricket.
The first of five one-day internationals takes place at Old Trafford on 19 September.
The chairman of the selection panel of Cricket West Indies, Courtney Browne, said Gayle and Samuels will "add value to our batting and help with the nurturing of the young batsmen in the team".
But he added: "Both Sunil Narine and Darren Bravo have declined to be considered for ODIs in England."
Many players choose not to compete in the West Indian one-day competitions because they often clash with lucrative overseas leagues such as Australia's Big Bash.
England won the first of three day-night Tests against West Indies by an innings and 209 runs at Edgbaston on Saturday.
A Lancaster bomber from the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight and a pair of Tornado aircraft from 617 Squadron took part.
Earlier, 1,300 people attended a service to pay tribute to the crew of the 19 Lancaster bombers, which took off from RAF Scampton on 17 May 1943.
More than a third of the men did not return from the raids.
Only three of the original 133-strong squadron are still alive.
By Danny SavageNorth of England Correspondent, BBC News
Lincoln Cathedral's commanding position on a hill in the city centre can be seen for miles around.
Today, air force personnel came in their hundreds for a service of commemoration and thanksgiving for 617 Squadron, the Dambusters.
Tornado jets from today's 617 Squadron flew low over the cathedral after those here had been told how the men who formed the squadron originally had caused a turning point in the war - with their dedication, heroism and bravery.
Two of them, 94-year-old John "Les" Munro and 91-year-old George "Johnny" Johnson, attended the service along with Mary Stopes Roe, the daughter of "bouncing bomb" inventor Barnes Wallis.
Councillor Nick Worth, who helped organise the event, said: "Since the earliest days of the RAF, Lincolnshire has been an important part of its story and these close ties continue to this day.
"The county played a major part in the war and there were thousands of airmen who left Lincolnshire on bombing missions never to return.
"Therefore, it's only fitting we mark their sacrifice in this way."
RAF Chaplain-in-Chief Raymond Pentland said at the ceremony that Lincoln Cathedral had been "significant for generation after generation - but perhaps never for so many as those who served with Bomber Command in this county".
"For it was a sign of coming home."
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He added: "Seventy years ago 617 Squadron was formed with a very specific mission in mind.
"And about this time 70 years ago, the aftermath of that operation was being evaluated - the cost was being counted - in loss of life on both sides.
"But, from the brilliance of Barnes Wallis and the daring leadership of Guy Gibson. and the skill of his crews. we have a story of bravery, ingenuity, tenacity and the will to overcome all adversity."
Compared to today's pilots, who must fly 250ft (76m) above ground, they flew incredibly low at 60ft (18m). They also had to fly at night.
They flew so low, according to historian Dan Snow, that one hit the sea, tearing off the bomb carried by the plane. Another flew into high voltage electricity cables and was engulfed in flames.
More than 1,300 people were killed in the raids, in which bombs were dropped on German dams flooding the Ruhr valley.
BBC Watchdog has found details of vehicle fires are not always passed to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).
Transport select committee member Rob Flello MP said a database would "help the consumer to know that their vehicle is as as safe as it could be".
Vauxhall recalled 220,000 Zafira B cars in 2015 following a series of fires.
And this year, Watchdog investigated a spate of fires involving Vauxhall Corsa D models.
Mr Flello MP said: "I think a database would certainly help the consumer.
"But it would also, of course, help the manufacturer to make sure the cars that we buy are the safest cars possible."
Chris Blacksell, from the Chief Fire Officers' Association, said a database would enable people to analyse the data and spot trends happening.
Julie Reynolds, from Chatham, told Watchdog of the moment her Vauxhall Corsa D exploded as she got out of the vehicle in March 2013.
She arrived at work when her manager told her to get out moments before "the whole car went up", she said.
"The worst thing is my son could have been in that car," Ms Reynolds, from Chatham, said. "I wouldn't have got him out in time."
She added: "The whole car went up.
"There was one big explosion. All the windows went in. And then a next explosion. And then another explosion. And the engine fell to the ground. I was just in shock. I was just crying."
Vauxhall said it had been advised by BBC Watchdog of six fires relating to the Corsa D.
It said it had examined two of the cars and not detected any manufacturing fault, but the remaining four cars could not be inspected.
The manufacturer said it would inspect any vehicle fire if the car could be made available.
In a statement, it said: "Better access to data about vehicle fires could help all manufacturers with early detection of safety issues.
"Vauxhall is working through our industry body to understand what data sharing opportunities could be put in place to provide greater visibility in this area."
Vauxhall admitted there had been a fault with a small batch of Corsa Ds with a 1.4 Turbo petrol engine, but Watchdog said customers have also reported problems with other models.
Bethan Powell, from Manchester, noticed smoke coming from the dashboard of her Corsa Energy and said within minutes the whole car was on fire.
Ciaran Kenny, from London, left his Corsa SXI in a supermarket car park but returned to find it on fire.
And Tish Cochrane, from Hampshire, said her daughter's Corsa SRI burst into flames while it was moving.
Gareth Llewellyn, chief executive of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), which collects information about potential vehicle defects, said: "Vauxhall has confirmed to DVSA that it will provide owners who don't feel safe using their Corsa D affected with alternative transport until their vehicle is repaired.
"We have made it clear that it is vital Vauxhall swiftly rectifies its problems and it has taken too long for the manufacturer to protect its customers."
The agency is working with the Department for Transport "to consider further action", he added.
See the full report on Watchdog, BBC One, 8pm Wednesday
The Desmond and Leah Tutu Foundation said he was on a new course of antibiotics to treat an inflammation.
The 83-year-old Nobel peace laureate "is in good spirits and not in any pain," the family said.
The first black archbishop of Cape Town played a vocal role opposing white-minority rule in South Africa.
This is his third stay in hospital in recent weeks.
He was previously treated for an infection resulting from his prostate cancer treatment.
Details of his current condition have not been released.
Archbishop Tutu retired from public life in 2011 but continues to travel.
The archbishop deeply appreciate the prayers and good wishes of so many, said his daughter, Reverend Mpho Tutu.
"While my father was very grateful to the media for its concern, he had humbly requested journalists not to anticipate daily updates on his condition so that he could rest peacefully while receiving treatment," his daughter added.
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Race director Hugh Brasher said organisers wanted to show support for Boston, after the bombings which killed three and injured more than 150.
The UK Foreign Office said it was following up reports that a British national was among the injured.
Met Police chiefs sought to reassure people the London race would be safe.
The Foreign Office was unable to give details of the British national, but did say embassy staff were following up reports of an injury and "stand ready" to offer consulate assistance.
Of the London Marathon, Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: "We are reviewing our plans which is sensible... We will increase searching, we will make sure we've got more officers on the street looking after people, making sure they're safe."
He added: "We've no reason to think they're any less safe than they were before the terrible events in Boston yesterday."
Event organisers said the race's runner registration and associated events would begin on Wednesday as planned.
The silent tribute will be held at the start of the elite men's race and mass start.
London Marathon chief executive Nick Bitel earlier said: "The support we have been offered by our stakeholders and the wider running community has been outstanding. We have the full support of the Metropolitan Police, the Mayor's office and other authorities.
"We want to reassure our runners, spectators, volunteers and everyone connected with the event, that we are doing everything to ensure their safety and that the Virgin London Marathon 2013 is an outstanding success."
London Mayor Boris Johnson has also spoken to police about the possibility of extra security on the day.
"We do have robust security measures in place, but given events in Boston it's only prudent for the police and the organisers of Sunday's race to re-examine those security arrangements," he said.
Sports Minister Hugh Robertson said he was "absolutely confident" the London Marathon could be kept safe.
London had "enormous experience" of delivering major events and the UK had some of the best security professionals in the world, he told the BBC, adding: "This is one of those instances where the best way to show solidarity with Boston is to continue."
Home Secretary Theresa May has been briefed on the bombings by Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick and MI5 chief Sir Jonathan Evans.
St James's Palace said Prince Harry would still attend the marathon to make presentations to the winners.
The London Marathon route, which is lined by hundreds of thousands of spectators every year, starts in Blackheath and finishes near Buckingham Palace, passing some of the capital's most recognisable landmarks including Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf and Big Ben.
Paula Radcliffe, three times winner of the London marathon, urged people attending the race to be vigilant.
"I have every confidence in the London Marathon community and the Metropolitan Police that they won't let it go ahead unless they have done everything possible," she said in a BBC interview.
"But it's still 26 miles...it's going to be hard. It's going to rely on people being vigilant and aware of what is going on around them as well.
"I think first and foremost as a mother I'd think more about having family at the finish area."
In Boston, the first of the explosions went off close to the marathon finish line at about 14:50 local time (18:50 GMT) on Monday.
Seconds later, as rescuers were rushing to help the injured, another explosion went off nearby.
Among the dead were an eight-year-old boy, Martin Richard, from Boston. Doctors treating the wounded have said a number of people have had pellets and "nail-like" fragments removed from their bodies, and there are reports of several amputations.
According to the Boston Marathon website, 374 of the more than 25,000 registered entrants were British - and Britons caught up in the incident have been describing their experiences.
Marathon runner Lynn Burnet, from Nairn, in the Highlands, told how she sprinted to find her two children after hearing the explosions.
"I heard this awful sound. It was boom, boom. People started to look panicked. I forgot I had run a marathon running to find them," she said.
Ms Burnet then carried one daughter for a mile as they fled to safety.
Former boxing world champion Eamon Loughran, from Ballymena, County Antrim, has described how he prayed as he waited to find out if his wife was safe after the explosions.
He had arranged to meet her at the finishing line but faced a three-hour wait before he was reunited with her.
"I was crying, I was thinking the worst because that's where I told her to be," he said.
Another runner, Owain Griffiths, from Cyncoed in Cardiff, said "a day of enjoyment" had descended into "unthinkable horror".
Police say they have also launched a review of security for the Greater Manchester Marathon, due to take place on Sunday 28 April.
The winger, 32, could earn a further year depending on the number of appearances he makes for the Swans.
"There was recent interest from other clubs, but for me there wasn't really a decision to be made about my future here," Routledge said.
But the deal did not impress former Swansea and Wales winger Leighton James who said: "The general feeling will be one of totally underwhelming."
James added: "It's no disrespect to the boy. For me he's neither a winger nor a midfield player.
"But somebody, somewhere obviously holds him in high regard, hence the offer of a new contract."
Routledge has scored 20 goals in 204 games since joining Swansea in 2011 and says it was easy to agree a new contract.
"The club wanted me to stay here and I wanted to commit myself further. It was a no-brainer.
"For someone who has been at a lot of clubs and has moved around a lot, it's a nice feeling to have finally settled."
Swansea are Routledge's ninth club and he says he has no intention of finding a 10th, despite being linked with a switch to Birmingham City.
"I've been here since our first season in the Premier League and I'm personally very proud of what we have achieved so far. It's panned out so well," he said.
"My daughter was born here, my family is set up here - we love it here.
"To have settled here, start a family and be happy in Swansea - that takes the weight off my mind when I'm on and off the pitch.
"The new contract could take me to nearly 10 years at this club.
"It's been a really enjoyable time of my career and life, but hopefully there are more good times ahead."
The car crashed into the barriers close to Junction 15 Townhead, partially blocking the motorway and the slip ramp.
Police Scotland said the accident happened shortly after 10:00 and that no-one had been hurt.
Traffic was able to pass the scene of the crash but there were tailbacks while the vehicle was being removed.
Ties between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been strained over links between the Afghan Taliban rebels and Pakistan.
Following the talks, Mr Kerry said progress had been made.
But there is no sign that either side is ready to make concessions before Nato's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014, says the BBC's David Loyn.
Mr Kerry met the officials at Truman Hall on the outskirts of the Belgian capital.
Following the three-hour long meeting, he said: "It's fair to say that there is a good feeling among all of us that we made progress in this dialogue."
But he added: "We have a lot of homework to do. We are not going to raise expectations or make promises that can't be delivered."
The talks come a day after Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen called on Pakistan to combat militants who used the country as a launch-pad for attacks on Afghanistan.
Mr Rasmussen said: "We need a positive engagement of Pakistan if we are to ensure long-term peace and stability not only in Afghanistan, but in the region."
The 100,000 remaining Nato International Security Assistance Force soldiers are due to be withdrawn by the end of 2014, after which Nato says its role in the country will essentially be a training one.
A secret Nato report on Islamabad's links to the Afghan Taliban, leaked in February, said the Taliban were being helped by Pakistani security services.
The report - based on the interrogations of 27,000 captured Taliban, al-Qaeda and foreign fighters as well as civilians - said Pakistan was aware that Taliban leaders were taking refuge within its borders.
Senior Taliban figures such as Nasiruddin Haqqani were housed close to Pakistani intelligence headquarters in Islamabad, added the report, entitled State of the Taliban.
Pakistan has denied the claims, saying it has no hidden agenda in Afghanistan.
For its part, Pakistan says Afghanistan gives safe haven to militants on its side of the border.
Afghanistan wants Pakistan to use its influence over the Taliban to bring them to the negotiating table, and stop militants crossing the border.
Wisdom, 23, had been heavily linked with a reunion with his former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers at Celtic, but the Austrian side have now completed the deal.
Liverpool have also sold Spanish forward Luis Alberto to Serie A side Lazio for £4.3m.
And midfielder Lazar Markovic has joined Sporting Lisbon on loan.
Alberto, 23, made 12 appearances for Liverpool after he was signed by former manager Brendan Rodgers from Sevilla in a £6.8m deal in June 2013.
He impressed while on loan at Spanish side Deportivo La Coruna last season, scoring six goals.
The fee also includes add-ons and a 30% sell-on clause for the Reds.
Markovic, who joined Liverpool from Benfica for £20m in July 2014, has struggled for opportunities at Anfield and spent last season on loan at Fenerbahce.
Sporting wanted to sign the 22-year-old Serb on a permanent deal earlier this summer but he had no desire to return to Portugal.
However, he has now had a change of heart and will stay with the Primeira Liga club until the end of the season.
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Owner Vincent Tan has said he is in "no rush" to sell the Bluebirds, but would listen to offers.
Warnock hinted it might be worth waiting to see if Cardiff can win promotion to the Premier League before selling.
"The owners don't really matter to me as long as they're supportive," he said.
"Mehmet [Dalman, Cardiff's chairman] and Vincent have been supportive from day one so I haven't got a problem.
"But if they want to sell it I would imagine the best time would be in the next 18 months.
"They'll probably wait and see what happens next year."
Warnock, who signed a new contract on Saturday, has transformed Cardiff's fortunes since his appointment in October, lifting the Bluebirds from the Championship relegation zone to mid-table security.
The 68-year-old has ruled out the possibility of promotion this season - Cardiff are 12 points adrift of the play-off places - but hopes to challenge for a place in the Premier League next term.
Warnock has been assured by Dalman and Tan he will be given the funds to do so in the summer, and the former Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace manager is confident his plans will not be affected should Tan decide to sell the club.
"Not at all. He's probably enjoying it a bit now. The money he's put into the club he should be able to enjoy it," Warnock added.
"Nothing surprises me in football. I knew there were talks about it [selling Cardiff] when I came to the club because I spoke to Mehmet about it.
"But I'd be very surprised if anything happens in the next 12 months because Mehmet's given me assurances. We're all singing from the same hymn sheet."
Tan says he has rejected offers for the club, which he bought in 2010, on "numerous occasions" in the past.
The Malaysian's tenure has been controversial, with a decision to change the team's shirt colour to red prompting a furious reaction from fans.
His reign has also brought success on the field, most notably promotion to the Premier League in 2013, although Cardiff were relegated the following season.
Despite the turbulence of subsequent campaigns, Warnock does not believe speculation about the club's ownership will unsettle supporters.
"I don't think fans give a damn. They've had enough off-field problems over the years," he said.
"You don't realise the factions you get off the field. If a club is unified, it's so much easier.
"There's a lot of bickering in the background of a lot of clubs.
"Everybody has stepped up a gear the last few months and we know we've got to do that next season.
"Everything has settled down, Vincent and Mehmet have been great, players, results and fans too.
"Everyone is in a great place at the moment."
He tweeted that Dhoni would "always be his captain" and he was "the leader a youngster wants to have around him".
Kohli - ranked second in the world's ODI batting rankings - is most likely to replace Dhoni.
Dhoni, 35, has led the Indian team to the 2007 World Twenty20, 2011 World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy titles.
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He has led India's limited-overs side since September 2007, and is widely acknowledged as being India's most successful captain.
Kohli on Friday thanked Dhoni for his services to Indian cricket in an emotional tweet.
Kohli made his debut in all formats of the game under Dhoni, and flourished as a prolific batsman. He has always given credit to Dhoni for his transformation from a domestic cricketer to a world-class batsman.
Dhoni led his country in 199 ODIs and 72 Twenty20 internationals, also taking charge of 60 Tests between 2008 and 2014, to hold the overall record for the most international matches as captain with 331.
Roman Catholics have been more used to receiving guidance from the Vatican than giving it.
But with Pope Francis has come a growing sense that he intends fundamental change in the way his huge Church is run - and that he wants to include "ordinary" Catholics in it.
His unprecedented exercise in consultation - the survey sent to all Catholic bishops with instructions to consult as widely as possible - is a powerful further sign of reform in the old top-down way of governing the Church.
The survey's 39 questions deal with sensitive subjects - contraception, gay marriage, sex outside marriage, and whether divorced and remarried people should be allowed Holy Communion.
The Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales was the first in the world to put the survey online, and is encouraging all Catholics to complete it by the deadline on 20 December.
Their responses are likely to confirm what bishops already know - that the behaviour of Catholics, including the roughly one third who go regularly to church, is diverging dramatically from the model of Catholic practice set out by the Church.
Examples taken from the survey on the family by the Catholic Church in England and Wales
But rather than criticise, Pope Francis is convinced that the Church needs to understand - and his survey is part of that effort.
A few weeks ago, the Pope criticised the Roman Catholic Church for being too focused on enforcing the rules for human behaviour based on its traditional beliefs.
He called it being locked up in "small things and small-minded rules", and an obsession with "the transmission of a disjointed multitude of doctrines".
There is no sign that Pope Francis plans a major overhaul of Church doctrine, but it is clear that he wants a switch in emphasis to a message of mercy and forgiveness, especially towards those who are suffering.
The survey is itself a tacit acknowledgement that the way the Church deals with Catholics who cannot - or will not - follow official church teaching must change.
The way the survey has been worded has been criticised as obscure and convoluted, but there is no denying that it goes to the heart of fundamental and often awkward issues in the way Catholics lead their lives.
In one section - headed "On Unions of Persons of the Same Sex", one question asks: "What pastoral attention can be given to people who have chosen to live in other types of union?"
Another addresses the issue of contraception - but instead of using that word it refers to "The openness of the married couple to life".
The Church rules out artificial contraception, but questions whether couples are "aware of how morally to evaluate the different methods of family planning", before asking more directly "Is this moral teaching accepted?"
The truth is that much of the Church's moral teaching is not accepted.
Professor Linda Woodhead of Lancaster University, in research among 1,672 British Catholics for the Westminster Faith Debates, finds them largely holding on to their identity as Catholics, but more likely to trust their own reason and judgement than the Church's rules in deciding their moral behaviour.
On an issue by issue basis, the results are remarkable, and give an insight into what the Pope is likely to learn from his survey.
According to Professor Woodhead's findings, four in ten churchgoers - who are more respectful of the Church's teaching than non-attenders - would ban abortion altogether, and just under half of churchgoers think same-sex marriage is wrong.
She says: "If we measure ['faithful Catholics'] by the criteria of weekly churchgoing, certain belief in God, taking authority from religious sources, and opposition to abortion, same-sex marriage and euthanasia, only 5% of Catholics fit the mould, and only 2% of those under 30".
Those figures exclude elements such as the teaching on contraception, widely ignored by Catholic lay people.
Pope Francis is not offering to change teaching on contraception.
The Church would not believe it was serving anyone by dismantling its values - diluting what it regards as a "gold standard" for people who want to lead a good life.
Like the Church's understanding of what constitutes a "valid" marriage - that is, between a man and a woman - contraception is an issue of doctrine, or core belief, and not open to reform.
But that is not to say there is not considerable room for manoeuvre, allowing the change of focus to the "kinder" and non-judgmental approach Pope Francis has repeatedly called for.
The Pope has shown that he is aware that even those Roman Catholics who shun the rules are hurt by the way the Church deals with them, in deeds as well as words.
For example, in the past the Church has described "deep-seated homosexual tendencies" as "objectively disordered".
Pope Francis has said that he does not feel in a position to judge homosexual people.
Then there are the divorced people who have remarried - and are, according to the strict interpretation, therefore committing adultery and are denied Holy Communion.
The Vatican document accompanying the survey hints at a realisation that all might not be well by pointing out mournfully that "many Catholic children and young people will never see their parents receive the sacraments".
Even Catholic bishops thought of as traditionalist - such as the Bishop of Portsmouth, Philip Egan - have called for a more merciful way of dealing with such people.
Even without a reform of core beliefs, there could be significant changes in practice and what has already been identified as Pope Francis's "style" to reduce conflict in the Church's ideal values and the real lives of its members.
As some in the Church have already pointed out, to a great extent "style is substance" when it comes to applying the rules.
In matters such as contraception for example, new thinking could call for Catholic couples to be "open to life" in their sexual relationship, but leave up to their consciences how exactly they manage it.
Responses to the survey are to be given to Catholic bishops before they gather in Rome next September for a special meeting, or synod, to discuss the Church's approach to "the family".
They are due to meet in 2015 to issue new guidance to Catholics based on their discussion next September.
Most were selected by the traditionalist popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, but the Catholic commentator John Wilkins says even traditionalists are aware of the gulf between teaching and practice.
"It's a dangerous gap for an institution like the Church," says Mr Wilkins. "It can deal with it in two ways - either by clamping down from the top, which runs the risk of reducing the Church to a small sect, or by adapting its teaching, focusing on Jesus, so that Catholics can say, 'yes, that's me, that's what I believe'."
To some extent the very fact of the Pope's survey, broaching issues Catholics were once not encouraged to discuss, has raised expectations, assumptions which, whether justified or not, might be hard to satisfy.
The woman slipped at the top of Harseshaw Linn Waterfall near Bellingham, shortly after noon on Saturday.
Several rescue teams came to her aid and she was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, while the dogs were taken to a vet.
The rescue took three hours 20 minutes.
A spokesman for the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team said the waterfall is at the bottom of a steep wooded ravine.
The North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team and North East Ambulance Service helped them winch the woman, who is in her early 40s, on a stretcher out of the waterfall before carrying her through the ravine to fields, where the Great North Air Ambulance was waiting to take her to hospital.
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India is the fastest growing smartphone market in the world, with one report estimating that there were 239 million smartphone users in the country by the end of 2015.
Xiaomi is popular in India, but is currently in seventh place in the market, behind players like Samsung, Apple and Indian company Micromax.
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The inquiry, which has cost more than £7m, interviewed its last witness three years ago but has yet to be published.
Whitehall sources said the process of allowing some people to respond to the inquiry's findings had not begun.
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday he "very much hoped" the report would be ready by the end of the year.
But Mr Cameron has also conceded that this timetable was not in his gift.
BBC News understands there are still significant obstacles to overcome.
Before publication, those facing criticism have to be given an opportunity to respond privately.
Sir John Chilcot had intended to begin this process last year but Whitehall sources said this was yet to get under way.
BBC political correspondent Iain Watson says the prime minister is hopeful this will happen soon.
But Sir John first wants the Cabinet Office to agree to publish more of the notes and conversations about Iraq between former Prime Minister Tony Blair and ex-US President George W Bush.
The Cabinet Office is said to be close to deciding which documents will be made public but if that list does not satisfy Sir John then the report could be still further delayed.
The independent inquiry into the Iraq War was set up before the last election by the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Public Administration Committee chairman Bernard Jenkin has said delays to the publication of the report have become "very serious".
Mr Jenkin said the report was "at least four years overdue" and an explanation was needed.
He urged ministers to "sort this out". The government said it had been in talks with the inquiry and the process would end as soon as possible.
The inquiry started in 2009 but two years later it was still taking evidence from key witnesses.
Sam King MBE sailed to the UK on the Empire Windrush in 1948 and was elected as Mayor of Southwark in 1983.
A war veteran, he was also a driving force behind Britain's first black newspaper, the West Indian Gazette.
Dione McDonald said the 90-year-old had been unwell in recent months and had passed away with his family around him.
Born in 1926, Sam King first came to Britain after volunteering for the Royal Air Force as an engineer in 1944, after spotting an advert in the local paper.
In an interview last year, he said he had "left Portland, Jamaica, in temperatures of 75F (23C)." When he arrived in Britain the temperature was 39F (4C): "I thought I was going to die."
After returning to Britain on the MV Windrush and settling in Southwark, he found work as a postman and became an active campaigner in the community.
In the mid-1950s he became circulation manager of the Brixton-based Gazette.
He later helped organise the first Caribbean-style carnival in London which later became the first Notting Hill Carnival in 1964.
Tributes have been paid to Mr King with many calling him a "pioneer" in British politics.
Speaking to BBC Radio London, Labour MP Diane Abbott said Mr King was a "very dignified and very gentlemanly" person who helped break down barriers for black people in politics.
"Someone like myself who was fortunate to become an MP stands on the shoulders of people like Sam King," she said.
Southwark Councillor Michael Situ tweeted that the World War Two veteran was "principled, inspiring and always willing to serve".
Maria Adams drove up and down the car park of Tesco in Roker, Sunderland, as her friend held on to a towel hanging out of the boot of her Nissan Juke.
Newcastle Crown Court heard her friend did not require a wheelchair but had jumped in one owned by the store to take part in the prank.
Judge Penny Moreland said the driving was a "piece of stupidity".
Adams, 20, from Whitburn, South Tyneside, admitted dangerous driving.
The court heard shoppers watched as the man in the wheelchair let go of the towel and was sent "whizzing along with the momentum".
She was disqualified from driving for two years, ordered to pay £1,369 prosecution costs and a £60 victim surcharge.
She was also given a four-month curfew and a 12-month community order.
Ms Mogherini hoped the two sides could sign an agreement by the end of 2015.
She was speaking after meeting President Raul Castro and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Tuesday in the Cuban capital, Havana.
Ms Mogherini is the highest-ranking EU official to visit communist Cuba for several years.
Her visit is seen as another sign that the island is strengthening its ties with the West, after decades of Cold War tensions.
In December, Cuba and the United States announced they would be improving their ties, which have been frozen since 1961.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also met Cuban leaders in Havana on Tuesday and praised the thaw in Cuba-US ties. Cuba was allied to Moscow during the Cold War.
While EU-Cuban relations never reached the levels of animosity of those between Cuba and the US, the EU did have economic sanctions in place against the island until 2008.
Under its 1996 Common Position, the EU had moreover restricted its ties with the Cuban government until reforms were made in areas such as democracy, a multi-party system, human rights and fundamental freedoms.
In February 2014, the EU announced it would enter into negotiations with Cuba to restore full bilateral relations.
However, the two sides only held three meetings in 2014, prompting Ms Mogherini to call the pace "slow".
The Cuban foreign minister and Ms Mogherini are due to meet again at the Summit of the Americas in two weeks time and on 22 April in Brussels.
The EU is Cuba's second-biggest trading partner after Venezuela and also represents a major source of investment.
One-third of tourists to the island every year come from the EU.
The estate, which tumbles down a hillside below Highgate, opened in 1979, the year she came to power.
Every flat here has its own south-facing balcony or courtyard. There is an abundance of greenery, designed as a visual continuation of the wild space of Highgate cemetery, which borders the estate.
Karl Marx, buried among the ivy and brambles, would surely have applauded a publicly funded project that upgraded the lives of its working-class inhabitants.
But the thought of Mrs Thatcher spreading her philosophy of home ownership here may well have felt as if the lady herself was walking across his grave.
On this estate you will meet musicians, architects, and solicitors - alongside what in Mrs Thatcher's time were known as blue-collar workers: cleaners, hospital porters and bus drivers.
Of the 300 flats on the estate, two-thirds are occupied by council tenants. The rest are privately owned.
People like John Holland, who works as a security guard, bought his house from the council thirty years ago. That was shortly after Mrs Thatcher's Housing Act was passed in 1980, enabling tenants to buy their homes at a large discount.
At the time he and his sister paid £39,000 for their five-bedroom property, even though it was valued at around £70,000.
"Right-to-buy had a huge impact on Britain's housing market. The high discounts made the offer a fantastic bargain for those lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. It meant that there was some real growth in levels of owner occupation and helped to create more mixed communities. So it was great for individuals - but there has been an equally great sting in the tail.
"Put simply, the sales proceeds were not used to build the new affordable homes we needed then and even more desperately need now. Some homes have been sold on into the private rented sector, with much higher rents adding to the growing housing benefit bill. The short-term gain for individuals was huge. The long-term impact is a major contribution to our present housing crisis."
Today it is worth around £600,000.
Unsurprisingly, right-to-buy made him a happy man indeed.
"If it weren't for Mrs Thatcher's policy, we couldn't have afforded to buy," he says.
"There's no way we'd be property owners now if it wasn't for her. It was perfect, absolutely perfect."
Other long-term residents of the estate have very different views. One man, who did not want to be named, said most people could not afford to buy at the time. Others who did manage to purchase had subsequently struggled.
"A lot of people who bought couldn't afford the repayments, because the economy went down under Mrs Thatcher," he says.
"Also the scheme meant they stopped building enough social housing."
Linda Treherne, a resident of the estate since it was built, is also bitter about the policy.
Under the rules, councils were prevented from reinvesting most of the proceeds of council house sales in new homes. After 1990, most local authorities were only allowed to spend 25% of such receipts on building houses.
"It took control away from the council's housing departments. Because of right-to-buy, we are in a mess," she complains.
She points out that some people on the estate bought two properties, and now rent them out.
"It really rankles me that people made such a profit," she says.
Some residents are second-generation owners, having bought their homes from the original council tenants.
Architect Alex Thomas paid £250,000 for his flat three years ago. The original tenant had bought it for just £30,000 in 2000.
"He bought a yacht, I expect," says Thomas.
Fabian Watkinson, a musician, is also a second-generation owner. The previous owners sold it to him on the very first day they were allowed to, three years after they bought it from the council.
He is not exactly full of praise for Margaret Thatcher, but admits he is lucky to have it.
"I have to say I'm grateful for the right-to-buy. I'm very happy," he says.
But he believes the real legacy of the policy is in the nature of the mixed communities it created.
Here on the Whittington estate, professionals live right alongside manual workers; black and white live on the same streets.
"Right-to-buy has created a social mix," he says.
"Overall I think it worked very well. It has created a great sense of community. I know my neighbours."
Architect Alex Thomas agrees.
"The people who own flats take a pride in the place, and often get involved in community groups. So the policy had positive benefits."
Lying in his shady grave next door, Marx would never have agreed.
For this was a policy that attempted to cut across all class lines, and fulfil the very capitalist aspirations of acquiring a home and putting money in the bank.
But with two million Britons having taken up Margaret Thatcher's offer since 1980, even he would have to recognise its enduring appeal.
The 26-year-old made nine appearances for Saints this season after joining from Hull KR in October 2016.
Walker could make his debut against his former side Huddersfield on Friday.
Coach Chris Chester said: "I have worked with Adam for a number of years, and we have got a good relationship. He is one of the best young British forwards in Super League."
Glasgow University is being given a total of £18m by the Scottish Funding Council to develop two of the centres.
One will focus on electronic sensor and imaging systems. The other will aim to pioneer medical research projects.
A Digital Health Institute will also be created in Edinburgh to address demands on health and social care services.
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) has pledged £10m over the next five years to support the Innovation Centre - Sensor and Imaging Systems (IC-SIS) at Glasgow University.
It is hoped the facility will support collaborative projects with industry and deliver new products to market.
Estimates suggest that the initial £10m investment could generate up to £596m for the Scottish economy.
The centre will be supported by 11 other Scottish universities and 22 industry partners.
The SFC is also providing £8m of funding to Glasgow University over five years to back the creation of the £20m Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre (SMS-IC).
Stratified medicine involves examining the genetic make-up of patients and their differing responses to drugs designed to treat specific diseases.
By building up an understanding of the "strata" of responses and the genetics of the diseases, medical researchers hope to create more personalised and effective forms of treatment.
The facility, at the new South Glasgow Hospitals Campus, will involve a consortium of other universities, NHS Scotland, and industry partners, including biotech firm Life Technologies.
It will focus on developing new forms of treatment for chronic diseases, including cancer, stroke, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
Construction work is expected to begin in November this year, with a fully-operational centre due to open in September 2015.
The SFC will also provide £10m over five years to support the development of a Digital Health Institute (DHI).
The project is a collaboration between Edinburgh University, Glasgow School of Art, NHS24 and a consortium of other universities.
The institute will look at ways of addressing "the unsustainable demands" on health and social care services in Scotland through new technology.
A key part of its work will be help companies develop and market new and innovative products which help address the cost savings which are thought to be necessary to maintain current care standards in Scotland.
Edinburgh University campus will be the starting point for the institute with the administrative functions being based there.
The first lab will be in Forres with the intention to set up a second in the Lothians area in the near future.
A mobile lab will also be set up to allow the 14 health boards across Scotland to benefit.
The "experience labs" will let companies and academics work quickly with people on the ground to test new solutions and develop towards commercial exploitation.
First Minister Alex Salmond said the three innovation centres would place Scotland at the forefront of "life sciences, innovative technology, ideas and development" and create "an enormous number of jobs in a highly-skilled and high value field".
He said: "This is an exciting new collaboration between all parts of public life, with Scottish industry, higher education institutions, multinationals, our small and medium sized enterprises and our public sector partners working together to provide solutions to demand-led problems facing industry in Scotland by supporting innovation for future growth.
"Innovation centres offer game-changing opportunities for collaboration between our academic and business base.
"The investment and partnership model is unique and their potential for growth is huge."
Over the Memorial Day weekend, Alice could only manage $28.1m (£19.2m), while X-Men: Apocalypse debuted on top with an estimated $65m (£44.4m).
Both films received poor reviews from the critics.
On Friday, Alice Through the Looking Glass's star Johnny Depp received a restraining order after wife Amber Heard alleged he assaulted her.
Heard had filed for divorce earlier in the week.
But Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, said the takings for Disney's Alice Through the Looking Glass probably had little to do with the news of Heard's allegations.
"I think the reviews had more to do with the film's performance than any personal drama for Depp," Dergarabedian said.
The first film, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, took $116m in its opening weekend in 2010.
The sequel, directed by James Bobin, had been expected to open with $60m plus. The film cost $170m (£116m) to make.
"It's a disappointing result," said Dave Hollis, distribution chief for Disney, who said the firm's strategy was to make "big bets".
"But when you make big bets, there are times when you have results that are disappointing," he added.
The latest X-Men instalment also opened well below the $90.8m debut of 2014's X-Men: Days of Future Past and the $132.4m (£90.5m) opening of February's X-Men spin-off Deadpool.
The Angry Birds Movie grossed $18.7m (£12.7m) in its second weekend, knocking it back from first to third place.
Captain America: Civil War took fourth spot, with comedy Neighbors: Sorority Rising rounding out the top five.
The cleaners are employed by KGB Cleaning Services and earn £7.20 an hour, which they say forces them to live in poverty and "constant worry."
They are calling to be paid the Living Wage Foundation rate of £8.45 an hour.
The university said they would raise the issue with management and KGB Cleaning Services has been asked to comment.
The cleaners work on campuses in Newport, Treforest, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff.
The union Unison said they are one of the only groups of workers at the University of South Wales which do not benefit from the Living Wage, and called the university "hypocritical for boasting it is a Living Wage employer."
Unison said: "Had the university not outsourced the work, those staff would today benefit from decent wages."
One worker said: "I understand someone struggling to get by if they haven't got a job but if you have to get up before 5am to work hard every day, there has to be some reward."
Another said: "We are the bottom rung of the ladder but the whole thing would collapse without us."
The university said it was aware of the points raised by Unison, and although it was a dispute between the cleaners and the contractor, they would raise the issue with their management.
A spokesman said: "We have built into the contact with KGB the need to pay the National Living Wage, and have stipulated that expected increases in the Living Wage in the coming years will also be honoured by the contractor."
They added: "The university values highly the contribution that cleaners make on our campuses."
Michael Gove was visiting the Antrim Show alongside DUP MPs Paul Girvan and Ian Paisley.
On Friday he said that subsidies after Brexit will have to be earned rather than just handed out.
Northern Ireland, with 3% of the population, currently receives almost 10% of the UK's EU farm subsidies.
Mr Gove said: "There will always be some areas of UK where more is spent on agriculture.
"Northern Ireland and upland areas of Scotland, Wales and England will receive support in future to ensure communities there can survive."
Farmers will only get payouts if they agree to protect the environment and enhance rural life, part of what Mr Gove calls his vision for a "green Brexit".
In Antrim he promised that the UK framework for agriculture would have the flexibility to allow the devolved administrations to make sure the policy is right for their areas.
Mr Gove did not define the limits of any framework, saying he has to consult the devolved administrations.
The Conservative Party manifesto pledged to keep overall farm subsidies at their current levels until 2022.
Sinn Féin said that Mr Gove pulled out of a prearranged meeting with them "without prior notice at the very last minute".
South Antrim MLA and party chairperson Declan Kearney said: "This is the latest example of the Tories' disrespect for voters in the north and is in default of the British government's responsibility as a co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement to be rigorously impartial in the political process.
"The Tory deal with the DUP is making it more difficult to reach a resolution to the current political difficulties in the north," he added.
Officers' suspicions were heightened by the diminutive figure wearing a fleece in hot weather, Spanish media report.
On closer inspection the "passenger" was also wearing sunglasses, headphones and a rather large baseball cap.
Car-share or carpool lanes have been introduced in some cities to prioritise vehicles with two or more people.
The aim is to reduce congestion by encouraging people to travel together rather than driving separately.
The incident took place during the morning rush hour on the A6 motorway last Thursday, El Pais reports.
The driver was stopped "to explain his strange companion," the force said.
The driver was fined €200 (£153; $226), the paper says. Another driver was caught on the same road with an adult-sized doll complete with wig and sunglasses, it adds.
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He was aged 12 in April 2012 when he dived for a football in Leavesden Green recreation ground, landing on a shard of glass which cut his hand causing lasting nerve damage.
A legal battle saw a High Court judge overturn an earlier ruling which had dismissed claims for compensation.
The case has cost Watford Borough Council £100,000 in legal costs.
The boy's original claim for damages was thrown out in October after a county court judge found the council had an adequate system of checks to ensure safety in the park.
Evidence was put forward at the county trial showing that the bin area had been inspected that morning and any broken glass removed.
The boy, who was not named due to his age, had been playing football with his friends on a makeshift pitch in the park.
When the ball went astray, he dove to prevent it heading into an area where there was a shelter and bin.
"He put his hand on the ground near the shelter, near one of the bins, and unfortunately hit his hand against a shard of broken glass," said Mr Justice Jay at the High Court.
Broken glass in the area around the shelter was known to be "quite a significant problem", especially during school holidays, he added.
Justice Jay said the earlier decision had to be overturned as the borough council had failed to comply with an order over disclosure of evidence prior to the county court trial last October.
He added the county court judge had not properly taken into account the fact that the council had not produced an assessment of the risk of broken glass in the park.
The decision means the boy is entitled to claim "substantial" damages which his lawyers valued at about £200,000.
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Spinner Adam Zampa took 3-23 but Bangladesh scored 44 in the last three overs to make 156-5 after being put in.
All-rounder Mahmudullah struck seven fours and a six in an unbeaten 49 from 29 balls and Shakib Al Hasan made 33.
In reply Usman Khawaja fired a maiden T20 fifty but Australia lost 5-37 inside five overs before edging home with nine deliveries remaining.
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The Australians, winners of five 50-over World Cups, have yet to win the T20 version, with defeat by England in the 2010 final the nearest they have come to date.
After losing to New Zealand in their first group match they overcame a few decidedly anxious moments against the Tigers to revive their Group 2 campaign and are next in action against Pakistan - who have also played one and lost one thus far - in Mohali on Friday.
The blonde 23-year-old leg-spinner born in New South Wales made his debut for Australia in a one-day international against New Zealand last month and took three wickets in two matches.
After failing to get in the wickets column in his first three T20 internationals, he struck with his second delivery against Bangladesh, took another in his next over with a quicker flipper that claimed an lbw and an important third when left-hander Shakib top edged to backward point.
Bangladesh were dealt a major blow shortly before the start of the match when Tamim Iqbal, their cavalier left-handed opener and leading run-scorer in all three formats, was ruled out because of illness.
Tamim had struck five sixes in his maiden T20 international century against Oman in the first stage but in his absence, four separate batsmen hit sixes against the Australians, each of them reaching double figures at a strike rate in excess of 100.
The majority were all too brief cameos but Mahmudullah shared 51 from 29 balls with Mushfiqur as Bangladesh recorded their highest total in four T20 meetings with Australia.
Ruthless with anything short, stylish left-hander Khawaja appeared to have done the bulk of the work for the Australians when he missed a leg glance and was bowled with 42 required from as many balls.
Glenn Maxwell then looked to have settled any doubts when he smashed three fours in the 16th over bowled by debutant left-arm spinner Saqlain Sajib, but after two mighty sixes in the following over that also saw Mitchell Marsh depart, the big-hitting all-rounder was stumped with nine still needed.
Having been dropped and seen a run out chance fumbled, John Hastings hit straight to deep mid-wicket before, to the great relief of the Australian bench, James Faulkner received a long hop from Sajib and pulled it for a winning boundary.
Australia captain Steve Smith: "We made it difficult for ourselves at the end. I thought they bowled well in the middle overs. We needed one of top four to go on and we need to look at that in the next couple of games.
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The number of business visitors staying more than one night was also down, from 40,450 in 2013 to 36,000 in 2014.
Leisure day visitors to the island were up by 36% from 29,450 through 2013 to 40,050 in 2014.
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Rain meant play began at 16:00 BST, with the visitors 62-3 and trailing the hosts' first-innings total by 274 runs.
Tim Murtagh quickly removed Liam Dawson, with the Hampshire batsman caught at gully by Sam Robson for 23.
The away side edged to 100-4 with Jimmy Adams 47 not out, before bad light brought play to an end at 17:05 BST. | Middlesex's push for victory against Hampshire was dented as poor weather meant just 17 overs were bowled on day three at Merchant Taylors' School. | 36,414,425 | 91 | 36 | false |
Just 84 of the 277 academies rated as inadequate between 2010 and 2015, had been found new academy sponsors, the Commons Education Committee heard.
Ian Mearns MP also said the oversight of failing academies was "not working".
The government says failing academies face swifter action than struggling schools linked to local authorities.
Regional school commissioner for East Midlands and the Humber Janet Bexon Smith told the committee: "Re-brokerage does sometimes take time, and that is about finding the right match.
"We have got to persuade another trust to take on a school that has already been brokered once [converted to academy status].
"And we often find they will look at it, they have to do their due diligence, and say, 'It is too broken, we would not be able to take it on,'" she said.
Another school commissioner, Rebecca Clark, who oversees the academies programme in the South West, told the committee the need to get new potential academy sponsors on board was a "very real priority" for her and her colleagues.
"Five to 10 to 15 years from now, we should have a system where we can catch schools before they go into decline," she said.
But Mr Mearns replied: "The children in the schools we are talking about have not got five, 10, 15 years, they need the school that they are in improved around them now, and they need someone overseeing improvement and doing it very quickly."
And there was an "inherent flaw" in the system - there were not enough academy sponsors available to take over struggling academies.
"We are moving towards a system where all schools are academies, and it is not working now," he added.
But Ms Bexon Smith said re-brokerage was disruptive and the "last resort".
Other interventions could be tried first, such as changing the existing academy leadership and intensive support, she said.
The committee also heard the Department for Education was soon to pilot a scheme that would allow regional school commissioners to halt the expansion of multi-academy trusts that failed pass a set series of checks.
It is due to be rolled out across England in early 2017. | Failing academies are not being helped to improve fast enough in England by the government officials overseeing them, a committee of MPs has heard. | 37,631,472 | 494 | 35 | false |
European subsidies to farmers through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should be processed by 30 June.
But European Commission sources said the government had asked for that date to be extended until 15 October.
Nicola Sturgeon had earlier refused to confirm whether an extension was being sought.
It is understood that the commission is still considering the request for an extension, with the Scottish government being encouraged to accelerate payments to farmers before next week's deadline.
The deadline was also extended to October last year after problems with the Scottish government's new £178m IT system caused delays to payments which left many Scottish farmers facing a cash flow crisis, according to industry leaders.
The Scottish government had been facing fines of between £40m and £125m for failing to meet last year's deadline before the extension was agreed.
At the time, the EU's commissioner for agriculture, Phil Hogan, stressed that the extension was an "exceptional measure" which reflected the difficulties some member states and devolved regions had experienced with the first year of payments under the new CAP.
Ms Sturgeon, who is due to address farming leaders at the Royal Highland Show on Friday, was pressed on this year's payments by Ms Davidson at first minister's questions.
The first minister said: "The government is extremely focused, led by (Rural Economy Secretary) Fergus Ewing, on making sure that payments are made, and that in the meantime there is a loan scheme available for farmers to ensure that we are taking care of their cash flow issues.
"We will endeavour to make payments on time, and we will continue to discuss with the European Commission any contingency arrangements we consider are required.
"Good progress has been made on making payments, both in terms of the 2015 round and also now in terms of the 2016 round."
Reforms to the CAP system saw the Single Farm Payment Scheme replaced by the new Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in 2015.
The BPS is the main EU subsidy available to farmers in Scotland, with the money being allocated by the Scottish government.
The payments are designed to act as a safety net for farmers and crofters by supplementing their main business income.
19,674 different Scottish rural businesses received a total of about £650m in CAP payments last year.
Ms Sturgeon said the government had been dealing with a "small number of known defects" that had been holding up some claims, but said there were now being progressed.
The first minister added: "We are working to meet that deadline and we will continue to do so each and every day until that deadline."
But Ms Davidson said Ms Sturgeon had refused to answer her question about whether the government was going to need an extension to the deadline this year, so it could therefore be "assumed that the answer is yes".
Ms Davidson said 6,000 applications were still to be processed - about a third of the total for Scotland.
She said: "At the start of the year Nicola Sturgeon spoke directly to farmers at the National Farmers Union conference, and she said 'we understand the difficulties that late payments caused to you last year, we apologise for those difficulties and we are determined not to repeat them'.
"Another promise broken, why should rural Scotland ever trust you again?"
Ms Sturgeon responded: "We continue to deliver this scheme, and we continue to seek to deliver it by the deadlines.
"What we have done - which was a commitment I have directly to farmers - is put in place loan schemes so that farmers did get the cash that they depend on.
"So we will continue to deliver this scheme, we will continue to work hard to rectify any problems in the IT system and we will also continue to argue for the protection of CAP payments in the longer term."
Paceman Sheikh, 24, has added another year to his current two-year deal after signing from Derbyshire last July.
Second XI wicketkeeper/batsman Hill, also 24, has penned a one-year extension until the end of 2016.
Promising batsman Ali, 20, has agreed a two-year extension and, like Sheikh, will remain with the Foxes until at least the end of the 2017 season.
Last September, Sheikh became the first Leicestershire bowler to take a Championship hat-trick since Matthew Hoggard in 2011, while Ali and Hill were part of the second XI's treble-winning side in 2014.
Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket chief executive Wasim Khan said: "We are looking to build something that is sustainable in the long-term at Grace Road and it's good that these three players have committed their futures to us."
The raids were carried out at properties in Lanarkshire, Tayside, Fife and Dumfries and Galloway, as part of the operation codenamed Wolfberry.
A 44-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman from the Kirkcaldy area of Fife appeared in private at the town's sheriff court.
Jose Barbosa and Ana Calder made no plea or declaration.
They faced charges under the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995.
The pair were remanded in custody and are due back in court within eight days.
The 2017 season heralds a revolutionary change to the cars, following rule changes aimed at making them deliberately faster for the first time in decades.
The drivers have been revelling in the higher cornering speeds and greater demands on their skills over four days at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya this week.
And while trying to interpret form from testing is always fraught with risk, a sense of the competitive order is beginning to emerge, with promising signs for some famous names, and worrying ones for others.
Lewis Hamilton could hardly contain his enthusiasm when it came to describing the sensation of driving his Mercedes this week.
"The car is amazing," the triple world champion said. "It is definitely the fastest I have ever been in F1."
The rules this year were aimed at bringing back a sense of edge and drama some felt the sport had lost in recent years. It means wider cars, with bigger tyres, and much more grip, creating faster cornering speeds, and much greater physical demands on the drivers.
"It is literally the downforce," Hamilton said, "how late and deep you can brake, how quickly you can get on the gas, how you are able to take corners flat out pretty easily.
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"Turn Nine [a 160mph uphill right-hander], I am going out of it and I am like a kid on a rollercoaster ride because it is so much better than before.
"But it is worse to follow another car."
And there's the rub. It is possible - although by no means certain - that overtaking will be harder with these cars.
That's not a surprise - make cars faster through the corners and slower down the straight because of the drag from bigger tyres and bodywork, and it's inevitable that braking distances will be shorter. And generating more downforce potentially means there is more grip to lose when following another car, making it harder to get close to it.
Hamilton said this "magnifies the issue we had before". Others were not so sure, though. Both Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Renault's Nico Hulkenberg said they had been pleasantly surprised how easy they had found overtaking during the test.
"Well, I have done some," 19-year-old Verstappen said, in his matter-of-fact style. "So it is OK. It works; you can overtake with the car."
Pirelli seems to have succeeded in the mission it was set to provide tyres on which drivers can push hard for the duration of a stint, after six years in which the best in the world had to lap seconds off the pace in races to stop the tyres overheating. All drivers reported far less "degradation" than before, and the ability to push hard for much longer.
Pirelli was not specifically asked for tyres with low degradation. It was asked for tyres that did not irretrievably thermally degrade when stressed, and could be brought back by backing off slightly if they were over-worked; and degradation proportional to performance.
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But team engineers said that Pirelli seemed to have responded to the requirements made of it by making harder tyres. One described them as "like concrete - they can push on them for 100 laps". And low 'deg' is what was generally being experienced in Barcelona.
Pirelli racing director Mario Isola admitted that the general feeling was that the tyre range was "a bit hard".
Hamilton confirmed this when he said he had been told by engineers that the tyres, on their own, were only 0.5 seconds quicker than last year's, despite being much wider.
A corollary of this could be fewer pit stops in races. Whether fewer pit stops is a bad thing is a matter of opinion, and in any case Pirelli should in theory be able to adjust it simply by bringing softer tyres to races.
And at least now spectators should be able to watch races and know drivers are doing what F1 is supposed to be about - pushing hard and being tested to their limits, rather than driving around slowly trying not to over-work four fragile pieces of rubber.
The fastest time of the test was set by a Mercedes, with a Ferrari second and a Red Bull third. So far, so 2016.
But headline lap times in testing are notoriously unreliable indicators of form because there are so many variables - fuel loads, engine modes, car spec, track condition, different times of day, temperature, tyre compound, etc.
Valtteri Bottas was quickest of all for Mercedes, using the 'ultra-soft' tyres. Ferrari did not use those tyres, Sebastian Vettel setting their fastest lap on the 'soft' tyre, 0.247 seconds slower than Bottas.
The lap-time difference between soft and ultra-soft would be expected to be much bigger than that, but the off-set between tyre compounds varied between teams and from day to day. So it is best to avoid trying to correct for that at this stage.
Using the 'soft' tyres, the Finn was 0.155secs slower than Vettel but on a run that was one lap longer.
On that basis, the Mercedes and Ferrari appeared pretty even in Spain - and certainly rival teams were impressed by the Italian car's pace.
"The Ferrari is very surprising," said McLaren racing director Eric Boullier. "Maybe people were not expecting them to be matching Mercedes' lap times."
So, can Ferrari challenge Mercedes this year at last? The jury is out.
The caveat is that Ferrari looked consistently good in testing last year before a season in which they failed to win a single race - and Mercedes always look slower than they actually are because they run their engine further from the maximum than others, and probably more fuel as well.
Red Bull - powered by Renault engines - seemed a little off the other two top teams this week, but there are good signs there, too.
Renault has made a significant step forward with its engine, but was running it de-tuned. Even so, Verstappen was close to the top of the speed-trap times on Tuesday. The Dutchman said Mercedes still had a power advantage but added: "We are definitely catching up."
The car was also running light on downforce - team insiders say a big aerodynamic upgrade will appear at next week's final test.
Before testing, the word from Red Bull was that they would have to wait until mid-season before they could challenge Mercedes. Hints are beginning to seep out from the team, though, that it might happen earlier than that.
Most expect the big three to be out on their own. Haas owner Gene Haas said they were "racing themselves". But the midfield battle between Force India, Renault, Toro Rosso, Haas and Williams could be intense.
"The rest of us are somewhat competitive," Haas said. "All of our times are within a second or so, and those guys are another second ahead of that. It is really a two-tiered competition, and it is intense where we are at."
McLaren have had four dismal seasons - the last two with an under-powered Honda engine and the two before that with a Mercedes engine but an uncompetitive car.
They entered this season with hopes that a change in rules would allow them to close the gap to the front and compete at least for podiums, if not the occasional win. But the early signs are not good. At all.
McLaren's first two days in Spain were rendered virtually useless because of reliability problems, first with an oil-tank problem on Monday and then an engine failure on Tuesday.
That was four engines used in two days. And although Honda has not been completely clear how many engines were used in total, it was at least five in four days.
The car ran more reliably over the final two days of the test but it was slow, although exactly how slow was hard to judge given Honda said the engine was not being run in its final specification.
The problems are clearly not all to do with Honda but a large part of them are - McLaren were slowest through the speed traps on the start-finish straight.
Fernando Alonso has not spoken to the media since Monday evening, when he said he was "disappointed and sad" but tried to put a positive spin on things as much as possible.
Racing director Eric Boullier admitted that the two-time champion was "not very happy" when the problems hit on Monday morning.
Who can blame him? Alonso went to McLaren to win the title, sold on the idea of reviving the glory days of the team's previous era with Honda, featuring Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, in the late 1980s.
But that seems like a pipe dream at the moment.
Honda has designed a completely new engine for this season, copying the architecture of Mercedes, but sources say the Japanese turbo hybrid is way down on performance - the grapevine in Spain said it had less power at the moment than it had in 2015, Honda's first season back in F1.
It is hardly surprising, then, that questions are being raised about the sustainability of the McLaren-Honda partnership.
Boullier and Honda F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa had to face inquiries on that basis from the media this week. Boullier said there was "no plan at all" to split. Hasegawa said: "Of course not."
Honda, in the third year of a 10-year contract with McLaren, provides in the region of a net $100m a year to the team compared to buying a customer engine - in the form of free engines, paying half the drivers' salaries and some sponsorship funds.
But if performance remains this poor, how long can McLaren risk staying with Honda before it does serious damage to the team? How long will Alonso's patience last?
And how long can Honda carry on in F1 before it decides its own reputation is at risk and it has to stop? Just as it did in 2008.
That decision was linked to the world financial crisis, as well as poor results. Now, Honda is facing a crisis of performance alone. How will it and McLaren react?
1 Mercedes (Valtteri Bottas) 1:19.705 ***
2 Ferrari (Sebastian Vettel) 1:19.952 *
3 Red Bull (Daniel Ricciardo) 1:21.153 *
4 Renault (Jolyon Palmer) 1:21.396 *
5 Sauber (Marcus Ericsson) 1:21.824 **
6 Haas (Romain Grosjean) 1:22.118 *
7 Williams (Felipe Massa) 1:22.076*
8 Force India (Esteban Ocon) 1:22.509 **
9 McLaren (Stoffel Vandoorne) 1:22.576 ***
10 Toro Rosso (Daniil Kvyat) 1:22.956 *
* = soft tyre; ** = super-soft tyre; *** = ultra-soft tyre
But it is still to be resolved how many will be covered by an anonymity order before the case is heard.
Another preliminary hearing was held in the High Court in Belfast on Friday.
Earlier this week, boiler owners' lawyers sought to challenge a plan by the Department for the Economy to publish details of firms in the scheme.
About 450 firms are covered in the action taken by the Renewable Heat Association (RHA).
It is believed there could be about 1,700 firms in total in receipt of the RHI subsidy.
The aim of RHI was to increase the creation of heat from renewable sources but businesses received more in subsidies than they paid for fuel, and the scheme became heavily oversubscribed.
The fallout from the scandal, which is approximately £490m over budget, resulted in the collapse of Stormont's institutions and the calling of snap elections on 2 March.
At Tuesday's hearing, counsel for the boiler organisation claimed there would be a media feeding frenzy if publication went ahead, which would breach their clients' right to privacy.
But a lawyer for the department said there was a huge public interest in the working of the controversial non-domestic RHI scheme.
He argued that trumped the privacy issue.
The judge reserved judgment in the case on Tuesday and issued a temporary injunction against naming RHA members until he delivered it.
On Friday, Mr Justice Deeny said there was "an arguable case" which merited further examination at a full hearing.
But while the interim injunction covered all RHA members, that may now change.
The court was told the list of RHA members included individuals; individuals trading as a limited company and firms with a corporate name.
Counsel for the department said those who traded as companies could not attract anonymity under the Data Protection Act or Human Rights Act.
The issue is to be addressed next week, ahead of a full hearing to be held before the Northern Ireland Assembly elections.
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Welterweight world champion Brook, 30, is jumping two weight divisions to challenge for Golovkin's WBC and IBF belts in London on Saturday.
At the weigh-in, Brook scaled 159.4lb, just under the 160lb middleweight limit, while Golovkin scaled 158.9lb.
"I'm entering unknown territory but I'm full of energy and will be explosive with the extra pounds," Brook said.
"There's a lot of politics in boxing and it's destroying the game. And if you can't get massive fights at your weight, you may have to jump a division or two."
Brook rejected comparisons with Amir Khan's fight against Saul Alvarez in May, when the Bolton boxer also jumped from welterweight to middleweight only to be knocked out in the sixth round.
"Khan is a small guy and was coming up to the weight. I'm coming down to make middleweight and am feeling fit and strong," said Brook.
"I'm a world champion, I've beaten everyone I've been in with and I want to test myself. I haven't got years and years left so I want to compete against the best."
About 1,000 fans watched Brook and Golovkin weigh in at London's O2, with the usually affable Kazakh looking deadly serious.
Golovkin, 34, has won 32 of his 35 professional fights by knockout, including the past 22, while IBF welterweight champion Brook is unbeaten in 36.
Among his victims were Brook's fellow Britons Martin Murray and Matthew Macklin, although question marks remain over the calibre of his opposition.
"This fight is so huge because it has a certain mystique," said Brook's promoter Eddie Hearn.
"Does Golovkin hit as hard as everybody says he does? Does he deserve his number one pound-for-pound tag? Has Kell Brook got these other levels we haven't seen yet? I believe he has."
Brook's trainer Dominic Ingle believes Golovkin could be complacent, having had it all his own way for so long.
"The fighters who have longevity in the sport are the pure boxers and not the punchers," said Ingle.
"Punchers eventually get beat, because they rely on their power too much above everything else. Their advantage becomes their disadvantage."
Also on a packed bill at the O2 is Lee Haskins' IBF bantamweight defence against fellow Briton Stuart Hall, while Charlie Edwards will challenge John Riel Casimero for the IBF flyweight title in only his ninth paid fight.
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The driver failed to notice the extent of the damage and drove on for 10 miles.
It happened as the lorry drove under a 19th Century stone bridge known as the Cut.
A spokesperson for the prison service said one of its vehicles "was involved in a road traffic incident at Banbridge on 27 November".
No other vehicle was involved and no one was injured. The incident is being investigated.
On November 28 police posted a photo of the damage, saying it was "not the smartest move".
The following day a second lorry hit the low bridge.
Officers used the image as a warning to drivers of other high-sided vehicles, advising them to know the height and dimensions of their lorries before passing under bridges.
On the PSNI's Facebook page, officers said: "This vehicle found out the clearance height of The Cut in Banbridge yesterday. It then drove on to Portadown, not realising the damage done."
Police also joked that "only the fire service are qualified to make your motor a convertible by the roadside, but you really don't want that to happen".
They reminded motorists that in the case of a collision with a railway bridge, drivers should alert Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) immediately, using the contact number advertised under the bridge.
"There's no way of telling what structural damage could be caused by a bridge strike, and those trains aren't light."
Bridge strikes have been hitting the headlines across the island of Ireland this year.
In the Republic of Ireland, Irish Rail launched a high-profile and controversial campaign warning lorry drivers to obey height restrictions.
Kenneth Foster, from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, served as a telegrapher on HMS Viceroy during World War Two.
It was responsible for sinking two U-boats and played a key role in freeing Norwegian towns from the Germans.
Mr Foster said the honour was "out of the blue" and "after all these years, you don't expect it".
The Honorary Consul Nigel Fletcher presented the medal on behalf of the Norwegian embassy at a ceremony at Trowbridge Town Hall.
Mr Foster, who is a member of the White Ensign Association, said: "It's a big day for me. The whole thing was out of the blue and, after all these years, you don't expect it.
"To start with I was fearful of the sea because I wasn't a very good sailor.
"You had to get used to it — a ship which, we used to say, would roll on wet grass it was so unstable.
"But there was no point in being frightened of anything else because this was what you'd volunteered for."
His role was to transport Norwegians, who had been exiled in the UK for over four years, back to Stavanger as the war was ending.
"I think I was the youngest on board and here we are, I'm approaching 92 so there's not much chance of the others being with us.
"I know that all the others I kept in contact with have gone, sadly, but when I receive that medal I'll be thinking that this is on behalf of them as well."
The Friends of Penrhos Polish Home have raised £180,000 since forming 18 years ago, but say an ageing membership means it is time to call it a day.
The home, near Pwllheli, Gwynedd, was founded in 1949 on a former RAF base to help exiled Polish war veterans.
Nearly 70 years on, it is still caring for the needs of Polish pensioners.
"It will be a bittersweet night," said the charity's chairwoman, Eryl Williams.
"We've got to know so many of those at Penrhos - it really will be with regret that we are saying goodbye."
In its early days after WW2 the RAF base was a stark home for veterans, housed in wooden huts scattered across the former airfield.
But as the decades rolled past, the vast majority of the huts were dismantled, and today, the home provides both sheltered housing and residential and nursing care.
"It has become part of our community, and it really has been a humbling experience being able to help them," added Mrs Williams.
"But there are no new volunteers coming forward, people have other commitments - life is busy.
"So now is the time to say farewell."
And (the announcer tells us), the next president of the Republic of France is - Francois Hollande.
Cue a very happy man strolling through the Elysee gardens.
Of course today it sounds utterly implausible. France's head of state has given the word unpopularity a whole new meaning, the country is a strike-bound, demoralised mess.
And yet the scenario is not totally to be dismissed. Certainly there is one person who believes it might come to pass.
And that person is Francois Hollande himself.
The last few weeks have seen the French press engage in a repetitive guessing game: will he, won't he, will he join the dance? (To quote The Lobster Quadrille).
Will he, or will he not, take on once again the mantle of the left and stake a claim for re-election?
Increasingly the Paris commentariat is of the view that yes, he most certainly will.
Once again President Hollande's good fortune is working in his favour. As a politician he has made a career out of waiting.
There was once a French prime minister (the forgotten Henri Queuille) who said: "There is no problem that cannot be brought to an end by the absence of a solution."
President Hollande has taken this aphorism to heart. On the economy and unemployment, he has steadfastly refused to offer anything that might be called a solution. Instead he has tacked gently from left to right, doing his best not to offend.
And now - with less than a year till the elections - his native optimism is paying off.
The first signs of growth are re-appearing. Unemployment has fallen for two successive months. The cycle is coming round - just in time.
Of course, all this could be knocked off course by this latest outbreak of strikes (against his extremely un-radical labour law).
If the country is dragged to a standstill during the Euro 2016 championships, then it will indeed be another black mark.
But here too, the president is sending out his customary waves of Zenitude - which may well prove more effective than any bracing clutch of actual policies.
The chance of disruption during the Euros is minimal, he will have calculated. No union would be so mad as to wreck such a rare feel-good occasion.
So the feelers will go out; various sectors - like the railways - will be bought off with offers on their specific grievances; and some fudge will be found for the law's contentious Article 2.
And the games will begin.
Another factor working in Hollande's favour is that he is, after all, the boss.
The country has got used to seeing the president's authority challenged by left-wing rebels within his own party - not to mention by left-wingers outside it.
But when it comes to nominating the man or woman to run in next year's election, what influence do these frondeurs have?
Inside the Socialists there are three potential challengers. These are Emmanuel Macron, the liberal-minded economy minister; Arnaud Montebourg, the anti-globalising former economy minister; and the prime minister, Manuel Valls.
Being outside the government, Montebourg is the most dangerous of the three.
Apart from heaping abuse on Hollande's economic record, he is calling for a Socialist Party primary at the end of the year so that the public (or at least Socialist voters) can choose who should be their candidate.
His argument is simple. Only by settling on a single candidate can the Socialists put aside their differences - and minimise the risk of being knocked out in round one.
Remember in round one there will also be various far-left and Green candidates. If the Socialist vote slips too low as a result, then the run-off will be between the right and the far-right (as in 2002).
The trouble for Montebourg is that if Hollande (and his allies running the party machine) choose not to hold a primary, then that will be that.
Conceivably Montebourg - or Macron or Valls - could opt to run on a separate ticket, but they would then be roundly abused for splitting the vote and opening the door for the right.
So come the end of the year, Hollande is the natural choice to run again. The economy is starting to create jobs, and there has been a successful Euro 16.
What better news now than that the right has chosen as its candidate none other than - Nicolas Sarkozy.
Admittedly this is wishful thinking. Sarkozy would be Hollande's ideal opponent, because he is so easily branded as a divisive failure. But there is no guarantee that Sarkozy will be selected in the right's own primary in November.
A more likely primary winner is the former prime minister Alain Juppe - who polls show would easily beat Hollande.
But who can blame him for dreaming?
With Sarkozy leading the right, the first round of the election on 23 April 2017 delivers the following shock result: Marine Le Pen (FN) 27%; Francois Hollande (PS) 23%; Nicolas Sarkozy (LR) 22%.
Round two is a cinch. The centre and much of the right rallies behind Hollande, who wins 65%-35% against Le Pen.
It's five more years.
Profile: Francois Hollande
Sally Holland co-signed a letter to Armed Forces Minister Penny Mordaunt with the commissioners for Scotland and Northern Ireland and the charity Child Soldiers International.
It said recruiting under 18s was "detrimental to their best interests".
The Ministry of Defence said the armed forces provided "challenging and constructive education".
The letter said: "Most of the world now recognises that the recruitment of children for military purposes is detrimental to their best interests and is not appropriate in modern armed forces.
"In British society, the law safeguards children by proscribing choices that entail significant risks until they turn 18, the legal age of majority.
"It is therefore incongruous that the British armed forces still enlist personnel at age 16 and accept applications from age 15.
"Premature enlistment can also bring significant risk and disadvantage."
A spokesman for the MoD said no one under 18 can join without formal written consent of their parent or guardian and are not deployed on operations before they are 18.
"We take pride in the fact our armed forces provide challenging and constructive education, training, and employment opportunities for young people, equipping them with valuable skills," the spokesman added.
Concerns have previously been raised in Wales about how many visits army officers make to schools in deprived areas.
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Headed goals from Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill sealed a 3-0 win for England at Wembley, leaving the visitors fifth in Group F.
"I've got to go away and have a wee look at it now and we have a debrief," said Strachan.
"It's hard to take in anything, it's not the time to think about it."
The 59-year-old added: "If you think I'm thinking about myself, then you don't know me. If you think I'm worried about myself, you're completely wrong."
Strachan added that he was "proud" of his side's effort and emphasised that he felt the outcome was "cruel" on his players given the level of their performance.
While he accepted there is a gap in quality between Scotland and England, he maintained - as he has done throughout a faltering campaign - that the players have been wholly committed to him and his tactics.
"I feel really proud about the way they played, they had no fear to their game," Strachan said. "At the same time I feel really hurt they had to go through that last 15 minutes having put so much in and believed in what we were trying to do.
"I came here with a team that got beaten 3-0, 3-1 and barely had a shot on goal, and it was nothing like that [tonight]. That was a braver, a more organised performance, so their families watching them and supporters can be proud of what they did.
"I don't think I can ask any more from what's in their locker. You just need a break every now and then or a wee bit of magic. I feel really down for the lads, but proud of what they tried to do."
Scotland missed two chances to level at 1-0 down and although England eventually ran out comfortable winners, to lose by three goals was harsh on the visitors.
"We're supporters, we watch from the sides and to put that much work in, to stick to a game plan, be brave and try to meet them up the pitch and we give up one chance on target and they score from it," added the Scotland boss.
"Half-time, you could see in their eyes they still believe that by sticking to what we're trying to do we can get there, and we go out in second half and have two chances, don't capitalise, then they get their second shot on target. After that it's going to be a long night. We stuck at it and when it gets to 3-0, it's over. You can forget the last 15 minutes."
Strachan made eight changes to the side that lost 3-0 in Slovakia last month. Leigh Griffiths started up front, while Ikechi Anya, Christophe Berra and Lee Wallace were drafted into defence.
The manager praised their efforts, but bemoaned the lack of reward for that industry.
"A lot of them have got to be pleased with themselves. Lee Wallace was phenomenal for somebody who's been out of the team for a couple of years. He never said a thing, just got on with it, came in and was brilliant," Strachan said.
"There are points where top teams seem to punish us. I've got to say, I don't know if we can work any harder than we do, in terms of playing and training and doing the coaching.
"Stewart Regan said he couldn't believe it was 3-0 to Slovakia and 3-0 to England. We might not be the best in the world, but you get the best out of them. I'm thinking only about them at this moment in time."
The uprising quickly escalated into a civil war between the Syrian government and various rebel factions, killing at least 250,000 and displacing many more.
Similar movements in the region, later called the Arab Spring, led to the ousting of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, Muammar Gaddafi in Libya and Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia.
Five years on, people across the region have told the BBC how the uprising and the political divisions and economic turmoil that followed have affected their lives.
"I had to leave my pregnant wife behind. It was too dangerous for me to stay," says Majdy Al-Kassem, who fled Syria in early 2015 and now lives in the UK.
Majdy studied English literature in his hometown Idlib in north-western Syria when peaceful anti-government protests erupted in 2011. He and fellow students joined the demonstrations.
"In the first six months protesters were not armed, but the security forces started to shoot at people and come to their houses to arrest them," he says.
Some of the protests turned into armed insurgency and following violent clashes a brutal and complex civil war broke out across most of the country.
"One of my teachers was killed by a sniper and in the following years a lot of my friends died in prison. I was afraid that somebody who saw me at the demonstration would frame me," he says.
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A month after Majdy fled, a coalition of Islamist rebel forces, supported by Turkey and Saudi Arabia, seized Idlib from the Syrian government.
"It's a little bit safer now because there is no fighting in the city itself, but your house can always be hit by Russian or Syrian government air strikes. Many houses in our neighbourhood were destroyed.
"My family is in a very bad situation now. They often don't have the most basic things like water, electricity and petrol."
The rise of the so-called Islamic State and the increasing involvement of foreign powers have further complicated the conflict.
Like many others, Majdy made the dangerous journey across the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece in a rubber dinghy. Walking northwards on the so-called Balkan route, he was imprisoned in Croatia for three months, but eventually made it to the UK last summer.
The authorities in the UK are now processing Majdy's asylum application and he says: "I hope they let me stay and bring my family."
The first protests of the Arab Spring started in Tunisia after Mohamed Bouazizi, a street vendor, set himself on fire in the city of Sidi Bouzid in December 2010.
Weeks of demonstrations followed before Tunisia's long-time president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled into exile on 14 January 2011.
"When we went to demonstrate in front of the Ministry of the Interior in Tunis on 14 January, we didn't realise that Ben Ali would be running away by the end of the day," says Hisham Ben Khamsa.
"Ben Ali had relied on stifling any kind of expression and dissent. The regime was out of sync with the population. Corruption and unemployment pushed people overboard."
Tunisia has been called the Arab Spring's "success story" by some after a largely peaceful transition to democracy.
In recent years, the country has been hit by a wave of attacks on tourists sites and renewed protests over youth unemployment.
"Economically and in terms of instability, it has been five years of a rollercoaster. But in this chaos and mayhem, there is some stability building up," Hisham told the BBC.
Ines Ghaieb, a preparatory school teacher in Tunis, says her life changed for the better after the uprising.
"I lost my job at the school during Ben Ali's time and couldn't do anything about it. Now I have a permanent contract."
She says that Tunisians can now express their opinions in public and in the media.
"Tunisia was an exception from the beginning. Even if there are problems, I would say the revolution was successful."
Pictures of tens of thousands of protesters on Cairo's central Tahrir Square went around the world in January and February 2011.
"I'll never experience the same again, the spirit of the people was unbelievable, and we were all on the same page," says Mohammed Safi, an Egyptian radio DJ.
"We succeeded in bringing the government down after 18 days, but the biggest mistake was to leave the square because we thought we had won.
Mohamed Morsi, a leading member of the Muslim brotherhood, was elected as president in June 2012, but following mass protests his government was overthrown by the army a year later.
"I think almost the entire nation is suffering from post-traumatic stress," Mohammed says.
"I moved out of Cairo three years ago to protect my sanity. The vibe there has become unbearable.
"Five years down the line, many people are extremely sceptictal and frustrated. Almost everybody is suffering economically and the currency has lost a lot of value."
Human rights activists have reported a rise in the number of people going missing at the hand of the security services.
"The security apparatus is more intense than under Mubarak, but the message to future generations is that you can challenge authority," says Mohammed.
"In the early months of 2011, not a lot of Libyans thought the protests would spread from Tunisia to Libya because the former regime of Muammar Gaddafi had a tight grip on society," says Muhanned Kalash, an up-and-coming Libyan actor.
"When the protests started in Benghazi, we couldn't do much in Tripoli, but of course we followed the events very closely."
Fierce fighting broke out between rebels in the east of the country and government forces. In August 2011, rebel militia toppled Gaddafi and took over Tripoli, helped by international airstrikes.
Muhanned says that five years on, none of the revolution's goals have been achieved.
"It's close to impossible for me to save money, to marry, to travel to different cities or even to go out at night because there is a risk we might get carjacked."
Libya has had two rival governments since 2014.
The political and security vacuum in the country has helped the so-called Islamic State group to establish a foothold.
Muhanned says security is his biggest concern at the moment: "With Daesh [IS], it's like we see a storm approaching, but we're pretending we are not scared.
"It's shocking to see how OK Libyans have become with death."
Martin Gould awaits Trump in Saturday's final four in Llandudno.
But Williams felt luck played a major part in Englishman Trump's progress.
"It was a good game and could have gone either way," said two-time world champion Williams. "Towards the end, obviously he only won it through the luck he had."
Williams picked out two incidents on the blue ball as crucial - an escape and a pot by Trump.
"I had him snookered on the one and he somehow got away with it, and the blue he took on - he'd probably pot one of them in 1,000.
"And how I left the blue on the middle hole in the last frame is unbelievable.
"But I've had a fair bit of run myself over the last few months so I'm not going to worry about that."
Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Graeme Dott 4-1 to set up his last-four encounter with Stuart Bingham, who beat Mark Davis 4-0 in the last eight.
"We both played poorly. I felt nervous for some reason and couldn't see the wood for the trees," said O'Sullivan.
"It was strange, one of those evenings and it was lucky Graeme played as badly as me.
"I missed so many balls, it was diabolical."
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David Duckenfield claimed Liverpool fans "forced" their way into the ground when, in reality, he had ordered a gate be opened to let them in.
Former South Yorkshire Police Deputy Chief Constable Peter Hayes agreed the lie warranted a "disreputable conduct" investigation.
Ninety-six fans died in the 1989 crush.
The lie had been a "disgraceful" thing for former chief superintendent Mr Duckenfield to say, said Mr Hayes, who was in charge of discipline and complaints within the South Yorkshire force.
He agreed "it was a terrible untruth because it blamed the very people who died for their own deaths".
In the moments after the disaster at the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on 15 April 1989, Mr Duckenfield told the Football Association's then chief executive that some Liverpool fans had forced open a gate.
But he omitted to tell Graham Kelly that it had been his own decision.
The jury has previously heard that opening Gate C allowed up to 2,000 fans to enter the Sheffield ground in five minutes.
Many ended up going through a tunnel that led to the already-full central terrace pens at the Leppings Lane end of the stadium.
Mr Duckenfield admitted to the inquests that his mistake "was the direct cause of the deaths of 96 people".
Peter Wilcock QC, who represents a group of families, said it was a "wicked and terrible lie".
He asked: "Have you ever come across a similar example of deceit by a senior officer in your long career within the police?"
Mr Hayes replied: "No."
Mr Wilcock told the court that South Yorkshire Police "never started any proceedings against Mr Duckenfield for that wicked lie".
He asked Mr Hayes whether the lie, which Mr Duckenfield said he told the then Chief Constable Peter Wright about, could have prompted disciplinary proceedings for "disreputable conduct".
Mr Hayes said: "Yes, I would agree with that."
Two families who lost relatives in the disaster complained to the authorities about Mr Duckenfield's lie.
The jury heard West Midlands Police, which investigated those complaints, initially told the families their complaint was "rejected as being unsubstantiated".
Mr Wilcock said: "Can you imagine how they felt and how they feel now when there's evidence that you and your colleagues knew from day one that that lie was very far from unsubstantiated but true?"
The coroner, Sir John Goldring, told Mr Hayes he did not have to answer that question.
Mr Hayes had previously said that he could not remember when he first heard about Mr Duckenfield's lie.
In the days after the disaster, Mr Hayes asked Ch Supt Terry Wain to prepare South Yorkshire Police's official statement to the Taylor public inquiry, which was due to begin on 15 May 1989.
The jury heard despite being told how the police had previously closed off the tunnel when the pens became full, Mr Wain did not mention that in his report.
Mr Wilcock asked Mr Hayes: "Would it surprise you, given all the instructions Mr Wain received to be open and transparent, that that particular piece of information about the closure of the tunnel never made its way in to the report he prepared and was later presented in edited form to Lord Justice Taylor?"
Mr Hayes replied: "Yes, I am rather surprised at that."
The jury saw a letter which was sent to South Yorkshire Police by the public inquiry.
Mr Wilcock said it detailed how the inquiry would look into why "when it was decided that a gate or gates must be opened to relieve pressure... there were no steps taken to ensure that there was no police or steward presence to prevent those entering going to the tunnel".
Mr Hayes agreed that Mr Wain was not "incompetent" and "he knew exactly what he was doing".
Mr Wilcock then asked: "It's staggering, isn't it, that given that warning, his report made no mention of the past practice of closing the gates?"
Mr Hayes he was "not aware whether or not Mr Wain ever saw the letter".
Peter Weatherby QC, who represents another group of families, said: "Would you agree with me as the man managing the submission to the Taylor Inquiry that it was a serious failure that the submission did not include the failure to close the tunnel?"
Mr Hayes replied: "Yes, I find it inconceivable, sitting here now, that that was no part of the submission."
He both denied being part of a police cover-up into the disaster and asking junior colleagues to take part in one.
The inquests, being held in Warrington, Cheshire, are due to resume on Wednesday.
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He played in the narrow quarter-final defeat by Australia after originally being left out of the squad.
Referee Craig Joubert's "questionable decision" to give the Wallabies a late penalty was tough for Cowan to take.
"It didn't really sink in until a couple of days after. We were absolutely devastated," the 29-year-old told BBC Radio Berkshire.
"To almost have history that close in our own hands and then stripped away took some accepting."
Before the controversy of that Twickenham showdown and the following fallout over Joubert's decision, Cowan had to come to terms with being overlooked in Vern Cotter's initial squad.
"My whole career, I had never worked for something so hard and wanted something so badly," he said, after being overlooked for fellow flanker John Hardie.
"I knew it was going to be tight for my position and in the end Vern went for one man. But I had a lot of support from my partner and family to pick me back up."
An injury to lock Grant Gilchrist against USA handed Cowan a second chance and within days he was involved against South Africa.
He and Hardie were to play on opposite ends of the back row by the time the quarter-final came around.
"I got on well with John in pre-season and the lead up to the World Cup," he added. "We needed to slow down Australia's rhythm in that game and it worked well.
"Going forward, I think it could well be an option providing I continue to get the chance."
The New Zealand-born flanker has since returned to club action with London Irish, scoring a try on his first appearance of the season as a replacement against Exeter.
In the video, two masked gunmen speak to a man kneeling in front of them.
After killing him, the gunmen say they will kill others they are holding if the government does not agree to their demands. The demands are unspecified.
They identify themselves as belonging to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, who are allied to the Taliban.
There had been speculation that the hostages, mostly from the Hazara ethnic minority, had been seized by Islamic State as they travelled from Iran to Kabul through Zabul province.
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) was formed in the late 1990s and said it carried out the attack on Karachi airport in June 2014.
The BBC's David Loyn in Kabul says this is the first time they have issued a video showing a beheading.
In the footage, the gunmen ask the hostage what his job is, and he says that he is a soldier. Local news agencies report that the kidnappers want their comrades released from Afghan jails.
Along with other Taliban factions, the IMU was pushed out of its former stronghold in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region in an army offensive launched after the Karachi airport assault.
Unlike in Pakistan, Afghan Hazaras, who are mostly Shia Muslims, have been largely spared attacks by Sunni militants operating in both countries.
Dog owners have been warned to keep pets on leads since the deposits appeared on beaches in Kent and Sussex.
Tests in Kent have revealed a mineral oil "of unknown source or proposed use" and investigations are continuing.
The substance is not hazardous to humans or animals unless eaten, Shepway council said.
A joint statement from Kent County Council (KCC), the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and Shepway District Council said the worst affected areas were between Sandgate and Folkestone Warren.
It has advised the public not to touch the substance and to keep dogs on a lead.
It also said the public should alert the RSPCA if any distressed seabirds were found, and not to touch the birds themselves.
The likely source of the pollution "would appear to be from shipping in the Dover Strait", the statement said.
Kent Scientific Services, part of Kent County Council (KCC), carried out a chemical analysis and was able to identify the paraffin-based substance.
It revealed: "The fatty acid profile was not consistent with palm oil or any vegetable based oil. The profile resembled one from a 'fuel'-based oil."
A clean-up operation is under way.
Thanet District Council said precautionary signs erected around its coastline had now been taken down.
It said beaches were now clear and also that on inspection most reported sightings were actually non-harmful whelk egg cases.
Brighton and Hove District Council did not have any test results but said it had been clear from the start it was "suspected" palm oil.
Adur and Worthing District Council said its tests also showed the substance was a waxy mineral oil.
Its clean-up process will begin on Monday. High tides and strong winds made it unsafe for staff to start on Friday.
Chris Drake, Coastal Officer at KCC, said: "KCC will work with all the agencies concerned to ensure that our coastline is quickly restored and that if possible; those responsible for the pollution are identified and made to cover the costs of the clean-up."
The 50-year-old, who played 408 matches for Forest during two spells totalling nearly 12 years, has taken up a role with the Rams as a defensive coach.
His son Tyler, a 19-year-old striker, also now plays for Forest, while 17-year-old son Lewis represents the Rams.
Academy director Darren Wassall, who played with Walker at Forest, said the ex-England man had "plenty to offer".
Walker won 59 caps during his career and played for England at the 1990 World Cup, when they reached the semi-finals, and Euro 92.
Former Derby defender Craig Short has also joined the academy coaching set-up.
Brian Reader, 76, fell seriously ill at Belmarsh Prison, where he is being held, and was taken to nearby Queen Elizabeth hospital on Wednesday.
Reader, the oldest member of the gang, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary last September.
He is due to be sentenced on 7 March with six others over the £14m raid.
A Prison Service spokesperson said: "An HMP Belmarsh prisoner was taken to hospital on 24 February. He remains there in order to receive treatment for an ongoing medical condition.
"Appropriate security measures are in place."
Reader's solicitor Hesham Puri said Reader was being treated for "a number of issues" at the south-east London hospital and it was "unlikely" his client would be able to attend the sentencing hearing at Woolwich Crown Court.
The "largest burglary in English legal history" took place at Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Ltd in London's jewellery quarter over Easter last year.
The gang raided safe deposit boxes for jewels after boring into the vault.
John "Kenny" Collins, Daniel Jones and Terry Perkins pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.
Carl Wood and William Lincoln were convicted of conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to conceal, convert or transfer criminal property.
Hugh Doyle was found guilty of concealing, converting or transferring criminal property.
Another thief, known only as "Basil", is yet to be identified and is still at large.
Reader was also involved in the £26m gold bullion Brink's-Mat robbery three decades ago.
West Lindsey District Council said land at Swallow on the A46, near Caistor, had become a "dumping ground for fly tippers".
Paperwork found among the rubbish revealed the waste was "likely to be from various house clearances in the Grimsby area", the authority said.
It is working with the police to identify those responsible.
The authority said it had taken seven members of staff four hours to clear the site of debris, which included fridges, mattresses and tyres, at an estimated cost of £1,500.
Lesley Beevers, regulatory team manager at the council, said: "No sooner has one lot of rubbish been cleared than another load appears. In November, we cleared around four tonnes of waste from the same spot, costing more than £900."
Councillor Owen Bierley said: "It is important for residents and landlords alike to make sure that their waste is disposed of by properly registered companies.
"Simply paying cash to anyone with a van to take away your waste is not acceptable and could leave you facing a fine of up to £5,000 for not checking where your waste is going to."
Dartmouth, trained by Sir Michael Stoute, beat Simple Verse by a neck.
Morrison was later called before a stewards' inquiry after an employee of his was alleged to have urinated in the stable of his horse Marmelo.
The employee was subsequently found guilty of improper conduct.
Morrison was instructed by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) to "ensure all of his employees are correctly briefed as to the integrity implications of these actions in the future".
He said: "There's nothing to it really. The lad is a long-standing employee. He knows he's made a mistake and he won't do it again."
Marmelo, who was fifth in the Yorkshire Cup, was ordered to have a routine doping test.
Urinating in a racecourse stable is banned because of the risk of cross contamination.
BBC horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght said: "The chances of cross contamination are probably rather higher than 100-1, but of course it's possible, and this is an example, the BHA will say, of how all regulations relating to security and integrity on the racecourse are tightly enforced."
On Thursday, Morrison offered a reward of £10,000 to clear his name after one of his horses tested positive for an anabolic steroid.
Our Little Sister tested positive for nandrolone after finishing last in a race at Wolverhampton on 14 January, which had prize money of £2,500.
Dartmouth, the 11-4 favourite, was one of five horses in the running over the final furlong of Friday's race.
Having made his challenge on the stands-side rail, he snatched the verdict from Ralph Beckett's 2015 St Leger winner Simple Verse (13-2).
The pace-setting High Jinx, having his first race for 747 days, kept on in gritty fashion and was just a neck away to claim third on his first start for Yorkshire trainer Tim Easterby.
Winning rider Ryan Moore said: "He felt very easy the whole way, he's got mile-and-a-half pace, he was just doing a little too much in stages.
"He travelled beautifully and is such an honest horse, but it didn't help that I was apart from them and he's done very well."
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You don't have to be an arch-Royalist to enjoy the spectacle of the Queen beaming at a success for one of her runners at Royal Ascot.
And, after this narrow defeat of his nearest three rivals, Dartmouth - named after the Devon naval town - goes to the famous fixture in June with the wind in his sails.
It would be nice to think Dartmouth might try to emulate his owner's horse Estimate, who won Ascot's marathon Gold Cup four years ago, but he'll be sticking to the shorter Hardwicke Stakes this time.
The fire broke out at Lakanal House in Camberwell, south London, in July 2009.
Catherine Hickman, 31, Dayana Francisquini, 26, and her children, six-year-old Thais, and Felipe, three, were killed in the fire.
Helen Udoaka, 34, and her three-week-old daughter Michelle also died. They all lived on the 11th floor.
The jury retired to consider verdicts after hearing evidence for more than two months at Lambeth Town Hall in Brixton, south London.
In her summing up on Wednesday, Assistant Deputy Coroner Frances Kirkham said evidence suggested that the firefighters from incident command who dealt with the blaze did not have knowledge of the building layout.
She said they did not know they were dealing with maisonettes and did not know about escape balconies on the block.
Ms Kirkham added: "It's a matter for you, members of the jury, but you may conclude that the evidence suggests a lack of training amongst staff in relation to fire survival guidance calls prior to the incident that we're dealing with."
Ruth Davidson was speaking after a private meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May in Downing Street.
Ms Davidson, who also attended a meeting of the cabinet, said the Conservatives now had to "reach out to others" on issues such as Brexit.
She added: "I do think that there can be changes in the offer of Brexit as we go forward".
Ms Davidson has new-found clout at Westminster after her party won 13 Scottish seats in the election, and has hinted that she wants Mrs May to change course on her Brexit objectives.
A high-profile Remain campaigner ahead of the EU referendum, she wants the UK to keep the "largest amount of access" to the single market after Brexit.
She has also called for what she describes as an "open Brexit", which prioritises free trade and country's economic interests over curbing immigration.
The prime minister is attempting to secure a deal which would see Democratic Unionist Party MPs support her minority government.
Ms Davidson said she had stressed to the prime minister that the electorate had said "they want the Conservatives in government, but by denying us a majority they don't want us to govern alone".
She added: "And that means that we have to reach out to other people on some of the big issues, for example on Brexit."
Ms Davidson said there was a "clear understanding" that the prime objective for leaving the European Union was to ensure that the economy was protected.
And she insisted there was a "general consensus" that free trade should be prioritised despite Mrs May indicating that the UK will leave both the single market and the customs union.
When asked whether the UK could stay in the single market, she replied: "I think what is clear is that there is a commitment from around that cabinet table, from within the Conservative Party, to now work with others to make sure that we go after the best economic deal.
"In terms of how we reach out to others and how we take on board their ideas there is lots of work to be done.
"But I do think that there can be changes in the offer of Brexit as we go forward."
Mrs May is battling to keep her party behind her after losing her parliamentary majority just before the start of negotiations with the EU.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has also stressed the need to put the economy first in the Brexit negotiations.
But speaking ahead of her meeting with Ms Davidson, a spokesman for the prime minister said it had been made clear that the UK cannot control its borders while remaining as a single market member.
There has been speculation that Ms Davidson could use her 13 MPs to push for a "softer" Brexit than Mrs May had planned.
She said: "I think my 13 MPs are all individuals and each and every one of them will play their full part in the House of Commons.
"In Scotland we do come from a liberal tradition, we were a separate party at one time, and I would expect them to carry that tradition into the House of Commons and I look forward to their progress - I am proud of them and I want to see what they are going to do next".
Ms Davidson also stressed the need for the UK government, and the wider Conservative party, to pull together and insisted that Mrs May could remain in office for the next five years.
The Scottish Conservatives won just a single seat in Scotland in the 2015 general election - but the party's share of the vote doubled as it took a further 12 seats last week, all of which were at the expense of the SNP.
Ms Davidson's performance in leading the party to its best result in Scotland since 1983 has seen her mentioned as a possible successor to Mrs May - although she does not currently have a seat in the House of Commons.
The Scottish Conservative leader arrived at Downing Street as SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon met her party's 35 MPs outside the Houses of Parliament.
Ms Sturgeon, who is Scotland's first minister, has called for a "short pause" in the Brexit negotiations in order to secure a cross-party, UK-wide consensus on what they hope to achieve.
She also claimed that Mrs May's plans for a so-called "hard Brexit" were now "dead in the water", and questioned whether the prime minister could form a functioning government.
Alex Staniforth, of Cheshire, has already tackled Pen-Y-Fan, Fan Foel and Snowdon since starting the series on 13 May.
The 22-year-old will aim to scale Moel Famau, on the Flintshire-Denbighshire border, on Sunday.
If successful, he will have climbed the equivalent of 13 Mount Everests.
He said: "A big thanks for all my friends and supporters from all over north Wales who encouraged me so brilliantly over the past few months and who've been so generous."
Mr Staniforth previously became the youngest person to complete the Three Peaks Challenge and has twice attempted to scale Everest.
He abandoned his last bid to reach the world's highest summit in 2015, after an avalanche left three of his friends dead.
Mr Staniforth, who sets off at 11:30 BST, is carrying out the latest series of climbs in aid of mental health charity, Young Minds UK, and has so far raised £15,000.
Michael Keen, 42, was stabbed in 15 times and was found dead at a house in Hazel Avenue, Darwen, Lancashire in August last year.
A Merseyside-based organised crime gang supplying drugs in the Darwen area was linked to the killing, police said.
Daniel Bamford, of Harvey Lane, Warrington, was found guilty of manslaughter. He was jailed for a total of 16 years at Preston Crown Court.
He had also earlier admitted one count of possession of class A drugs with intent to supply and two counts of supplying Class A drugs.
Mr Keen had been forced into allowing Bamford, a gang enforcer, to oversee the supply of drugs from his home, police said.
The pair had argued and Mr Keen was stabbed in the head, neck, arm, abdomen and back on 25 August, police said.
Det Insp Zoe Russo said: "This was a challenging and at times complex investigation.
"Bamford is clearly a dangerous and violent offender whose actions led to Michael Keen's death."
Three women aged between 60 and 82 were hit by bullets and bullet fragments after two officers fired at the man.
The 23-year-old man, who allegedly approached officers with the knife, was also injured.
An independent team will now investigate the circumstances surrounding Thursday's incident.
Police were called to an organic food market outside Westfield Shopping Centre at Hornsby, in Sydney's north, just before midday after shoppers noticed the man acting strangely.
New South Wales Police Assistant Commissioner Dennis Clifford said the man was holding a large carving knife and confronted officers when they approached him.
He said two officers fired shots at the man, who was wounded several times.
"Unfortunately some bystanders were also injured, with either bullet or fragment wounds," Mr Clifford said.
"The man is known to us. I understand he was reported missing from a psychiatric centre near here yesterday and police were making efforts to try and locate him."
Mr Clifford said it was understood that Tasers, batons and sprays were available to the officers.
"In a life-and-death situation the police had to make a very critical decision on the action that they took," he said.
All the injured bystanders are in hospital in a stable condition.
Witnesses told Australian media of a chaotic scene after police shot the "zombie-like" young man, who was "babbling incoherently" before the incident.
He also remains in hospital, under police guard.
The video will show arrivals at Australia's offshore detention centre on Christmas Island being expelled and boarding aircraft.
Canberra recently signed a deal with Malaysia to accept 800 boatpeople intercepted in Australia.
Asylum seekers remain a politically sensitive issue in Australia.
Australia currently has more than 6,000 asylum seekers in detention, originating from countries including Iran, Iraq, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
In return for Malaysia accepting the new arrivals by boat, Australia will take 4,000 immigrants who are already registered there over the next four years.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said the move will "smash the business model of people-smugglers".
But human rights groups have criticised Australia over the deal, because Malaysia has not signed the UN Convention on refugees, and the groups say asylum seekers are routinely mistreated there.
The footage posted by the Australian government on YouTube will show boatpeople arriving at the country's offshore detention centre in Christmas Island, boarding a plane to Malaysia and then arriving at camps in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
Source: Australian Department of Immigration
It is intended to drive home the point that asylum seekers heading for Australian shores will now end up in Malaysia, says the BBC's Nick Bryant in Sydney.
Previously, the government has used dramatised videos of people in detention or losing their lives at sea to act as a deterrent.
This, however, is the first time that real asylum seekers have been filmed being expelled from Australia - although, for security reasons, their faces will be pixelated, our correspondent says.
The footage will be posted on YouTube in eight languages, targeting Iranians, Afghans, Sri Lankans and Iraqis in particular.
The aim, according to immigration officials, is to demonstrate the futility of risking your life at sea, only to be put on a plane to be flown back to Malaysia.
"We know that people-smugglers tell lies. We know that people-smugglers will be out there saying, 'Look, this won't apply to you'... because they are desperate to make money off desperate people," Immigration Minister Chris Bowen told Australian radio.
"I do think that many people would have access to that sort of social media, and word-of-mouth will spread quickly."
The first boatload of asylum seekers expected to be sent to Malaysia was intercepted on Sunday. They are to be processed on Christmas Island before being sent to Kuala Lumpur by plane.
With eight minutes left, the U's captain finally beat excellent visiting keeper Mark Cousins after Joe Worrall brought down Robbie Simpson.
The visitors were unlucky not to be ahead early on, as Ashley Hemmings' cross was pushed out and Josh Coulson's follow-up was blocked on the line.
Ryan Ledson and Jimmy Spencer both went close for Cambridge before Berry kept a calm head to finally secure the points.
Cambridge manager Shaun Derry told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire:
"It was a horrible game (because of the weather). I knew it was going to be like that as soon as I arrived today, but we found a way.
"But we keep going on to the boys about affecting games in different ways, and we sure did that today.
"I've always said it's not just a game of 11 people, the substitutes have to make a real impact, and Robbie has come on and won the penalty."
Dagenham manager John Still told BBC Radio London:
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"We're making good progress now, I thought our back four was very, very good.
"I'm quite encouraged. I think we've built over the last three or four games, there's a resoluteness about us. It's hard to judge the game because of the conditions.
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The High Street retailer warned the market "remains challenging" as it reported a 2.5% drop in total sales for the past three months.
Next also cut the top end of its profit forecast, and now expects full-year profits of between £680m and £740m compared with an earlier forecast of £680m to £780m.
Store sales fell by just over 8%.
However, its overall performance was buoyed by its Directory sales, which rose 3.3% for the 13 weeks to 29 April.
"The UK consumer environment remains challenging, particularly in the clothing and homeware markets, and real wage growth is now close to zero," Next said in its trading statement.
The weak performance was expected after the retailer had warned in March of "another tough year ahead".
In March, Next reported its first drop in annual profit for eight years and said it remained "extremely cautious" about trading.
The chain had also warned that by focusing energy on "adopting exciting new trends" it had omitted some of its "best-selling, heartland product from our ranges".
In its latest update, Next said its fashion ranges would still not be where "we wanted them to be until the Autumn season in September".
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Court of Appeal judges accepted the Sun On Sunday's bid to lift the injunction, but said the celebrity could still not be named pending a possible appeal.
The judges said the allegations had now been widely reported abroad and online.
They gave the man time to apply to take the case to the UK Supreme Court.
In the ruling, they said there must be no publication leading to disclosure of the celebrity's identity before 13:00 BST on Wednesday.
The celebrity - who has young children and whose spouse is also well-known - has until 10:00 BST on Tuesday to submit arguments to the Supreme Court.
It will then decide whether to hear the case - and therefore extend the reporting ban - or to throw it out, leading to the order being lifted.
Clive Coleman, BBC legal correspondent
We had no right to privacy in the UK until we got the 1998 Human Rights Act.
Suddenly we got Article 8 of the Act - and people had a right to protect their privacy.
That led to a battle royal between rich and powerful people who wanted to protect their privacy, and the tabloid press, armed with the right to freedom of expression, who wanted to write about it.
We have seen this drama played out through a number of cases, notably the Ryan Giggs injunction case five years ago.
Today, the Court of Appeal has effectively acknowledged that there really is a recipe for melting privacy injunctions.
Once information comes in to the public domain online and via foreign publications, the whole purpose of the injunction has then been defeated and the claimant can no longer show that they would win a final injunction at an eventual trial.
Tabloid editors will be cracking open the champagne. If this judgement stands, it looks like the end of the celebrity privacy injunction as we know it.
The man - known in court as PJS - took legal action earlier this year after the Sunday tabloid newspaper tried to publish allegations about him.
Monday's judgement said the celebrity had "occasional sexual encounters" with another person - referred to in court as AB - starting in 2009.
According to the judgement, they had a text message exchange in December 2011 in which they discussed a "three-way".
"Accordingly the three met for a three-way sexual encounter, which they duly carried out", the ruling stated.
In January, the two other parties approached the Sun On Sunday with the story.
Two Court of Appeal judges later imposed an interim injunction, which prevented PJS being named in England and Wales.
However, lawyers for News Group Newspapers - publishers of the Sun On Sunday - asked judges to lift the ban.
They said stories had been published in the US, Scotland and elsewhere - where the injunction does not apply. It had also spread across the internet and on Twitter.
Lord Justice Jackson said he had to balance PJS's right to privacy against the newspaper's right to freedom of expression.
The judges ruled that PJS was now unlikely to be able to claim a permanent injunction.
Their ruling on Monday stated details about the allegations were now "so widespread" that confidentiality had "probably been lost".
The man's solicitors had been "assiduous" in monitoring the internet and removing stories in breach of the injunction, the judges said, but added it was a now "hopeless task".
"Much of the harm which the injunction was intended to prevent has already occurred," Lord Justice Jackson said.
"The court should not make orders which are ineffective."
A solitary Spix's Macaw was caught on video flying through trees in the state of Bahia.
Pedro Develey, head of the Brazilian Society for the Conservation of Birds, said he believed it had been freed by a poacher trying to avoid arrest.
A search of the area had just been concluded.
A colony of Spix's Macaw - the breed made famous in the animated "Rio" films - is being bred in Qatar and Brazil plans to reintroduce some of them into the wild.
The latest sighting was made by residents in Curaca, Bahia.
Mr Develey said the news was "amazing".
"You should have seen the joy of the people when I got there, saying the macaw was back," he said.
However, since the initial sighting, the whereabouts of the bird is unknown, the newspaper Estadao de Sao Paulo reported.
Women's number one Williams thrashed Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei 6-1 6-2 while men's top seed Djokovic beat France's Quentin Halys 6-1 6-2 7-6 (7-3).
Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova also made it through safely.
But two-time Wimbledon champion Kvitova lost 6-4 6-4 to 21-year-old Australian Daria Gavrilova.
British number ones Andy Murray and Johanna Konta resume their campaigns in the second round on Thursday.
Giant-killing Gavrilova, the world number 39, said she was "just really happy" after her win over Kvitova.
"It was unreal. I was so nervous in the end, you probably could tell," said the Russian-born Australian, who only switched nationality in December.
She now plays France's Kristina Mladenovic on Friday for a place in the fourth round.
Kvitova made 35 unforced errors and was broken five times in the 89-minute contest on Margaret Court Arena.
The Czech joined second seed Simona Halep and eighth seed Venus Williams in suffering a shock early exit.
Federer was rarely troubled by Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov, hitting 39 winners and wrapping up a 6-3 7-5 6-1 victory in an hour and 33 minutes.
The result sets up an intriguing third-round clash with Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, who was once considered a potential successor to Federer but has struggled to fulfil his potential.
"It's a tough draw," the Swiss said. "He's got the game to be really dangerous."
Agnieszka Radwanska said her confidence was soaring after she overcame Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-4 6-2 to reach the third round.
Bouchard, rebuilding her career after a head injury at last year's US Open, showed glimpses of her old form but could not match the Pole's consistency.
Radwanska, who will play Monica Puig of Puerto Rico in the third round, said: "I'm very happy with my game today because getting Genie in the second round was not an easy match."
Japanese seventh seed Kei Nishikori was another early winner on day three as he beat American Austin Krajicek 6-3 7-6 (7-5) 6-3, and Czech sixth seed Tomas Berdych beat Bosnia and Herzegovina's Mirza Basic 6-4 6-0 6-3.
Australian Nick Kyrgios reached the third round with a 6-4 7-5 7-6 (7-2) win over Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas, after overcoming wardrobe trouble.
The 20-year-old needed to change his shorts midway because his first pair apparently did not have pockets deep enough to hold balls while he was serving.
"Just a bit of a mix-up before the game. I guess it will be fixed by the next round," shrugged the 29th seed, whose next opponent Berdych has reached the last two semi-finals at Melbourne Park.
Kyrgios learnt before his match that he had been fined $3,000 (£2,100) for uttering an obscenity in his first-round win over Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta.
Czech Kristyna Pliskova - twin sister of Karolina Pliskova - served 31 aces, the most aces in a single match in WTA history (the previous record was 27) but still went out in the second round.
The left-hander ended up losing 4-6 7-6(6) 9-7 to Puerto Rico's Monica Puig, who saved five match points before progressing.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga came to the aid of a ball girl in distress during his 7-5 6-1 6-4 win over Omar Jasika of Australia.
The ninth seed said he noticed the ball girl was unwell during the third set of his match so he walked over to see what was wrong.
He put his hand on her back, and she passed Tsonga a ball she was holding. He then looped his arm through hers and escorted her off the court.
"I saw she was in trouble," the Frenchman said. "It was normal to help her out of the stadium. I hope she's OK."
The ball girl was fine, just feeling under the weather, according to tournament organisers.
World number 10 and seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams was given a $5,000 (£3,532) fine for failing to appear at a news conference on Tuesday.
The American, 35, did not fulfil her post-match media commitments after losing in straight sets to Britain's Konta.
Asked whether her elder sister would return to Melbourne in 2017, defending champion Serena Williams said: "I would assume. She's never mentioned anything about not being here."
"I'd say it was pretty mediocre today. It's actually something that I had to add, because I was getting really frustrated losing to my hitting partner all the time." Maria Sharapova reveals the motivation behind her new willingness to play the drop shot after beating Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus 6-2, 6-1.
"They don't get so excited watching me play yet." Roger Federer on why his twin daughters were reading books rather than watching dad.
"Oh, I don't do those. I'm not good at those. I did when I was younger, and I was terrible at it. I know what I'm good at, and I know things I'm not going to excel at. I'm definitely not going to excel at that shot." Serena Williams will not be attempting a between-the-legs shot any time soon.
Eugenie Bouchard described her lightweight tank dress for the Australian Open as having "red and white stripes like an American flag or something." The Canadian then paused, before saying: "Actually, red and white like Canada, I should say. Whoops!".
"Quentin is new on the tour but definitely today he hasn't been playing like he's been just on the tour for under a year," Novak Djokovic said after beating French 19-year-old Quentin Halys. "He played some great tennis and I want to congratulate him for fighting and especially in the third set."
It also emerged the cause of his death on 22 July in east London has still not been determined.
Opening the inquest, senior coroner for Inner North London Mary Hassell said the full inquest would be held in front of a jury next June.
Mr Charles, 20, died after being apprehended by police in Dalston.
She added the inquest was likely to last "weeks rather than days".
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the circumstances in which Mr Charles died having been chased into a shop by police officers.
The coroner told Mr Charles' family: "I'm sorry that seems a long way away - it is a long way away.
"But it is my experience that when the IPCC is investigating a death like this, it's impossible to have the inquest sooner."
The police watchdog's investigation has so far shown that, after Mr Charles was detained, attempts were made to remove an object from his mouth or throat.
It was later revealed that a package removed from his throat contained a mixture of caffeine and paracetamol.
The inquest opening at Poplar Coroner's Court heard that two post-mortem examinations had been carried out - the second on behalf of Mr Charles' family and the police.
But coroner's officer David Brereton told the hearing that "no medical cause of death has been offered at this time" as results of toxicology and other tests were pending.
He added the London Ambulance Service paramedic who took Mr Charles to hospital noted a "foreign body was found in his airway".
Mr Charles's father Esa, a great-uncle and family friends were in court for the brief hearing.
They left without saying anything although they have previously expressed concern over the "openness and transparency" of the IPCC investigation.
Separately the Met Police has released photos of three people it wants to trace following the violent clashes and criminal damage in east London which followed Mr Charles' death.
The ex-Espanyol coach, 45, met Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu last week as speculation increased that he might take over from Luis Enrique.
However, BBC Sport understands that he is not under consideration for the job.
"I'm an Espanyol supporter - I think then I don't need to speak too much," the Argentine said, highlighting the rivalry with city neighbours Barcelona.
He also played 216 games for Espanyol.
At Thursday's news conference, Pochettino said: "It is like one day if [Spurs chairman] Daniel Levy sacks me in a few years, it would be impossible to manage Arsenal."
Reports say Spurs were aware of the Argentine's meeting with the Barcelona president.
Barca assistant manager Juan Carlos Unzue is favourite with the bookmakers to take over from the departing Enrique, with Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde also thought to be in contention.
Allegations about the abuse of the penalty points system, raised by two whistlebowers, eventually led to the resignation of the then Garda commissioner Martin Callinan in 2014.
Since then, an alleged smear campaign against one of the whistleblowers, as well as news that almost one million recorded breath tests did not take place and that a separate error caused almost 15,000 wrongful traffic convictions, have resulted in increasing pressure on the current commissioner Noirín O'Sullivan.
Strain shows on Irish police in crisis
An interim report on gardaí terminating penalty points, in many cases for no stated reason, is sent from Garda headquarters to then justice minister justice Alan Shatter. It follows allegations made by two officers described as whistleblowers - former Garda John Wilson and Sgt Maurice McCabe.
Sgt McCabe is ordered to cease using the Garda computer system at Bailieborough in County Cavan after he had looked at files linked to the alleged wiping of driving penalty points of well-connected people by other officers, mainly in 2007 and 2008.
A subsequent internal Garda investigation failed to interview the sergeant.
A report by the public spending watchdog, the Comptroller and Auditor General, found that the Irish state had lost significant revenue because of irregularities in the penalty points system.
The head of the force, Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan, tells the Dáil's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that he personally finds what Garda whistleblowers have been saying as "quite disgusting".
Sgt Maurice McCabe gives evidence in private to the Dáil PAC about the cancellation of penalty points. The committee finds him to be credible.
Martin Callinan resigns as Garda Commissioner shortly after two cabinet ministers, Eamon Gilmore and Leo Varadkar, call on him to withdraw his comment that Garda whistle-blowers were "disgusting". Deputy Garda Commissioner Nóirín O'Sullivan succeeds him, initially on an acting basis.
Ireland's Justice Minister Alan Shatter resigns following receipt of a report into allegations made by the whistleblower Sgt McCabe.
The report compiled by the barrister, Sean Guerin SC, criticises the Garda treatment of Sgt McCabe and recommends a Commission of Investigation into the affair. Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald agrees to such an enquiry which carries out its work in private. It's led by the former High Court judge, Kevin O'Higgins.
The O'Higgins report upholds a number of Sgt McCabe's complaints about serious failings and commends him, but also notes he was prone to exaggeration on occasion. He also finds no evidence to substantiate claims of corruption by gardaí. Commissioner O'Sullivan says she "never had regarded Sgt McCabe as malicious". But, despite her public praise, opposition politicians say leaked documents show her lawyers challenged his "credibility and motivation" right to the end. Earlier suggestions of "malice" seem to have been based upon senior Garda officers' reports to the commissioner of their interviews with Sgt McCabe but he was able to debunk their assessment because he had secretly recorded his interviews.
Supt David Taylor, the former head of the Garda press office, makes a "protected disclosure" under whistle-blower protection laws saying that he was directed by senior Garda officers including, Martin Callinan and Nóirín O'Sullivan to blacken Sgt McCabe's name. Commissioner O'Sullivan strongly denied involvement in any campaign of spreading smears. Justice minister Fitzgerald asks retired Judge Iarfhlaith O'Neill to compile a report to her on whether the matter requires further investigation.
Judge O'Neill recommends in an unpublished report that a Commission of Investigation should carry out a private enquiry into who was telling the truth about what Supt Taylor had to say.
February 2017
The Irish government announces that Supreme Court judge, Peter Charleton, will the head the inquiry that will have to look at Commissioner O'Sullivan's mobile phone and text records. She resists calls to stand aside for the duration of the inquiry saying that she was innocent and had done nothing wrong.
It publicly emerges under Dáil privilege that senior Garda officers are accused of spreading a false smear that Sgt McCabe had been linked to a case of child sex abuse. It also emerges that the alleged victim was a daughter of one of the officers disciplined because of Sgt McCabe. It was a false claim with no evidence to support it. RTÉ's Prime Time programme reports that the state's child protection agency, Tusla, had created a file on Sgt McCabe and on his family after an employee copied and pasted an allegation of child sex abuse against someone else into the McCabe file. Tusla says it was an "error".
February 2017
The McCabe family reject apologies and say they intend to sue the state. The government also announces a sworn public inquiry to be headed by Judge Charleton after the McCabe family say they are totally opposed to another private investigation. The announcement is made in the midst of a political crisis that temporarily threatens a general election and seems set to result in Enda Kenny's period as taoiseach coming to an end.
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The Disclosures Tribunal - set up to investigate the alleged smear campaign against Sgt McCabe - opens its first public sitting. Chaired by Supreme Court judge Peter Charleton, it will examine allegations that senior police officers were involved in the smear campaign. The tribunal is scheduled to report in nine months, and provide an interim report to the Irish government in three months.
The Garda publishes a report on financial irregularities at its training college.
The force's internal audit section examined financial transactions over a number of years at the college in Templemore, County Tipperary. Its report revealed that money was being spent on gifts and entertainment, and identified a non-transparent system of accounting.
It emerges that almost one million drink-driving tests recorded by gardaí did not actually take place.
Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin calls for Commissioner O'Sullivan to be replaced after officers admitted to a data "discrepancy". Senior police admit it was likely some of the 937,000 non-existent tests were simply made up by officers.
In addition, they have admitted a separate error that caused almost 15,000 wrongful traffic convictions. About 14,700 people had been prosecuted without a fixed-charge notice first being issued - which was required to bring them before the courts.
Officers now have to appeal all those convictions; have the court-imposed penalties removed; and the state has to cover all costs.
The government announced two investigations into the Garda, while at the same time reaffirming its confidence in Commissioner O'Sullivan.
Appearing before an Irish parliamentary justice committee, Commissioner O'Sullivan acknowledges gardaí may have acted dishonestly by inputting false breath test figures into the force's computer system.
She said gardaí have still not established the reasons why almost one million false breath tests were recorded. Ms O'Sullivan said she apologised "for the grave mistakes and wrongdoing during the last decade that have led to the two controversies we are here today to discuss" - the other being the wrongful traffic convictions.
A few days before the commissioner appeared, Micheal Martin, the leader of the Republic's Fianna Fáil party said Ms O'Sullivan should consider her position.
On 12 April, Sinn Féin is to table a Dail motion of no confidence in Commissioner O'Sullivan's leadership of the force with a vote the following day.
And almost a quarter (23%) of the 1,018 UK adults questioned said they would love to learn a musical instrument.
Half told researchers for the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), they would be willing to take a course to boost their skills.
Learning was "part of who we are", said NIACE chief executive David Hughes.
"This shows how much we all want to learn new things... but it also shows that people need help to take steps to find where and how to learn."
The top 10 skills respondents expressed an interest in acquiring also included learning a language, singing and photography.
Among 25- to 34-year-olds, the proportion interested in taking up a course in their favoured subject rose to 60%.
Mr Hughes said the survey results showed how important it was to encourage people "to take the leap and go for it, whatever their level of education".
"All of the top skills people would love to learn most are about people expressing themselves, who they are, what they stand for," he said.
"The confidence learning those skills brings are crucial for everyone in life and in work."
He said the purpose of the festival was to help make lifelong learning more accessible, with a series of have-a-go events in cities throughout England.
Comedian Joe Pasquale, a supporter of the festival who is currently studying for an Open University natural sciences degree, said his only regret was not doing it earlier.
"I was worried I was too old at first, but I love it," he said.
Chef Rachel Khoo said the best thing about cooking "is anyone can do it and you don't need a big space or all the latest gadgets".
"Once you've learnt the basics you won't look back.
"It's never too late to get cooking."
The NIACE Festival of Learning will run from 1 May, culminating in adult learners' week, from 13 to 19 June.
Seventeen-month old Blue was on a walk with his elderly owner in Bradford when he sniffed out a bag of heart-shaped pills and started eating them.
The owner took the bag and Blue home, but the dog started foaming at the mouth and was rushed to Bradford's pet hospital.
Blue made a full recovery and the incident has been reported to police.
The pet hospital is run by the animal charity PDSA.
Head nurse Miriam Wilson said Blue was in a critical condition when he arrived at hospital.
She said: "He'd collapsed and the toxins were causing organ failure. Life-saving treatment was started straight away.
"He was put on an IV drip and received activated charcoal to absorb the toxins. Without the treatment, he would not have survived the night."
West Yorkshire Police collected the remaining pills and disposed of them.
A selection of photos from across the African continent this week:
It means the disease is not thought to be a significant public health threat to countries outside of those affected in West Africa.
A small cluster of cases are still occurring in Guinea, but Sierra Leone and Liberia have not had any in months.
But experts say countries must remain vigilant for new flare ups of Ebola.
There have been 12 of these to date - the most recent on 17 March in Guinea. The WHO says countries have been able to react to these clusters quickly to contain them.
And all original chains of Ebola transmission have ended in the three West African countries that were plagued by the disease.
Ebola is spread by close physical contact. The virus is carried in bodily fluids - blood, vomit and saliva - which means people who care for the sick are vulnerable to catching the infection.
It has also been detected in the semen of male survivors, and the WHO says national and international efforts must be intensified to ensure such men can have their semen checked to know if they might still be able to spread the infection.
And work must continue on the use of Ebola vaccination for intimate and close contacts of those survivors who still carry the virus, says the WHO.
But there should be no restrictions on travel and trade with Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone - any such measures should be lifted immediately, it says.
All 54 sitting SNP MPs will be put forward for election.
Labour said their candidates for the 8 June ballot will be in place by next week, while the Tories vowed to "put their strongest team out on the pitch".
The Lib-Dems have confirmed they will be operating all-female shortlists in a number of target seats.
Scottish Labour have received 150 applications after issuing a call for prospective parliamentary candidates over Twitter.
Speaking on the campaign trail in South Queensferry, party leader Kezia Dugdale said: "Applications have flooded in from across the country to stand in this election, such is the determination of Labour members to work tirelessly to kick Theresa May out of office and elect Jeremy Corbyn as prime minister.
"Labour will run a positive campaign that rejects the divisiveness of the Tories and their plans for a hard Brexit, and the divisiveness of the SNP's plans for a second independence referendum."
The SNP confirmed all their sitting MPs would be on their list but Michelle Thomson and Natalie McGarry, who have had the party whip withdrawn, will not.
Nicola Sturgeon visited a a new development of fully-accessible flats in Stenhousemuir while campaigning for the 4 May local elections.
She promised that SNP councils would build "their share of at least 50,000 new affordable houses across Scotland by March 2021".
Ms Sturgeon said the party would work with housing associations "to ensure at least 35,000 of these are homes for social rent".
"We believe that everyone in Scotland deserves a warm, affordable home," she added.
"That is why SNP councils will commit to three key pledges to ensure everyone has access to a safe home."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson launched a poster campaign in Edinburgh.
It highlighted the Tories' message of opposition to a second independence referendum, with the slogan: "We said no, we meant it."
Ms Davidson said: "We are going to fight hard in every seat in Scotland at this election.
"That means putting our strongest team out on the pitch."
Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie also hit the poster campaign trail in Dundee.
The party is operating all-female shortlists in a number of target seats, some of which - Edinburgh West included - may be decided over the weekend.
Mr Rennie said: "In Dundee, we have fantastic candidates taking the fight straight towards the SNP in their heartlands and come May we are ready to claim a few scalps.
"The announcement of the general election last week has only added to that and activists in Dundee and around Scotland are relishing the upcoming elections."
The women, all in their 20s, were hit on York Way in Islington at about 04:00 BST on 29 August.
One woman is in a critical condition, the second is in a serious condition while the third is being treated for a leg injury.
A woman, 33, has been arrested in connection with the incident.
The Met said she was arrested after voluntarily walking in to a police station.
One out of every six albums sold around the world was by a British artist, but the money generated for the UK economy dropped from £615m in 2014 to £610m.
The value of live music also fell from £924m to £910m, UK Music said.
However, the total contribution of the UK music business to the British economy remained static, at £4.1bn.
Money earned through publishing and licensing songs to films and advertisements helped make up the shortfall; while the money earned by British producers and recording studios rose from £116m to £119m.
Overall, music industry revenues grew just 0.5% in 2015, falling behind GDP growth.
However, UK Music said the business was "strong" and "resilient", having recorded growth of 17% since 2012, outpacing the economy as a whole.
"There is every sign that the recorded sector will return to growth in 2016," said chairman Andy Heath, pointing to the continued success of Adele's album, as well as increased vinyl sales and higher revenues from streaming services.
The money generated by subscription streaming - from the likes of Spotify, Google Play and Apple Music - leapt by £83m, from £168m to £251m.
UK Music said the figure would be higher if free-to-access sites like YouTube paid fairer rates.
"The revenues from certain ad-funded digital services... effectively devalue our music," said Heath.
"The challenge is to convince all services to properly value the brilliantly gifted music we make available."
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They said it was about the message in support of gay marriage that he had wanted on his cake.
"Now we're being told that we have to promote the message, even if it's against our consciences," Mr McArthur said.
"Other businesses will have to take advice about whether they can refuse orders that conflict with their consciences or whether they have to be coerced as well into promoting other people's views."
But there was nothing in the court's decision requiring Ashers or any other business to promote a view with which the company's directors disagreed.
Ashers can keep within the law and not promote "other people's views" by confining its custom-made service to birthday cakes -- which is what it has said it will do.
A Jewish or Christian shopkeeper is not required to trade on the Sabbath just as a Muslim butcher is not required to sell pork.
But if a business does supply a service, it must not discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation — which means it must not refuse to provide a gay person with goods that it would provide to others.
In this case, said the courts, the correct comparison was not with a straight man who wanted a "gay" cake, which Ashers would have refused.
It was with a gay or straight person who ordered a cake celebrating traditional marriage -- which the company would have supplied.
And, as the appeal judges said, "the fact that a baker provides a cake for a particular team or portrays witches on a Halloween cake does not indicate any support for either."
In the end, the appeal ruling turned out to be surprisingly straightforward.
Had District Judge Brownlie been right as a matter of law to hold that Ashers had discriminated against Mr Lee directly on the grounds of his sexual orientation, contrary to regulations made in 2006?
Yes she had, the appeal judges said.
Had the district judge been right to decide that the regulations were not affected by the McArthur family's rights -- under article 9 of the human rights convention -- to hold and manifest their religious beliefs?
Yes, she had been right about that too.
And had the district judge been wrong to find, without any evidence, that Mr Lee had been perceived by Ashers as a gay man?
That was irrelevant, said the appeal court: Ashers had cancelled Mr Lee's order not because he was perceived as being gay but because the company's directors opposed gay marriage.
It is because the district judge had simply posed a series of questions to the appeal court — what lawyers call an "appeal by way of case stated" — that there may be procedural difficulties in Ashers appealing once more to the UK Supreme Court in London.
One way round these problems might be for the Attorney General of Northern Ireland to seek permission to appeal — either from the court in Belfast or from the Supreme Court itself.
John Larkin QC had argued, unsuccessfully, that the 2006 regulations were discriminatory and therefore unlawful under devolution legislation.
In the end, an appeal may depend on whether the Christian Institute, which has been supporting Ashers, can fund the cost of an appeal — and afford the risk of paying Mr Lee's legal costs if they lose again.
It may also depend on whether the Supreme Court regards this case as having wider implications, not just for people in Northern Ireland but for the rest of the United Kingdom as well.
It is hard to imagine a similar case occurring in any other part of the UK, not just because same-sex marriage is legal in Great Britain but also because it is unusual to find companies operating in the same way as Ashers.
There are plenty of shops and restaurants in Great Britain that sell only kosher or halal food but their religiously-observant owners will normally serve any customer who comes through the door.
That, after all, is what the law requires.
Senegal forward N'Diaye, signed on loan from Villarreal, tapped home unmarked after Simon Mignolet dropped the ball at his feet.
Despite striker Sadio Mane's first start since 2 January, Liverpool failed to force a single save in the first half and were poor throughout.
Hull, who have won all four home games under new manager Marco Silva, sealed victory when Oumar Niasse, on loan from Everton, kept his composure after the Reds defence had been carved open.
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Hull were bottom of the table and three points from safety when former Sporting Lisbon and Olympiakos boss Silva took charge on 5 January.
Fast forward four weeks and the Tigers have a win over Liverpool and a draw at Manchester United, as well as an EFL Cup semi-final home win over United under their belt.
Hull are an organised and well-drilled unit at the back while the arrival of N'Diaye, as well as Poland winger Kamil Grosicki, has provided them with an added threat.
They overcame the loss of captain Michael Dawson, who was injured in the warm-up, to produce their most complete performance so far under Silva.
Hull are 18th in the table - one point from safety - and now have seven points from a possible 12 under Silva's reign.
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With Arsenal losing earlier in the day and Tottenham kicking-off late, Liverpool would have climbed to second in the table with victory.
Yet they ended the day 13 points behind leaders Chelsea. In the last 14 days Jurgen Klopp's side have been knocked out of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, and seen their hopes of a first league title since 1990 all but vanish for another season.
While Jurgen Klopp remains unbeaten in seven games against the top-six, the German has now seen his side lose to Burnley, Bournemouth, Swansea City and Hull City.
This was as bad as any of them; an abject, disjointed performance sprinkled with individual errors and a lack of cutting edge.
Liverpool's defenders were as much to blame for the first goal despite Mignolet's mistake, leaving N'Diaye completely unmarked when he steered the hosts ahead.
The Reds enjoyed 72% possession but as Klopp said afterwards: "Possession is only good when you create something from it."
Hull manager Marco Silva: "It is a fantastic afternoon for us. Our supporters were fantastic, we need them and they support our team always.
"I am sure in the future we will play better, but at these moments we need to keep our focus and our organisation, because every game it is possible to get valuable points.
"In the Premier League it is fantastic to get clean sheets, to do that against Manchester United and Liverpool is fantastic."
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "I don't want to find excuses, it is hard to think of intelligent things to say after a match like this.
"It is not the time to talk about these things [qualifying for the Champions League], we have to show our best and then people can judge us.
"We all know how good we can be, and it's still there, but not if we play like we did in the first half today."
Hull will make the journey to face Arsenal next Saturday (12:30 GMT) with confidence sky high. Liverpool need to find some confidence for their home game with Tottenham on the same day (17:30) in a game which could go a long way to deciding who qualifies for the Champions League.
Match ends, Hull City 2, Liverpool 0.
Second Half ends, Hull City 2, Liverpool 0.
Foul by Lucas Leiva (Liverpool).
Oumar Niasse (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Hull City).
Lucas Leiva (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Oumar Niasse (Hull City).
Offside, Liverpool. Sadio Mané tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Eldin Jakupovic.
Attempt saved. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andrea Ranocchia.
Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
Oumar Niasse (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Hull City).
Goal! Hull City 2, Liverpool 0. Oumar Niasse (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrea Ranocchia with a through ball following a fast break.
Offside, Hull City. Oumar Niasse tries a through ball, but David Meyler is caught offside.
Substitution, Liverpool. Alberto Moreno replaces James Milner.
Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Adam Lallana.
Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
Oumar Niasse (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Hull City. David Meyler replaces Kamil Grosicki.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Josh Tymon.
Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a headed pass.
Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Hull City).
Attempt missed. James Milner (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané following a set piece situation.
Josh Tymon (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Josh Tymon (Hull City).
Attempt saved. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Omar Elabdellaoui.
Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Emre Can.
Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner.
Attempt blocked. James Milner (Liverpool) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
Substitution, Hull City. Oumar Niasse replaces Abel Hernández.
Philip Tartaglia, 61, outgoing Bishop of Paisley, will be installed in his new office in September.
He has been no stranger to controversy, however, having recently criticised ministers over anti-bigotry legislation and proposals for same sex marriage.
His 37-years as a clergyman has taken him from Glasgow to Rome and back.
Archbishop-elect Tartaglia was born in Glasgow on 11 January 1951 - the eldest son of Guido and Annita Tartaglia.
He has five sisters and three brothers, one of whom is a priest of the Archdiocese of Glasgow.
After attending St Thomas' Primary in Riddrie, he began his secondary education at St Mungo's Academy before moving to the national junior seminary at St Vincent's College, Langbank.
He later attended St Mary's College, at Blairs, Aberdeen, before completing his ecclesiastical studies at the Pontifical Scots College, and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.
Philip Tartaglia was ordained by then Archbishop Thomas Winning in the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Dennistoun, on 30 June 1975.
He then returned to Rome where he completed his ordinary course of studies in 1976 before beginning his research for his Doctorate in Sacred Theology.
In 1978 he was additionally appointed as Dean of Studies at the College in Rome, and was also acting Vice-Rector at that time.
On completing his Doctorate in 1980, he was appointed assistant priest at Our Lady of Lourdes, Cardonald, while at the same time becoming visiting lecturer at St Peter's College, Newlands, Glasgow.
A year later, he was appointed lecturer at St Peter's College, Newlands, becoming director of studies in 1983.
When Chesters College, Bearsden, opened in 1985 he was made vice-rector, becoming rector two years later.
He served in this position until 1993 when he was sent to St Patrick's, Dumbarton, as assistant priest before being appointed parish priest of St Mary's, Duntocher, in 1995.
In 2004, he was appointed Rector of the Pontifical Scots College, Rome.
The following year, after being nominated by Pope Benedict, he was ordained as Bishop of Paisley.
His highest-profile public statement in this role came last year when the Bishop wrote to First Minister Alex Salmond, criticising the Scottish government's stance on anti-bigotry legislation and proposals for same-sex marriage.
In the letter, Celtic fan Bishop Tartaglia, warned against the "hasty introduction of the Offensive Behaviour at Football Bill", following on-field and off-field trouble at a so-called Old Firm "shame game".
He stated that official figures "show conclusively that sectarian criminality is made up predominantly of acts of intolerance and hostility towards Catholics".
The Bishop expressed concern "that the Bill's introduction has served as a distraction from the real nature of sectarianism in Scotland".
His letter also strongly condemned ministers over "plans to dismantle the definition of marriage in Scotland".
It said: "As you will know by now, Scotland's Catholic bishops are dismayed that your government has seen fit to launch a consultation on same sex marriage and declare itself minded to introduce legislation which would permit it."
Bishop Tartaglia warned the first minister that any "commitment to such a course, will, I fear, bring about a serious chill to relations between the Scottish government and the Catholic Bishops' Conference".
He later met Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to discuss his concerns over both issues.
The Archdiocese of Glasgow is the largest of Scotland's eight dioceses with an estimated Catholic population of 200,000. It comprises 95 parishes and is served by 203 priests.
Archbishop-elect Tartaglia will be the eight person to hold the office since the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in Scotland in 1878.
He follows Archbishop Mario Conti and Archbishop Thomas Winning, who later became Cardinal Winning.
On 5 December 1766, young Scotsman James Christie opened the doors of his first sale house, in Pall Mall, London.
His first auction included a pair of sheets, two pillowcases, two chamber pots and four Indian glassworks.
The following year, he held his first of what would be many auctions devoted entirely to pictures.
Jussi Pylkkannen, global president of Christie's International, said its 21st Century auctioneers still have the expertise that enables them to "source outstanding collections and deliver extraordinary sales".
"Ever since James Christie first opened his doors 250 years ago, innovation and passion have driven our business, creating different perspectives of the art market and collecting trends," he said.
Here are 10 landmark sales from the auction house's illustrious past.
The Hamilton Palace sale of 1882 is described by Christie's as "one of the most important house sales of the 19th Century".
The auction took place over 17 days and included furniture made for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The collection sold for £4,620, which in today's money is about £415,000.
In 1927, a painting of James Christie was sold for 7,200 guineas - the equivalent of £403,000 today.
The 1788 portrait was by British painter Thomas Gainsborough, who was a close friend of the auctioneer.
In 1993, a blue plush-covered "Elliot" teddy bear, manufactured by Steiff in 1908, was auctioned.
It went for £49,500 - triple the pre-sale estimate.
In 1995, a gold-plated Royal Quiet de Luxe portable typewriter, owned by James Bond author Ian Fleming, came up for auction.
The typewriter, produced in 1952, sold for £55,750.
In 2002, the football shirt worn in the 1970 World Cup Final by Edson Arantes do Nascimento - otherwise known as Pelé - was sold at the London auction house.
The distinctive number 10 jersey fetched £157,750 - even though it was only estimated to fetch £30,000 to £50,000.
In 2006, Christie's New York auction house sold the Starship Enterprise-D from the 1987-94 television series Star Trek: The Next Generation.
It sold for $576,000, which was the equivalent to £307,600. (Exchange rates have changed since the Brexit vote.)
In 2009, a red and blue laced gold-lacquered Japanese suit of armour was sold at the same venue.
The Honkozane Nimai do Gusoku armour was from the early Edo period (1600-1868).
It fetched $602,500 - equivalent to £362,285.
In 2012, this RML Leyland AEC London Routemaster bus, made in 1966, was sold in London.
It was estimated to fetch up to £30,000, but eventually went for £67,250.
In July 2015, an imperial black felt bicorn campaign hat belonging to French Emperor Napoleon I was sold.
The hat, believed to date back to 1806, fetched £386,500.
In 2015, an Aquascutum royal blue wool crepe suit, worn by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1989, sold at the London auction house.
The fetching power suit fetched £27,500, smashing the pre-auction estimate of £2,000-£3,000.
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After reaching the semi-finals at their first major international tournament for 58 years, Wales have won once in four World Cup qualifying games since.
Chris Coleman's side are third in Group D and face leaders the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Friday.
"There is a long way to go, but of course, the next two games are vitally important," Davies said.
He continued: "There has been no hangover from the Euros. It was always going to be hard to match our efforts from the summer, but as a group we are determined to give it every effort and to push as far as we can.
"It is difficult to say what exactly has been going on in this group, we've put our best foot forward in every game and hopefully our luck will be in going forward and we can pick up a few wins."
After beating Moldova 4-0 in their first qualifier in September of 2016, Wales have gone on to draw against Austria, Georgia and Serbia.
"We are not surprised Ireland are top, they are a good team and it is a good group, any one of us could have been leading at this stage," Davies added.
"We will do what we usually do. We've been in games of massive magnitude, we've been there before."
The historic debate in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia allows the five candidates to outline their vision for Africa.
It is the first time such a debate has been organised by the AU but the actual decision will be made by African heads of state next January.
Current AU chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is stepping down after declining to serve a second four-year term.
The debate gives the candidates the "opportunity to present their various perspectives in the area of leading the continental agenda for the upcoming four years," the AU commission said on its website, which is streaming it live.
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Organisers asked people to send their questions to the candidates using the #MjadalaAfrika hashtag.
Mjadala means debate in Swahili.
The candidates to be the next AU commission chairperson are:
The challenges for the African Union are numerous - civil wars, terrorism, poverty, hunger, unemployment and migration are just some of the issues the aspirants will have to tackle.
They will have a town-hall style debate with a live audience drawn from the AU commission, diplomatic corps, media and some invited guests.
It is also being streamed live as the AU encourages people across the continent and beyond to participate.
It is indeed a historic moment for the continental body, which has hyped this as an opportunity for the candidates "to speak to African citizens".
But how significant will the debate be in finally deciding who takes over the leadership of the African Union?
Not very. Voting is usually done behind closed doors and it will only be the 54 heads of state and government who will cast their ballots. So in essence, they will have the final say.
As in previous elections, the divide between Anglophone and Francophone countries has again emerged, with candidates from Eastern Africa and Western Africa being seen as the top contenders.
This one has all the signs of being a tightly contested election, as it was four years ago when Mrs Dlamini-Zuma won after several rounds.
The candidates and their supporters have been travelling across the continent to lobby for support from member states.
The Kenyan government, for instance, has launched an intensive campaign to canvas for votes for its Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed.
"Kenya is putting a lot of weight into it, it is calling in a lot of favours to get member countries to support her candidacy," Andrew Weir of Africa Confidential magazine, told Germany's Deutsche Welle.
But by tradition, the post rotates between Anglophone and Francophone countries. Mrs Dlamini-Zuma, from English-speaking South Africa, succeeded French-speaking Jean Ping in 2012.
Candidates from French-speaking Chad and Senegal would be in prime position if this principle is observed once more.
Critics have rejected the notion that choosing a successor should be based on a rotational system, saying that the best candidate should be chosen irrespective of their origin.
Christian Willoughby posted several pictures from inside the cell after being locked up for what he described as a "misdemeanour".
He said it was the "ideal place for winding down after a hard day" and said he would "definitely come back".
Humberside Police said it was treating the incident as a serious breach of security.
Mr Willoughby's message said: "I've given this place 4 stars. It's the all day breakfast that lets it down really. Apart from that the staff are pleasant enough."
He posted a number of images including pictures of the toilet, window and a meal.
Asked how he had taken the photos he said he used an iPad.
He added: "Room was nice, the minimalistic idea was a nice touch. It was secure and safe. Quadruple glazing and security door. Ideal place for winding down after a hard day. I'd definitely come back."
The force said it was aware of the pictures "apparently of the Grimsby Custody Suite", saying they "appear to have been taken by a prisoner while in custody on Wednesday, 9 March".
Ch Insp James Glansfield said: "We take any such breach of security and detainee safety extremely seriously and will be carrying out a review of our detainee management to identify any lessons learned and prevent further reoccurrences in the future.
"The force's Professional Standards Branch are investigating the circumstances of the incident."
But the British and Irish Lions coach would not confirm if the incident will affect the England captain's chances of leading the 2017 tour in New Zealand.
"For me it's about picking the squad first and looking afterwards ... who can do a good job and in terms of captain," said Gatland.
Hartley finds out on Wednesday if he can lead England in the Six Nations.
The 30-year-old was dismissed six minutes after coming on as Northampton lost to Leinster in the European Champions' Cup on 9 December.
Hartley will appear at an independent hearing on Wednesday to discover the length of the ban to be imposed.
After leading England unbeaten through 2016, Hartley is regarded as one of the prime candidates for the Lions captaincy.
But he has a history of indiscipline and has served a total of 54 weeks suspension in his career.
Gatland, on secondment from his Wales role with the Lions, said: "Dylan will be incredibly disappointed with being sent off last week.
"Look, he's had a great 12 months, done a great job in captaining and leading England and the success that they've had.
"He'll be disappointed and hopefully he reflects on that and takes his punishment and gets back and has a good Six Nations, and for me after that it's just looking at him and first of all is his form good to be selected [for the tour] and then maybe some of the other things come into consideration."
Stuart Lancaster, now part of the Leinster coaching staff, dropped Hartley from England's 2015 World Cup squad after he head-butted Saracens' Jamie George.
But he was reinstated as captain when Eddie Jones succeeded Lancaster and captained them to the 2016 Six Nations Grand Slam.
Gatland said he understands media interest in the Lions captaincy, but says he is a long way from deciding who will lead the Lions on the field.
"Yes it's an important role," he said.
"I don't mind that edge, but it's important they don't cross the line and with someone like Dylan it's been disappointing and hopefully he reflects on what's happened last week.
"I think Dylan will be more concerned about his ban and getting on the field and playing for England than worrying about [next] June.
"Those things will take care of itself in terms of we'll see what happens over the next few months.
"And let's not get too carried away and not make too much of an issue of it and I'll just sit back and see what happens."
The world's biggest carmaker said net profit rose 14% in the July to September quarter to 611.7bn yen ($5bn; £3.2bn).
Its quarterly sales increased by 8.4% to 7.1tn yen, thanks to a weaker yen.
But despite robust sales in its biggest market of North America, Toyota cut its annual sales target because of slowing sales in Japan and emerging markets.
It now expects to sell 10 million vehicles worldwide in the year to March 2016, down 150,000 vehicles from its previous forecast.
"The auto market especially in developed economies will remain strong, but Asia may not recover as much as we are hoping to see, so we are more cautious on our emerging market forecast," said managing officer Tetsuya Otake.
The lower outlook comes despite Toyota regaining the crown of the world's largest carmaker by sales in the first nine months of this year from Germany's Volkswagen.
Toyota's second quarter operating profit rose 26% to 827.4bn yen. The carmaker has been trying to cut costs and improve productivity at its manufacturing plants as it faces a downturn in many markets.
The company recalled 6.5 million vehicles globally last month over a faulty window switch, which was the latest in a string of recalls for the auto giant.
Philip Spence, 33, was convicted at Southwark Crown Court in October of three counts of attempted murder.
Spence attacked the sisters from the United Arab Emirates at the Cumberland Hotel in Marble Arch on 6 April.
He hit one of his victims with such force that she lost part of her brain and can no longer speak.
Spence, from Harlesden in north-west London, had admitted the attack, but denied attempted murder.
He hit one of his victims, Ohoud Al-Najjar, 34, with such force her skull split open as her nine-year-old nephew cowered under the sheets beside her.
She survived the attack but was left with just 5% brain function, lost sight in one eye and can no longer speak.
Her sisters Khulood, 36, and Fatima, 31, were both left with life threatening injuries and still require medical treatment.
In victim impact statements read to the court, Fatima Al-Najjar said the injuries to Ohoud had left her with a "living dead sister".
Sentencing him to life with a minimum term of 18 years, Judge Anthony Leonard QC said: "It is nothing short of a miracle combined with the finest medical attention that led to Ohoud surviving the attack.
"You used deliberate and gratuitous violence over what was needed to carry out the robbery."
"The ferocity of that attack was such you left one woman so badly injured she will never walk again unaided."
Earlier, prosecutor Simon Mayo QC said: "Spence's intention, as the jury concluded, was to kill them."
He fled the scene with a suitcase containing iPads, gold jewellery and mobile phones. He dumped the claw hammer just outside the hotel in Marble Arch, the court heard.
Mr Mayo said CCTV footage captured Spence on a bus as he examined the stolen items.
"Bearing in mind that less than an hour earlier he had carried out a vicious and sustained attack with a hammer on three defenceless women, his concern appears to have been the profit that he might make from his awful crime, rather than the plight of his unfortunate victims," the prosecutor said.
Judge Leonard said it was relevant that Spence carried out his attack in front of Khulood's three children, aged seven, 10 and 12.
"It is impossible to say what long-term affect this incident will have on the children," the judge said.
"Hardened police officers and paramedics who attended the scene said what they saw was horrendous and the worst they had seen across their careers.
"I'm sure you represent a significant risk to the public of serious harm."
Following the sentencing, Det Ch Insp Andy Chalmers said: "The level of violence Spence chose to use was extraordinary and completely unnecessary for him to steal, as he had set out to do that night."
Spence has 37 convictions for 62 offences going back to 1993 including theft, drug offences, grievous bodily harm, robbery and burglary.
In October, he was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary during the attack.
Neofitos "Thomas" Efremi, 57, from Islington, was found guilty of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.
He was sentenced to 14 years and told he would serve half of his term before being released on licence.
James Moss, 34, of Hanley Road, north London, who pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods, was sentenced to 21 months, suspended for two years.
Remploy said no acceptable offers had been made for its furniture business, so it will close sites in Blackburn, Sheffield, and Baglan near Port Talbot.
A total of 196 employees now face losing their jobs.
Remploy said a potentially viable bid had been made for its automotive plants in Birmingham, Coventry and Derby.
Negotiations will now be held to complete that purchase as soon as possible.
At the factories now set to be closed, workers will be invited to "at least two individual consultation meetings over the next 30 days to discuss the options and the support that will be available to them".
At Baglan, 54 disabled workers will lose their jobs, at Blackburn 18 will be made redundant, of whom 17 are disabled, and at Sheffield 77 will lose their jobs, of whom 74 are disabled.
In addition, 47 office, sales, and other staff will be made redundant, of whom 15 are disabled.
Commenting on the offers that it received for the furniture business, Remploy said there were a number of guidelines it used.
"The Remploy board has given careful consideration to the bids which were assessed for viability on a series of criteria including continued employment of disabled people, value for money for the taxpayer and the sustainability of the business," it said in a statement
"The board has determined that no viable business bids meeting these criteria were received for the Furniture business and as a result it will close and all its factories will now move to closure."
Last year, the government announced that 27 Remploy factories, which provide employment opportunities for disabled people, were to close.
The closures followed recommendations by an independent review into the way the government spent its disability employment budget.
It recommended that the government should divert funding to supporting individuals, rather than subsidising factory businesses.
The person on the boat reportedly dialled numbers with a Rome prefix and eventually got through to a 67-year-old man in the Marconi district.
The man said the caller had spoken some English and French and the sea could be heard lapping in the background.
Police alerted the coastguard who then launched a rescue mission.
It came as the Italian navy and coastguard said their vessels had rescued more than 1,300 migrants in several operations on Tuesday in the Mediterranean.
So far this year, more than 11,000 migrants have arrived in Italy by sea and about 100 have died making the crossing from the North African coast.
The EU is seeking to limit the numbers reaching Greece via Turkey.
The pensioner told Italian media he had been woken early on Tuesday by the telephone and, despite not being able to understand the caller, had contacted the police as he believed the person was in trouble.
A police officer was at hand when the person called back. The caller, who said he was Sudanese, shouted "we are in trouble" amid the sound of an engine and the wind and the sea in the background, Italy's AGI news agency reports.
Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera says the coastguard later rescued about 600 migrants on a boat and four rubber dinghies close to the coast of Italy.
The number of people risking the perilous crossing from North Africa to Europe is expected to increase as the weather improves, correspondents say.
Hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants have arrived in Italy in recent years, seeking a better life in the West.
The EU and Turkey recently struck an agreement aimed at halting the influx of "irregular migrants" through Greece.
About 144,000 irregular migrants have arrived in Greece this year alone, and more than 360 have died, according to the International Organization for Migration.
Last year, more than one million migrants and refugees, many fleeing war in Syria and Iraq, reached Europe by sea.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
Point of Ayr, near Prestatyn, was the last remaining deep pit in north Wales when it closed in 1996.
Coal was mined from beneath the seabed there for more than 100 years.
The colliery was one of the last to be mechanised and pit ponies were used until 1968, with four underground stables housing around 70 animals.
The average working life of a pit pony was 20 years and they were trained on the surface to get them used to the rattling of chains.
"Driving the ponies" was often the first job given to young miners and many formed close bonds with their pony.
Retired miner Glyn Hughes, from Gronant, said: "My horse's name was Turpin. On my first morning, I went 'gee up horse', and he wouldn't move.
"The old collier said to me 'Glyn, it's no good, they don't understand English. You'll have to learn Welsh and speak Welsh to them.' So that's why I started learning my Welsh. I had to speak Welsh to the pit ponies."
The unveiling of the sculpture - created by local artist Mike Owens, whose own grandfather was a miner - was part of an open day celebrating the history of the colliery.
A £40,500 Heritage Lottery grant has helped fund a project to preserve the mine's legacy, including a miners' trail and circular walk using the Wales Coast Path between Ffynnongroyw and Talacre.
A new app for the trail, with images and audio, was also launched on Sunday.
John Wiltshire, chairman of the Point of Ayr Community Heritage Group, said: "We are all really excited to bring the mine back to life and to educate both local people and visitors about the mine's importance, not just locally but also to the heritage of Wales as a whole."
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke as the EU is poised to consider more sanctions on Russia.
Russia has denied claims by Nato that its forces illegally crossed into Ukraine to support separatists there.
Some 2,600 people have died in fighting between rebels and Ukrainian troops.
The conflict in Ukraine's eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk erupted in April following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's southern Crimea peninsula a month before.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed Ukraine for the crisis, comparing its siege of the rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Luhansk to the siege of Leningrad by Nazi Germany in World War Two.
On Friday, Mr Steinmeier warned that the "already dangerous situation" in Ukraine had now entered "a whole new dimension".
"Our hopes that direct talks between [Ukraine and Russia] would contribute to de-escalating the situation have been disappointed," he said in Milan.
"The border infringements have intensified, and raised concerns that the situation is slipping out of control.
"This needs to stop, especially if we want to avoid direct military confrontation between Ukrainian and Russian military forces."
His sentiments were echoed by other foreign ministers:
Russia could face new restrictions after a summit of the European Union's 28 heads of state in Brussels on Saturday.
The EU and the US have already imposed sanctions against dozens of senior Russian officials, separatist commanders and Russian firms accused of undermining Ukrainian sovereignty.
In late July, the EU also blacklisted some key economic sectors, prompting Russia to retaliate by banning food imports.
Russia's energy minister has warned that the Ukrainian crisis could lead to a disruption of gas supplies to European countries this winter.
Earlier on Friday, Nato held an emergency meeting after releasing satellite images it said showed columns of Russian armed forces inside Ukrainian territory.
Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called on Russia to "take immediate and verifiable steps towards de-escalation".
Mr Rasmussen also indicated Nato could consider Ukraine's application to join the alliance, shortly after Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced he was putting Ukraine on course for Nato membership.
Meanwhile, heavy fighting has continued near the strategic port of Mariupol on the Azov Sea. Rebel forces are trying to capture the city but Ukrainian government troops are digging in.
On Thursday the separatists seized the nearby town of Novoazovsk.
The separatists' advance toward Mariupol has raised fears that the Kremlin might seek to create a land corridor between Russia and Crimea.
Rebels are also reported to have surrounded government soldiers in several places further north, near Donetsk city.
A new UN report found that serious human rights abuses had been committed by rebels and Ukrainian forces.
The abuses include the deliberate targeting and killing of civilians trapped in urban areas or trying to flee the fighting via government-established "safe corridors", the study found.
It said that an average of around 36 people had been killed on a daily basis between 16 July and 17 August.
Federal Judge Sergio Moro said prosecutors' evidence suggested Nestor Cervero spent bribes on an apartment in Rio de Janeiro.
Cervero is the second Petrobras executive to be convicted amid an ongoing investigation.
He was fired in 2014 and arrested in January.
More than 100 people have been indicted and 50 politicians are under investigation for taking bribes.
Paulo Roberto Costa, former Petrobras director of refining and supply, was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison last month. He signed a plea bargain agreement with prosecutors and will serve one year, under house arrest.
The authorities have accused former Petrobras executives and a handful of engineering firms of inflating the value of service contracts and banking the excess funds.
Cervero's lawyer, Edson Ribeiro, denied the charges at the time and did not immediately respond to a request for comment, according to the Reuters News agency.
Cervero can still appeal.
Last month Petrobras took a $2bn (£1.3bn) charge for costs related to corruption and published accounts for last year showing an overall loss of $7.2bn.
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Among other offers, punters at Yarmouth Stadium will be charged just five pence for their first pint of beer at Wednesday's meeting.
The Norfolk stadium has bucked the national trend of greyhound stadium closures over recent years.
The number of venues in England has dropped from around 80 to 25 over the past 65 years
Well-known venues such as Harringay, Walthamstow and White City are among those to have shut their door.
But Yarmouth owner Stephen Franklin believes the sport is again gaining a growing audience.
He said: "Races starting in the mornings and being streamed for an international audience and online betting will lead to more future success."
Yarmouth Stadium has provided a livelihood for four generations of the Franklin family.
Built in 1939, just a handful of races were held before World War Two - but on 7 December 1946, the crowds flocked back for its first proper meet.
The year also saw the launch of the first East Anglian greyhound derby, the competition rapidly evolving to be a 'must win' event.
The prize money for this year's race was £12,000, considerably more than in 1947.
Speedway also became part of the sporting mix in 1949 and when the Yarmouth Bloaters team raced against Coventry in a league meeting it was watched by 11,000 spectators, according to records.
Non league speedway gave way to stock car racing in 1963 and races are still held at the stadium today on the tarmac raceway.
The 1960s proved to be a pivotal time for greyhound and horse racing after High Street betting shops were licensed.
Stephen Franklin said their rapid growth saw punters move away from racecourses and into the shops.
Mr Franklin said "without the financial support of a levy on bets placed in the betting shops, which were given to horse racing, more greyhound tracks succumbed to property developers."
He added that temptation to sell is not really there for the Yarmouth Stadium as the site is on marshes and is not prime development land.
The 1970s brought several changes including the refinement of sand racecourses. Originally racing took place on grass.
New rules were adopted at Yarmouth in 1975 under the auspices of the National Greyhound Racing Club, now known as the Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
Holiday makers were the back bone of the business then and today Yarmouth Stadium is still one of the town's biggest evening attractions.
Improved bar and restaurant facilities were part of an 80s re-vamp while the 1990s saw the introduction of the hare system developed in nearby Swaffham and now virtually universal in Britain and Ireland.
In 1999 the family set up Homefinders for retired greyhounds and Mr Franklin says this is of great pride to him having begun his career tending the dogs.
He is still involved with the business but has handed over day-to-day running to his sons Justin and Simon.
Today his grand-daughter Paige is keeping it a family affair and is the fourth generation working for the business in its 270 seat restaurant and executive lounges which Mr Franklin says has made a huge difference to the stadium's success as an entertainment venue.
Racing at Yarmouth saw a first in 2007 when Sky Sports asked it to host the Television Trophy, a marathon race originated on the BBC.
It was also the start of a contract to broadcast races live to betting shops.
Looking ahead to the next 70 years Mr Franklin envisages more digital involvement if greyhound racing to continue to succeed.
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A German team wants to land a pair of rovers on the lunar surface to inspect the buggy left behind in 1972 on the last crewed mission to the Moon.
The group, called PT Scientists, is one of 16 teams vying for the $30m Google Lunar X-Prize.
It has signed a deal with launch broker Spaceflight Inc. to secure a ride on a commercial launcher.
The XPrize will award the first privately funded teams to land a robot on the Moon that travels more than 500 metres (1,640 ft) and transmits back high-definition images and video.
Spaceflight Inc will place the mission with a commercial launcher, but it is not yet known which one.
The PT Scientists team has been working with German car manufacturer Audi on the solar-powered rovers, which will be capable of sending back high-definition video.
The rovers are expected to touch down 3-5km from the Apollo 17 landing site in the Moon's Taurus-Littrow valley. It will then drive to within 200m of the lunar rover and inspect it remotely.
Nasa guidelines stipulate that missions should land at least 2km away from US space agency heritage sites and not approach closer than 200m in order to avoid the risk of damage to these historic locations.
The rover's cameras should be able to assess the condition of the Apollo buggy and how it has fared in the Moon's harsh environment - including damage from micro-meteorites.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced the closure of Northallerton Prison, North Yorkshire, in September as part of a modernisation programme.
A member of the prison's Independent Monitoring Board told the BBC the final two inmates were released this morning having completed their sentences.
The MoJ said the prison was on track to close by the end of the year.
Northallerton prison was built in 1783 and housed up to 252 male inmates when its closure was announced.
The government said the modernisation programme would replace prisons that were either too expensive to run or needed substantial capital investment.
David Kerfoot, a member of the Independent Monitoring Board at the prison for 26 years, said: "It is a very emotional day for me.
"Much as I hate to say it I can understand some of the reasons why they want to close it. The majority of the cells are very small and for two people to be in a small cell is not as dignified as it should be perhaps."
One of the two former prisoners who left today told BBC Radio York it was the "best prison" he had ever been in.
The man, who did not give his name, said: "It is the only prison I've been in that has ever given me a chance.
"I've been in 14 jails now and that's the only one that has ever done anything for me. They have time for people."
About 135 people are employed at the jail and many officers have been temporarily deployed to other prisons in Yorkshire, the Prison Service said.
Their screening of the 1980s Michael J Fox film went ahead at the Olympic Park in east London on Thursday.
The organisers have created an immersive experience using actors and replicas of buildings from the film.
Media reviews of the event have been positive, while it was also well-received by audience members.
Satisfied fans took to Twitter. "Seriously impressive," wrote Holly Hunter. "Incredibly ambitious and totally brilliant! Fantastic evening!"
Ally Sinyard said the screening was "so brilliant, especially when everyone got up and danced during Johnny B Goode".
And Kat Brown said the show was "really wonderful".
The "only downside(s) were food queues and the prom photos breaking down. Everything else pure joy", she added.
Their responses contrasted sharply with the hundreds of angry messages that ticket-holders posted on Secret Cinema's Facebook page last week when they discovered shows had been cancelled with just a few hours notice.
Tickets for the event cost £53.50 each and, encouraged by the organisers, many had spent more money on 1950s-style fancy dress.
Some said they had travelled from as far away as the United States to see the show and would not be able to re-book.
Despite the one-week delay in opening the show, reviews in the Independent and the Guardian both gave it four out of five stars.
"Sometimes the immersive experience was so good that it blurred the line between fiction and reality," said the Independent.
"So many audience members dressed up in 1950s clothes which were as authentic as those of the actors employed by the production, [so] that everyone was a co-contributor," wrote the Guardian.
The Evening Standard talked of a "celebratory mood" at the screening, and The Public Reviews blog said "scenes from the movie are recreated as they play out on the giant screen. All of these are masterful".
The set for the event included 1950s-styled burger bars and a replica of the clock tower that featured in the film.
There was also a record shop, comic shop and a barber's - for anybody who wanted to leave with a 1950s-style haircut.
Norma Bell was found dead in her house in Hartlepool after a fire.
Cleveland Police said they believe she was murdered overnight between 2 and 3 April before the blaze was started.
Officers said a handbag, which was thought to have been taken from the home on Westbourne Road, had now been located inside the property.
Hundreds of pounds of cash remains missing.
Det Supt Alastair Simpson said: "If anyone has noticed that someone they know has come into some money over the last couple of days and is concerned about a change in their behaviour, it is really important that they contact police.
"Again, I would appeal to anyone with private CCTV in the area to check their footage and see if there is anything on there between Saturday evening and Sunday morning which could assist us with our investigation."
Mrs Bell had lived at the address for 27 years and was due to celebrate her 80th birthday next month.
Police are also asking people to check on elderly friends and relatives and are reminding people not to let strangers into their home without first checking their identification.
A robber hit the mayor's driver with a hammer as he loaded a briefcase containing the chains into the mayoral car in Radcliffe on 30 October.
He then jumped into a waiting green Volkswagen Polo in the town's Stand Lane area, which then drove off.
Police fear the chains, worth about £200,000, may be sold or melted down.
The mayor's driver suffered a fractured shoulder blade during the theft. No arrests have been made since the incident.
The mayor, Councillor Michelle Wiseman, and her daughter Danielle, who is serving as mayoress, had been attending a service of remembrance on the day of the theft.
The mayor's chain was given by Queen Victoria in 1877 with the mayoress's chain a gift to mark the monarch's Diamond Jubilee 20 years later.
Det Con Martin Brown said: "It has been four months since these chains, which are of enormous historical and monetary value, were stolen during a violent robbery.
"Although the scrap metal is dwarfed by the historical significance and heritage of these chains, the culprits will only profit from this theft by selling the chains on the black market or by melting them down.
"I would appeal to metal dealers, not just in Bury but throughout Manchester, to be vigilant and if you come into contact with anyone offering you these chains then please do the right thing and call us."
Tries from Iain Henderson and Garry Ringrose helped the hosts to a 17-0 lead but the Wallabies fought back with three touchdowns to move into the lead.
Keith Earls' score proved decisive but it was the Irish forwards who laid the platform in a breathless encounter.
The result ended Australia's hopes of a Grand Slam over the home nations.
They had defeated Wales, Scotland and France and will face England in the final match of their northern hemisphere tour next week.
Dane Haylett-Petty scored the tourists' first-half try, with Tevita Kuridrani and Sefa Naivalu crossing the line after the interval.
Paddy Jackson kicked two penalties and three conversions for injury-ravaged Ireland, with Bernard Foley contributing 12 points with the boot for Australia.
The battling triumph made it a successful November Series for the Irish, Joe Schmidt's men having already beaten New Zealand in Chicago, seen off Canada in Dublin and then losing a bruising encounter to the All Blacks at the Aviva Stadium last week.
Ireland were led out by skipper Rory Best, who joined an elite band of players to win 100 caps, following Brian O'Driscoll, Ronan O'Gara and Paul O'Connell and John Hayes in reaching the significant milestone of a century of appearances in the green shirt.
Australia, who also lost when the nations last met on Irish soil two years ago, made nine changes for the match, bringing back key men like Israel Folau and Michael Hooper, who sat out last weekend's 25-23 win over France.
In the end though, it was Joe Schmidt who came out on top over Michael Cheika in the battle of the former Leinster coaches, both of whom had led the Irish province to European Cup success.
The home side enjoyed sustained periods of pressure in the first half, bossing territory and possession with accurate crisp passing and domination up front and at scrum time, but Australia defended resolutely for the most part, despite infringing repeatedly and conceding a series of penalties.
Jackson's first successful kick was scant reward for his side's early supremacy, but Ireland took advantage of Dean Mumm's 10-minute absence in the 'sin bin' for a tip tackle on Tadhg Furlong.
Henderson crashed over for the opening try after a fine grubber kick by Simon Zebo, which Earls collected smartly, before off-loading to the Ulster second row.
Despite losing Rob Kearney and Andrew Trimble to injuries, the Irish continued to have the upper hand.
Exciting centre Ringrose showed enterprise and invention to increase the lead when he weaved and ducked his way through an admittedly porous-looking Wallabies defence to score beside the uprights.
Haylett-Petty completed an exquisitely executed passing move by touching down under the posts in the final minute of the opening half to reduce his side's arrears to 10 points at the break.
Ireland's growing injury woes - with Johnny Sexton, Robbie Henshaw ruled out during the week and Sean O'Brien just over an hour before kick-off - were exacerbated when Jared Payne, a pre-match fitness doubt, failed to appear for the second half.
The subsequent reshuffling of the Irish backline left Connacht scrum-half Kieran Marmion to enter the fray on the right wing, another replacement, Leinster fly-half Joey Carbery, having earlier slotted in at full-back as Irish resources were stretched to the limit.
Cheika's resurgent side came out with renewed intensity and Henry Speight had a try disallowed for a forward pass, before Kuridrani dived over in the corner in the 46th minute, with replacement Naivalu repeating the feat 10 minutes later as the visitors nudged ahead for the first time.
Ireland regained the lead when Earls finished clinically for a score in the 66th minute and Joe Schmidt's men showed indomitable spirit to retain their advantage in a fiercely contested finale, repelling all Australian attacks to celebrate a memorable success over another southern hemisphere giant.
Captain Best rounded off his special occasion by leaving the field to a standing ovation in the closing minutes, while Foley's late yellow card for a dangerous tackle on Devin Toner had little impact on the final outcome.
Ireland displayed outstanding character and resilience throughout to end 2016 on a high by winning their 12th Test of the year in heroic fashion, with the odds seemingly stacked against them, last week's defeat by the All Blacks having taken a hefty toll in the treatment room.
The highlights of 2016 were a first away win over South Africa, and a first victory over New Zealand after 111 years of trying.
They continued the form which saw them rise into the top four of the world rankings, a position they will hope to retain by performing well in the Six Nations, as they bid to secure a high seeding for May's draw for the 2019 World Cup.
TEAMS
Ireland: Kearney; Trimble, Payne, Ringrose, Earls; Jackson, Murray; McGrath, Best, Furlong; Henderson, Toner; Stander, O'Brien, Heaslip.
Replacements: Cronin, Healy, Bealham, Dillane, Van der Flier, Marmion, Carbery, Zebo.
Australia: Folau, Haylett-Petty, Kuridrani, Hodge, Speight, Foley, Genia; Sio, Moore (capt), Kepu; Arnold, Simmons; Mumm, Hooper, Pocock.
Replacements: Latu, Slipper, Alaalatoa, Douglas, Timani, Phipps, Cooper, Naivalu.
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The designation, which includes countries such as Australia, Egypt and Israel, gives preferential access to US arms exports and defence co-operation.
The announcement was made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan.
It comes ahead of a major donors' conference in Japan, which is due to discuss aid to Kabul after most Nato-led troops leave the country in 2014.
Participants at Sunday's meeting in Tokyo are expected to commit almost $4bn (£2.6bn) in annual development assistance to Afghanistan.
The country's central bank says it needs more than $4bn in aid each year, on top of $4bn for security forces.
A senior British official described the task of raising that money at the Tokyo conference as an unprecedented challenge,
Afghanistan is seeking firm commitments, but donors at Tokyo's meeting are also seen as likely to demand guarantees from Kabul on good governance and transparency.
Ms Clinton said after talks with President Hamid Karzai that awarding Afghanistan the new status was a "powerful symbol of our commitment to Afghanistan's future".
By David LoynBBC News, Kabul
By the time international combat operations end in 2014, the Afghan armed forces will mostly have US-designed rifles and Humvee all-terrain vehicles, as well as better armoured light combat vehicles, replacing Soviet-era equipment.
And Soviet-era T55 and T62 tanks are being replaced by the M60 Patton tank, used extensively by other US allies, such as Turkey, Israel and Egypt - not the bigger Leopard Tanks the Afghan government wanted.
Air support will continue to be provided by Russian-made helicopters, and the Nato fast jets that drop precision-guided bombs will not be replaced.
The cost of these forces, more than $4bn a year, will continue to be met by foreign donors for many years to come.
Questions remain about the ability of the new Afghan forces because of poor literacy, drug addiction and the continued threat of infiltration by the Taliban.
She added: "We are not even imagining abandoning Afghanistan."
The change, which comes into effect immediately, makes it easier for Kabul to purchase US military equipment and simplifies arms export procedures.
However, it will be many years before Afghanistan is in a position to buy weapons for itself, relying as it does on foreign support, the BBC's David Loyn in Kabul reports.
The last country to be granted major non-Nato ally status was Pakistan in 2004.
Nato leaders meeting in Chicago in May endorsed plans to hand over combat command to Afghan forces by mid-2013. After the full Nato withdrawal in 2014, only training units will remain.
At the Chicago meeting, US President Barack Obama issued a pledge that Washington would not abandon Afghanistan.
Earlier in May, Mr Obama and Mr Karzai signed a 10-year strategic partnership agreement outlining military and civil ties between the countries after 2014.
There are fears that the pullout could lead to Afghanistan sliding back into chaos, destroy its fragile economic recovery and reduce international donors' willingness to provide aid.
Taliban and other insurgents have stepped up attacks in recent months.
The 26-year-old forward has been linked with a move to Manchester United from the Bernabeu Stadium.
Coleman is in St Petersburg, Russia, for the World Cup 2018 qualifying draw, and said he felt La Liga suited the Welshman better than the "unforgiving" Premier League.
"Speaking selfishly, I hope he stays in Madrid," he told Sky Sport News.
"La Liga has real quality, but the physicality is different.
"The Premier League is the most unforgiving league in the world and players get weary in the second half of the season.
"Gareth is not as fatigued coming back to us - particularly in February and March - as he would be if he was playing in the Premier.
"I've not talked to him about it, and whatever he wants to do he'll get out [Wales's] 100% backing."
The draw for the qualifying stages of the World Cup takes place at 16:00 BST on Saturday, with Wales among the top seeds after rising to 10th-place in the Fifa world rankings.
Cardiff-born Bale has been the key player in Wales's improvement, scoring five goals in six matches to help Coleman's team to the top of Group B in Euro 2016 qualifying.
His international form has not wavered, in spite of some criticism of his play in Spain.
Bale's world-record £85m transfer from Tottenham in 2013 was followed by a successful first season at Real where he scored goals in the finals of the European Champions League and Copa del Rey.
But he struggled to recapture that form last season.
However, former Italy World Cup winning captain Fabio Cannavaro believes Bale will get better at Madrid.
"He's a great player," said Cannavaro, who led Italy to World Cup victory in 2006.
"He's starting to know the Spanish League because I think he found it a little bit different. But this season I think he can improve more."
The firm said net income losses came to $34.5m (£23.67m) for the period, compared with a profit of $122.3m.
It also said revenue for the current quarter would come in well below expectations.
GoPro has been facing competition from cheaper devices made by Chinese rivals.
In its earnings statement, GoPro also announced that Brian McGee would take over as chief financial officer from Jack Lazar from next month and that it would cut production of some of its action cameras.
GoPro's new action cameras will now only include the Hero4 Black, the Hero4 Silver and the Hero4 Session.
In December, the firm re-priced its Hero4 cameras, which dented the firm's overall sales results. GoPro had said there had been weaker-than-expected demand for the device because of its initial high price.
As its earnings were released in the US, trading in the firm's shares was halted. When trading resumed after hours, its shares fell as much as 19% before recovering later to be down 8.5%.
The firm was nevertheless upbeat about its revenue numbers.
"In 2015, we recorded 16% year-over-year revenue growth and the fourth quarter represented the second highest revenue quarter in the company's history," said chief executive and founder Nicholas Woodman.
"However, growth slowed in the second half of the year and we recognize the need to develop software solutions that make it easier for our customers to offload, access and edit their GoPro content," he added.
Last month, shares of GoPro plunged as much as 28% in after-hours trading after the company said its revenue would come in below expectations.
In the year-to-date, the company's shares have lost 40.5%.
The electoral commission said he received 50.12% of votes, against 49.88% for his rival, Keiko Fujimori.
About 50,000 ballots must first be settled by an electoral court before a winner can be officially declared.
Ms Fujimori has yet to concede, but Mr Kuczynski tweeted his thanks to the Peruvian people.
"It's time to work together for the future of our country," he told his followers on Twitter
This has been the tightest fought election in Peru in five decades.
As the last few votes were counted, the candidates remained neck-and-neck, with Mr Kuczynski leading by a tiny margin.
The closeness of the result came as a surprise after polls in the run-up to the election had suggested Ms Fujimori had a comfortable lead.
Analysts said corruption scandals in Ms Fujimori's Popular Force Party may have dented her support since April, when she comfortably won the first round of voting.
She is the daughter of Peru's former President, Alberto Fujimori, who is in jail for crimes against humanity.
Mr Kuczynski, who is an ex-Wall Street financier, said he would use his international financial experience to promote economic growth.
He has the support of prominent figures such as Nobel-Prize-winning novelist Mario Vargas Llosa and left-wing candidate Veronika Mendoza, who came third in the first round of voting.
But he has faced scrutiny over his close relationship to Peru's business elite.
The Super League champions warmed up for the World Club Challenge with a 46-22 win over the Warriors.
Wigan take on Sydney Roosters on 22 February at Allianz Stadium.
The World Club Challenge is an annual fixture played between the Super League champions and the winners of Australia's NRL.
The 2014 match in Sydney will be the first to be staged in Australia for 20 years.
"It was scratchy in parts but I thought it was a great second half from the boys," said Smith, who captained Wigan in the absence of Sean O'Loughlin.
The World Club Challenge is an annual fixture played between the Super League champions and the winners of Australia's National Rugby League (NRL).
"We've a lot to work on for next week," added Smith, who was also skipper on Friday as Wigan began their Super League campaign with a home defeat by Huddersfield Giants.
"We wanted an 80-minute performance and I don't think we were quite there tonight, but we were up against a great opposition in the Warriors.
"We need to recover properly over the next couple of days and then hit training hard. We need to work on our plays and our defence because I think that is what is going to win us the game next week.
"Our defence needs to stand up better than it did tonight."
In the last Parliament, the Work and Pensions and Business Committees held spectacular hearings on the plight of the pensioners of the collapsed British Home Stores chain; the Foreign Affairs Committee had to be courted by David Cameron as he sought to ensure he got a Commons majority for military intervention in Syria; the Brexit Committee caused considerable ripples with its report on the status of EU nationals resident in the UK; the Health Committee pushed for a new tax on sugary drinks, and a pincer movement involving Health, Communities and the Public Accounts Committees highlighted the issue of NHS funding.
So how will the system fare in the new Parliament of 2017?
It will be a while before we find out.
With talk of a delay before Parliament can open for business, while the Conservatives and DUP negotiate a "confidence and supply" deal, it now looks distinctly possible that the whole Commons select committee system may not begin work until October.
Getting the system going was always a ponderous process. The secret of the committees' recent success is that the chairs and the members have been elected since 2010 - giving them much more authority that they enjoyed in the days when they were appointed by the party whips.
But the two stage process of electing the chairs, and then the ordinary members could stretch into the Commons two week September sitting, before the conference break…which could mean the first actual hearings might be in October.
And because no government enjoys detailed scrutiny (imagine the select committees starting to take an interest in how much extra funding might be funnelled into Northern Ireland as the price of the DUP's support for the Conservative government), there's little incentive to speed the process up.
There's probably little that can be done to hasten the process at the moment, but influential voices are beginning to murmur about changing the rules to ensure that the next government can't consign the process of setting up committee scrutiny to slow-motion, again.
So how does the system work?
First, the parties will have to agree a new share out of the committee chairs; the change in the composition of the Commons might mean some slight redistribution, perhaps with Labour gaining an extra chair.
Some committees - Public Accounts and Backbench Business - automatically have an opposition MP in the chair, but the balance is not just a matter of numbers, because some committees carry greater weight than others.
In the last Parliament, Labour had the chairs of Home Affairs, Brexit and Business and Industrial Strategy; they will want to keep all of those.
Once a new share-out is agreed, the next step is for all MPs to elect the chairs of the committees.
Tentatively, Commons officials were eying 5 July as election day for the committee chairs.
But that was before the prospect of a later Queen's Speech. Each week of delay pushed back this timetable. And for some incumbents, there is another hurdle; the term limits imposed in standing orders, which limit chairs to serving for two parliaments or eight years, whichever is the longer.
This could catch a number of the current titans of the committee corridor - Louise Ellman on the Transport Committee, David TC Davies (Welsh Affairs), Laurence Robertson (Northern Ireland), and Sir Bill Cash (European Scrutiny).
If elected, they could only stay in office for a little under a year, before the eight year limit was reached - unless MPs were invited to vote on changing the rules to give them an extra lease of life.
Another who would have been caught by the limit would have been the Treasury Committee Chair, Andrew Tyrie, and that was probably a major factor in his decision to stand down from the Commons. He never made the government's life easy, so his departure might make extending the terms of those who remain easier for ministers to stomach.
In the case of another long-serving incumbent, Bernard Jenkin (Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs) there's another issue - at the start of the 2015 Parliament his Public Administration Committee had its remit expanded to cover constitutional issues - so he may be in a position to argue that the ban does not apply because his original committee has morphed into something else.
In any event, there will be some important roles up for grabs.
The chair of the Treasury Committee is always a major player in the world of Westminster, and the defeat of the Conservative chair of the Education Committee, Neil Carmichael, opens up another plum job - but all of the committees can carry considerable clout under the leadership of a chair who knows what they are doing.
Some of the previous parliament's incumbents might be called to higher things; Yvette Cooper (Home Affairs) and Hilary Benn (Brexit) might, perhaps, be asked to rejoin Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet.
But both Home Affairs and Brexit are hugely influential posts - and in a hung Parliament, where the terms of the UK's departure from the EU is the over-riding issue, the chair of the Brexit Committee, in particular, in could be fantastically important. But, in general, for a minority government the support or opposition of a select committee could tip the balance in a tight Commons vote.
It is not a done deal that the incumbent chairs will be re-elected.
Justice Committee Chair Bob Neill, for example, has been one of the most active pro-Remain rebels on the Tory benches, and might face retribution. The Health Committee chair, Sarah Wollaston has proved to be independent minded, on everything from a sugary drinks tax to the impact of Brexit on the NHS workforce….so it is possible she could attract a challenger.
There is now open electioneering for these posts (I still have Barry Gardiner's election literature from his run for the chair of the Environmental Audit Committee in the last Parliament) and a particular hazard is candidates lurking at the top of the escalator in Portcullis House - the big parliamentary office building - seeking to make eye contact with possible voters as they come into view.
The elections for chairs are then followed by elections within the different party groups for membership of select committees - so, for example, the Conservative 1922 Committee makes arrangements to elect the Conservative members of the committees according to its own rules and timetable; similarly the Parliamentary Labour Party, the SNP and Lib Dems will generate their quota of committee members according to their particular custom and practice.
The committees then have to meet and agree a work programme - and a few really ambitious chairs might try to get an actual hearing scheduled in advance, with the obvious play being a "getting to know you" session with their particular departmental Secretary of State.
They could even make the first moves on that before their committee had been fully elected - because for most committees it would be an obvious and completely uncontroversial thing to do.
The force met with Det Supt Matt Fenwick after The Sun claimed officers went drinking after launching a new appeal for information in Greece.
Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on 24 July 1991.
A force spokesman said the decision was "in line" with Ben's family's wishes.
He said: "The senior officer responsible for Operation Ben has now met with the Deputy Chief Constable to explain recent events on Kos.
"He has been advised about the high professional standards that are required.
"We have been in regular contact with the Needham family throughout the last couple of days and it is a clear that they have full confidence in the investigative team."
In a letter to South Yorkshire Police the solicitor acting for Ben's mother, Kerry, said she "trusts" the officers involved in the investigation and "believes they are working to the highest standard" and urged the force not to recall Mr Fenwick.
Earlier this year, the force secured £450,000 from the Home Office to help in the search on top of the £700,000 it secured in 2015.
Officers travelled to Kos on Sunday to carry out "house-to-house visits" and distribute leaflets and posters.
A DNA test was carried out on a man in Cyprus in an attempt to establish if he could be Ben, but it proved negative in 2013.
In 2012, a police operation focused on a mound of earth and rubble close to where the toddler was last seen, but no trace of him was found.
Isaac Parker, 59, is serving a sentence for sexual offences and robbery.
He went missing from the open prison on Saturday morning, triggering police to warn the public not to approach him if they spotted him.
Parker - who has links to the Reading and Oxford areas - was arrested later on Saturday.
Well, new research suggests that cold water might be just as good as warm water!
US scientists studied a group of volunteers and found that washing with cold water (15C) instead of hot water (38C) didn't make a big difference to how much bacteria was killed.
Washing your hands regularly is really important to stop the spread of germs, which can make you ill.
The team at Rutgers University looked at different things, like using more or less soap, to see whether they affected how effective hand washing was.
They also said that using antibacterial soap instead of normal soap didn't make much difference either.
But they did say that you should scrub your hands for at least 10 seconds.
Stones were hurled at security forces as hundreds of protesters tried to reach the National Stadium – where the golden tournament cup is on display.
A group of indigenous people who were demanding land rights at Congress eventually joined the protest.
This is the latest in a series of demonstrations in Brazil against the cost of staging the tournament.
Authorities say around 1,500 people were taking part in Tuesday's demonstration, which blocked one of the main roads of the city.
As the crowd tried to walk towards the National Stadium, host to several tournament matches, mounted police blocked their way.
With tensions running high, police fired tear gas several times to break up the demonstration.
The crowd was joined by a group of indigenous people who had climbed onto the roof of the Brazilian Congress building to demand changes in how their land is demarcated.
A policeman was reportedly injured in the leg by an arrow shot during the scuffles.
The demonstrations gridlocked the traffic in Brasilia for hours.
Last year, up to a million people joined demonstrations across the country to demand better public services and highlight corruption and the high cost of staging the World Cup.
Since then several other anti-World Cup protests have been staged in Brazil, with many descending into violence.
"I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in Benghazi, which took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens. Right now, the American people have the families of those we lost in our thoughts and prayers."
"We apologise to the United States of America and to the American people and to the whole world for what happened, and at the same time we expect the rest of the world to help us face these cowardly criminal acts."
"I am deeply shocked by the despicable attack. I condemn these attacks in the strongest possible terms. I call on Libya to take all necessary measures without delay to protect the lives of all diplomats and foreign staff."
"I strongly condemn the attack on the US mission in Benghazi. Such violence can never be justified. I welcome the Libyan president's condemnation and condolences and his pledge of his government's full cooperation."
"The UK condemns the brutal and senseless attack. We send our condolences to the people and government of the United States and stand with them in this. These diplomats were serving not only their own country but the people of Libya and were working for the peace and stability of Libya in the future."
"France demands that the Libyan authorities shed all possible light on these odious and unacceptable crimes, identify the culprits and bring them to justice."
"We will continue to support the government of the new democratic Libya, which we are sure will spare no effort in preventing Libya's new course from being hijacked. We condemn with maximum firmness this brutal act."
"The federal government condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on American diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt. Such violence against diplomatic facilities can, and may, never be a means of political debate, of political action."
"We strongly condemn any attacks on foreign diplomatic posts and their staff as terrorist acts which can have no justification."
Buns have traditionally been thrown from the top of the building since the coronation of George III in 1761.
The event had previously been put into doubt because of renovation work on the Grade I listed building.
Adela Thomas, of the museum, said people would have to throw "a little further" to clear the scaffolding.
The tradition celebrates royal weddings and significant anniversaries.
The buns, which are baked locally, were thrown to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002 and for the 450th anniversary of Abingdon's town charter in 2006.
The Mayor of Abingdon and members of the town council will take part in the event.
Ms Thomas said: "We've been assured that people will have access to the roof. Four thousand currant buns will be thrown to the waiting crowds below.
"Recent... occasions have witnessed bun throwers using novel ways of propelling the buns including the use of tennis racquets and catapults."
The roof and interiors of the County Hall Museum are currently being renovated as part of a £3.5m Heritage Lottery Fund project.
When it opens in May 2012 it will have increased display areas, a cafe and a learning community space.
The bun-throwing begins at 1800 BST on Friday 29 April.
In 2014, there were 21,600 people visiting the island, dropping from 28,550 the previous year, VisitGuernsey figures show.
The number of business visitors staying more than one night was also down, from 40,450 in 2013 to 36,000 in 2014.
Leisure day visitors to the island were up by 36% from 29,450 through 2013 to 40,050 in 2014.
But Mike Hopkins, director of marketing at VisitGuernsey, said he was delighted with the performance in a challenging climate.
He: "It remains a challenging and increasingly competitive climate and to achieve steady growth during the year after a tough 2013, is a huge achievement and testament to the tourism industry."
The overall number of people staying in the island went up by 1.3% from 227,800 to 230,700 with a 2.2% increase in bed nights.
Guernsey's Chamber of Commerce wanted time to examine the figures before commenting.
A Josh Doherty own goal put the home side 1-0 up after 37 minutes and Kire Markoski hit a late second goal.
The defeat means Jim Magilton's Northern Ireland side are certain to finish bottom of Group Three.
They are seven points behind second-from-bottom Scotland with only next month's two games remaining.
Magilton's side conclude their campaign with a trip against Ukraine followed by a home game against France.
The unlucky Doherty was helpless when Daniel Avramovski turned a cross into the box and it hit the Northern Ireland man to beat goalkeeper Conor Mitchell as heavy rain fell.
Moments earlier, Northern Ireland's Everton striker Shayne Lavery had been unfortunate not to score the opener when his close-range effort was well saved by Igor Aleksovski.
However, Macedonia remained on top and wrapped up the victory five minutes from time when Markoski drove into the box and fired beyond Mitchell.
Northern Ireland's only point in the group came in their second fixture in Iceland 12 months ago.
Imam Maulama Akonjee, 55, and Thara Uddin, 64, were shot in the head on Saturday in the borough of Queens.
Some mosque-goers said the shooting was a hate crime, but police say there is as yet no evidence the men were targeted because of their faith.
Attacks on US mosques are at their highest levels since records started.
The two men, originally from Bangladesh, were approached from behind by a man who shot them both in the head, police said. They had both just left the al-Furqan Jame mosque.
A man holding a gun was seen leaving the scene of the shooting in the Ozone Park area, but no-one has been arrested.
Police said the suspect had a "medium complexion". They released a sketch on Sunday.
"While we do not yet know the motivation for the murders of Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin, we do know that our Muslim communities are in the perpetual crosshairs of bigotry," Mayor Bill De Blasio said in a statement.
"It remains critical that we work to bridge the divides that threaten to undermine the greatness of our city and country."
Police said that Imam Akonjee was carrying about $1,000 (£775) when he was shot, but that the money was not taken.
A video purporting to show the shooting, obtained by the New York Daily News, shows someone quickly approaching the men from behind and shooting with no warning before running away.
"He would not hurt a fly," Imam Akonjee's nephew Rahi Majid, told the newspaper.
"You would watch him come down the street and watch the peace he brings."
A service was held on Sunday to remember the two men.
On Saturday night, dozens of people from the nearby Muslim community had gathered at the scene to mourn and demonstrate, chanting "We want justice".
A report published by the University of California at Berkeley and the Council on American-Islamic Relations showed that mosques were targeted in 78 attacks in 2015, the highest level since records were first kept in 2009.
Last year the New York Times reported that hate crimes against US Muslims and mosques tripled in the wake of attacks in Paris and San Bernardino.
Some of those quoted in Ozone Park said they saw the consequences of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, which has seen him call for Muslims to be banned from entering the US.
"This neighbourhood is getting crazy because of this election and Trump. He hates Muslims," one man, Monir Chowdhury, told Associated Press. "I love this neighbourhood and now I'm scared."
Tributes to the two men were also paid in their native Bangladesh.
Foreign Minister Mohammed Shahriar Alam condemned what he called a "cowardly act on peace-loving people" and the US ambassador to Dhaka, Marcia Bernicat, said Imam Akonjee "stood for peace".
She added: "We join Bangladeshis to condemn his killing and honour what he stood for."
Sussex Police believe they were attacked before their home in Chidham, near Chichester, was set alight.
Their bodies were discovered after fire crews put out the blaze on Saturday. A murder investigation is under way.
Detectives are waiting to speak to a man who was taken to hospital with severe burns later the same day.
Sussex Police said he was known to the couple, whose names have not been released by officers, and is "critically ill".
"It appears the couple were attacked before their home was set alight," said Det Ch Insp Tanya Jones.
"We are waiting to talk to a man who is being treated in hospital for severe burns and we believe this may be connected.
"He had attended an address in Rotherfield on Saturday lunchtime from where he was transferred to hospital.
"The information we have so far has led us to treat this man, who is known to the couple, as a potential suspect in our investigation."
She described the deaths as a "tragic incident" and said the force was supporting the family of the couple.
"[We] are working with colleagues from the fire service along with forensic and crime scene investigators to establish the circumstances."
Sussex Police initially said the couple who died were aged in their 90s.
East of England Ambulance Service bosses must also take more responsibility and be "accountable for their actions", their report said.
Among 25 recommendations, it also said the process of handing over patients to hospitals is not "sufficiently robust".
The ambulance service said it would review the findings of the independent report and submit a formal response.
Chairman Dr Geoff Harris, said many of the issues raised were being tackled in the "turnaround plan", which was published in April.
"The Trust's turnaround plan has recognised many of the issues we need to address and we are focussed on implementing this, together with recommendations from the governance review to improve services for our patients," Dr Harris said.
The document was commissioned by NHS managers after major concerns were raised about the East of England Ambulance Trust.
Dr Anthony Marsh, who wrote the report, said the trust's board and senior management team had "developed a sense of helplessness".
The management structure is "overly layered" and there is a feeling the board does not listen, Dr Marsh said.
The ambulance service started in 2006 when three trusts merged and has since been criticised for response times and the quality of care of patients.
Dr Marsh criticised internal and external communications and disparate plans to improve the service, saying "it still feels like three trusts".
A team from the University of Aberdeen has been studying rock formations around Rockall - a tiny outcrop 300 miles off the Western Isles.
Earlier attempts to search for oil in the area have been largely unsuccessful and so very little exploration has taken place.
Only 12 wells have ever been drilled in the Rockall Basin compared with about 4,000 in the North Sea.
A small amount of gas was found in one well but the rest were unsuccessful.
But after studying new seismic data, geologists say past drilling has essentially been concentrated in the wrong areas.
Geologist Dr Nick Schofield said: "The Rockall Basin is one of the most challenging environments on earth when it comes to hydrocarbon explorations, but our analysis has revealed that one of the barriers to success may have been a misunderstanding of the subsurface geology.
"By analysing seismic data, and using what we have learned through our work in the Faroe-Shetland Basin, we found that the character of areas where operators hoped to find oil may have been misleading."
In simple terms, subsea bumps were previously thought to be the most likely location for finding trapped oil but none has been discovered there.
Now it is believed the oil may have been pushed further away from Rockall by "volcanic intrusions".
The new data has come from a series of seismic surveys carried out for the Oil and Gas Authority to try to stimulate the sector.
The discovery does not guarantee that large reserves of oil will be found in the area but suggests it is worth further exploration.
Nick Richardson from the Oil and Gas Authority said: "The seismic acquisition programme and subsequent work by Aberdeen and Heriot Watt universities are an important part of our strategy to revitalise exploration.
"The findings of Dr Schofield's paper demonstrate the value in applying the latest geological knowledge and understanding to seismic data to increase industry's awareness of the opportunities that still exist in frontier areas."
However, with the oil price still below $60 a barrel, and with the hostile nature of that part of the Atlantic, geologists think it is unlikely there will be an immediate rush to drill more wells.
Mike Tholen, from industry body Oil and Gas UK, told BBC Scotland: "You're probably looking at two or three years to really pursue something if we see it now, but we're talking about years rather than decades.
"This is a new horizon and a new opportunity. Rigs are affordable at the minute (and) companies are looking hard at prospectivity around the world."
More analysis of the seismic data is expected to take place over the next 18 months.
The cost of watching football has been a hot topic of debate, with supporters at Liverpool organising a high-profile protest over proposed increases in season ticket prices.
Now the top flight's 20 clubs have "unanimously agreed" that more should be done to help away fans.
The £30 away ticket cap will be introduced from next season.
In a statement, the Premier League said away fans were "essential for match atmosphere" and helped make the league unique.
It also recognised that away fans often had travel costs to pay on top of the price of a match-day ticket.
Eight of 18 Premier League clubs who took part in the BBC's latest Price of Football study already offer away tickets for less than £30 for some matches.
But the study, published in October, also found that nine clubs charge more than £30 for their cheapest away ticket.
The change is likely to see travelling supporters paying more to watch second-tier football than top-flight games next season. The Price of Football study found 13 clubs in the Championship charge £30 or more for their most expensive away tickets.
The new measures will replace the Away Supporters' Initiative.
This was introduced in 2013 and saw clubs individually implement a range of measures, including travel subsidies, reciprocal pricing and reduced admissions as well as improved facilities.
The Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) has long campaigned for cheaper tickets and wanted prices for away fans capped at £20.
FSF director of communications Michael Brunskill welcomed Wednesday's announcement, calling it "good news for fan groups around the country".
He added: "This shows that clubs will listen to reasonable, well articulated mass movements."
Labour's shadow Minister for Sport Clive Efford gave the announcement a cautious welcome.
"This is a welcome step in the right direction, but it is still £10 above the level that fans have called for," he said.
"The Football Supporters' Federation must be congratulated on the effectiveness of their Twenty's Plenty campaign."
Liverpool fans group Spirit of Shankly, who helped to successfully lead protests against a proposed price increase at Anfield earlier this season, said the away ticket cap was "a very good step in the right direction".
Spokesperson James McKenna credited the Premier League's new £5bn television deal, which starts next season, as the driver for the cap: "We have been saying the price of away tickets was too much and this new TV deal presented them with an opportunity to lower them."
Everton chief executive Robert Elstone said the move was "absolutely right for away fans and for the Premier League".
He added: "Most clubs have recognised for some time that we need to do something for the travelling supporter."
Stoke chief executive Tony Scholes added: "[Away] supporters pay a disproportionately high cost to follow their team in terms of match tickets and travel and we are delighted the £30 initiative has been adopted."
The away ticket price cap was announced on the same day Arsenal and Tottenham announced ticket price freezes for home fans.
Arsenal also said they would provide a further £4 discount for away supporters, meaning Gunners fans will only pay £26 to go to away games.
Kevin Miles, chief executive of FSF, said his organisation was "very pleased the voice of fans has been listened to".
He added: "A maximum price of £30 for away tickets will save a lot of fans a lot of money, and for many will make the difference between attending away games or not.
"We hope many clubs will also follow the example of Arsenal and reduce away ticket prices for their fans even further."
The move could mean that in many cases it will be more expensive to watch an away match in the Championship than in the Premier League.
BBC Sport's 2015 Price of Football study found that 13 of 24 clubs in English football's second tier had a most expensive away ticket of £30 or over.
A Football League spokesman said: "The Football League has always determined that the issue of ticket pricing is a matter for individual clubs, particularly given that ticket revenue forms a far greater proportion of their turnover than it does for Premier League clubs.
"Overall, our clubs offer excellent value for money with the very best value being reserved for those supporters committing to a season ticket. Two-thirds of the 16 million admissions recorded by our clubs last season were season ticket holders and, as a result, the average ticket price paid per paying spectator was just £14.
"Nevertheless, today's decision will give our clubs something to consider given that they are in a competitive market for spectators and therefore must be able to offer value for money.
"The Football League Board will also keep its approach to ticket pricing under review and will discuss any relevant matters with member clubs at an appropriate time."
Ayshah says: "I'd do gymnastics. I can't stop watching it. They're so incredible. Simone Biles is something else. But I wouldn't be any good, I think I last did a cartwheel when I was 10!"
Jenny says: "The heptathlon for sure. There are seven different events, so surely I'd be passable at one of them?! Jessica Ennis-Hill is my hero."
And Martin says: "Boxing because my family all like it and my idol is Muhammad Ali, who won an Olympic medal over 50 years ago. I always thought if he competed at a games, then it must be awesome."
You told us what sport you would do and why.
I would like to run in either the 100 or 200m races. This is because I like to run and when I grow up I want to inspire children.
Medhavi, 11, Essex
I would be a diver because I feel good in the water.
Isla, 6
I would like to do gymnastics and kayak slalom. I have been doing gymnastics in a club for 2 years already and I practice lots at home. I love watching the Olympics.
Josie, 8, France
I would do running because I'm the fastest in my family and I might be able to do the Olympics in Tokyo because I'll be thirteen when it happens.
Rees, 9, Bracknell
When I am older I would like to be a professional footballer and I would play for team GB.
Abi, 11, Suffolk
I would like to do shooting in the Olympics. I entered my first ever competition at the weekend and I came 3rd.
Alex, 10, West Yorkshire
I want to compete in rhythmic gymnastics or synchronised swimming because they are both really graceful and beautiful sports. My sporting idols are the Downie sisters.
Akshita, 10, Milton Keynes
I would do equestrian as my idol is Pippa Funnell and I take weekly riding lessons and the horses are so beautiful!
Emma, 9, Cambridge
I would like to do swimming since I am already taking lessons and also I would like to do gymnastic too.
Nawar, 12, London
I would like to do swimming or gymnastics because I'm good at them.
Ellie, 9, Wales
I would be a swimmer because I would get a medal.
Eric, 9, Manchester
I really like gymnastics because we have been doing quite well in the Olympics and my favourite gymnast in the Olympics is Max Whitlock.
Megan, 11, Stourbridge
I would do swimming at the Olympics because I train swimming at school and have won many medals. I might also do cycling because I love cycling every morning.
Ben, Oxford
I would compete in dressage on a horse because horse riding is one of my strong passions!
Maddy, 12, Teddington
I would do swimming and archery as on my first time I hit bullseye.
Hope, 15, Aberfeldy
I would be an Olympic runner because I am really fast and I can do 2km in 8:05 minutes and Usain Bolt is my hero.
Oscar, 10, Essex
I would like to be a swimmer because Adam Peaty has inspired me. As well as enjoying swimming I would also like to cycle as I enjoy that too.
Amelia, 9, Uttoxeter
I would like to do eventing because I love riding my pony and it's very thrilling.
Charlotte, 10, Suffolk
I would either do trampolining as I am national grade at it, or swimming as my [school] house came first in a school swimming gala. For swimming I also come in the top three places in races.
Harry, 12, Southampton
I would do 1,500m because I have been doing it since I was four. My hero is Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Emily, 12, Hertfordshire
I would choose the swimming because I think I would get the gold.
Maegan, 8, Kent
I would do tennis because it is my main sport and I have won so many tournaments.
Stephanie, 11, Eastbourne
Thank you for all your comments. The chat page is now closed.
His yacht Northabout docked in Bristol harbour at midday after its four-month, 13,500-mile (21,726 km) journey.
The seven person crew is the first British team to complete the challenge, which only recently became possible due to retreating sea ice.
Mr Hempleman-Adams, from Wiltshire said the trip highlighted climate change.
''We have demonstrated that the Arctic sea ice coverage shrinks back so far now in the summer months, that sea that was permanently locked up now can allow passage through," he said.
"Permanent irreversible change in the sea ice landscape of the Arctic seems inevitable. A significant change in my lifetime.
"I see this possibility to circumnavigate the Arctic as one I wanted to take despite the risks associated with it, in order to increase the world's attention on the effects of Arctic climate change.''
The Northabout set off from Bristol harbour on 19 June, and its route round the Arctic took the aluminium-hulled vessel through the Northeast and Northwest passages and along the west coast of Greenland.
On that basis the story about cuts to nurse training funds has spread like wild fire. People are in shock.
Charities, nurses, doctors and health unions are furious. Furious not just at the impact the cuts will have, but also the harsh way the news was delivered.
It's also confusing. In a week where sums of £1bn were being reported to be part of the DUP/Tory deal, why such brutal cuts to training health staff of the future?
It's understood that on 18 May the director of nursing at the Public Health Agency wrote to the Department of Health outlining the required budget for training nurses.
That figure sat at £10m. It's now emerged that over £1m has been cut from that training budget.
A source described the move as "catastrophic".
It means further training in specialist areas including in liver disease, neo natal training, endoscopy procedures and children in schools will not happen. It will also mean no dedicated nurse for GPs' surgeries. Advanced life support resuscitation is also affected.
Questions are being asked about who is making these major controversial decisions, especially when there is no health minister in place?
Those trying to provide essential services and balance the books are asking if civil servants are allowed to do this and why no one is holding them to account.
And there is also news of further cuts to training budgets - 23% off allied health professional budgets, which include the likes of physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and occupational therapists. That means around £150,000 has been shaved off their budget.
In radiography there is a further cut of 23% to next year's budget that follows a 25% cut last year. So in total almost 50%.
Transforming the health service, removing pressure from hospitals and placing greater emphasis on the community requires people like nurses and allied health professionals. No training means services will suffer.
So in these politically uncertain times, the big question is who is currently setting health policy?
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The sale process is expected to be completed by the end of the year and part of the package is the National Indoor Arena in the heart of Birmingham where a major refurbishment is under way.
BBC Midlands Today's business correspondent Peter Plisner reports.
Public Health England (PHE) said 87 cases of the parasite Cryptosporidium had been identified since the beginning of June.
A number of cases have been linked to the Oasis leisure centre swimming pool in Swindon, which was closed last week as a precautionary measure.
An investigation has been launched to try to find the infection's source.
Cryptosporidium is a microscopic bug that can cause diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach cramps.
Of 30 cases reported in Swindon, about a third have been linked to the Oasis, a PHE spokesman said.
Other cases have been confirmed in Wiltshire, as well as further cases in Cheltenham, the Forest of Dean and Stroud.
Dr Ayo Oyinloye, public health consultant for Swindon Borough Council, said 87 was an "unusually high number of cases".
"What you would expect for Swindon is less than 10 in a year, and over the summer period you would expect to see about seven cases."
He added that the Oasis pool was now being "deep cleaned".
"Leisure operators GLL, who run the pool, are fully co-operating and the pool has been shut voluntarily whilst the pool water is drained to address any problem."
Dr Toyin Ejidokun from PHE South West said: "We have had confirmed reports of Cryptosporidium infection amongst a number of people who visited the Oasis swimming pool in Swindon earlier this summer, therefore a team of experts is undertaking necessary water sampling to ensure the safety of the swimming pool for all users.
"The swimming pool is one of a number of possible exposures that we are exploring."
Everton are long-time admirers of the Iceland playmaker and Nevin believes the 27-year-old would be a great catch.
"I think he's a fabulous player... £40-50m? Yes, it's a stupid amount of money," ex-Everton winger Nevin said.
"But if he goes and gets you into the Champions League, well that will not seem like a daft amount of money."
Swansea have already fended off a £40m bid from Leicester for Sigurdsson, who scored nine goals and made 13 assists to help save the Welsh club from Premier League relegation last season.
Sigurdsson - who has scored 15 goals in 50 internationals for Iceland - has three years left on his contract, which he signed last year to become Swansea's highest paid player.
But with Toffees striker Romelu Lukaku joining Manchester United for an initial £75m, the Merseyside club have the funds to match Swansea's asking price.
"There's a few of us out there that think this guy's extra special and can give you that one thing, that one piece of class that you need to make yourself different from the rest," Nevin told Radio 5 live.
"Sigurdsson gets a game wherever he goes and looks perfectly good in any team you put him in, he's a fabulous player and I think he single-handedly kept his club up last season."
Sigurdsson is in pre-season training with Swansea, whose head coach Paul Clement is hopeful the midfielder will stay.
"I am planning for him to be here, but there is clearly some very strong interest in him. We will have to see what happens," Clement told the Swans' website.
"He has three years on his contract and if any business is going to be done, it will be done on the terms we want.
"The club recognised his contribution by giving him an extended contract last season. He was happy to stay on here.
"At the moment he is a Swansea player and we have to carry on looking at it that way."
The hosts put on 48 for the first wicket before seamer Jamie Porter (2-24) struck twice in one over to remove Paul Horton (25) and Karl Brown (18).
Liam Dawson trapped Alviro Peterson (14) lbw and then bowled Ashwell Prince (21) to leave Lancashire in trouble.
Only two more overs were played before the weather halted proceedings with the Division Two leaders on 96-4.
All-rounder Dawson's two wickets were his first for Essex since he joined them from Hampshire in a month-long loan deal.
Lancashire wicketkeeper Alex Davies:
"It's been eventful so far but we're probably not in the position we would have liked to have been.
"There were a couple of good balls in there but all in all it was a pretty frustrating day. We scored at a decent rate and the job now is to look to rebuild and get a decent first-innings total.
"The team are a few points clear at the top and we are in a pretty good position but there's a lot more work to be done yet."
Essex bowler Liam Dawson:
"It was nice to make an impact straight away and nice to get a bit of spin out of the wicket as well.
"It was a decent day for us to get four wickets on day one in only a few overs.
"Hopefully, we'll get a full day tomorrow and try to bowl them out as quickly as we can and then try and get a decent score ourselves."
So says Govan, a thin, bearded French jazz musician from Lyon whom I meet in a German language class for people recently arrived in Berlin.
"In one month," he says, "I met lot of people from everywhere."
The faces around the table are young, the accents mainly European. They tell a story about how the demography of this country is changing fast.
Germany is now the world's second most popular destination - after the US - for immigrants. And they are arriving in the hundreds of thousands.
Net migration to Germany has not been this high for 20 years, and even the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) describes it as a boom. In 2012, 400,000 so-called "permanent migrants" arrived here.
They are people who have the right to stay for more than a year. That represents an increase of 38% on the year before.
They are coming from Eastern Europe, but also from the countries of the southern Eurozone, lured by Germany's stronger economy and jobs market.
And they are being welcomed with open arms - by the government at least - because Germany has a significant skills gap, and a worryingly low birth rate.
"Immigrants are on average younger and the German population is on average older, so immigrants are welcome," says Dr Ingrid Tucci, from the German Institute for Economic Research.
"It's important to attract students and highly qualified people. So the government is making it easier for them, trying to invest and put a culture of welcome in place."
Here they call it "Willkommenskultur".
In practice it means free or cheap German language lessons for immigrants plus integration and citizenship classes.
As Berlin's senator for work, integration and women, it is Dilek Kolat's job to facilitate Willkommenskultur in the city.
"Every academic, every employer will tell you we need skilled migration. There's a change in perception in wider society.
"We don't look at migrants as a possible threat or a possible problem, but we look at them as potential.
"What can they bring to society? Business[es] are approaching the senate and asking how can we get the young refugees into apprenticeships which at the moment aren't taken up by German kids."
But Willkommenskultur is also about attitude.
And - politically at least - it's changed substantially since the days of Helmut Kohl.
Under his leadership Germany was 'not a country of immigration' despite the hundreds of thousands of Turkish migrant workers who'd been invited here in the sixties.
They had been recruited to help with Germany's post-war reconstruction.
And - as their families and friends arrived to join them - Germany's immigration figures spiked for the first time since the Second World War. In 1970 for example annual net immigration stood at more than half a million.
Private papers recently published by the German news website Spiegel Online reveal Chancellor Kohl told then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in 1982 that he wanted to halve the number of Turks living in Germany. They did not, he said, "integrate well".
Today they are an established community. Stroll through the Berlin district of Neukoln and you pass hundreds of businesses run by their children and grandchildren.
In the window of one of the restaurants here, a large chunk of roasting meat turns slowly on a spit. Inside, a woman with a headscarf sips tea from a glass in front of a counter stacked with kebabs and and flatbreads ready for the lunchtime rush.
It is owned by Hassan - an earnest man in his 40s, who arrived in Germany with his parents when he was 13. But he worries about immigration today.
'It's great people come to Germany. They should be able to come. But people who don't work shouldn't be able to stay. Look at me - I work 20 hours a day.
"There are a lot of beggars. They have no money but ask for food. I give them kebabs, pizzas, but my heart breaks - I can't give food to everyone."
Neither, it seems, can some German towns and cities, who are largely responsible for the welfare of immigrants.
Last year the mayors of 16 large German cities wrote to the government asking for help with unemployed migrants flooding into their regions from Eastern Europe. Places like Cologne, Dortmund and Hanover have struggled to cope.
And there is growing support in Germany for a new political party. Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) acknowledges the need for migrant workers but still wants tighter controls on immigration.
This, though, is a country still haunted by the atrocities of World War Two.
People here are mindful of how devastating the consequences of "Rassenhass" - racial hatred - can be.
And bear in mind most of today's migrants are moving within the EU.
Since Bulgaria and Romania acceded in 2007 there's been a significant increase of immigrants from both countries - 67,000 Romanians and 29,000 Bulgarians arrived in the first half of 2013.
In response to public concern about the numbers, Angela Merkel's government pledged to crack down on migrants who fraudulently claimed benefits but - in the words of one politician from her conservative CDU party - free movement for workers is "one of the main pillars of the European Union".
So, as Dr Tucci says: "There aren't a lot of tensions - Germany doesn't compare with countries like France where tensions are more virulent.
"It's important though to say the population has to be prepared for immigration. There are perhaps fears of newcomers. So political rhetoric is important."
Back in the language class, I meet Alissa and David - an architect and a musicians' agent - who have arrived from Milan.
"We discovered that Milan was too expensive for us and the quality of life was not so good," says David.
"We had some money and we decided to buy a flat here in Berlin because it was cheaper than Italy.
"We were looking for a real metropolis, and in Europe the big cities are too expensive. Berlin was the only solution. The only problem is the language."
But, adds Alissa: "I feel at home."
She is in good company. More than 7.6 million foreigners are registered as living in Germany. It is the highest number since records began in 1967.
In the words of President Joachim Gauck: "A look at our country shows how bizarre it is that some people cling to the idea that there could be such a thing as a homogenous, closed single-coloured Germany.
"It's not easy to grasp what it is to be German - and it keeps changing."
Our bond with our furry friends has a lot to do with their puppy dog eyes.
That's because when a dog owner looks their pooch in the eye it often causes an increase in a chemical in their bodies which creates feelings of love.
The chemical, called oxytocin, helps parents bond with babies when they look at them.
Researchers had the lovely job of collecting wee from dogs and their owners before and after a 30-minutes together
The samples showed that those pairs who gazed at each most had the greatest amount of oxytocin in their wee.
The research was done by scientists at Azabu University in Japan.
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Sir Nicholas Wall, president of the High Court's Family Division, said he could "see no good arguments against no-fault divorce".
Society no longer sees divorce as shameful, so there is no need for one partner to be deemed innocent, he said.
A change in the law was mooted in 1996, but scrapped before it was implemented.
In aspeechto family lawyers, Sir Nicholas said: "I am a strong believer in marriage.
"But I see no good arguments against no-fault divorce.
"At the moment, as it seems to me we have a system - so far as divorce itself is concerned - which is in fact administrative, but which masquerades as judicial."
He said this had its roots in history.
"In the 19th Century and for much of the 20th, divorce was a matter of social status - it mattered whether you were divorced or not, and if you were, it was important to demonstrate that you were the 'innocent party'.
"All that, I think, has gone."
Under current divorce law in England and Wales, a person has to prove in court that the marriage has broken down.
It can have broken down for only five reasons - adultery, unreasonable behaviour, desertion after two years, two years' separation with consent or five years' separation without consent - and these are included in a divorce petition when it is filed to a court.
If the grounds are agreed, and the court sees no reason why there cannot be a divorce, a decree nisi document is drawn up.
A decree absolute is then issued, legally ending the marriage.
Sir Nicholas was on the Whitehall advisory group recommending no-fault divorces in the Family Law Act 1996.
But opponents said it allowed couples to break up too easily, and the plans were scrapped by Tony Blair's Labour government.
The judge made the speech at the annual conference of Resolution - a group of lawyers promoting non-confrontational resolutions to family problems - held in Leeds at the weekend.
Campaign group Fathers 4 Justice agreed with Sir Nicholas - with some reservations.
Campaign director Nadine O'Connor said: "Where children are involved, I would not like to see a fast-track option, because there is a need to consider the rights and responsibilities to children. Where there are no children, a no-fault divorce is a sensible option to have.
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Ms O'Neill was speaking after a meeting in Belfast on Tuesday.
It was attended by the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU), the Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers Association (NIAPA), banks and dairy processors.
Ms O'Neill said a "collaborative approach" was needed.
She stressed that support for "dairy farmers in difficulty must be prioritised".
"While I understand farmers' frustration at the current situation and believe that everyone has the right to peaceful protest within the law, I am convinced that we can better tackle these challenges if we work together," she added.
"That means producers, processors, banks and all politicians, not just here but in Westminster and in Europe as well, each playing their part.
"That is why I invited dairy sector representatives and the banks to meet me.
"I have been encouraged by their determination and commitment to work through this severe downturn."
Ms O'Neill said she was "encouraging our local banks to be as flexible and understanding as possible".
She said European action on raising intervention price thresholds was required and that she was determined to highlight the issue in Brussels and London.
Retailers in Northern Ireland have defended supermarkets' milk pricing policy after protests by farmers over what they get paid for their product.
Farmers staged a blockade at two stores in County Londonderry on Thursday and cleared milk from shelves at an Asda store in County Tyrone on Friday.
They also held protests at three supermarkets in Coleraine, County Londonderry, on Monday night.
Kieran Chapman's car was found parked in Harwood Dale, within the park, near Scarborough on 2 December.
North Yorkshire Police have issued a fresh appeal for information.
Mr Chapman's brother Steven, said: "Kieran is a lovely, intelligent and adventurous young man who is a very experienced and passionate hiker."
"His disappearance is totally out of character and we are extremely anxious about his failure to contact his family."
The Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue were called in to assist police officers in the search for Mr Chapman on 3 December.
Nothing was found and the search was stood down after three days.
Steven Chapman said: "If you are a hiker who goes walking in the moors and think you might have seen Kieran, or have any information that could assist us in finding him, then please report it to the police".
Police said the 38-year-old's car - a red Volkswagen Polo - may have been parked at Harwood Dale in the last few days of November or very early December.
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Mike Samwell, 35, was fatally injured as he confronted thieves outside his home in Chorlton, Greater Manchester.
Raymond Davies, 21, from Manchester, appeared at the city's magistrates court accused of manslaughter, burglary and aggravated vehicle taking.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Crown Court on 25 May.
In April, Ryan Gibbons, 29, of Steven Court, Egerton Road South, was charged with murder, burglary and aggravated vehicle taking.
His trial date has been set for 16 October.
Former submarine officer Mr Samwell was asleep with his wife Jessica in their Cranbourne Road home when they were awoken by a noise outside at about 03:00 BST and he went to investigate.
Police believe he was run over by his car, a black Audi S3, which was later found about three miles away on Whitby Avenue, Ladybarn, with extensive damage.
Mr Samwell's family described him as a "special, kind and exceptionally talented man".
Inquiry chairwoman Lowell Goddard will give an opening statement which will set out its guiding principles.
Justice Goddard will outline how the inquiry will be run, timescales, how evidence will be taken and areas of public life that will be examined.
The inquiry was set up by the home secretary in March.
Justice Goddard took up her post the following month. Her appointment followed the resignation of two chairwomen amid concerns over their links with the establishment.
On the opening day, Justice Goddard will summarise the steps taken to build the framework for the inquiry's work and provide information and clarity around the task ahead.
The New Zealand High Court judge's opening statement will also explain the various ways in which the inquiry is working with victims and how they will be able to engage in the process.
The inquiry panel comprises Justice Goddard, Prof Alexis Jay of Strathclyde University, Drusilla Sharpling of the police inspectorate, Prof Malcolm Evans of Bristol University, and child protection barrister Ivor Frank.
The counsel and solicitor to the inquiry will also be present at the opening, as will the secretary to the inquiry. It will take place at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Centre in Westminster.
Justice Goddard, who was appointed to the New Zealand High Court in 1995, has previously led an inquiry into police handling of child abuse cases in that country.
Claims of an establishment cover-up of historical child sex abuse involving public figures, including politicians, prompted Home Secretary Theresa May to announce two inquiries in July 2014.
The inquiry, which will have statutory powers, will investigate whether "public bodies and other non-state institutions have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse in England and Wales".
Baroness Butler-Sloss, Mrs May's first choice as inquiry chairwoman, resigned a week after it was set up. She faced calls to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s.
Her replacement, Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf, stood down on 31 October amid concerns over her links to former Home Secretary Lord Brittan.
The 50-year-old, who played heart surgeon Preston Burke during the first three seasons, was axed after he used a homophobic slur during an on-set altercation.
Washington will make a guest appearance to coincide with the departure of series regular Sandra Oh, his former on-screen love interest.
It will be screened in the US in May.
Washington was last seen on the series leaving Oh's character, Cristina Yang, at the altar on their wedding day.
Series creator Shonda Rhimes said his return was integral to Yang's storyline.
"It's important to me that Cristina's journey unfolds exactly as it should," she said.
"Burke is vital to that journey - he gives her story that full-circle moment we need to properly say goodbye to our beloved Cristina Yang."
Washington was one of the original stars of Grey's Anatomy, but his contract was not renewed after he used the anti-gay slur during an argument with co-star Patrick Dempsey.
Soon after, fellow cast member TR Knight revealed he was gay and said he was offended by what the actor had said.
Washington then further angered network bosses by repeating the slur backstage at the Golden Globes while denying he had said it.
The actor later apologised for his comments, saying it was "unacceptable in any context or circumstance". He received counselling and met with gay rights groups to discuss ways to address homophobia.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has praised Washington's return to the series, telling The Hollywood Reporter: "His PSA (public service announcement) and his statements promoting marriage equality in recent years have sent a strong message of support for LGBT people."
"We look forward to seeing him return to one of our favourite shows, as well as in Patrik-Ian Polk's moving film Blackbird about a young man coming out in a small Southern town."
After his controversial exit from Grey's Anatomy, Washington struggled to find continuous work and mainly landed bit parts in television shows including Law & Order: LA and the re-make of Bionic Woman which was cancelled mid-way through its first series.
He will next appear in US post-apocalyptic drama The 100 - his first regular series role since Grey's Anatomy.
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The 22-year-old came in to the race as favourite and produced a strong performance to win in a time of 13.05 seconds.
Spain's Orlando Ortega won silver in 13.17, with France's Dimitri Bascou taking bronze in 13.24.
Britons Andrew Pozzi and Lawrence Clarke both failed to reach the final, with the former describing his performance as "abysmal".
Pozzi struggled in his semi-final, clocking 13.67 before being disqualified.
The 24-year-old told BBC Sport: "Straight from the blocks I started hammering the first couple of hurdles.
"I can't put my finger on why, I just felt out of sorts.
"It's terrible viewing and I can only apologise."
Clarke, 26, finished sixth in his semi-final in 13.46 and said he would "probably have to get a proper job now".
Adam Maybury, 28, led the business, which pretended to sell the supplements online but sent drugs through the post.
Maybury, from Staffordshire, worked with his mother, sister, cousin and best friend, on an operation that earned average monthly payments of £45,000 at its peak.
All five were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the synthetic drugs were imported from Holland and then distributed around the world, including Japan, New Zealand and Brazil.
Marshall was responsible for dispatching the packages from Spain until he fell out with Maybury over money. Russell then took over Marshall's role.
Maybury's mother leased offices in Burntwood and opened and managed accounts, card processing facilities and companies to help import and supply drugs.
She sent a text to her son at one point saying: "I am getting a bit worried about all your dodgy dealings Adam just be careful x", the agency said.
Faye Maybury worked in the UK, running the group's websites and checking payments, while posting packages.
The conspiracy lasted from June 2011 to September 2014, the agency spokesman added.
The ex-spy was poisoned with polonium-210 while in London in 2006, "probably" on the approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a report found.
Mr Cameron called the murder "absolutely appalling" and said the inquiry "confirms what we always believed".
However, Russia labelled the UK's public inquiry "theatre of the absurd".
The prime minister's official spokeswoman had earlier said that Downing Street was taking the findings "extremely seriously".
"The conclusion that the murder was authorised at the highest levels of the Russian state is extremely disturbing," she said.
"It is not the way for any state, let alone a permanent member of the UN Security Council, to behave. Regrettably, these findings confirm what we and previous governments already believed."
The report - which comes after a public inquiry chaired by former judge Sir Robert Owen - concluded that Mr Litvinenko was killed by two Russian agents, Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun.
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There was a "strong probability" they were acting on behalf of the Russian FSB secret service, probably with the approval of President Putin, it added.
Both Mr Lugovoi and Mr Kovtun deny the allegations.
Mr Litvinenko's widow Marina said there was "a high degree of probability" the FSB ordered Mr Lugovoi and Mr Kovtun to murder her husband.
She said: "I'm, of course, very pleased that the words my husband spoke on his deathbed, when he accused Mr Putin of his murder, have been proved true in an English court with the high standards of independency and fairness."
She said it was now "time for David Cameron" to act, and called for the immediate expulsion of all Russian intelligence operatives from the UK.
Her barrister, Ben Emmerson QC, told a news conference the killing had amounted to "nuclear terrorism" and called on Mr Cameron to increase sanctions on Russia.
"It would be craven for the government, for the prime minister, to do nothing in response. It would be an abdication of his responsibilities to do what is, after all, the first function of a state, which is to keep its people safe," he said.
Addressing the House of Commons, the home secretary said the Russian ambassador had been summoned to the Foreign Office and the assets of the two main suspects were being frozen.
Mrs May said: "This was a blatant and unacceptable breach of the most fundamental tenets of international law and civilised behaviour.
"But we have to accept that this doesn't come as a surprise."
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham said he could not remember "a more disturbing report" to ever come before Parliament.
"This was an act of state-sanctioned terrorism, an attack on London, sanctioned at the very highest levels of the Russian government and putting Londoners at risk, thousands of Londoners at risk," he said.
He said the government's response did not "go anywhere near enough in answering the seriousness of the findings"
Conservative backbencher David Davis said the report was "astonishing" and called for the government to step up its response to Moscow.
"What we have done so far is gesture. I think we need to expel the intelligence officers from the Russian embassy here," the former shadow home secretary told BBC Radio 4's World At One.
"You eventually get to the point with a dictator where you have to draw a line. It's a lesson we learned in the 1930s with Hitler.
"If you keep backing off time after time after time then eventually they do something completely intolerable - and this is intolerable."
Shadow Commons leader Chris Bryant said he understood why the government wanted to engage with Russia over Iran and Syria.
But he added: "The one thing we know for certain about the murderous kleptomaniac regime in Russia is that it walks all over the weak."
However, the inquiry has been condemned inside Russia as a political "whitewash" engineered to "slander" the country.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zhakarova told reporters: "There was one goal from the beginning: slander Russia and slander its officials."
She added: "We regret that a purely criminal case has been politicised and has darkened the general atmosphere of our bilateral relations."
Russian ambassador to the UK, Alexander Yakovenko - speaking after he had been summoned for talks with minister David Lidington at the Foreign Office - said the inquiry was a "blatant provocation of the British authorities".
"We will never accept anything arrived at in secret and based on the evidence not tested in an open court of law," he said.
Responding to the report, Mr Lugovoi, who is now a politician in Russia, said the accusations against him were "absurd".
"As we expected, there were no surprises," he added.
"The results of the investigation made public today yet again confirm London's anti-Russian position, its blinkeredness and the unwillingness of the English to establish the true reason of Litvinenko's death," he said.
Mr Kovtun, now a businessman in Russia, said he would not comment on the report until he got more information about its contents, Interfax reported.
As ever, there have been some stand-out performances throughout the season, which has made picking my team of the season an incredibly tough task.
But here's my final selection:
There have been some notable performances between the sticks by a number of goalkeepers this season. Kasper Schmeichel springs to mind, for the part he played in Leicester City's title-winning season, as does Joe Hart, who produced the occasional epic performance, without which Manchester City would never have got to the Champions League semi-finals.
However neither goalkeeper has been as consistently brilliant as David de Gea. The Spain international was caught up in an unseemly transfer saga, which ended with a proposed move to Real Madrid falling through. His enforced absence cost United dearly in the early part of the season.
However when he returned, he was subjected to the kind of defensive lapses in front of him more consistent with a team fighting relegation than challenging for the title.
Nevertheless, De Gea refused to let that affect his high standard of goalkeeping, leaving manager Louis van Gaal with a gentle reminder that it is no use having the best goalkeeper in the world if you don't have defenders who can defend.
This sad but true fact has ultimately cost Manchester United a Champions League spot and left the door wide open once again for Real to take the goalkeeper home to Madrid after all.
What a season this lad has had. I have gone on record to say that I think Danny Simpson is the Premier League's most improved defender. I have admired his energy, enthusiasm and all-round contribution to a title-winning Leicester City team.
Simpson has played for a number of clubs during his career but none have suited his strengths more than Leicester. He's always struck me as a player who takes great delight in making physical contact with his opponent, which probably accounts for his bookings this season.
Nevertheless, he and his team mates have been 'shameless' when it has come to defending Kasper Schmeichel in goal. And it is that attitude that has won him and his team the title.
I don't think there is a player in the Premier League who deserves his championship medal more. The Jamaica international has shown the most extraordinary leadership qualities I have seen from a captain in years.
Wes Morgan makes no apology for his lack of flair or technical ability but what he has shown this season is a calm dignity and the kind of understanding that normally comes with previous successes. Yet in the absence of that experience, he has conducted himself and his team in an impeccable manner.
He now has the evidence to prove he knows what it takes to lead a team to victory. This has been an astonishing season and Morgan has been equal to it in every way imaginable. The big question now is: Can he and this Leicester team-mates hold it together?
Toby Alderweireld has had a magnificent season. The way he has performed for Spurs this season has been exemplary and matched only by his conduct.
The Belgium international seldom gets flustered and his cool demeanour is often the standout feature in the Tottenham back four. Spurs need more defenders like Alderweireld and fewer 'hot heads' when the pressure rises in the games that matter.
Alderweireld is a player Mauricio Pochettino can build a team around and an absolute must for next season if Tottenham are to be taken seriously in the red-hot atmosphere of the Champions League.
The best thing Ryan Bertrand did was to leave Chelsea but not before he gleaned every ounce of football ingenuity from his mentor, Ashley Cole. If you're going to stick around a football club when it's clear you are struggling to get a run of games then I suppose you do it because you are learning from the best full-back in the world.
Is it any wonder then that Ryan Bertrand is starting to look more like Ashley Cole the more I see him? Not merely in stature or his pace (which is rapid) but the way in which he support his forwards in attack and his instincts for spotting the danger.
Bertrand has had an excellent season with Southampton and is a player Roy Hodgson should be taking to the European championships in June.
I have almost run out of superlatives to express my admiration for this young man. The way he goes about his work must be a manager's dream.
He never comments on a decision or foul whether they are for or against him. He works harder than anyone else, runs further than anyone else, and epitomises all the values in the game that normally cost a king's ransom.
Of all of Leicester's successes this season, there has been none quiet like him and that is why it is almost certain that clubs such as Paris St-Germain, Manchester City or even Real Madrid may be knocking on Claudio Ranieri's door this summer in an attempt to acquire his services.
And it is precisely why France manager Didier Deschamps has selected Kante for his European Championship squad in June. Given the season Kante's had, it would not surprise me if he won that as well.
Every so often, the Premier League throws up a player with such immense talent that whenever he touches the ball, the expectation of the fan immediately rises - whoever he or she supports. Occasionally, the league gives us a player who can make a defence descend into abject panic when a free-kick is given on the edge of the penalty area.
Both are true whenever Dimitri Payet is within striking distance of the goal. The Frenchman possess a masterful first touch and the ability to score goals from almost any position in and around the box - hence the panic.
Payet has transformed West Ham's season and provides the finishing touches to the enterprise and endeavour often provided by Mark Noble and Cheikhou Kouyate. I can't wait to see Payet at the Olympic Stadium. Like all big names, the bigger the stage, the better they seem to perform.
Steven Gerrard often made my team of the season and largely without any objections. Since his departure to LA Galaxy, Gerrard's role in the Liverpool set up - and my team of the season - has been taken by Philippe Coutinho.
The Brazilian has been amazing for Liverpool this season. His effervescence, not to mention his wonder goals, have been a feature of Liverpool's performances. Against the odds, Liverpool have reached the Europa League final, largely thanks to Coutinho's efforts, and the fact that Jurgen Klopp was one of the few managers in England who took the competition seriously.
What a turn up for the books it would be if Liverpool were to win the Europa League trophy simply because nothing else seemed winnable at the time. However, if anyone can stop Sevilla from winning the Europa League for the third consecutive season, Philippe Coutinho can.
When you win the PFA Player of the Year award, it normally tells you how good a season an individual has had. However, in Riyad Mahrez's case it doesn't quite do justice to his achievements.
This is a player who had gone from zero to hero in a matter of months. How someone would translate that in monetary terms is hard to calculate but I suspect the Leicester City board are having a very good go at it right now!
Mahrez cost Leicester City £400,000 and in today's market you would be insulting Leicester City if an offer came in for less that £20m. The contrast between the player who started the season and the one who finished it is mind-blowing. Yet the form he has produced would be worth every penny of his new price tag.
I hope Mahrez accepts Claudio Ranieri's offer to stay with Leicester for one more year. You get the feeling he wouldn't get the love and attention elsewhere that he gets from Ranieri and the Leicester City set-up. These features are exceptionally important when your stock rises so suddenly - people expect more for their money.
Last week when Manchester City failed to beat Arsenal, I thought Sergio Aguero was gone. It was just as well West Ham did them a monumental favour by beating their rivals and neighbours Manchester United and - in so doing - left the door ajar for City to clinch a Champions League spot.
That's how close I believe City were to losing their most prolific striker of all time. Aguero has scored more than 25 goals in four of the five seasons he's been at City.
Quite where Manchester City would be without him I can't imagine, but one thing is for certain: he is a world-class striker and that's why he's in my team of the season.
At the start of the campaign, I was concerned that Harry Kane might be suffering from second season syndrome. Which, in short, is an acute anxiety attack when a striker realises he's gone way beyond his own level of expectations.
After a shaky start, the Spurs striker has once again been immense, not just in front of goal but in the way he has conducted himself throughout the season. He may not be the captain of the team but he certainly appears to be the leader of a young aspiring group with so much potential.
To win the Golden Boot award is a fitting tribute to the player's efforts. To win a Champions League spot is something entirely different. What a pity they lacked the courage to finish runners-up in the Premier League.
27 February 2017 Last updated at 06:49 GMT
Newsround first met him more than a year ago on the Greek island of Lesbos. His family had made a dangerous journey by boat to get there.
They continued travelling until they reached Sweden, where Kava and his family are now living.
Jenny went to catch up with him to see what life is like.
If you want to find out more about what life is like for Syrian child refugees, watch 'My Life: New Boys In Town' at 5.30pm on 13 March, CBBC.
Like the wizard, Crosby is a shadowy figure, and some people say he is not all he is cracked up to be - after all, the last time he fought a general election for the Tories, they lost.
But he has had his notable successes, too, both in his home country of Australia, and most recently running a successful re-election campaign for Mayor of London Boris Johnson.
Lynton Crosby was born 55 years ago on a farm in rural South Australia. His father was not a natural farmer - he was musical and artistic - and soon he moved the family to the nearby town of Kadina, where he set up an arts and crafts shop.
By all accounts, Crosby had a very happy - and quite indulged - childhood.
"Mum and Dad adored him. They did anything for him," says Robyn Hewett - one of his two older sisters.
"At primary school, he loved debating. He was easy-going and friendly and he just used to love putting on plays and performing in the shed to other children. And very academic, I guess you'd say."
Nothing was too much when it came to looking after the young Lynton. When he got into Adelaide University to read economics, his parents moved to the city to be near him. And, although they were not particularly political, like most rural folk, they were instinctive supporters of the Liberals - Australia's conservative party.
Perhaps then it was not too surprising that after a spell working in the private sector, Crosby moved into Liberal politics - and fell in love with it.
He was not much good as a candidate though. As he puts it, he managed to turn a marginal seat into a safe Labour one and later admitted "with hindsight, I wouldn't have voted for me."
Instead Lynton Crosby switched to the backroom, ending up as campaign director for Australia's Liberal Prime Minister John Howard.
"I think he's a very professional political campaigner. He's just interested in making sure that the party he supports wins," Mr Howard told BBC Radio 4's Profile.
"As a party leader of long-time standing, I can only say that's exactly the sort of mentality you want from somebody who is your principal campaign manager."
Crosby managed to win four consecutive elections for John Howard, but critics claimed he used some dubious tactics: so called "dog-whistle" campaigns that appealed to people's basest instincts on crime and immigration - and "wedge" issues, which force the opposition to defend an unpopular policy.
"His company's website describes him, with a certain amount of pride, I think, as a 'master of the dark arts of politics,'" says Cheryl Kernot, a former Australian Senator who has been on the receiving end of several of Crosby's campaigns.
"I remember most vividly the 10 years that he was masterminding conservative campaigns here, and the focus on refugees and asylum seekers, and the exploitation of basic instincts of fear of difference, and latent prejudice," Kernot recalls.
"There's nothing grubby about Lynton," counters John Howard.
"He's a tough campaigner. He's no more or less ruthless than any other effective campaigner. And this wedge nonsense [is] the bleating of people who didn't like the Liberal Party winning in Australia."
However, similar criticisms were levelled at Crosby when he came over to Britain to help Michael Howard's Conservatives in the 2005 campaign.
Daniel Finkelstein, now a Times columnist, then working for the Tory Party, was the man who first introduced Lynton Crosby to then Conservative leader Michael Howard.
"They immediately hit it off. Both of them are very obsessive about politics... I think Michael appreciated Lynton's ability to pick issues because that's the way that Michael thinks," Finkelstein says.
Crosby certainly brought focus and discipline to the Conservative campaign and he raised morale among party workers by awarding prizes every day for the best press release.
But slogans like: "How would you feel if a bloke on early release attacked your daughter?" were blamed for giving the Tories the reputation of the "nasty party". Conservative ads also had dog-whistle messages like "are you thinking what we're thinking?"
However, Crosby's fans - and there are plenty of them - claim that while his ads may be brutal, the man is far from uncivilised.
"The one thing that I think would be a mistake is to think of Lynton Crosby as a sort of crude, ball-busting Australian outsider. He is not an intellectually unsophisticated, crude campaigning person at all. He's a pretty clever guy," says Daniel Finkelstein.
When the Conservatives lost the 2005 election, Crosby said he had come in too late: "You can't fatten a pig on market day," he said - but he left enough admirers here in Britain for Boris Johnson to recall him for the 2008 London mayoral campaign.
London is naturally a Labour city, so it took some political acumen to persuade voters to elect a Tory mayor two terms in a row.
Crosby imposed discipline on Johnson, demanding that he take himself more seriously, and concentrate not just on his pet projects, but on issues that voters actually cared about - and he did not shy from telling truth to power.
"I remember once, it was the end of a very long day, I was absolutely exhausted and I had to give a speech to a bunch of Conservative councillors - this was the 2007/2008 campaign," recalls Boris Johnson.
"I was at the end of my tether - barely knew what I was talking about and I thought I'd done more or less a good job with these guys and got through it in one piece.
"I tottered out of the room and my phone buzzed with a text. It said 'crap speech, mate' - and that was very much his approach to candidate management."
Lynton Crosby is known for his earthy language, but his candid approach worked on Boris Johnson.
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But Ken Livingstone - Boris Johnson's Labour opponent in both 2008 and 2012 - still feels sore about what he says was the negative personal campaigning Crosby masterminded against him.
"There was almost never a time when Boris was launching some great new idea or anything else like that. It was just a pretty unremitting series of personal attacks and negative campaigning," says Livingston.
It certainly worked, though. When Boris Johnson won again in London earlier this year, he told David Cameron that Crosby was just the man to help the Tories fight the next general election campaign and that he should "break the piggy bank" to hire him.
Although the recent appointment was not met with universal acclaim. Tory modernisers fear that Crosby will pander to the core vote, using issues like immigration and crime.
Daniel Finkelstein, himself a moderniser, thinks this is too simplistic a reading:
"I don't think he'll take the party away from the strategy the leader of the party wants to follow, providing David Cameron is clear enough about what that is. I think he will turn that into a disciplined strategy."
Labour and the Liberal Democrats will now be studying Crosby's techniques and working out their own defence against his dark arts.
"I had no doubt from the moment I lost to Boris this time round that Lynton Crosby would be brought in to run Cameron's re-election campaign," says Ken Livingstone.
"For Crosby to have been able to deliver a Tory victory in London when they were losing everything everywhere else is an endorsement, effectively.
"And I remember saying to Ed Miliband throughout our campaign, 'you know, really follow this one closely, because this is what you will be up against'."
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Ffion Rudman, from Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Powys, was two when she fell ill, originally with pneumonia.
She used a prosthetic limb and wanted to play sports but a blade was not available on the NHS in Wales.
But Ffion's mother Helen said their prosthetist arranged for the £2,500 leg to be funded.
"She absolutely loves it," said Mrs Rudman.
"She finds it much more bouncy because it simulates the bounce of the ankle joint which means she can run."
The aim is now for Ffion to wear the blade all the time because it is multi-purpose.
"It's been absolutely wonderful seeing her running free," she added.
Father Frank said: "It's been quite emotional. The happier she is the happier we are. It's all about Ffion really."
Her coach Craig Edwards, from Soccerholics, said: "She's just taken to it really well, you wouldn't really notice the difference... she's doing really well.
"The children are very supportive of Ffion's involvement, I don't think they've made any fuss about it. She's an everyday child."
The authority said it was reducing the figure from 129 units to 70, but said it would focus more on preventing homelessness.
It said the current strategy was based around crisis and in many instances the council only dealt with people after they became homeless.
The move follows a public consultation on the city's homeless policy.
Assistant city mayor for housing, councillor Mohammed Dawood, said: "We have looked at the homeless service in great detail and have listened carefully to the views of those who help to provide it, as well as those who use it.
"We believe these new proposals better suit the demand for the service.
"We are determined that the service should move away from the crisis culture we currently have in place to a more preventative service - reducing the need for hostel beds and finding longer-term solutions for people.
"We believe the support we are proposing for hostel beds will meet demand."
The proposal will go to the adult social care and housing scrutiny commission on 2 May before a final decision is made.
A decision on other planned changes to provision for homeless people, including single and young people, has been deferred until the summer.
The Reverend David Morris, who runs the Community of Grace hostel in the city, said the delay would put more pressure on homeless charities.
"It means we are still left in limbo," he said. "We are not going to hear any more about single [person] homelessness for a couple of months which is just not good enough."
The current annual budget for homeless services in the city is £6.6m.
James Woodhouse's body was not discovered for 10 days until police forced their way into the flat where he was murdered, Exeter Crown Court heard.
Brett Edwards, 37, and Tommy Killen, 32, both from Exeter, deny murder.
The court was told the victim owed Mr Killen £700 for cocaine and was lured to Mr Edwards's flat "for a beating".
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Mr Woodhouse was a former solider and charity worker from York who had become a drug dealer, the jury heard.
He was "kicked and punched" and died from a blow to his head on 11 November last year.
Simon Laws, prosecuting, said Mr Edwards, of Okehampton Road, had stolen the wheelie bin the day before the body was discovered in "a desperate plan" to get rid of it.
"He was attempting to conceal it in the bin so that he could move it out of the flat, having attracted the least possible amount of attention," he said.
The court also heard how Mr Woodhouse was "scared" of Mr Killen, of North Lawn Court, who had previously "tried to stab him with a knife in the course of trying to rob him".
The trial continues.
Dangosodd ffigyrau ar gyfer mis Mai 2017 fod 1,820 o gleifion yn aros am driniaeth, o'i gymharu â 916 ym mis Mai 2011.
Mae nifer sylweddol o'r cleifion hyn yn gorfod aros hyd at chwe mis, ac mae rhai yn teimlo nad oes dewis ganddyn nhw ond talu am driniaeth breifat.
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n dweud eu bod nhw'n gwario mwy ar iechyd meddwl nag ar unrhyw ran arall o'r gwasanaeth iechyd.
Un sy'n teimlo nad oedd dewis ganddo ond mynd yn breifat yw Andrew Tamplin o Fro Morgannwg.
Mewn cyfweliad ar raglen Newyddion 9, bu'n sôn am ei brofiadau: "Digwyddodd e i fi ar fore dydd Sul, a wedodd y corff a'r meddwl, 'hen ddigon, mae'n rhaid stopio', a dyna beth ddigwyddodd.
"Am fisoedd wedi hynny, ffaeles i neud dim byd.
"Y sioc fawr ges i oedd bod yna chwech i wyth mis o aros ar gyfer gweld rhywun, ac o'n i'n ffaelu deall y peth.
"Bydden i ddim yn licio meddwl beth fydde wedi digwydd se'n i wedi gorfod aros chwech mis i weld rhywun, felly talu rhywun yn breifat wnes i.
"Fe gostiodd e rhyw filoedd o bunnau i fynd i weld rhywun yn y pendraw, ar ol rhyw 20, 30 o sesiynau falle. Ro'n i'n lwcus ar y pryd mod i'n gallu fforddio gwneud hynny."
Mae yna bryder hefyd am ddiffyg gwasanaethau Cymraeg.
Cafodd Gwen Goddard driniaeth breifat i'w salwch meddwl, ac wedi iddi wella, dechreuodd weithio yn y maes, i gwmni hyfforddi.
Mae hi'n dweud bod y galw o fewn y maes yn fawr, yn enwedig yn y Gymraeg: "Mae cymaint o alw am y peth, mae'n anodd i gario'r peth. Mae gyda ni hyfforddwyr ar draws Cymru yn amlwg - dim ond tri ohonyn nhw sy'n medru'r Gymraeg.
"Mae'n rhaid i hyn fod ar gael ar gyfer siaradwyr Cymraeg hefyd."
Mewn datganiad dywedodd Llywodraeth Cymru: "Ry' ni'n dal i wario mwy ar wasanaethau iechyd meddwl nag unrhyw ran arall o'r gwasanaeth iechyd, ac wedi rhoi targedau mwy llym ar amseroedd aros er mwyn gwireddu'r uchelgais yna.
"Ry' ni'n derbyn bod mwy i'w wneud i wella perfformiad amsereoedd amser, ond mae angen rhoi hyn mewn cyd-destun, bod nifer cynyddol o bobl yn cael eu cyfeirio am driniaeth."
Downing Street said an international design competition would be launched and the monument built by 2017.
The prime minister told MPs the memorial would "show the importance Britain places on preserving the memory of the Holocaust".
The announcement comes as Holocaust Memorial Day is marked worldwide.
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Mr Cameron said the memorial would be "a permanent statement of our values as a nation" and something that would be visited "for generations to come".
An education and learning centre will be also built beside the structure with £50m promised for the project.
Sir Peter Bazalgette, chairman of the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation, said it showed "we are doing the right thing for Britain's Holocaust survivors".
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said it would "send the strongest possible message... that the lessons of the Holocaust will forever form a part of our national consciousness".
Aberystwyth University researchers are asking people what they enjoy about the programmes and films.
Monty Python is considered one of the enduring icons of British popular culture in the 1970s and 80s and is still popular now.
But Kate Egan, leading the study, said that "doesn't tell us what people really enjoy about them".
"Clearly, and after nearly 50 years, Monty Python's popularity has continued to grow," she said.
"What is it that different people most remember and value about their encounters with Python - whether on television, at the cinema, on stage, or in front of the record player?
"Whether people love them, like them, are entertained or irritated by them; whether their views on Python have changed or stayed the same; whether they first discovered them in 1969 or only recently, I'm interested in people's thoughts, experiences and memories."
The surreal comedy group gained prominence in 1969 with its sketch comedy show Monty Python's Flying Circus.
Written and performed by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, 45 episodes were broadcast over five years.
Monty Python went on to produce feature films including The Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life, live stage shows, albums, books and musicals.
In 2014, the Monty Python team were reunited on stage at London's O2 arena.
Ella Tomlinson, 14, of Leominster, has curvature of the spine, known as scoliosis, and was due for a time-sensitive new operation before she completed puberty.
She was promised the surgery before Christmas but NHS funding was cancelled due to an administrative error.
St George's Hospital in Tooting said it was discussing "the best way forward".
Scoliosis is an abnormal twisting of the spine and is usually noticed by a change in appearance of the back, or one shoulder or hip being more prominent than the other.
Her father, Steve, said fundraising to get Ella treated in America may be the family's only option.
"There is a small window of opportunity for this particular operation due to the growth rate of the patient after puberty. Once the limit is reached its not possible to use tethering and it would have to be the steel rod option," he said.
The treatment method offered to Ella, which is most common, was for her to have metal rods placed in her back, which would require a long recovery period and extensive post-operation care.
She was then in line to receive 'vertebrae tethering', which involves fitting clamps and a cable to the affected vertebrae to straighten the back.
With just a three-month recovery period, it would allow the county netball and hockey player to recover quickly rather than face giving up her sports.
But her family have been told the operation has been cancelled because a cost code was generated for the alternative metal rod operation in error.
"We want to provide the best possible care to patients like Ella, and are in discussions with NHS England about the best way forward," said the hospital.
The IndyCamp group have been camping at Holyrood for more than six months.
The parliament took the campers to court to have them removed, but the case before Lord Turnbull has been delayed while the group find a lawyer.
He warned them that the latest hearing had been a "complete and utter waste of time", fixing a new hearing on 14 June.
The parliament wants to remove the group, which refers to itself in court as the Sovereign and Indigenous Peoples of Scotland, as they are camping without permission and taking up land others could be using.
There are also concerns that the campers, who want to stay in place until Scotland is independent, could endanger the political neutrality of the parliamentary estate.
The campers maintain they have a right to maintain a peaceful vigil outside the parliament, although their other arguments - which included references to the Declaration of Arbroath and the Act of Union - were rejected by Lord Turnbull following an earlier hearing.
Lord Turnbull wanted to fix a date for a hearing on the matter of proportionality - whether evicting the group would be a proper response, with reference to their human rights.
What was meant to be a simple procedural hearing to agree that date stretched out over three hours, with confusion over what legal paperwork the campers had lodged and who was to speak for them.
Lord Turnbull said the morning had been "completely and utterly wasted" by the campers failing to learn the rules and follow procedure, saying this prevented the court from being used by other litigants.
Eventually, a total of nine people gave their full names and addresses as respondents for the remaining hearings.
They then asked for a four-week adjournment to instruct a human rights solicitor - although when asked for the name of the solicitor, they were unable to provide it.
The judge ultimately ordered a two-week continuation, but warned that he wanted to hear "chapter and verse" of the campers' efforts to obtain legal representation at the next hearing.
A Scottish Parliament spokesman said the hearing was worthwhile, given there were now officially just nine respondents rather than the 238 people who had put their names forward in the original proceedings.
All those people all listed their address as the Holyrood camp, something Lord Turnbull described as "cynical and unacceptable".
One camper, Richard McFarlane, said members were "very, very frightened" about giving out their residential addresses, saying they feared being evicted from their homes or being targeted for reprisals.
The spokesman said: "Today's proceedings were beneficial in establishing only nine individuals are now entitled to be party to the proceedings.
"We look forward to the court fixing an early date to bring resolution to this matter."
Gary Stretch, 48, was jailed for life for attempting to murder Robin Bereza and John Rogers in Hereford, in 2013.
He and Dennehy had sought out the two men at random after she had already killed three men in Peterborough.
An Appeal Court judge said there was no evidence he acted "under duress" and his sentence was appropriate.
Stretch, from Peterborough, who stands 7ft 3in tall, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 19 years in February.
During the trial he was described in court as being a fearful "nodding dog" to Dennehy, who herself was described by police as a "sadistic serial killer with a fearsome personality".
Dennehy murdered Lukasz Slaboszewski, 31, Kevin Lee, 48, and John Chapman, 56, in March 2013 before dumping their bodies in ditches near Peterborough.
She and Stretch then went on the run ending up in Hereford where, on 2 April, Dennehy stabbed Mr Bereza, a 64-year-old former fire service worker.
Within minutes she stabbed 56-year-old Mr Rogers. Both men survived.
At the Court of Appeal hearing, Lord Justice Pitchford said the life sentence handed out to Stretch was appropriate to his crimes.
"The applicant, knowing that Dennehy was a serial killer and for that reason likely to kill again, assisted her to evade justice by concealing the bodies of her three victims.
"We agree with the judge first that the applicant presented a most serous danger to the public and second, that the sentence for the attempted murders must be condemnatory," he said.
"We conclude that it is not arguable that any part of the sentence imposed was inappropriate and for this reason the renewed application for leave to appeal is dismissed."
Hyam was injured during Town's pre-season friendly against Cambridge and surgery had initially looked likely.
The 24-year-old recovered enough to put the operation on hold, but his symptoms returned and he has had the surgery.
However, striker David McGoldrick and defender Adam Webster have returned to training following injury.
Dr Alison Tedstone was responding to a report by the National Obesity Forum, which suggests eating fat could help cut obesity and type 2 diabetes.
The charity said promoting low-fat food had had "disastrous health consequences" and should be reversed.
Other experts have also criticised the report saying it cherry-picked and misquoted evidence.
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Dr Aseem Malhotra, a senior adviser to the National Obesity Forum, said: "The change in dietary advice to promote low fat foods is perhaps the biggest mistake in modern medical history.
"We must urgently change the message to the public to reverse obesity and type 2 diabetes. Eat fat to get slim, don't fear fat, fat is your friend."
But the report has been criticised for not going though scientific peer review.
Dr Tedstone responded to the publication by saying: "In the face of all the evidence, calling for people to eat more fat, cut out carbs and ignore calories is irresponsible."
She said thousands of scientific studies were considered as part of the official guidance adopted throughout the UK, whereas the National Obesity Forum quoted just 43 studies, some of which were comment pieces.
She added: "It's a risk to the nation's health when potentially influential voices suggest people should eat a high fat diet, especially saturated fat. Too much saturated fat in the diet increases the risk of raised cholesterol, a route to heart disease and possible death."
The Royal Society for Public Health described the report a "muddled manifesto of sweeping statements, generalisations and speculation".
The report argues:
The report also said humans had evolved to be a "healthy well-nourished species with a long life expectancy", but this had gone wrong in the past 30 years.
It said there was too much focus on calories when "it is highly irrelevant how many calories a portion of food on a plate contains" and it was "untrue" that excessive calories caused obesity.
Naveed Sattar, a professor of metabolic medicine at the University of Glasgow, said the report was "good, bad and ugly".
He backed calls to cut snacking, but said eating more fat as a cure for obesity and type 2 diabetes was "not warranted" by the evidence and would have "adverse" consequences.
He said the authors had been selective in their choice of evidence and had ignored "an abundant literature which goes against their conclusions".
The government's obesity adviser Prof Susan Jebb said the "current dietary advice is based on the best evidence we have".
She said the debate should be widened from a focus on fat. "We're eating too many calories - if we want to tackle obesity people do need to eat fewer calories [and] that means less fat and less sugar."
The Faculty of Public Health's Prof Simon Capewell said the focus on nutritional guidelines was "a huge distraction from the real causes of obesity" such as advertising cheap junk food to children.
And he said he was worried that the National Obesity Forum report "is not peer reviewed and does not indicate who wrote it or how it was funded".
The National Obesity Forum says it is an independent organisation that receives professional and financial support from the food industry, pharmaceutical companies and medical bodies.
Dr Nita Forouhi, says the contains some important omissions and some references had been misrepresented such as the recommendations around vegetable oils.
The scientist, at the MRC epidemiology unit at the University of Cambridge, told the BBC: "This is a highly selective review, it is not a systematic appraisal of the evidence and in places opinions are expressed that are not backed up by a body of evidence."
She praised the call to lower refined carbohydrates, but said the overall message to cut carbs ignored the issue of quality as "we do need wholegrain carbs and fibre in out diet".
Prof Tom Sanders from King's College London said: "It is not helpful to slag off the sensible dietary advice.
"The harsh criticism of current dietary guidelines meted out in this report is not justified as few people adhere to these guidelines anyway.
"There is good evidence that those that do follow the guidelines have less weight gain and better health outcomes."
The 34-year-old was a World Championships runner-up with England's Anthony Clark in the 2006 men's doubles.
The same partnership collected European bronze in the same year.
Blair teamed up with fellow Scot Imogen Bankier to earn another bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He and Bankier completed a hat-trick of Scottish National titles this year.
"I have been working with the young Scotland players for a while but now it is on a formal basis," said Blair.
"I suppose you can call me the apprentice coach but it's just nice to be giving something back to the sport."
Several vehicles are thought to have struck Nichola Tyson as she attempted to cross the A590 at Levens, near Kendal on 2 March.
The 35-year-old was described by her family as "a vibrant, caring person" who was full of life and who would be sadly missed.
Cumbria Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident.
Several dailies carry the pictures of the two militants who were hanged at a prison in the central city of Faisalabad on Friday and urge more executions.
Mohammed Aqeel, alias Dr Usman, was sentenced to death over an attack on a military HQ in 2009 and Arshad Mehrban for an assassination attempt on then-President Pervez Musharraf in 2003.
"A fine beginning: Made in Faisalabad," says the leading business daily Business Recorder in a large headline. The paper carries a picture of a banner from a sit-in in Karachi remembering the 141 people killed in the Peshawar attack.
"An eye for an eye, hang them all, hand them high, MQM (Pakistan)," the banner reads.
The largest-selling Urdu daily Jang and its sister publication The News also display a graphic picture of the two hanged men on their front pages.
Even dailies that chose not to carry the pictures of the dead militants feature posters in support of their execution, displayed at commemorations for the Peshawar victims.
Several editorials argue that delaying the executions would only have encouraged militants.
"The Peshawar tragedy ultimately jolted the government and the prime minister rightly decided to lift the moratorium on executions," the pro-military Pakistan Observer says, adding that the move would improve overall security.
"To uproot terrorism the government and military authorities have started to take difficult and lasting decisions and implement them quickly," Jang says.
"The dream of establishing peace in the country cannot be realised without giving them the due punishment," Islamist daily Ummat says.
However, some newspapers warn that the execution could lead to more bloodshed.
"The government is responding to popular pressure" and the resumption of the death penalty for those already under trial is "not the solution", says the English-language nationalist daily The Nation.
"Executing a few TTP [Tehrik-i-Taleban Pakistan] prisoners will not change the fact that the government still does not have a plan to attack the extremist mindset and those who propagate it," The News says, despite the contrasting view from its sister publication Jang.
Finally, the English-language moderate daily Express Tribune warns the government about an "expected backlash" from the Taliban.
"The TTP and their affiliates will likely trigger some sort of violent reaction and the authorities need to put in place measures to deal with such an eventuality effectively," it said.
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North Wales Police was called to a flat in Market Street, Holyhead, at about 16:30 BST on Wednesday after reports a man had died.
Police said a 41-year-old man was later arrested and is being held at Caernarfon police station.
Detectives are continuing to investigate the man's death.
Det Ch Insp Iestyn Davies said formal identification of the dead man had not yet taken place, with his next-of-kin still to be located.
He said the flat where the man was found is accessed via a lane known locally as Bryn Dairy Lane.
"I am particularly interested in speaking to anyone who frequents this address or knows of any person or persons who do," he added.
Negredo's excellent first-time finish from Adam Clayton's cross came against the run of play after a bright Swansea opening.
But by the time Jordi Amat tripped Adam Forshaw in the box and Negredo coolly slotted in Boro's first penalty of the season, the home side were well on top.
Gaston Ramirez's excellent pass was cushioned home by Marten de Roon as Boro wrapped up their fourth win since promotion from last year's Championship with over 30 minutes to play.
Aitor Karanka's side move up to 14th in the Premier League table, four points from the bottom three.
Swansea slip one place to 19th after Sunderland's 1-0 win over Watford and are three points from safety.
Boro began the game as the league's lowest scorers with just 13 goals from 16 games, but this performance strong on attacking flair was far removed from what many might have anticipated.
The finish Negredo applied for Boro's first displayed the kind of composure you might expect of a striker scoring far more regularly; his technique was perfect as he re-adjusted to Clayton's difficult low cross for a fourth goal of the season.
It seemed to inject a greater belief in the other Boro players too, with Forshaw driving past Swansea centre-back Amat for the penalty just over 10 minutes later after a spell of good pressure.
Negredo's feigned strike from the spot sent Lukasz Fabianski the wrong way, and compounded the sense that Swansea would struggle to find a way back, despite their positive start.
But perhaps the most elaborate flourish of Boro's new-found attacking verve came later, when Ramirez's beautiful curled pass was pointed home by De Roon at the end of a flowing passing move.
Swansea have now conceded 18 goals in the six away league games since Bob Bradley was appointed as manager in October. They have the top flight's worst defensive record, with 37 conceded, and only goal difference keeps them above bottom-placed Hull.
The Swans did show glimpses of potential with some good attacking play but they were let down by the quality of their final ball and hamstrung by poor decisions at the back.
Amat's challenge on Forshaw was rash and clumsy, even accounting for the Boro midfielder's dynamic charge, while in the game's closing stages, Fabianski and Alfie Mawson almost conspired to let Forshaw slot in an easy fourth.
That might not have flattered the home side, such was the superiority of their finishing. Of the 10 shots Boro had, four were on target, and all but one of those were scored.
By contrast, Swansea managed 14 attempts on goal but only one shot on target in each half, despite enjoying the majority of possession.
Middlesbrough manager Aitor Karanka: "It was massive to get the win. These wins against direct opponents are always really important.
"Everybody in this group is really confident. We've picked up experience after every game.
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"The main thing is to create chances. We created a few and scored three goals."
Swansea boss Bob Bradley: "It's the same story. A number of games we've started in a positive way then give away a goal.
"We go down 1-0, the goal goes in in a strange way, and we then give away the penalty. We put ourselves in the hole. It's been a case of road matches, but now we have two games at home.
"We're disappointed right now. We came in with a good idea. We turn our attention to the home matches over the Christmas period."
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Middlesbrough play away to Burnley on Boxing Day (26 December), when Swansea are at home to West Ham.
Match ends, Middlesbrough 3, Swansea City 0.
Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 3, Swansea City 0.
Leroy Fer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
Attempt blocked. Leroy Fer (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Jefferson Montero (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja Bastón.
Álvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Álvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough).
Attempt saved. Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jefferson Montero with a cross.
Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Amat.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré replaces Fabio.
Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Fulton.
Attempt missed. George Friend (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Fabio following a fast break.
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
Attempt blocked. Leroy Fer (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Foul by Fernando Llorente (Swansea City).
Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Jefferson Montero (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fabio (Middlesbrough).
Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Jordi Amat.
Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
Substitution, Swansea City. Jefferson Montero replaces Wayne Routledge.
Foul by Borja Bastón (Swansea City).
Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jordi Amat (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Angel Rangel.
Substitution, Swansea City. Leroy Fer replaces Leon Britton.
Attempt missed. Gylfi Sigurdsson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Alfie Mawson (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Adam Forshaw.
Attempt blocked. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Angel Rangel (Swansea City).
Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Borja Bastón (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Routledge with a cross.
Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wayne Routledge with a cross.
Substitution, Middlesbrough. George Friend replaces Gastón Ramírez.
Jordi Amat (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Álvaro Negredo (Middlesbrough).
The World Grand Prix, which pits the top 32 players against each other, is currently being played there.
The UK Championship was held at the venue for 20 years but left in 1997.
"I will be looking at it and evaluating the audience figures on TV as that is important to my sponsors," Hearn told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"And I'll be evaluating the live gate. If we get the support of local people and they show us they want to be there, we'll stay."
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Former world champion John Higgins, who played in the 1996 UK Championship final in Preston, would like to see more snooker played at the venue.
"This is probably second in history to the Crucible really," the 41-year-old Scot said.
"This was here well before the York Barbican Centre and Alexandra Palace but sadly it is not used on the rota.
"Hopefully with this tournament [World Grand Prix] it can be back on the rota because it is a great venue to play in.
"If you just put a table within any theatre it always works, and with this being a theatre it is a great venue."
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An average of 2.43 million viewers tuned in live to see Kem and Amber crowned the winning couple - a huge figure for the network.
A further 150,000 watched the show on ITV2+1, and the total number of viewers is likely to rise dramatically when catch up services are included.
ITV2 have already confirmed the show will return for another series in 2018.
This year's Love Island has been something of a surprise hit for the channel, and has developed a cult following since this series launched at the beginning of June.
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Gerard Pique slid Marcelo's cross into his own net before Lionel Messi levelled with a penalty.
Ronaldo, who was a substitute, restored Real's lead when he ran from halfway before smashing an effort home.
He was booked for taking off his shirt to celebrate and shown a second yellow shortly after for a dive - before Marco Asensio scored Real's excellent third.
Ronaldo felt he should have had a penalty when he went down under pressure from Samuel Umtiti, and appeared to shove the referee in the back after he was shown the red card.
Real host Barca in Wednesday's second leg at 22:00 BST.
Even for a player who has been so prominent in El Clasico contests, the 24 minutes Ronaldo spent on the pitch were unusually eventful.
Having started on the bench, as he did for the Uefa Super Cup win over Manchester United, he was introduced in the 58th minute with his side leading 1-0.
He watched on as Messi levelled the scores before scoring a typically brilliant goal himself, cutting inside and curling home an unstoppable effort from the edge of the box.
To celebrate, he removed his shirt and flexed his muscles, earning himself a booking.
Two minutes later, he tumbled in the box after going shoulder to shoulder with Umtiti, for which he was shown a second yellow card.
Barca had 10 minutes to find another equaliser, but 10-man Real struck again as Asensio added to his growing reputation with a superb strike into the top corner from 25 yards.
The 21-year-old has now scored on his La Liga, Copa del Rey, Champions League, Uefa Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup debuts for Real.
Having broken up their famed 'MSN' strike-force through the summer-sale of Neymar to Paris St-Germain for £200m, Barcelona started Gerard Deulofeu in attack alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.
As his predecessor on the left wing made a goal-scoring start to life in France, former Everton player Deulofeu struggled to make a compelling case to be the Brazilian's long-term replacement in Spain.
He had one glorious chance to make an impression but wasted it, firing a shot across goal and wide from inside the box. He was replaced by Denis Suarez shortly after.
If Barca have their way, Deulofeu will soon find himself down the pecking order, possibly behind Philippe Coutinho.
The need for attacking reinforcements at the Nou Camp is obvious. Messi and Suarez were lively and combined for the penalty - the Uruguayan winning it, when he tumbled easily under a challenge from Real keeper Keylor Navas, with the Argentine converting.
But elsewhere it is a mix of lesser talent and young potential not yet ready to play such a major role for a side with lofty ambition at home and abroad.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane: "We played a great game but I am annoyed by Cristiano's sending-off.
"Perhaps it wasn't a penalty but the red card is a little harsh. We can't change it, but we'll try and make sure he plays on Wednesday."
Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde said: "I don't have the sensation we were as far away from them as the scoreline suggests. They scored three times, but we played well and had our chances.
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Her boss said she was an "example to us all" by telling colleagues she was taking sick leave for her mental health - but would British managers be similarly supportive?
In an email titled "Where's Madalyn", she told colleagues: "I'm taking today and tomorrow to focus on my mental health. Hopefully I'll be back next week refreshed and back to 100%".
Chief executive Ben Congleton replied to the message, saying: "I can't believe this is not standard practice at all organisations," adding: "You are an example to us all, and help cut through the stigma so we can all bring our whole selves to work."
In the UK, there is no legal difference between taking a mental health sick day and a day off for a physical problem like a back problem.
Last year, Britons took 137 million sick days. Of these, 15.8 million days were for a stated mental health issue - whether that is stress, depression, anxiety or a more serious condition such as manic depression and schizophrenia - according to Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey statistics.
By contrast, 34 million days were "lost" to minor illnesses, like coughs and colds.
But Madeleine McGivern, head of workplace wellbeing at charity Mind, says "people are still wary" of admitting their sick day is actually due to mental health.
"There is definitely a fear it will affect your career, or that people will judge you and make assumptions that aren't fair or true," she says.
"If you're not in a supportive environment, if you do disclose a mental health problem it can be really harmful to you."
Despite the stigma, she says employers are legally required to protect the health and safety of those at work - and this includes mental health problem if it affects a person's day-to-day life.
"If you are unwell for any reason, you should be able to work in a place where you feel you can say 'I'm unwell today because I've got an inflamed back' or 'I've got really high feelings of anxiety at the moment' - they're actually the same thing," she says.
Lisa, a 42-year-old manager, contacted the BBC to say she felt pressured to "put on a brave face" and go to work while dealing with depression.
"I've been working in the public sector for over 20 years and have twice had short periods off work through mental health issues," she says.
She says she feared being stigmatised as "flaky" if she took time off.
"The need to 'put on a brave face' was overwhelming and in the end too much for me," she says.
"I was prescribed anti-depressants and stayed off work for a few weeks. Even when I returned I wasn't supported and felt further ostracised."
Lisa says her career had "until now been the defining passion in my life", adding: "As a previously high-performing individual the treatment I received felt like a bereavement."
Six months ago, she took time off after dealing with ageing parents and her moving house.
"I took just a few days off work to 'sort myself out', seeing the GP, finding a counsellor and starting an exercise and diet regime."
Now, she says "I am still battling on" but that there are still days when she feels her workplace does not care about her as an individual.
"It makes me wonder how other people are coping and what is going on under the surface of a lot of other 'brave faces'," she says.
Large companies are keen to say they are supporting staff and tackling stigma around mental health.
Over the past six years, almost 500 companies - including Tesco, Unilever and M&S - have made a pledge known as "Time to Change", where they commit to tackling problems like anxiety and depression in the workplace.
It involves training managers to spot the signs of mental illness among their workers and raise awareness.
"When you look at the reality of the situation, mental health isn't being addressed properly," says Sam Gurney, head of equality and strategy at the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
Research by the TUC shows just one in four people who have suffered from a mental illness or phobia for one year are in work.
"People can be terrified of saying they have some kind of issue," Sam says.
"If you're on a zero-hours contract, you're far less likely to go to your boss and say 'I've got these issues' because they're going to see that person as a problem."
Many workplace unions encourage employers to have a sickness procedure that covers issues such as anxiety - and to tackle the root cause of mental issues, for example by training employees to also act as mentors.
In light of more professional footballers seeking help for mental health problems, including Everton's Aaron Lennon, the Professional Footballers' Association runs a 24-hour helpline and says it is telling players it is "OK to talk".
Police, fire, ambulance and search-and-rescue teams in England and Wales are unusual in that workers receive government-funded mental health support.
Through a £1.5m grant, Mind provides emergency staff and volunteers with access to help under a project known as Blue Light.
Ms McGivern says the charity also offers legal advice to anyone feeling forced out at work, adding: "There's something to be said about the way we look for work.
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The police believe a group of PSV supporters - who posed a threat of violence - were planning to travel.
The game was due to be played in Arnhem as part of the Fox Sports Cup being hosted by Eredivisie side Vitesse.
"We naturally share the disappointment of our supporters who have travelled," said Albion director of football administration Richard Garlick.
"It is a truly disappointing end to what had been some excellent preparation for us but the situation is out of our hands and we are working now to get the squad home as quickly as possible."
On Thursday, the Baggies beat Vitesse 2-1 in the first round of matches at the four-team pre-season tournament, which also features Portuguese club Porto.
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In the week to 10 January only 75.9% of patients were treated within the four hours at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), its worst ever figure.
The figure for Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) was 76.3%, also well below the Scottish government's 95% target.
Across Scotland the average was 88.3%, with 85 patients waiting more than 12 hours in A&E.
It was the second week in a row that Scottish hospitals fell short of the target.
The period covered, just after the Christmas break, is a traditionally busy one for A&E departments.
There were 24,161 attendances at emergency departments. A total of 527 patients waited more than eight hours.
95%
Scottish Government target
75.9% Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
76.3% Glasgow Royal Infirmary
88.3% Scotland average
The Scottish government said it was likely to have been the most demanding week of the year for Scottish hospitals.
And it pointed out that the Scotland-wide figures represented a five percentage point improvement on the same week last year.
Health Secretary Shona Robison said: "This is a time of substantial increased pressure on our NHS.
"We know from previous experience that these weeks are always the period when the performance of our A&E departments are affected most significantly.
"This week's figures show just how much A&E performance can fluctuate, not only from week to week, but also from hospital to hospital, particularly at this time of year."
She added: "Our clear focus is now on supporting boards and hardworking staff to ease pressure across the system. We have already invested some £10.7m to help cope with extra winter demand and we have been providing expert support for boards where required."
Patients waiting more than 12 hours in A&E
University Hospital, Ayr - 11
University Hospital, Crosshouse - 15
Victoria Hospital, Fife - 9
Glasgow Royal Infirmary - 12
Hairmyres Hospital - 14
Wishaw General Hospital - 21
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh - 2
Queen Elizabeth University Hospital - 1
Source: ISD Scotland, week to 10 January
Scottish Labour said the figures showed that NHS staff were being overstretched "week in, week out".
Public services spokesperson Dr Richard Simpson said: "Now more than ever we need a health service based on patient need, not the ability to pay, with the resources it needs to deliver the care Scots deserve.
"We know that only a third of NHS staff think they have the support and the resources to do their jobs properly. This is the result of the SNP cutting the health budget.
"We need to move away from crisis management in our NHS to a plan for the long term."
The QEUH, a £842m "superhospital" which replaced four other hospitals, had previously enjoyed some success in cutting waiting times after repeatedly missing targets since opening in April 2015.
In June, the Scottish government announced that a team of experts would be sent in to help staff improve A&E waiting times at the site.
At the start of December it met the 95% target and only narrowly missed it during the Christmas fortnight.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) said such figures were by their nature subject to wide fluctuations but were generally 10% better than they were a year ago.
A spokesperson said: "Whilst this latest published weekly data shows a dip in performance we are pleased that the current performance across GGC remains consistently better than the same period last year.
"Our position this week shows that 6,518 out of a total of 7,269 patients were seen, treated and either admitted or discharged within the four-hour target.
"We are confident that all of the steps being taken at our sites will continue to see sustained improvements."
Francesca Matus, 52, and former marine Drew DeVoursney, 36, have been missing since last week.
Police told DeVoursney's family that their bodies were recovered in a sugar cane field Monday night.
The family says that both appear to be strangled, and their hands were tied with duct tape.
The couple were only together a few months, according to DeVoursney's mother, but her son hoped to eventually move to Belize.
"He was very adventurous," Char DeVoursney told the BBC.
The couple was last seen on 25 April, leaving a bar in the town of Corozal, on the northern coast of Belize near the Mexican border.
When a friend came by the next day to pick up Matus and take her to the airport to return to Toronto, the couple was not at home, and their car was gone.
Mrs DeVoursney says that her son had been travelling to Belize off and on for four years to visit friends. After studying to become a master diver, he hoped to move to Belize permanently and open up a diving school, she said.
Described as "adventurous and committed", DeVoursney dropped out of college and enlisted in the Marines following 9/11.
After doing tours of Afghanistan and Iraq, he worked as private contractor in both regions, teaching marines how to use computer equipment in the field.
"He said that was a very scary time and place to be," Mrs DeVoursney said.
Spokespeople for Canada Global Affairs and the US State Department say that the respective countries are offering consular assistance to the victim's families.
Matus was the mother of two adult sons who spent her winters in Belize, friends told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A memorial page on Facebook was filled with condolences from friends, who said she "touched so many hearts".
Brandon Barfield, a friend of DeVoursney who served with him in Iraq, said the couple's family and friends will continue to fight for justice.
"Today is the first day of seeking out the people who are responsible for robbing us of the ones we love," he said on a GoFundMe page he started when the couple went missing.
But even though his life of public service stretched over 70 years, it is not difficult to pick out the highlight.
In 1993 he was one of the group of politicians including Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin who signed the Oslo Accords - Israel's first peace deal with the Palestinians.
It was not to live up to its early promise - but in those optimistic days no-one articulated that promise better than he did.
"We live in an ancient land," he told a watching world at a signing ceremony on the White House lawn.
"Our land is small, so must our reconciliation be great. I want to tell the Palestinian delegation that we are sincere... Let all of us turn from bullets to ballots, from guns to shovels. We shall pray with you. We shall offer you our help in making Gaza prosper and Jericho blossom again.
"As we have promised, we shall negotiate with you a permanent settlement, and with all our neighbours a comprehensive peace peace for all."
That speech perhaps crystallised the essence of how Shimon Peres will be remembered on the international stage - certainly how he would have liked to be remembered - as a hopeful and articulate Israeli advocate for peace.
But although Shimon Peres spoke often about his vision for a Middle East in which Israel could co-exist in harmony with its Arab neighbours, sharing water and trading freely across open borders, he did a lot to make sure that Israel built powerful armed forces to make it strong in the meantime.
In the early part of his career, he was an important official negotiating deals with foreign arms suppliers and conducting the secret negotiations that made Israel a nuclear power.
When he was given the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Oslo Accords he spoke philosophically about the Israeli military strength which he did so much to build, saying simply: "The wars we fought were forced upon us. Thanks to the Israel Defense Forces, we won them all, but we did not win the greatest victory that we aspired to: release from the need to win victories."
Perhaps because he spoke so often and so well about peace Shimon Peres enjoyed a degree of acclaim on the international stage that never quite translated into domestic political success.
He never won an election outright but served twice briefly as prime minister, including the occasion on which he took office in place of Yitzhak Rabin who was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli extremist in 1995 because of his work on a peace deal with the Palestinians.
In that moment Shimon Peres found the words to articulate what many Israelis felt.
"You can kill a body," he said, "but you cannot kill the great and noble idea of peace."
At a rally to mark the 20th anniversary of the assassination, he was still arguing for the same cause, dismissing right-wing criticism of those who work for peace with the Palestinians as "delusional".
There was hardly a ministerial portfolio he did not hold over the long decades in public life and hardly a major chapter in the national story in which he did not play some kind of role.
He was never a military man like many of his rivals but he was serving as minister of defence in 1976 when Palestinian and German hijackers diverted a plane-load of civilians en route from Athens to Paris to Entebbe in Idi Amin's Uganda.
When Israeli commandos stormed the airport terminal, killing the hijackers and freeing almost all of the hostages it fell to Peres to put Israel's joy and relief into words.
He spoke for the nation when he said: "This was an unprecedented operation since it was the longest from the point of view of range, the shortest from the point of view of time and the most daring one can imagine."
As times changed over the course of his long political life, Shimon Peres in many ways changed with them.
The man who had been a member of a government that approved the building of Jewish settlements in the territories occupied in the 1967 war came to see them as an obstacle to a peace deal.
But he never wavered from his view that it did not contradict his aspirations for peace to argue that Israel had to stand ready to bring its military strength to bear against enemies like the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, which dominates the Gaza Strip.
"We are determined," he once said, "to fight Hamas and the Islamic Jihad without any hesitation and without restriction, just as we are determined to work for the peace process."
When the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah escalated rocket-fire on northern Israel in 1996, as caretaker prime minister Shimon Peres ordered a military campaign against in response, unleashing a 16-day offensive in which hundreds of Lebanese civilians were killed or injured, and hundreds of thousands displaced.
The so-called Operation Grapes of Wrath saw scores of civilians killed in a single incident when Israeli shells hit a UN compound where they were sheltering, drawing widespread condemnation.
The long career of Shimon Peres had an extraordinary final act - he was still in the largely ceremonial post of president when he passed his 90th birthday, making him at the time the oldest head of state in the world.
As a kind of grandfather to the nation he loved he enjoyed at last the popular acclaim which had eluded him earlier in his career.
Charlotte Bronte will be celebrated in 2016, the brother Branwell in 2017, Emily in 2018 and Anne in 2020, while 2019's events focus on father Patrick.
Events include a new exhibition by author Tracy Chevalier and a short film by playwright and critic Bonnie Greer.
The Bronte Society and Bronte Parsonage Museum revealed the plans on what would have been Charlotte's 199th birthday.
Titled "I Shall Go Off Like a Bombshell", the exhibition by Girl With a Pearl Earring author Chevalier focuses on Charlotte Bronte's work and is due to open in February at the museum, which is based in the literary family's home in Haworth, West Yorkshire.
Chevalier is also editing a collection of short stories influenced by Charlotte's writing for publication next spring. It will feature writers including Helen Dunmore, Susan Hill, Emma Donoghue, Audrey Niffenegger and Jane Gardam.
"I have long loved Charlotte Bronte and am thrilled to be involved in the upcoming celebration of her bicentenary," she said.
"The Parsonage is a unique house. It's incredible to see the place where so much creativity arose. I'm hoping to sprinkle some surprises in amongst the dresses and writing desks - including a Twitter tour of the house and exhibition, and even a knitted Jane Eyre."
Charlotte - born on 21 April 1816, she was the eldest of the siblings to reach adulthood but the last to die. She wrote Jane Eyre, Shirley and Villette, and died on 31 March 1855, aged 38.
Branwell - born in 1817, was the only Bronte brother. He was a writer and painter and died in 1848, aged 31.
Emily - born on 30 July 1818, wrote Wuthering Heights but died of tuberculosis aged 30 in December 1848, two months after the same illness killed her brother.
Anne - born on 17 January 1820, wrote Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. She died in May 1849, aged 29.
They had two older sisters, Maria and Elizabeth, who died during childhood.
Source: BBC History.
A touring exhibition titled "Celebrating Charlotte" is also planned and will run at the National Portrait Gallery in London and the Morgan Library and Museum in New York.
The society said its president Bonnie Greer was "developing an award named after Patrick Bronte" - the siblings' father, who outlived all his children, dying in 1861 at the age of 84 - and was also working on an initiative with Bradford Council to commemorate Branwell Bronte.
The playwright was also making a short promotional film with the museum to "invite people to come to Haworth during the bicentenary celebrations" and planning a "Jane Eyre fan fiction" workshop in London.
The Mercedes driver is tied on points with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel after his victory in the Chinese Grand Prix.
Hamilton predicted the initiative would swing back and forth between the two teams throughout the season.
"It is close," he said. "I am down for it. I am looking forward to the fight with Sebastian and the other guys are going to be in amongst it."
Hamilton's win in Shanghai means he and Vettel have a victory and a second place apiece after the first two races.
Hamilton gained the advantage in China through early strategy calls in a chaotic opening few laps but the race eventually distilled to a battle between him and Vettel in the closing laps, the two cars separated by about eight seconds.
Hamilton said: "We are both pushing. It's great, last 20 laps, exchanging times, he was closing the gap a little bit, but I managed to stay ahead."
The 32-year-old won two of his three titles in last-race showdowns, beating Ferrari's Felipe Massa in 2008 only when he passed a car on the last corner of the final lap of the last race.
Hamilton also tied on points with then-McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso in 2007, the pair finishing one point behind champion Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari.
But Hamilton said he believed this year's battle could be the toughest he has yet had.
"It is going to be one of the closest ones - if not the closest - I have ever experienced," he said.
Vettel told his team over the radio on the slowing-down lap the he believed they again had the fastest car, two weeks after winning in Australia by pressuring Mercedes into an early pit stop.
The four-time champion said: "It felt like we were the quickest, man. We couldn't prove that, but next time we will."
But the German, whose team failed to win a race in 2016, played down talk of a season-long fight between Ferrari and Mercedes.
"It would be great news for us," Vettel said. "They are the ones to beat, they have a very strong team, doing very well the last three years being flawless and smashing a lot of records.
"So for us it is really good news we had another race where we were really close and were able to put some pressure on.
"It is just race two. I really enjoyed it and at this point I don't care about the rest of the year."
If approved, employers would be obliged to pay workers a monthly minimum of 4,000 Swiss francs (£2,680; $4,470) - which works out as just over £32,000 ($53,600) a year.
Trade unions say the measure is necessary because of the very high living costs in big Swiss cities such as Geneva and Zurich.
Earlier this month, tens of thousands of workers demonstrated in both cities.
Many of them are angry that while neighbouring France and Germany already have minimum pay levels, Switzerland, which is one of the richest countries in the world, does not.
Florinda Pereria, who works as a housekeeper in Geneva, says her experience proves that surviving on less than 4,000 francs a month is simply not possible.
"Rents are astronomical, health insurance is incredibly expensive, food is incredibly expensive.
"I'm working 60 to 70 hours a week to reach that, and even that is barely enough," she says. "Frankly I think it's verging on slavery."
Recent studies do show that, among people claiming benefits in Switzerland, a significant number are doing so not because they have no work, but because they are not being paid enough to make ends meet.
This has been a key element in the campaign in favour of a minimum wage, with supporters arguing that the Swiss welfare system is being forced to subsidise businesses which refuse to pay a living wage.
But business leaders and the Swiss government have been campaigning hard against the proposal.
They point to Switzerland's low unemployment and high standard of living for the majority as evidence that the Swiss way of doing things is successful, and in no need of change.
"I think it's an own goal, for workers as well as for small companies in Switzerland," says Cristina Gaggini, director of the Geneva office of the Swiss business association, Economiesuisse.
"Studies show that a minimum wage can lead to much more unemployment and poverty than it helps people.
"And for very small companies it would be very problematic to afford such a high salary."
Small businesses, and in particular Swiss farmers, are especially worried that being forced to pay their staff 4,000 francs a month would price their products out of the market.
Organic farmer Urs Gfeller believes he and many others like him risk being put out of business.
"Higher salaries would mean higher prices. People would have to pay more for their vegetables and farm produce," he told Swiss television.
"Then cheaper produce would be imported from other countries, Swiss farmers would be finished - we'd go to the wall."
In fact, most of Switzerland's low-paid workers operate in the service industry, in hotels and restaurants, and the majority are women.
Trade unions point out that the fear over cheaper imports does not really apply to Swiss hotels and restaurants, whose customers might be happy to pay a little bit more in order to know those serving them were being paid a living wage.
Swiss business leaders hope their campaign will persuade a majority of voters to reject the minimum wage, but they remain very uneasy at growing public criticism of the way they do things.
A referendum last year, known as the 'fat cats initiative' limited executive bonuses and golden handshakes.
This followed public fury that some business leaders, most notably Swiss bankers, continued to earn huge salaries even as the banks themselves were losing money.
Another vote, which was designed to ensure that bosses could earn no more than 12 times the salary of the lowest paid in their company, was narrowly defeated last November.
However, the campaign served to focus attention yet again on the high salaries paid to some chief executives.
So before this Sunday's votes have even been counted, some Swiss businesses are already quietly introducing higher salaries, among them supermarket chain Lidl, with fashion retailer H&M set to follow.
Meanwhile Switzerland's electrical and mechanical engineering industry has shown it understands that some areas of Switzerland, most notably Geneva and Zurich, have exceptionally high costs of living, and has agreed to regional minimum wages.
The latest opinion polls indicate the 4,000 SFr-a-month proposal may be rejected.
But even if the minimum wage is defeated this time, the debate about fair pay in wealthy Switzerland will not be going away.
Coming soon, there will be a referendum on a guaranteed basic income for all Swiss, whether they work or not.
"I am really proud of Bafana Bafana. Yes, I was hoping for a win but they played really well and have done the country proud," said Isaac Maphalle, 21, after the final whistle.
The past week has been particularly impressive here - as though the reality of what it means to hold an event of this magnitude has finally sunk in. The entire country is drunk on World Cup fever.
Words can scarcely describe the electricity in this country at the moment.
The energy has even spread to South Africa's poorest areas. Diepsloot is located near the affluent suburb of Fourways on the outskirts of the city.
"The game was fantastic. A draw is okay, we're happy Bafana Bafana didn't lose," said local resident Lefa Pienaar.
Just two years ago, there was a violent outbreak of xenophobia here, leaving many foreign nationals without homes and several dead - but today all of that seems forgotten.
In pictures: World Cup voices
Though the streets are lined with shacks and poverty remains evident, today it was all about the game.
Local residents, other South Africans and foreign nationals danced side-by-side in a local park where some 3,000 people had gathered to watch the match between South Africa and Mexico.
"The issue of xenophobia is no longer bad - football has unified the community," said community leader David Maseko.
The park was a sea of colour as thousands of fans - many of them wearing the Bafana Bafana colours, green and gold - watched the game on a giant screen.
Colourful vuvuzelas, blankets made in the colours of the national flag and multi-coloured wigs added to the scene.
A heavy police presence kept an eye on the afternoon's proceedings, with officers carefully searching all those who walked into the park.
"Yes there are problems here like poverty and no jobs but we are putting them aside for Bafana Bafana, we are focusing on football. It is all about them and the World Cup," says 18-year old Kgofelo Mahlatse, who is struggling to get into university because of a lack of money.
Large crowds cheered as the referee's whistle announced the start of the much-awaited match being held at Soccer City stadium on the other side of Johannesburg.
"It is here," some screamed as the game started.
But a few minutes into the game, the noise levels dropped as thousands of eyes were glued on the screen - nervousness etched on many of their faces - a theme that dominated the first half.
A few minutes after the start of the second half, Siphiwe Tshabalala scored the first goal of the match, causing an eruption of screams - many jumping up and down and throwing themselves on the floor in excitement.
Although Mexico went on to equalise, the euphoria was still evident at the end of the game.
South Africa has a lot of challenges. It has one of the highest crime rates in the world, poverty still haunts many as the gap between the rich and the poor widens - but the country is nowhere near breaking point.
For now South Africa seems oblivious to its challenges, determined to savour the moment.
"We have waited for this moment for years. Win or lose, this World Cup is ours - we are behind Bafana all the way," said Monica Masisi, 48.
What made South Africa special was its ability to move past the negative and focus on what lay ahead, she said.
"Today we are able to celebrate our freedom as South Africans by hosting the world in our own country."
Many have speculated about the World Cup over the years, worried about the lack of infrastructure in Africa to host such an event.
Naysayers predicted that none of the 10 stadia would be ready on time and that the country would not be able to accommodate the thousands who would be descending on its shores.
But over the past few years South Africa has surprised even itself by delivering world class stadia, hundreds of hotels and a multi-billion dollar railway system.
These will remain in the country long after the final whistle is blown.
Many South Africans believe one man should be thanked for bringing the World Cup to Africa - Nelson Mandela.
"This is a first for Africa and maybe the last. We owe Mandela a lot," says schoolgirl Lebohang Sekhu.
Mr Mandela was unable to attend the opening match as many had hoped due to the loss of his great-granddaughter Zenani, 13, who was killed in a car crash while returning from a World Cup concert in the early hours of Friday morning, but many here said they still felt the "Madiba magic".
"Mandela taught us unity - that's why we are here today as Africans. We are celebrating the match but our prayers are with him during this time," said Ms Mahlatse.
When Mr Mandela was released from prison in 1990, some believed there would be a civil war in South Africa but instead there was change of governance as democracy was ushered in.
The first fruits of South Africa's attempts at unity was the 1995 rugby World Cup, where black and white South Africans stood side by side cheering on the Springboks.
2010 has brought back many of those good old feelings.
Until now, football was seen as a black man's sport and rugby as a white man's sport, but the unity this football event has brought has blurred the lines between black and white and instilled a sense of national pride.
Whatever the outcome, Africa will be remembered as the continent where blacks and whites danced, cheered and cried along side each other - grateful to have been part of South Africa's golden moment.
Real's record 12th triumph in this competition - and third in four seasons - was predictably orchestrated by Ronaldo, who has now scored in three different Champions League finals.
Ronaldo stopped a bright Juve opening in its tracks as he swept in Dani Carvajal's pass after 20 minutes, before Mario Mandzukic levelled with one of the great Champions League final goals, firing a sublime overhead kick beyond Real goalkeeper Keylor Navas.
Real were unstoppable after the break, restoring their lead through Casemiro's deflected shot before Ronaldo scored at the near post from a cross by the outstanding Luka Modric.
Juventus' misery increased when substitute Juan Cuadrado was sent off for a second caution after a clash with Sergio Ramos, before substitute Marco Asensio emphasised Real's superiority with a precise finish in the last minute.
Real coach Zinedine Zidane has now won back-to-back Champions Leagues - as well as this season's La Liga title - since he took charge in January 2016.
Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure early in the match, gesturing to German referee Felix Brych about what he perceived as some rough treatment.
But he ended the night as Real's hero, winning his third Champions League winners' medal for the Spanish club and fourth in total, as the 32-year-old continues to write new chapters in his glittering career.
On display in Cardiff were all the facets that make him an all-time great - pace, desire, anticipation, technique - as he helped Real dismantle a Juve defence that conceded just three goals in 1,080 minutes en route to the final.
Ronaldo's first was an instant sweeping finish beyond the outstretched right arm of Gianluigi Buffon while the second showed the touch of a poacher, moving like lightning beyond static Juve defenders to guide in an emphatic near-post finish.
The Portugal captain now has a remarkable record of 105 goals in 140 Champions League games - 12 of those coming in just 13 games this season.
Big players define big matches and Ronaldo defines more than most.
He did so again here in Cardiff.
Real had their qualities questioned in their most recent Champions League finals, starting with their victory over Atletico Madrid in Lisbon in 2014 - when they needed Ramos' injury-time equaliser to force extra time before going on to win - and again last season when they beat the same opponents on penalties.
No such questions can be levelled at Real after this latest triumph.
This was the performance of a world-class team, ripping apart a defence that has a reputation as one of football's meanest and did not concede a goal in either leg of their quarter-final win against Barcelona, keeping out Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez.
Real survived a whirlwind Juventus opening before taking control after the break, with Modric and Toni Kroos manipulating possession in midfield and Ronaldo providing the cutting edge.
Juventus had performed with such distinction in this Champions League that many experts understandably had them as favourites - instead they ended heavily beaten by a ruthless and wonderfully gifted side.
Juventus looked the complete package en route to this final. Not only did Massimiliano Allegri's side have that formidable defence but also a potent attack led by Gonzalo Higuain.
They started as if determined to banish the demons that have visited them in past Champions League finals. They made a razor-sharp start - Miralem Pjanic's early 25-yard shot beaten away by Navas.
Juve were right in the game after Mandzukic's triumph of technique and athleticism pulled them level - but they faded badly in the second half and ended overwhelmed.
And most sympathy will go to Buffon, a three-time loser at 39 years and 126 days and whose expression at the conclusion suggested he knows another chance could be beyond him.
The cruelty of the game was illustrated by the agony on his face as he reached in vain for Casemiro's long-range shot, which was deflected tantalisingly out of his reach off Sami Khedira's heel.
Juve, though, can have no complaints and have now lost five Champions League finals since they last won the competition in 1996.
Real Madrid will face Europa League winners Manchester United in the 2017 Uefa Super Cup (19:45 BST) in Skopje, Macedonia, on 8 August.
Match ends, Juventus 1, Real Madrid 4.
Second Half ends, Juventus 1, Real Madrid 4.
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
Dani Alves (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gareth Bale.
Hand ball by Dani Alves (Juventus).
Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal! Juventus 1, Real Madrid 4. Marco Asensio (Real Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcelo following a set piece situation.
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Dani Alves (Juventus).
Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Toni Kroos.
Second yellow card to Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Isco.
Attempt missed. Alex Sandro (Juventus) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid).
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Hand ball by Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid).
Daniel Carvajal (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mario Lemina (Juventus).
Substitution, Juventus. Mario Lemina replaces Paulo Dybala.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Gareth Bale replaces Karim Benzema.
Isco (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Dani Alves (Juventus).
Attempt missed. Marcelo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toni Kroos.
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcelo.
Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Juventus).
Offside, Real Madrid. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Isco is caught offside.
Substitution, Juventus. Claudio Marchisio replaces Miralem Pjanic.
Alex Sandro (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Raphael Varane (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Sandro (Juventus).
Marc Veyrat illegally destroyed the trees near the La Maison des Bois (House of the Trees) in the Alps.
The court in Annecy also heard Mr Veyrat ordered a large portion of protected wetlands to be dried up.
He was one of five chefs picked to cook for world leaders at the Paris talks.
He was ordered by the court to pay a fine of €100,000 (£73,000; $108,000) and to restore the wetlands within three months.
Mr Veyrat, who has twice obtained three Michelin stars, told the court he acted with the best of intentions, as he built an educational centre for children.
He also built a botanical garden, beehives and greenhouses at the site, near the town of Manigod in the Haute-Savoie region.
After the hearing, Mr Veyrat apologised, saying: " I am not above the law. Anyone can make a mistake, even me."
At the end of the talks in Paris, countries agreed to a firm goal of keeping temperature rises well below 2C, and will strive for 1.5C.
But one study claims that deforestation is the second-largest man-made contributor of C02 into the atmosphere, which is seen as a major contributory factor to temperature rises.
The 40-year-old Iranian, a professor at Stanford University, had breast cancer which had spread to her bones.
Nicknamed the "Nobel Prize for Mathematics", the Fields Medal is only awarded every four years to between two and four mathematicians under 40.
It was given to Prof Mirzakhani in 2014 for her work on complex geometry and dynamical systems.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Prof Mirzakhani's death caused "great sorrow," state media reported.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said her death was a cause for grief for all Iranians.
"A light was turned off today. It breaks my heart... gone far too soon," US-Iranian scientist Firouz Naderi posted on Instagram.
He added in a subsequent post: "A genius? Yes. But also a daughter, a mother and a wife."
Prof Mirzakhani and her husband, Czech scientist Jan Vondrak, had one daughter.
Some social media users criticised Iranian officials for not using recent images of Prof Mirzakhani which showed her uncovered hair. Iranian women must cover their hair in line with a strict interpretation of Islamic law on modesty.
Iranian official media and politicians used older pictures in their social media tributes, which show her hair covered.
Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne described Prof Mirzakhani as "a brilliant mathematical theorist and also a humble person who accepted honours only with the hope that it might encourage others to follow her path".
"Maryam is gone far too soon but her impact will live on for the thousands of women she inspired to pursue math and science," he said.
"Her contributions as both a scholar and a role model are significant and enduring and she will be dearly missed here at Stanford and around the world."
Born in 1977, Prof Mirzakhani was brought up in post-revolutionary Iran and won two gold medals in the International Mathematical Olympiad as a teenager.
She earned a PhD at Harvard University in 2004, and later worked at Princeton before securing a professorship at Stanford in 2008.
Her receipt of the Fields Medal three years ago ended a long wait for women in the mathematics community for the prize, first established in 1936.
Prof Mirzakhani was also the first Iranian to receive it.
The citation said she had made "striking and highly original contributions to geometry and dynamical systems" and that her most recent work constituted "a major advance".
Prof Dame Frances Kirwan, a member of the medal selection committee from the University of Oxford, said at the time: "I hope that this award will inspire lots more girls and young women, in this country and around the world, to believe in their own abilities and aim to be the Fields Medallists of the future."
The Republican presidential candidate has used his Twitter megaphone in recent years to wag a finger at everyone from Barack Obama to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos on paying their fair share.
Tunisia were 1-0 up when they conceded a controversial penalty in the 91st minute and lost 2-1 after extra-time.
"The referee has made a huge error. It's an injustice," said Leekens. "The result was forced. I can't accept it."
The country's football chief Wadie Jary has resigned from the Confederation of African Football in protest.
Leekens added: "In all my 45 years in football, 15 as a player and 30 as a coach, I've never seen anything like it, the result was forced. I can't accept it."
It looked a harsh decision when Mauritian referee Rajindraparsad Seechurn pointed to the penalty spot in stoppage time, ruling that Ali Maaloul had fouled Ivan Bolado.
Javier Balboa slotted in the kick and he went on to score the winner with a free-kick from 25 yards in the 102nd minute.
"We played a good game, we've worked like mad men, we had a difficult first two weeks and we didn't deserve that," Leekens said after Saturday's match in Bata.
"If they had played better than us, then I would accept defeat but I can't in this fashion.
"My players gave everything and I am very proud. But I am very, very disappointed, not just for me but for Tunisia and my team. I think we deserved to go through but I wish Equatorial Guinea luck."
While many neutrals may sympathise with Tunisia over the penalty awarded against them, the squad's reaction has damaged their reputation.
The constant pushing and shoving between both teams that had been a feature of the match spilled over after Balboa converted the controversial spot-kick - within seconds, bottles of water were thrown from the Tunisian bench at their Equatorial Guinea counterparts.
The final whistle was met by uglier scenes as at least five North African players chased referee Seechur, who struggled to keep control and had to be protected by security officials as emotions spiralled out of control.
"There was a lot of anger because we were disappointed," Tunisia forward Wahbi Khazri told BBC Sport.
The referee is the boss on the pitch and if he says it's a penalty, it's a penalty
"It's a scandal. The referee won the match and killed the game. It's unacceptable. I think we deserved to win but the referee was better than us today.
"When I see things like that, I'm keen to go home. I think we're a long way from modern-day football in Africa."
Equatorial Guinea were angered by the post-match focus on the penalty, feeling that the achievement of the tournament outsiders should have been celebrated instead.
Ranked 118th in the world by Fifa, Equatorial Guinea - a team that was eliminated from the qualifying campaign last year after fielding an ineligible player - have used their reinstatement as hosts to great advantage.
Now a side that agreed to stage the finals in November, after original hosts Morocco pulled out, can claim to be among the best four sides in Africa.
"We are so happy to be in the semi-finals, and the key to our victory was passion," defender Rui told BBC Sport.
"The referee is the boss on the pitch and if he says it's a penalty, it's a penalty. I don't care about it."
Meanwhile, striker Luis Fabiani was keen to downplay the ugly scenes that marred the latter part of the game, as well as its denouement.
"It's a very emotional game," he told BBC Sport. "It happens in football but you leave it on the pitch."
The Confederation of African Football has told the BBC it will await the referee's report before responding to the behaviour of both teams.
Equatorial Guinea will play the winner of Sunday's quarter-final between Ghana and Guinea in Malabo on Thursday.
The man died at the scene at about 05:20 BST. Police are investigating any link to a crash minutes earlier on a bridge over the motorway.
Both incidents were close to junction 23 in Leicestershire with the first crash involving one vehicle.
The northbound motorway and the nearby A512 were reopened by 14:30. Vehicles trapped in the tailbacks were taken off the motorway by police.
The Highways Agency said there was still congestion in the area but this should ease by 15:30.
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Education Minister Huw Lewis has written to councils to say it was wrong to tell head teachers to ban all term-time leave.
It came after 2,000 people signed a petition against the £60 fines.
The Welsh government said any reimbursement of fines was an issue for individual councils to look into.
Hundreds of people were fined after some councils, concerned about absentee rates, advised head teachers that there was a blanket ban on term-time leave.
Mr Lewis intervened to clarify that such a ban breached Welsh government regulations.
He reiterated pupils were allowed up to 10 days away at head teachers' discretion, with leave "considered fairly and on its merits".
Craig Langman, from the campaign group Parents Want A Say, said the minister had brought "common sense back to this whole policy".
He had written to him again to try to establish if any parents would be able to claim money back from the fines, Mr Langman told BBC Radio Wales' Jason Mohammad programme.
"If it turns out that actually you are allowed to reclaim that fine, then we will be telling everyone to do so," he said.
However, the Welsh government said individual councils would have to look into the issue as they imposed the fines.
Rob Williams, a former head teacher and now director of policy at the National Association of Headteachers Cymru, said it might not be as simple as reimbursing all fines.
"You would hope those penalty notices were only being issued as a very very last resort," he said, also speaking to BBC Radio Wales' Jason Mohammad.
"It depends on the individual circumstances of each of those cases.
"There are some rare circumstances where on a pattern of absences, if it becomes a larger pattern, research points out that if pupils have a low attendance within school it can have a detrimental affect on their future life chances.
"You have to look at it in a broader picture and not just on a fine that has been issued on a single holiday absence."
A BBC Wales Freedom of Information request in 2015 found wide variations in policy of imposing fines.
While Cardiff council issued 370 penalty notices between January and May, 10 other councils did not issue any.
Cardiff council, which had the highest number of fines, said: "In Cardiff we have been very clear that head teachers have the discretion to consider requests for term-time absences and that penalty notices are just one of the ways schools can tackle poor attendance, including educating parents on the negative impact taking their children out of school has on exam results."
The 55-year-old man is being held in connection with the death of Lisa Skidmore, whose body was found in a bed at the Wolverhampton property.
Ms Skidmore's body was discovered on Thursday at Mill Croft, Bilston, where her mother, 80, was also found beaten unconscious, West Midlands Police said.
The suspect, from Moseley, Birmingham, is currently in custody.
Ms Skidmore, a senior staff nurse, had worked at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust for nearly 20 years, most recently based in the community.
A post-mortem test on Friday confirmed she had been strangled.
Last week, a spokesman for the NHS trust described her as a "kind, caring and compassionate nurse and an absolute credit to her profession".
Det Supt Mark Payne, head of homicide investigations at West Midlands Police, said officers were alerted to her death by the ambulance service after the fire.
He said it had been a "very confused scene" and it had taken some time, together with the post-mortem examination, "to understand exactly what went on".
Officers believe Ms Skidmore was fatally attacked before the fire was started in the first-floor bedroom.
Her mother, who police believe stumbled upon the intruder, was later taken to hospital with severe facial injuries.
Det Supt Payne said Ms Skidmore lived alone but was part of a close family. He said the experience had been particularly "traumatic" for her mother and specialist officers were providing support.
Femme Assise, Robe Bleu (Seated Woman in Blue Dress) features one of his many lovers, Dora Maar.
During World War Two, the Nazis seized the painting but were intercepted on their way from Paris to Moravia by French Resistance fighters.
In 2015, Picasso's Women of Algiers sold for $179m at Christie's - a record for a picture sold at auction.
Seated Woman went to a US collector and six years ago it was sold for $26m.
Dora Maar and Picasso had an intense relationship for nine years. He painted Seated Woman in 1939, when he was 58 and she was 31.
It is one of the great Picasso portraits of his middle years, inspired - as so often - by love and by powerful sexual desire, BBC arts correspondent Vincent Dowd reports.
The Dresser, starring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Anthony Hopkins, received two awards - one for its costumes and one for its make-up and hair.
Wolf Hall, meanwhile, was recognised for its editing and sound.
Another four programmes also received two awards at the London event, hosted by Episodes star Stephen Mangan.
They include Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, which received Baftas for its production design and visual effects, and nature documentary series The Hunt, honoured for its photography and music.
The programme's success in the latter category marked the first time since 2002 that an award for music has gone to a factual production.
With other awards going to London Spy and VE Day 70: The Nation Remembers, the BBC won 10 out of the 20 competitive awards handed out on Sunday.
But there was also a strong showing for Channel 4 productions, with Michaela Coel winning the breakthrough talent award for E4's Chewing Gum and Channel 4's The Murder Detectives being recognised for its direction.
The event also saw Shane Meadows honoured for directing This is England '90 and Russell T Davies receive a writing award for Channel 4's Cucumber.
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan were also given a writing award for their work on sitcom Catastrophe, in which they also appeared.
Sky drama Fortitude won an award for its "titles and graphic identity", while there were two prizes for ITV's The Sound of Music Live!
Casting director Nina Gold received a special award at the ceremony, which comes before the Bafta TV Awards on 8 May.
A full list of this year's winners and nominees can be found on the official Bafta website.
The Slovakia captain, 31, played 319 games for the Anfield club since signing in 2008 and completed a medical with Fenerbahce on Wednesday.
Skrtel apologised recently after appearing to support an insult of manager Jurgen Klopp on social media.
Another player likely to leave Anfield is striker Mario Balotelli, who Klopp has told to find a new club.
A team of UK and Ghanaian researchers found that the tree composition in these areas favoured species that were able to cope with drier conditions.
Previous studies suggested that drought conditions resulted in less carbon being stored as vegetation died.
The findings have been published in the journal Ecology Letters.
"Despite the long-term drought, there was no biomass loss in the forests. In fact, the biomass actually increased during that period," explained co-author Sophie Fauset from the University of Leeds.
Biomass is a vital component in the global carbon cycle. When plants grow, they absorb carbon dioxide and water in the photosynthesis process.
While oxygen is released into the atmosphere as a waste product of this process, the absorbed carbon primarily remains locked in the plant until it dies.
"We think it is the result of a shift in species composition," Dr Fauset said, explaining why the study showed an increase in biomass.
"Because you have got this long-term environmental shift, it is possible for the species composition of the forests to reshuffle slightly, so the species that can survive under those conditions are favoured.
"This means you are getting less negative impacts of the drought."
The team of UK and Ghanaian researchers tracked more than 10,000 trees between 1990 and 2010.
The West Africa region has experienced drought conditions since 1970. Rainfall has fallen by up to 23% compared with pre-1970 levels.
Dr Fauset said the study widened the current thinking on the consequences of drought conditions on an area's flora and fauna.
"It is generally thought that if you have droughts then you are going to see a decrease in biomass," she told BBC News.
"Certainly, studies that have looked at short-term, quite extreme droughts do seem to show biomass loss.
"It could be that the increase in biomass (recorded in this study) could be the result of something else, but we think that the maintenance of the forest structure, despite the drought conditions, is a result of a change in species composition.
"This basically means that you cannot take those short-term studies of extreme droughts and extrapolate the findings to a long-term event with different kinds of precipitation changes."
Findings presented at an international forest conference earlier this year found that tropical forests in Africa may be more resilient to future climate change than the Amazon and other major forest regions.
It suggested that the region's surviving tree species had endured a number of climatic catastrophes over the past 4,000 years.
As a result, they were better suited to cope with future shifts in the climate.
The continent's tropical forests form the second-largest continuous forested area in the world.
Dr Fauset observed: "It is very important for the global carbon cycle that these forests are maintained."
Ayrshire Astronomical Society was the only Scottish group on the shortlist of the International Astronomical Union's NameExoWorlds competition.
Its entry was for the system Upsilon Andromedae, with Moore suggested as the name for its star and Sagan, Clark and Schiehallion for the planets.
The star is visible with the naked eye from Scotland.
Morocco's Vega Astronomy Club won the vote to name Upsilon Andromedae - one of 20 systems the IAU sought names for - with its suggested names of Titawin, Saffar, Samh and Majriti.
Ayrshire Astronomical Society said the Morocco astronomers deserved to win.
A spokesman for the Scottish group said: "It is a pity that we didn't get a result for Scotland and the UK but it was a good exercise for the society and it did raise the profile of astronomy in the public arena.
"Well done Morocco."
Exo-planets orbit distant stars and currently carry scientific designations such as GJ 832 b and CoRoT-1b.
More than 573,000 valid votes were cast in the competition, with people in India and the US casting most votes followed by Spain and the UK.
Astronomy enthusiasts in war-torn Syria cast 1.03% of the total votes cast and a group in the country was successful in naming a planet Tadmor.
Ayrshire Astronomical Society suggested Moore as the name for the star in honour of the late English astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore.
Sagan would honour American astronomer Carl Sagan, Clarke recall legendary science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke while Schiehallion is a 3,547ft (1,083m) mountain in Perthshire.
Its name means "fairy hill of the Scots".
Other rival names for the star and planets have been submitted by groups from all over the world, including Japan.
They included names drawn from Greek and Norse mythology.
The share fall came after the company revealed that annual pre-tax profits had fallen 33% to £74.8m and said its chief executive, Andy Parker, would step down later this year.
Capita was the biggest faller in the FTSE 100, which slipped 0.55 points to 7382.35 at the close.
Merlin Entertainments fell 3% despite it reporting a rise in profits.
Merlin - which operates theme parks such as Legoland and Alton Towers - reported pre-tax profits of £277m for 2016, up from £250m a year earlier.
The weak pound had led to more European tourists visiting its UK sites, which also include Madame Tussauds.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Travis Perkins fell 6% after the building materials company said full-year profits had fallen by two-thirds.
Profits last year sank to £73m from £224m in 2015 after the company wrote down the value of its plumbing, heating and tile businesses by £235m.
But shares in aerospace and defence firm Cobham rose 13% despite it announcing plans for a £500m rights issue.
The news came as the company reported pre-tax losses of £847.9m, compared with £39.8m the year before, after a series of hefty asset writedowns.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.2% against the US dollar to $1.227 but rose 0.09% against the euro to 1.1666 euros.
Officials on both sides of the Atlantic had been tracking him for some time, trying to sort out where he was - and how to "put him out of business", as one former US official said.
People around the world knew about him - and his chilling videos of the beheadings of Western hostages.
A naturalized British citizen, Emwazi, 27, grew up in West London. He studied computer programming at the University of Westminster and went to Syria to join Islamic State militants several years ago.
His victims in Syria reportedly included Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa and journalist Kenji Goto; US journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff; Abdul-Rahman Kassig, who was also known as Peter, a US citizen; and British aid workers David Haines and Alan Henning.
Americans and Brits wanted him dead. "When people harm Americans anywhere," US President Barack Obama said, "we do what's necessary to see that justice is done."
Daniel Benjamin, who served as the US state department's top counterterrorism adviser under the Obama administration, said intelligence agencies in both countries would have been "working all of their sources to locate him and put him out of business".
A senior US administration official confirmed that officials from both countries worked closely together, explaining: "The United States and UK have consulted with each other regarding the targeting of Mohamed Emwazi."
Joshua Landis, a Syria expert at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, said intelligence officials were most likely were listening to "cell-phone activity". In addition, as Brett Bruen, a former National Security Council official, pointed out, Emwazi gave away "important details" about his whereabouts through his own, slickly-produced videos.
He stands, holding a knife, in a desert. His face is hidden, but you can hear his voice - and see his hands.
Intelligence and defence officials rely on a variety of sources while trying to figure out where someone is located. Brookings Institution's William McCants, author of The ISIS Apocalypse, said that they likely used "a mix of human intelligence and watching from the air".
On the human side, he said, Raqqa activists, "people who are disgusted with the Islamic State," tell him and others outside the country about the group - such as where militants spend time and where they've carried out some of their murders.
Evan Barrett, an adviser to an organisation that opposes the Syrian regime, the Coalition for a Democratic Syria, says he talks regularly with the activists from Raqqa. "They pass along information to us," Barrett says, "and we give it to the intelligence agencies".
As McCants explains: "They want the world to know what's going on." But it's a perilous undertaking.
Last month two Raqqa activists, Ibrahim Abdel Qader and Fares Hammadi, were killed in Turkey, and the Islamic State (IS) group claimed responsibility. The two men moved there because they'd received death threats and thought they'd be safe across the border.
Using different sources, intelligence and defence officials were able to sort out the location. For some time he was monitored from the air - "tracked carefully", said a senior US defence official.
He was killed by a drone. The strike, said University of Maryland's Gary LaFree, showed IS "is not invincible."
Defence officials sounded pleased - but also warned people not to exaggerate his importance.
Jihadi John was an IS "celebrity of sorts," Col Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, told reporters. But, he explained, Emwazi "wasn't a major tactical figure."
Still Col Warren sounded pleased. "This guy was a human animal," he said, "Killing him is probably making the world a better place."
The city council plans to house people who have been living at unauthorised or unsuitable locations at a new site on Hartridge Farm Road.
Newport was identified as the area with the highest number of illegal camps in Wales and in 2009, 28 out of 30 caravans there were illegally parked.
Its planning committee will consider the proposal at a future date.
All councils in Wales are legally required to provide accommodation for Gypsy and traveller communities.
Cista has 32 candidates and describes itself as the first pro-drug reform political party.
The manifesto includes a commitment to an economic evaluation of a legally regulated cannabis market.
The party says it will remain a single issue party, focused on creating a legal drugs market.
Paul Birch, the leader of Cista, who is also a co-founder of social network Bebo, said that in a regulated market, controls can be implemented.
"We've had a regulated alcohol market in the UK for hundreds of years. We need a regulated cannabis market for people's health and wellbeing," he said.
The party says that neither Labour nor the Conservatives address the issue of drugs reform and that, although the Lib Dems and Green Party make promises on drugs reform, there is no chance that the either party "will win this election or make drugs reform a 'red line' issue in any coalition — or other partnership — agreements with the Conservatives or Labour".
Cista's manifesto commitments include campaigning for a Royal Commission to undertake a fundamental review of all UK drugs policy, which would establish recommendations to combat "the harm caused by drugs in an increasingly globalised world".
It also promises to convene a Global Medicinal Cannabis Summit in London in 2015, to garner research relating to cannabis from politicians, scientists, physicians, NGOs and other representatives.
The party wants to evaluate the effectiveness of the cannabis legalisation policies in Spain, Portugal, United States and Uruguay.
And it wants to conduct a review of the cost-benefit economic evaluation of potential legally regulated UK cannabis market.
The party has 1,500 members and says it intends to contest all future Scottish Parliament, London, Welsh and Northern Ireland Assembly elections and targeted local authority elections.
The body of a girl of five is among those believed to have been found.
Officials say 32 people died in the disaster but only 17 bodies had been retrieved before the new announcement.
Prosecutors are investigating seven more people over the disaster including employees of the ship's operator, Costa Cruises, Italian media report.
The ship's captain, Francesco Schettino, has already been accused in Italy of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship before all those aboard were evacuated. He denies wrongdoing.
His first officer, Ciro Ambrosio, is also under investigation.
The new suspects are said to be four of the Concordia's other officers and three employees of Costa Cruises.
Costa Cruises said it had "complete faith in the judicial system" and had offered its "fullest collaboration" with the Italian authorities.
Italian civil protection officials confirmed for BBC News that eight bodies in all had been found on Wednesday.
The discovery of four victims was announced initially.
All of the bodies are located near a part of the ship known as Bridge 4.
Officials said not all of the bodies had been recovered due to adverse weather conditions in the area.
One of the bodies found is said to be that of Dayana Arlotti, from Rimini, who had been on the ship with her father William, also missing.
Francesca Maffini told AFP news agency that an operation to recover the bodies was under way.
"The bodies are in a state of decomposition after all this time in the water," she said.
Pumping to remove more than 2,300 tonnes of fuel from the wreck began earlier this month.
Susy Albertini, mother of Dayana Arlotti, joined other relatives and friends of passengers to visit the scene of the wreck this month.
They threw roses into the water from a boat which took them within 50 metres (yards) of the Concordia, one month after the disaster.
William and Dayana had disappeared after returning to their cabin to get medicine for his severe diabetes, the Italian daily Corriere della Sera said.
The fact that seven more people had been placed under investigation was, Costa Cruises suggested, "simply due to the necessity for the authorities to provide such individuals with the guarantees afforded to everybody under Italian law" before a forthcoming hearing.
It said it had "complete trust and solidarity" in the seven people, "being absolutely confident in their professional competence and ethical correctness".
They had "performed their duties with the highest professionalism and dedication in the hours following [the disaster]", Costa Cruises added in a written statement.
The ship, carrying 4,200 passengers and crew, had its hull ripped open when it hit rocks in darkness, just hours into a Mediterranean cruise.
Some people were forced to swim for shore as the angle of the ship made launching lifeboats impossible.
Owner Laura Leigh Wayman said she felt sick when she discovered the break-in at Child's Play Private Nursery in Ferryhill.
The raiders forced through a gate and took out a window to get to the safe on Saturday.
Ms Wayman said the damage was extensive, but she found it "funny" they only got away with a few pence.
The 27-year-old, who set up the business in 2012, added: "They came looking for money which wasn't here.
"It is quite funny they only got 60p, which means they would only have been able to go to the shops and get a few penny mix-ups.
"It's a nursery - its got kids' toys. There's nothing of value to anybody unless you are a child."
Durham Police is investigating.
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The Reds are guaranteed a top-four spot if they beat already-relegated Boro at Anfield in next Sunday's final game.
Fifth-placed Arsenal, who have a game in hand, are four points behind them.
"I've been in the business long enough to know the biggest mistake is counting points before you have them," Klopp said after the 4-0 win at West Ham.
"We won't do this. The first sentence the boys said in the dressing room - and I didn't have to say it - was 'one more game'. We want this Champions League position."
Liverpool are aiming to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in three seasons during Klopp's first full campaign.
The German, 49, replaced the sacked Brendan Rodgers in October 2015, going on to lead the Reds to an eighth-placed finish last season.
Before Sunday's trip to London Stadium, Liverpool knew they could not be overhauled in the top four if they won both of their final two games.
And they responded with a thumping victory as two goals from Philippe Coutinho and strikes by Daniel Sturridge and Divock Origi saw off the Hammers.
However, the Reds will clinch a top-four spot before Boro's visit if Arsenal lose at home to relegated Sunderland on Tuesday.
"Middlesbrough have nothing to lose but we have everything to lose," added former Borussia Dortmund manager Klopp.
"We have always known we will have to go until the end of the season, that is no problem for us.
"If we win we deserve to be in the Champions League. If not, we don't deserve it.
"We found a good mood against West Ham and if we find it in the next game then we have a good chance. But counting points in the next game is really silly, we won't do this."
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Rendell, who left Woking for the Shots in the summer, took his tally for the season to nine with three close-range finishes.
Shamir Fenelon had poked home between Rendell's first and second as the hosts took a 4-0 lead into half-time.
Anthony Edgar saw his penalty saved by Shots goalkeeper Jake Cole to compound the visiting team's misery.
Match ends, Aldershot Town 4, Woking 0.
Second Half ends, Aldershot Town 4, Woking 0.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Will Evans replaces Kundai Benyu.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Jim Kellerman replaces Scott Rendell.
Kundai Benyu (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, Woking. Terell Thomas replaces Ismail Yakubu.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Matt McClure replaces Shamir Fenelon.
Substitution, Woking. Anthony Edgar replaces Nathan Ralph.
Substitution, Woking. Fabio Saraiva replaces Keiran Murtagh.
Jake Gallagher (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Aldershot Town 4, Woking 0.
First Half ends, Aldershot Town 4, Woking 0.
Goal! Aldershot Town 4, Woking 0. Scott Rendell (Aldershot Town).
Joey Jones (Woking) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Aldershot Town 3, Woking 0. Scott Rendell (Aldershot Town).
Goal! Aldershot Town 2, Woking 0. Shamir Fenelon (Aldershot Town).
Goal! Aldershot Town 1, Woking 0. Scott Rendell (Aldershot Town).
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The Briton made a poor start and initially dropped to eighth in Suzuka, which comes after an engine failure cost him in Malaysia last weekend.
Hamilton is now 33 points behind the German with only 100 still available in the remaining four races.
The result means Mercedes have won the constructors' championship again.
Hamilton did recover with aggressive driving and strategy but Rosberg was serene throughout.
Rosberg's ninth victory of the season means he can now afford to finish second behind Hamilton in all the remaining races and still win the championship.
The win Hamilton badly needed after the blow of Malaysia was always going to be difficult after he was beaten to pole by Rosberg by just 0.013 seconds, and it was made impossible within a second or two of the start.
Hamilton's side of the grid was damper than Rosberg's after overnight rain. The world champion said that had nothing to do with his terrible start - "I just made a mistake," Hamilton said. Team boss Toto Wolff said: "Our first assessment is it didn't function well on the clutch release."
He was swamped by those behind him and down to eighth by the first corner.
Hamilton passed Force India's Nico Hulkenberg on the outside into Turn One on lap seven but otherwise drove a controlled first stint, running slightly longer - to lap 13 - than those in front of him.
It was an inspired move by Mercedes' strategists, as Hamilton jumped Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari and Force India's Sergio Perez and then passed Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull down the straight towards the flat-out 130R corner further around the lap.
That put him into a de facto fourth behind Rosberg, Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, and the Williams cars that had not yet stopped.
Hamilton then quickly passed Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas to move into an actual fourth place and set his sights on Vettel.
Hamilton closed from nearly 14 seconds behind the Ferrari on lap 15 to 4.2 on lap 32, and then stopped on the next lap.
Vettel followed him in a lap later and came out behind, but on the faster soft tyres rather than the hard ones that Hamilton was using.
The German quickly closed in on his first two laps out of the pits but Hamilton soon began to edge away, and began instead to close on Verstappen's second place.
Hamilton caught Verstappen with nine laps to go but, despite the Mercedes being a faster car on tyres fresher by five laps, the Dutchman controlled his position superbly and Hamilton could not pass.
Hamilton made a last-ditch attempt on the penultimate lap on the outside line at the chicane but went straight on, complaining over the radio that Verstappen had "moved under braking", which drivers have a gentlemen's agreement not to do, although it is not specifically outlawed.
Mercedes lodged a protest against Verstappen's move but later withdrew the complaint after Hamilton tweeted: "It is not what we do. We are champions, we move on. End of!"
Hamilton's recovery limited the damage to his title hopes, on a weekend when he found himself embroiled in controversy over his behaviour in two separate news conferences.
Insiders believed that Hamilton's decision not to take questions from the written media after qualifying, and say he was planning to limit his future attendances at such conferences, was influenced by the pressure of seeing Rosberg take pole and the title fight going badly.
But while Hamilton made headlines off the track, Rosberg was writing his on it, dominating the entire weekend - fastest in all practice sessions, beating Hamilton to pole position and cruising to a comfortable win as Hamilton's drama unfolded behind him.
Hamilton is relying on a bad race from Rosberg or a technical failure - which have disproportionately affected the Englishman this season at Mercedes - to have a chance.
Vettel drove strongly in the first stint after narrowly avoiding collecting Hamilton off the start to move up to third, but the frustration of losing ground to Hamilton led him to make some angry radio messages, particularly about back markers ignoring blue flags that warn them a faster car is behind and they should let it by.
Nevertheless, his drive was a timely riposte to team boss Maurizio Arrivabene, who had told Italian television that Vettel needed to "earn" a new contract at Ferrari beyond 2017 and said he needed to be less distracted by team business and focus more on driving.
His team-mate Kimi Raikkonen finished behind him, winning a battle with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, well ahead of the two Force Indias and Williams.
It was a dire weekend for McLaren at engine partner Honda's home race, a poor qualifying with a surprisingly uncompetitive car leading to a difficult race towards the back for Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button, who finished 16th and 18th.
"What an awesome weekend," said Rosberg inevitably. "It's beautiful to win here and congratulations to my colleagues and team for clinching constructors' championship - let's celebrate hard."
Hamilton said: "Congratulations to the team, I'm very proud to be part of it. I did the best I could from where I was in the race. I will give it everything I have got [for the rest of the season] and we will see what happens."
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Parents raised a near 4,000-name petition calling on the council to save the service which provides music lessons in schools and runs ensembles.
The new Denbighshire Music Co-Operative will teach over 2,200 pupils each week from September, said the council.
The not-for-profit organisation has also protected the jobs of 34 teachers.
"We have offered a long term loan of the council's musical instruments to the new co-operative, which means that our children and young people can continue to use their instruments," said Councillor Eryl Williams, the council cabinet's lead member for education.
A military spokesman said suicide car bombers and fighters wearing explosive belts took part in the attack.
The army fought back with the help of air strikes by the US-led coalition.
Iraq said it had "liberated" Ramadi from IS on Sunday. The jihadist group had held the major city since May.
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Ford joins other original cast members Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which is released later this month.
Ford said the film will show how "the relationships between him and other characters have developed off-screen".
And he hinted that fans will see "new aspects" to Han Solo's personality.
Ford and director JJ Abrams spoke to BBC News entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba about the film.
HARRISON FORD
Lizo Mzimba: What was it about the way Han Solo was written in this film that convinced you it was right to come back?
Harrison Ford: I think it mostly lay in the telling of the stories of his relationships with other characters in the story. And the part he plays in the progression of the story, mostly through his relationships with the new young actors - Daisy Ridley and John Boyega principally in this new story.
And it had to do with the opportunity to work with my friend JJ Abrams, whose work I have admired for a long time.
LM: How much did you put nostalgia to one side and just concentrate on playing the role?
HF: Completely. I don't think nostalgia is very useful to me. There is a story to be told, there's behaviour to create or to bring to the screen that will help tell that story, and nostalgia is just not really a big part of my emotional package anyway.
LM: So it was easy when you met Chewbacca for the first time or walked onto the Millennium Falcon to put any emotion to one side and concentrate on being Han Solo and again after all these years?
HF: Yeah, you're there to bring some aspect of truth or recognisability to the moment for the audience.
LM: What is it about the character that has made him such a favourite over the decades, and how has he changed in this film?
HF: Each of the characters has a part to play, and there are people in the audience for each of the characters. Princess Leia has people that relate to her more strongly than other characters. The same with Luke Skywalker.
Of the character that I play, who had a kind of ironic distance from the mythology, I think many people identified with that point of view, and so embraced the character of Han Solo.
This new opportunity to play the character again recognises a passage of time, and there are indications in the film about how he came to develop, how the relationships between him and other characters have developed off-screen and so it adds some degree of interest and there are new aspects of his nature, perhaps, which we'll see.
JJ ABRAMS
LM: When you started this project, you had a vision you wanted to put on screen and also a level of anxiety. How close to your original vision do you think you've got to, and how's the anxiety been?
JJ Abrams: It's a lot of anxiety. It's an insane amount of pressure.
But I will say that it is offset by the work that everyone has done. The amazing work that has - to answer the first question - not just helped realise a vision I had at the beginning of this process, but elevated it enormously and exceeded all expectations.
Every day as it gets closer to this movie coming out, I'm more and more excited for people to see the work this cast has done - the new and the established - and the amazing vision effects, the music that John Williams wrote. The work is the thing that has been, if anything, a salve for the anxiety.
LM: We're a few days away from release, yet so little is known about the movie. How hard has it been keeping that level of secrecy when you have got thousands upon thousands of people working on it over two years?
JJA: Mostly it's just about threatening them! No. It's been a group of extraordinary artists, designers, actors, musicians, marketers, everything.
It's been an amazing army of people on this campaign, but it seems like to a person... Everyone wants the same thing, which is for people to experience a Star Wars movie and not have it to be ruined like so many films are before it comes out.
I can't tell you how excited I am for you to meet these new characters and see the story, and it's frustrating that you haven't gotten to see the movie yet because it would be so much easier to talk about aspects of it, but at the same time it makes me nuts when I go to see a movie and I feel like I already know what's going to happen.
LM: How difficult has it been planning when you release bits of information and bits of footage, and has everything go according to plan? No bad moments?
JJA: We had a general sense of a strategy going out, but every day there's a new opportunity, a new request, a new slip, a new leak. There's always something going on.
Our focus has tried to be on making a movie that's worth people's time and not so much the selling of it, which I know a lot of people are doing full-time.
LM: John and Daisy are two Londoners, two Brits in the lead roles - what was it about them that convinced you they were right?
JJA: I was required to hire Brits... That's not true. They were just amazing. Daisy first of all is a revelation. She's unbelievable in this movie.
John, I already knew from Attack the Block, who I just adored in that film. I think he was 17 when he acted in that movie and made me laugh and made me cry and was just so wonderful.
I got to know him a little bit and we were all just lucky to find these actors, and our British casting director Nina Gold brought them in and we couldn't be more grateful.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out in the UK and Ireland on 17 December.
Last year, Treasury figures show the UK paid about £13bn to the EU, around £200 per person. Some of which then gets spent in the UK.
But the European Commission is trying to calculate what the UK's outstanding financial obligation should be when it leaves.
The EU argues that the UK has made a series of big financial commitments as part of the current seven-year budget that need to be paid on exit.
It also says the UK needs to settle its share of what's known as the "reste à liquider". This is money that has been committed but not yet paid - in effect the EU's credit card bill.
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Here's the problem for the EU: the less the UK agrees to pay, the more other countries will have to fill the gap.
That means that countries that are net contributors to the EU budget, like Germany or the Netherlands, will have to pay more.
At the other end of the scale, the countries that are net beneficiaries, like Poland or Greece, will receive less.
So when the UK argues that the EU is being unreasonable in its demands, it has no allies at all.
The hard line approach adopted by the European Commission has come from pressure from other member states. They don't think, for example, that the UK should be entitled to a share of the EU's assets when financial calculations are made.
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British officials spent several hours during this week's negotiations questioning the legal basis of the EU's proposals. But they haven't put forward counter-proposals of their own - which, in turn, is annoying European officials.
How can we negotiate, they argue, when we don't know what you want?
Hence the pessimistic tone of Europe's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, who again insisted that the divorce deal must be agreed before talks move on to discuss issues such as the future trade relationship.
Mr Barnier claimed there had been "no decisive progress" and the negotiations were still "quite far" away from being able to move on to other issues.
The EU hasn't publicly put a figure on the amount it thinks the UK should pay, but many estimates come up with a net figure of about 60 billion euros. The UK says it won't pay anything like that.
One possible route out of the impasse is talk of a transition period. If the UK was still paying into the EU budget for two or three years after Brexit, that could help reduce the final exit bill considerably. It would also fill a hole in the EU budget, and generate goodwill elsewhere on the continent.
Mujtaba Rahman is a Brexit expert and Managing Director at the Eurasia Group, a political risk consultancy. He says that it will be up to Theresa May to lay the groundwork in order for negotiations to progress:
"In October when heads of state get together there will be an opportunity for Theresa May to make the case that she can only write a cheque if it's packaged as part of a bigger deal that gives the UK concessions on both transition and future trade terms."
It is worth remembering that compared to what's at stake in renegotiating the UK's entire trading relationship with the EU and the rest of the world, even 60 billion euros or more isn't a huge amount.
But politically, it's explosive. And three months after these negotiations finally began, under pressure of time, it has become the toughest nut to crack.
In the end it will have to be resolved by political decisions rather than legal or technical advice.
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Derek Forsyth's men will take on the Russians on 15, 16 and 18 January to first prepare for the World League 2 tournament in Belfast in mid-March.
Two nations qualify from that for the World League which brings the chance to reach the World Cup in India next year.
"The games against Russia will be a good test," said head coach Forsyth.
"This is the start of our build-up towards World League 2. The squad is looking forward to the challenges ahead throughout 2017.
"Our main aim is to ensure our participation in the Commonwealth Games Gold Coast in 2018."
Scotland will try to secure their place at the Games when they host the EuroHockey Championship II at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre on 6-12 August.
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Javier Ortega Desio touched down for Argentina after just two minutes.
However, Scotland soon found their rhythm, with the Grays and Sean Maitland replying before the interval.
Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour ran in further scores in a scruffy second half, while a Tomas Cubelli brace added to a penalty try for the Pumas.
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A 10-point winning margin did not accurately reflect Scotland's superiority and late lapses in discipline and defence will need to be eradicated with world champions New Zealand coming up next weekend.
But there was much to take heart from as a young side featuring 10 Glasgow Warriors in the starting line-up picked up a first home victory over the South Americans since 1990.
The Scots were moving the ball well from the first whistle but when Greig Laidlaw was pole-axed in the midfield the ball spilled loose for Desio to collect and gallop clear from 40 metres and touch down.
It was not the start Cotter would have envisaged but the Scottish response must have thrilled the New Zealander.
A clean lineout gave the Scots an attacking platform in the Argentine 22 and, after some good carries from Blair Cowan among others, Richie Gray burst through the stretched defence to crash over.
A Nicolas Sanchez penalty nudged the visitors back in front while Laidlaw missed a routine kick following his earlier conversion.
A yellow card for Juan Imhoff was quickly exploited by the hosts after several phases of pressure resulted in Jonny Gray following his brother over the line. Laidlaw added the extras to make it 14-10.
The captain then set up Scotland's third try with the scrum-half catching the Pumas defence sleeping with a quick tap penalty and, after making 30 metres, showed great composure to float a pass to Maitland who coasted over.
Laidlaw converted and followed it up with a successful penalty to stretch the lead to 14 points at the interval.
The Scots were playing with a verve and attacking purpose not seen for some time, with Laidlaw at the heart of it.
The skipper broke through the Argentine defence once again early in the second half and kept his cool to find the pass that sent Hogg over in the corner.
Full of confidence, Laidlaw nailed the touchline conversion and added another three points with the boot just after the hour.
Having lost Rob Harley to the sin-bin for a dangerous tackle, the Scots handed the initiative to the visitors and a penalty try was awarded as Cotter's men wheeled round a scrum near their own posts.
Any thoughts of a comeback were extinguished almost immediately when Seymour intercepted a risky pass from Juan Martin Hernandez to run in an easy try, with Laidlaw's conversion taking the score to 41-17.
Harley had just returned to the fray when replacement Jim Hamilton was sent packing after getting caught on the wrong side.
Cubelli dived over from close range to reduce the deficit and the same man grabbed another touchdown at the death.
Cecilio Lopez Sanchez was hoisted out of the cave near Chachapoyas in north-eastern Peru on Tuesday.
Mr Sanchez, a native of Madrid, suffered spinal injuries after an accident in the cave almost two weeks ago.
He was airlifted to hospital in the Peruvian capital Lima, where police say he is in a stable condition.
More than 100 rescue workers cheered as Mr Sanchez was lifted out of the cave after a painstaking operation.
Many of them had travelled from Spain to take part in the rescue.
The operation involved winching Mr Sanchez out of the cave on a stretcher.
Heavy winds, rain and cold temperatures complicated the rescue attempt.
He was airlifted by a Peruvian air force helicopter to a nearby airfield, then flown to Lima for treatment.
The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) is balloting 1,300 members over industrial action, which could be taken from 3 February.
Transport for London wants to have staff in ticket halls and on platforms rather than in offices.
It said the plans would save about £50m a year.
Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) have already been balloted over possible industrial action. The result will be announced on Friday.
London Underground (LU) has said it would seek to avoid compulsory redundancies.
It also wants to introduce 24-hour services on five lines next year.
It said sales at ticket offices only accounted for about 3% of all journeys, after announcing that staff would be switched to station concourses.
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA, said the ballot was a result of the "reckless" behaviour of London Mayor Boris Johnson.
"He wants to scrap permanent station supervisors, who are in charge of evacuations, and replace them with mobile supervisors, who will travel from station to station.
"But he will not answer the question [of] 'how mobile can you be if all lines are in lockdown because of an emergency and nothing is moving whatsoever?'."
RMT general secretary Bob Crow said the changes would leave the Underground "a dangerous, hollowed out shell".
"Not only are nearly 1,000 jobs on the line, but those left to pick up the pieces face the humiliation of having to re-apply for their own jobs.
"That is a scandal as the overcrowded Tube network faces continuing demand and pressures that would stretch safety beyond the limits if these cuts aren't stopped."
LU's chief operating officer Phil Hufton said there would be more staff in ticket halls and on gate lines to help customers and keep them safe.
"We're clear that there'll be a job for everyone at LU who wants to work for us and be flexible, that we'll make these changes with no compulsory redundancies, and that we'll involve staff in our plans at every stage and support them through change.
"We are now consulting with our unions and staff on our future vision, and I would urge the TSSA leadership to work with us to shape our plans, rather than threaten hard-working Londoners with completely unnecessary strike action."
About 1,000 people attended the rave at Twyford Wood near Bourne in Lincolnshire on 23 May.
Dozens of people were arrested and litter, broken glass and other items were left on the site.
A car rally planned for last weekend was postponed while contractors worked to complete a £4,000 clean-up.
Lincolnshire Police said a number of officers were injured after coming under attack from missiles, including bottles, thrown by about 200 people attending the event.
A police dog was also injured by a glass bottle thrown from the crowd.
A spokesman for the Forestry Commission said contractors had removed a large amount of broken glass, which was hazardous to visitors.
He said he was hopeful the site, a former Second World War airfield, would reopen early this week.
Signs warning people not to enter the site will be removed after a final inspection, he added.
The Mid-Derbyshire Motor Club said a rally planned for 6-7 June will now take place at a later date.
A total of 48 people were arrested by police at the illegal rave. Of those arrested, 13 were charged, with 26 released on bail, while the rest were released without charge or cautioned.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board wants to temporarily remove the doctor-led maternity service at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.
But it is facing a legal fight from campaigners who are applying for a judicial review at Mold County Court.
The judge, Mrs Justice Davies, asked the health board and campaigners to meet but an agreement was not made.
Opponents argue the health board had not properly consulted over its plans.
Mark Sutton QC, representing the campaigners, told the court: "This is a striking case indeed.
"It's not a case where there has been an attempt at consultation but that's been limited.
"It's striking that there was a decision to suppress the dissemination of the board paper relevant to the matter which would normally be available seven days in advance."
He added that it was strange that "a public authority with a primary responsibility to engage should regard it as an appropriate action to stifle any meaningful debate."
The application which has been made by a local GP and a woman has support from the British Medical Association Cymru.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was expected to go ahead with plans to end consultant-led services at the hospital in April.
But it was put on hold to await Thursday's hearing.
The hearing continues.
The move is expected to lead to a double by-election in Leith Walk ward, which she has represented for the past eight years.
The councillor for Leith Walk wants to focus on winning a Green seat in the North East of Scotland in the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections.
Ms Chapman is co-convener of the Scottish Green Party.
She is also rector of Aberdeen University, and will be moving to Dundee.
Ms Chapman said: "It has been a huge honour and privilege to serve and work with the people of Leith Walk for the last eight years.
"I am proud of my successes in introducing 'Leith Decides', opening up council decision-making as chair of the petitions committee, and being the first politician in Scotland to call for the introduction of a Living Wage.
"I am confident that voters in Leith Walk will respond positively to our campaign to elect a successor Green councillor to continue that hard work."
Steve Burgess, convenor of Edinburgh city council's Green group, said: "I thank Maggie for her work as a Green councillor over the last eight years.
"We will campaign hard to ensure a new Green councillor is elected at the by-election, on a promise that only the Greens can offer a progressive and constructive opposition to the current Labour-SNP administration at the City Chambers.
Let It Shine saw singers enter a talent competition to win the chance to perform as a group in an upcoming musical featuring Take That songs.
An official spokesperson for The Band musical has told Newsround that reports the boys will just be backing singers in the show are "simply not true."
At the end of February, boy band Five To Five dazzled the Let It Shine judges and went on to win the show.
In the final, it was announced the winners would get "the role of an all-singing, all-dancing boy band in a hot new musical called The Band".
When the Let It Shine result was announced, Gary Barlow said to the winners: "You will be on stage with this musical in September in Manchester, so see you there."
But reports started to spread that the group would actually only get to be 'backing singers' in the production.
"Any report that the band will be 'backing singers' has not come from any official source," the official spokesperson told Newsround.
Judge Gary Barlow has also taken to social media to dismiss the rumours, saying they are "utter rubbish".
Five to Five will be singing in 14 of Take That's songs as part of The Band.
But when asked whether or not the group would ever be singing or dancing completely on their own in the show, the team behind the show didn't comment.
They also wouldn't say if the boys would be speaking any lines or not.
"There are lots of exciting elements to the plot of the show and when we are finally able to unveil these, everything will make sense," they added.
Fans will have to wait until the beginning of April for more details about the musical and what will happen in it.
Mr Lugovoi and an associate, Dmitry Kovtun, deny the British charge that they poisoned Litvinenko in London with radioactive polonium in 2006.
Mr Lugovoi's stated 2014 income was 30.5m roubles (£400,400; $603,000).
Most Russian MPs' earnings were in the 3-5m rouble range.
Mr Lugovoi was elected to the Duma - the Russian parliament's lower house - in 2007 and as an MP got automatic immunity from prosecution.
The leaders of all four party blocks in the Duma had income in the 3-5m rouble range last year, according to the Duma's figures. The chamber is dominated by supporters of President Vladimir Putin.
The income figures come amid widespread discontent in Russia about price rises and low-paid jobs. That discontent came out during a live phone-in with Mr Putin on Thursday.
The average Duma MP's salary is about 10 times bigger than the average wage in Russia, which is 30,000 roubles a month.
MPs' pay in Germany is about twice the national average, and in the US, for members of Congress, three times more.
Some Russian MPs earned more than Mr Lugovoi - such as celebrity singer Iosif Kobzon, with 2014 income of 93m roubles.
Mr Lugovoi is also listed as having five houses - three of them country dachas - and a flat.
The highest-paid MP was Grigory Anikeyev, who is in Mr Putin's United Russia party. He got nearly 1bn roubles.
Mr Putin himself earned 7.6m roubles in 2014 - double what he earned in 2013, according to Kremlin figures released this week.
Mr Putin owns a house with land covering 1,500 sq m (16,200 sq ft), as well as a flat and garage. He also uses an official flat and garage, the declaration says.
Some officials in Mr Putin's Kremlin entourage earned more than him, according to the figures.
The five likely Bronze Age footprints were found at Port Eynon beach by Dr Edith Evans, of the Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust, during a walk.
She said: "They are not the clearest of things but I recognised them straightaway."
Other recent beach storm finds include two cannon in Porthcawl and 10,000-year-old tree remains in Pembrokeshire.
The trust has been monitoring the coast since 2009 after whole tree trunks started to appear in the peat bed which is being eroded by the sea.
Sand which covered the sea bed as a result of erosion was swept away by the storms to uncover the footprints for the first time since they were laid.
The footprints have not been radiocarbon dated but are estimated to be from between 2,300 BC and 700 BC.
Dr Evans said: "There are five prints, probably made by more than one person as they are of two slightly different lengths, and as two of them point towards the sea and the other three point inland.
"The peat has now become so firm that it is impossible to make an impression on it, but when it was first laid down it would have consisted of a soft mass of vegetation.
"When the footprints were made, they would have filled up with a deposit of different composition. We assume that the rough seas have washed out this deposit to leave the footprints exposed.
"They were not very clear, one reason being that they were partly covered with sand."
The trust said since 2007 its volunteers have found cattle and pony hoof prints in a peat bed on Kenfig Sands near Sker Point, Bridgend,
Last month, two Georgian-era cannon were found at Pink Bay, Porthcawl, by two dog walkers.
It took a team of around 17 lifeboat crew members, coastguards and local lifeguards to move one of the cannon from the beach.
Also in January, the remains of 10,000-year-old trees were exposed at Newgale, Pembrokeshire.
At the end of the month a ship's wheel which may date back to the 19th Century was uncovered in Swansea Bay.
A member of a heritage group found the wheel while exploring sands near Mumbles.
They went ahead through a converted try from Saracens lock Jack Nay.
Bill Johnston landed an Irish penalty but Henry Walker's try, converted again by Max Malins, made it 14-3 to England.
A converted Gavin Coombes try cut the gap to four points and although Ireland had the ball over the line at the death, they could not get it down and England escaped.
It was the first leg of a possible hat-trick for England within 24 hours, with the women adding a second Grand Slam by beating Ireland later on Friday, and Eddie Jones' men's team in action, also against Ireland, on Saturday.
England went into Friday's game as favourites having swept aside the rest of their opponents but a combination of Irish defiance, wet and windy conditions, and poor decision-making by the visitors kept things interesting throughout.
When England dominated the opening stages it seemed there would be only one winner but with captain Zach Mercer, outstanding for the rest of the tournament, making some poor choices off the base of the scrum they took a while to find their groove.
Even when Nay finally went over it served only to spark Ireland and they should have taken more from a relentless spell of pressure than three points from the boot of Johnston.
England flanker Tom Curry was very lucky to escape a card of some description for a blatant trip, but the visitors' defence was extremely committed and that ultimately made the difference, despite a stream of errors from the normally assured youngsters in white.
A try apiece from Walker and Coombes saw Ireland four points adrift and nerves began to affect England, who twice kicked the ball dead and overcomplicated several other bits of possession.
Ireland full-back Jordan Larmour was the outstanding player on the field and his knifing runs threatened to open England up on several occasions, but despite a ferocious late assault it was the visitors who were celebrating at the final whistle.
The incident happened during "the serving of lunch" at Wayland Prison, Norfolk, on 6 May, according to an internal prison report seen by the BBC.
"One offender threw his food at staff," the report says, and then others tried to stop him being "restrained".
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said staff "successfully resolved" the incident and no-one was injured.
Wayland Prison is a category C all-male training prison in Griston, near Thetford.
The report into the disruption said: "Approximately 20 offenders were involved in an incident on the servery. One offender threw his food at staff, was restrained.
"Several other offenders attempted to stop staff dealing with the incident and several others formed a line across the dining hall, inciting further disruption.
"Additional staff were called and offenders were eventually locked up."
The MoJ said some of the prisoners were transferred to other facilities as a result, but would not provide further details.
Dr Alan Billings said there was "no mileage" in making the arrests after charges against 14 people were dropped.
He said the arrests put the force into "conflict" with protesters and urged the council to seek other remedies.
Councillor Bryan Lodge said the council was exploring alternative methods.
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Sheffield City Council contractors Amey are removing damaged or diseased trees as part of a £2bn scheme, but campaigners say they are also removing healthy trees, which Amey say may cause damage to pavements.
Protesters were arrested under Section 241 of the Trade Union Act in November on suspicion of trying to prevent the work.
However, the charges were dropped after the Crown Prosecution Service said pursuing them was not in the public interest.
Dr Billings told BBC Radio Sheffield arrests would still be made if peaceful protests "turned ugly" but there was "no mileage for the police in making arrests under that legislation".
"As PCC, I do not want police resources spent in this way I would much sooner they be out on the streets catching criminals," he said.
Mr Lodge said while he did not want to see anyone arrested the council had a legal responsibility to carry out the work.
"We recognise the right of people to protest peacefully but we ask that they do not interfere and do not stop the work that is going on," he said.
"I can understand the reticence from police because when things have gone to the CPS they have taken a view [not to proceed].
"The council are actively considering all options that are available to us to enable the necessary works to be carried out."
The 26-year-old, who joined former club St Johnstone on loan until January, has scored four goals in three games in a blistering start to the campaign.
However, Caixinha said: "He is not my type of player. He is not the type of player Rangers need.
"That's what you need to understand. In my opinion he does not have what you need to play for Rangers."
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Joe Garner, Martyn Waghorn and Barrie McKay have all found the net since leaving Ibrox - and Caixinha says he wishes all his former players well.
The Rangers manager, preparing his side to face Ross County in the Premiership on Sunday, has effectively ruled out a return for O'Halloran.
Asked if he was considering a recall, the Gers boss said: "Not with me. He's not my type of player. He's not the type of player Rangers needs.
"You need to see that sometimes if you take the same person to different contests, is he going to give you the same?
"The reason is up to me and him to discuss it and I'm not going to discuss it.
"I'm just telling you that in different scenarios he will have different answers and you are seeing that at the moment."
Garner and Waghorn have scored three and four goals, respectively, since signing for Ipswich Town; while McKay has netted twice since signing for English Championship rivals Nottingham Forest.
However, Caixinha said: "It's a totally different situation to wear this badge," pointing to the Rangers crest on his sweatshirt.
"You need to feel this responsibility. It's not harder to wear this badge, you just need to be the right one.
"They are not our players any more. Of course I appreciate all the work they have been doing with us.
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"I just wish them all the best and of course I hope they keep scoring for their new clubs."
Turning his attention to the trip to Ross County, the Rangers boss is seeking a victory, having fallen five points the early Premiership leaders.
"I always felt the support of the fans in the stadium," he added. "What I need to tell you, and it's a Portuguese saying, 'the dogs bark and the caravan keeps going'. That means that we are focused in our work.
"We are all together in the same direction. So we are the ones that know what direction we are going and the fans are supporting us."
Every month, Neha Singh sends a text about the next midnight walk to a group of women.
A quick discussion on the route follows. The date fixed, they agree to meet at midnight, with a plan to loiter until 03:00.
It's a time when you normally don't see women out on their own. Even well-lit streets are considered unsafe after midnight anywhere in India.
But these women refuse to be boxed in.
On the night I join the walk, four members turn up. One of them, Celina John, is wearing shorts and a sleeveless top.
"Why should I dress differently at night?" she asks.
"The more you dress freely, the more people will get used to it, and in a tiny way that will change their attitudes to women."
These attitudes started getting questioned after a 23-year-old physiotherapy student, Jyoti Singh was raped by multiple men on a moving bus in Delhi, in December 2012. She died from her injuries.
It was so shocking that it caused an international outcry and India tightened its laws that deal with violence against women.
Neha was one of the thousands who marched in the streets in protest.
And as she thought of ways to bring about lasting change, she stumbled upon a book called Why Loiter, which argues that women's access to public spaces in India is "at best, conditional".
The book argued that women should have equal access to public spaces, and inspired Neha to start her group, also called Why Loiter.
"It has its challenges, like once when a man stepped out of his car and started masturbating in front of us," says Ms. Singh.
"But the loitering had changed us and instead of feeling ashamed or blaming ourselves for it, I took out my camera, pointed it at him and said this will make a viral video on YouTube, and the man zipped up and fled."
Every four minutes in India in 2015, a sexual crime against women was reported to the police.
Observers suggest broader definitions of violence and harsher penalties have encouraged more women to report attacks.
Some women have also felt emboldened enough to report instances of sexual harassment and rape against men in authority.
Sameera Khan, a journalist and co-author of the book Why Loiter, says the Indian woman has turned defiant and this defiance is taking different forms across the country.
Protest groups like Why Loiter in Mumbai, Pinjra Tod'(Break the Cages) in Delhi and Blank Noise in Bangalore are being led by young women but have found support among men too.
"The message out there to the west is that we are not only about violence and being victims," Ms. Khan says.
"Instead we are empowering our lives in many different ways, raising questions, talking about our personal narratives of facing violence and understanding that these are not private stories that need to be hidden under the carpet anymore or in the closet."
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Recently, one of India's top sportswomen Mary Kom went public about how she was molested as a teenager.
Indian women don't normally talk about harassment because of the shame associated with it.
It took Mary Kom, a five time world boxing champion and an Olympic bronze medallist, almost a decade to come out with her story.
"I was nobody at that time and wasn't sure I'd get support if I spoke up," she tells me when we meet at her boxing academy in the north-eastern state of Manipur.
Now, after having put her state on the world map, and witnessed a change in the way women are perceived, Mary Kom believes it is time for people like her speak up.
"In India we place the burden of honour on women," Ms. Kom says.
"I believe that women should not be shamed whatever harassment or violence they face. We should speak up. Only then society will change."
Even Bollywood seems to be opening up to progressive portrayals of attitudes towards women.
Far from depicting stalking and rape threats as romantic overtures in popular cinema, the newly released Bollywood film Pink has a strong message that no means no.
On the streets and elsewhere, women sense that some doors are finally opening.
Neha of Why Loiter is getting married next year and says her partner fully supports her activities.
She says: "I want to be as free as any man in the country. Why should we settle for anything less?"
Natalie Thomas, 25, offered to help with a fund which was set up after Laura Rees, 22, died on her way to be fitted for a bridesmaid dress in 2012.
Thomas, of Whitland, Carmarthenshire, admitted theft at Llanelli Magistrates' Court and will be sentenced at Swansea Crown Court later this month.
The court heard how Ms Rees's friends wanted to raise money in her name.
Prosecutor Ellie Morgan said Thomas organised a charity night, including a quiz, karaoke and an auction.
"But she delayed handing the fund over and on the actual day it was supposed to be handed over the money did not materialise," she said.
The money was supposed to go towards a hospital's children's wing but magistrates heard how Thomas admitted "dipping into the fund" over the months.
"She intended paying it back but things got out of control and she couldn't pay it back. She then covered her tracks in a dishonest way," said Ms Morgan.
Nursery worker Ms Rees, of St Clears, near Carmarthen, died in October 2012 in the head-on collision.
She was buried in her bridesmaid dress.
Bride Katie Phillips, now Davies, went ahead with her wedding as many of their friends then staged fund raising events in her memory.
After Thomas's court hearing, Ms Rees's mother Angela said: "I am absolutely disgusted with her. She has betrayed the trust of myself and Laura.
"Everyone said she did a marvellous job at the time raising the money and then this happens.
"I just couldn't believe anyone could stoop as low as this."
Villagers have been using "sticks, slingshots, and rocks" against the infestation, a local news agency said.
It is thought they have already managed to kill more than 4,000 rodents.
But while there are concerns about the disease these rats may bring to the area, locals are also worried it could herald other disasters.
"According to traditional beliefs, these animals can predict bad weather. So people here are also worried about floods or earthquakes," Regional MP Phyo Zaw Shwe told AFP news agency.
The belief may not be that far off. A study by Japanese scientists has suggested rats may be sensitive to electromagnetic waves which take place before earthquakes, according to AFP.
The rats' bodies have been sent off for testing, but so far no diseases have been found. Local officials have blamed heavy rain across the country's Ayeyarwady region for causing the infestation, which has eaten through large amounts of food.
This is not the first time a plague of rats has endangered villages in Myanmar.
In 2008, thousands of people in the north-western Chin State were left at risk of starvation after the rodents appeared and began gorging on the bamboo fruits before devouring food crops.
It is a phenomenon which happens once every 50 years. When the plague last struck in the 1950s, 15,000 people are believed to have starved to death.
Five Sisters Zoo, at West Calder, aims to raise £150,000 to build a new enclosure for the animals.
The lions were seized by Belgian officials in May because the country's law forbids the use of wild animals in circuses.
The four big cats had previously been confined to a cramped circus trailer.
The circus was performing in the city of Liege, in French-speaking Belgium, when government officials seized the trailer and took the lions to a rescue centre.
The trailer was found to be in poor condition with large pieces of metal jutting out and holes in the floor.
The exact history of the lions is not known, but they are believed to be about six years old.
They are thought to have been born in captivity and sold to the circus at a young age.
They are larger than normal and have no manes as a result of being castrated.
A spokeswoman for Five Sisters Zoo said: "Having identified a suitable two acre site in the zoo, the aim within a six-month period is to have raised £150,000, built a suitable enclosure and bring the lions to live permanently at the zoo."
Three years ago the zoo launched an appeal to rehome three former circus bears.
A purpose-built woodland enclosure was completed within six months and the bears arrived early in 2012.
The spokeswoman added: "Eighteen months on, the bears are thriving and it was only a matter of weeks after their arrival that their natural bear behaviours started emerging.
"They are about to successfully hibernate for the third year."
Last summer a fire killed all the animals in the zoo's reptile house and an otter.
Fire investigations were inconclusive although suspicious circumstances were ruled out.
A former soft play area is being converted into a new reptile house.
In the two-minute appeal, Catherine - who is Royal Patron of East Anglia's Children's Hospices - said she had seen first-hand the "transformational" work done for children and their families.
"Children's Hospice Week is a time to recognise, celebrate and support the inspirational work of those hospices."
The week's organisers said they were delighted by the duchess' support.
The duchess' message continues: "Children's hospices provide lifelines to families at a time of unimaginable pain. The support they give is vital.
"In order to carry out this wonderful work, our help is needed.
"With our support, those providing children's palliative care can continue to offer these extraordinary services. It does not bear thinking about, what these families would do without this."
Barbara Gelb, chief executive of Together for Short Lives - which organises the annual week-long event - said she was "very excited" about the Duchess of Cambridge's support.
"I know this extraordinary backing will mean so much to all the UK's 49,000 children with palliative care needs and their families and will really help raise awareness of what these families need, today and in the future.
"The duchess's message will be a real boost to children's hospices and all the charities that deliver vital health and social care to these families."
The video was recorded at Clarence House and shows the duchess speaking directly to camera.
"There are 49 children's hospice services across the UK, all providing similar, invaluable and life enhancing care to thousands of families," she says in it.
East Anglia's Children's Hospices (Each) is one of several charities of which the Duchess of Cambridge is a patron, and the video includes clips of her on visits to its hospices.
Graham Butland, its chief executive, said the duchess' support had provided Each with "many great benefits including raising awareness and understanding of our services, boosting our media profile and inspiring the local community to pledge their support".
"It's wonderful to know other children's hospices across the UK will be able to benefit from such great support too," he said.
An Each spokesman said the duchess's message was not related to specific fundraising projects and stressed the royal was encouraging people to pledge support for local hospice services.
He said money raised for hospices were used to provide care staff in family homes and hospices.
Children's Hospice Week runs from 26 April to 3 May.
Theresa May was answering a question from the SDLP's South Belfast MP, Alasdair McDonnell.
Dr McDonnell said, on the one hand, the government was talking about a soft border, then about tightly controlling the movement of people and labour.
He asked Mrs May if she could see why this was creating confusion.
"I have been clear, the secretary of state for Northern Ireland has been clear, the taoiseach has also said that on both sides of the border we don't want to see a return to the borders of the past," Mrs May replied.
"I think it's worth reminding the house that actually the Common Travel Area has been in place since the 1920s, so it was there well before we were both members of the European Union.
"We are working together with the government of the Republic and obviously I've had discussions on this with the first minister and the deputy first minister in Northern Ireland.
"We want to ensure, as I say, that we don't see a return to the borders of the past."
Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd said that if England and Wales wanted to leave the EU they should go ahead "and leave the rest of us with some semblance of stability".
However, the DUP's Gregory Campbell said: "The role of parliament is to implement the will of the people. The people spoke on the 23rd of June - our role now is to implement that.
"Let's see as the process of beginning Article 50 is triggered and beyond that, let's see what the government comes back with and I have no doubt whatsoever there will be intense scrutiny and there will be a number of votes on a range of issues between now and two and a half years from now."
Meanwhile, the UUP has said politically motivated attempts to inject a border poll into the heart of Brexit negotiations must be dropped.
"I have tested, yet again, the attitude of Her Majesty's Government to this idea, and they have clearly set out their position that it continues to be the case that the requirements for such a poll, set out in the Belfast Agreement, are not met," the party's Lord Empey said.
It describes Project Alloy as being a "merged reality" device. One key advantage, Intel says, is that users will be able to see their own hands.
It intends to offer the technology to other manufactures next year, but will not sell the headsets itself.
The company is keen to avoid repeating the mistake it made with smartphones.
The California-based company has previously acknowledged that it botched an opportunity to supply Apple with chips for its original iPhone.
It subsequently lost out to rival ARM-based technology that now powers the vast majority of handsets.
Project Alloy marks an opportunity to pitch its RealSense depth-sensing cameras, Replay graphics-creation software and other proprietary inventions to others before virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices - which superimpose graphics over a real-world view - go mainstream.
Even so, it is far from being the only technology giant involved in the sector:
Furthermore, AMD - a rival chipmaker to Intel - is developing an untethered headset of its own that mixes together AR and VR technologies.
Intel's chief executive, Brian Krzanich, offered a first look at Project Alloy at his company's developer forum in San Francisco, where he suggested the technology could "redefine what is possible with computing".
One of the benefits of its approach, he said, was that the headset's RealSense cameras could detect a user's finger movements and allow them to appear in a virtual world and manipulate simulated objects.
"Merged reality is about more natural ways of interacting with and manipulating virtual environments," he said in a blog later published on Medium.
"[That liberates] you from the controllers and the nunchucks of today's VR systems by immersing your hands - your real-life hands - into your simulated experiences."
In an on-stage demonstration, the hands could be seen only if they were held near to the centre of the user's field of view.
When Mr Krzanich's own face appeared within the VR world, it also became apparent that "merged reality" objects only appeared as low resolution graphics, at least for now.
He added that the technology had benefits over rival systems that required a user to install external sensors in their room to detect their movements.
And he suggested that going wireless would prevent an owner being "jolted" out of their experience because they had reached the limit of the cord used to transmit data from a PC or games console.
However, he acknowledged that one trade-off would be that the computer involved would take slightly longer to respond to a user's actions - something that might concern gamers.
Microsoft has pledged to support the headset in a forthcoming version of Windows 10.
One expert said Project Alloy had promise, but it might only have limited appeal.
"Having a real-time rendition of your hands or other objects in VR could have appeal to enterprise applications, such as a surgeon training with a body diagram or a mechanic having graphics overlaid onto an engine part," said Ed Barton, from the technology consultancy Ovum.
"But when it comes to gaming, there hasn't been much clamour to be able to see your hands in real-time.
"Vive, for example, has addressed the issue with special controllers. It's not something that people have been crying out for."
The unveiling of Project Alloy comes seven months after Intel disclosed some of its other VR and AR efforts.
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it showed off an augmented reality helmet for construction workers, made by the start-up Daqri, and a smartphone virtual reality accessory made by IonVR.
Both incorporated its RealSense sensors.
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Paris Cowan-Hall gave Wycombe a deserved first-half lead but a failure to convert their other chances threatened to haunt them when Gareth Evans levelled for Pompey on 47 minutes.
But the Chairboys' burly striker, nicknamed 'The Beast', booked their place in the second-round draw with a looping late header.
Wycombe were good value for their half-time lead and fired a couple of warning shots across Pompey's bows before Cowan-Hall gave them the lead.
On 16 minutes, Matt Bloomfield cleverly allowed the ball to run across his body and created space to crack a left-footed shot against the post from 20 yards and four minutes later Cowan-Hall broke clear on the left and his angled shot was kept out by keeper David Forde's legs.
But Forde was found wanting on 26 minutes when he miscued his punch as a free-kick was fired into a crowded goalmouth and the ball broke to Cowan-Hall, who nodded into the unguarded net against the club where he began his career.
Pompey failed to get a shot on target in a lukewarm first-half performance and Chairboys keeper Jamal Blackman was only called into action to dive at Noel Hunt's feet as he chased a through ball from Milan Lalkovic.
Within two minutes of the restart Pompey were level when Enda Stevens broke down the left and his inviting cross was met with a crisp first-time finish by Gareth Evans.
Pompey pressed to settle the tie at the first time of asking and substitute Carl Baker's powerful effort produced a stunning save from Blackman, while at the other end Forde arched up to tip Wycombe sub Myles Weston's chip over the bar.
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Match ends, Portsmouth 1, Wycombe Wanderers 2.
Second Half ends, Portsmouth 1, Wycombe Wanderers 2.
Attempt missed. Enda Stevens (Portsmouth) header from very close range is high and wide to the right following a corner.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Dominic Gape.
Matthew Clarke (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Garry Thompson (Wycombe Wanderers).
Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Garry Thompson (Wycombe Wanderers).
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Anthony Stewart.
Attempt blocked. Ben Close (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Michael Harriman.
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Marcus Bean replaces Adebayo Akinfenwa.
Christian Burgess (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers).
Matthew Clarke (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers).
Goal! Portsmouth 1, Wycombe Wanderers 2. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominic Gape.
Foul by Carl Baker (Portsmouth).
Garry Thompson (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Carl Baker (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Gary Roberts (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers).
Corner, Wycombe Wanderers. Conceded by David Forde.
Attempt saved. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Myles Weston (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Garry Thompson replaces Paul Hayes.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Noel Hunt.
Attempt missed. Danny Rose (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Anthony Stewart.
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Myles Weston replaces Paris Cowan-Hall.
Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Jamal Blackman.
Attempt saved. Carl Baker (Portsmouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Danny Rose (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Luke O'Nien (Wycombe Wanderers).
Attempt missed. Gary Roberts (Portsmouth) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left.
Attempt saved. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Adebayo Akinfenwa (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Portsmouth. Carl Baker replaces Adam Buxton.
In a brief statement, the company's parent group, Publicis, said he would leave in September.
Mr Roberts had said the lack of women in leadership roles was not "a problem" in the advertising industry.
Following the announcement of his resignation, the 66-year-old said he had "inadvertently embarrassed" the company with his "miscommunication".
Mr Roberts had said in an interview that the "debate is all over" about gender diversity in the advertising industry.
He said that rather than holding ambitions to progress into the higher echelons of management, many women - and men - simply wanted to be happy and "do great work".
The head of Publicis, Maurice Levy, condemned the comments. He said the remarks were contrary to the company's ethos of "Vive la Difference".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Monday, Kate Stanners, global chief creative officer at Saatchi and Saatchi, rejected the suggestion that women lacked ambition - saying Mr Roberts's comments had upset a "huge" number of employees.
She said women "don't bail out, and do want the top jobs".
Statistics compiled by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) and published in January suggested women held about 32% of senior management positions at Saatchi and Saatchi.
Connie Yates posted the image on Facebook with the message "a picture speaks a thousand words".
Specialists in London say the 10-month old should be moved to palliative care but his parents want to take him to the US to undergo a trial treatment.
The European Court of Human Rights is currently considering the case.
Judges in Strasbourg, France, ruled that Charlie should receive treatment until Tuesday while they look at paperwork in the case.
Ms Yates and her partner Chris Gard launched the final legal challenge at the European court after their appeal to the Supreme Court failed.
Charlie has been in intensive care at Great Ormond Street Hospital since October last year.
He has mitochondrial depletion syndrome, a rare disorder that affects the genetic building blocks that give energy to cells.
Doctors say he cannot hear, move, cry or swallow and that his lungs only go up and down because he is on a machine that does it for him. They say the US trial is experimental and will not improve his quality of life.
Ms Yates posted the new photo of Charlie with the words: "A picture speaks a thousand words
"As quoted from the judgement . . . 'He is not consistently able to open his eyes enough to be able to see. Indeed, this leads to the difficulty that his brain is failing to learn to see'."
A driver froze to death and many others suffered frostbite when their vehicles were trapped on a main road in the region, in the southern Ural mountains.
Russia sends aid abroad but "we cannot save our own people", Pavel Gusev said.
Nearly half a million people have watched his video on YouTube.
"I appeal to you, Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] - I ask you to deal with all this, help those who suffered severe frostbite... and sort out our emergency services ministry," his message said.
According to Mr Gusev, some calls for help got the reply from rescue service staff: "You should have stayed at home, you had no business going out."
Prosecutors in Russia's Investigative Committee (SK) are now examining the emergency response on the night of 3 January, when cars were buried in snow on the Orenburg-Orsk road.
Survivors say the blizzard was so bad there was virtually no visibility.
Russia's Vesti TV news reports that a policeman who gave his workman's jacket to a freezing woman and his gloves to a man during the rescue will get a medal from the regional interior ministry.
Danil Maskudov's assistance is seen as a heroic gesture - he is now in hospital too, with severely frostbitten fingers.
Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, said worshippers should pray that others act as nobly as that policeman.
On freedom of speech, religious expression, trades unions and a host of other issues, China's one-party state continues to punish those who try to insist on their constitutional rights.
Meanwhile, through propaganda and censorship it works hard to nurture an unquestioning herd mentality and to discourage any exploration of individual values. But even in this unpromising landscape, defiance takes root in unlikely corners.
We were in the private dining room of a showy restaurant and the boss was already slurring his words. A large man with a level gaze, he'd finished one bottle of fine French wine and was moving on to a second.
As he lit a cigarette, two glasses went over like nine pins, one splashing red wine across the table and the other smashing on to the floor.
But he barely seemed to notice and went on telling me how he'd loved London's casinos when he stopped off on the way back from visiting his daughter's British boarding school.
Imagine my surprise, then, when across the dishes stacked with roast duck and dumplings, this local Mr Big suddenly thrust at me a brown file full of well-thumbed papers.
"Fifteen years I've been fighting this miscarriage of justice," he declared. A handbrake turn from talk of boarding schools and casinos.
He told me he'd got embroiled in a factional power battle. One local Communist Party boss wanted him to dish the dirt on a rival.
Nine members of his family had been detained and interrogated and when he wouldn't sign statements incriminating the political target, he himself was jailed on charges of tax evasion.
Even worse, a cousin had died mysteriously in police custody. By the time he'd got to the end of this grimly familiar story of crime and injustice, the second bottle of red wine was empty and we'd long run out of things to toast.
Now I don't usually see it as my job to deliver unpalatable truths to provincial restaurant bosses. The private dining rooms of China have seen more coldblooded politics than I will ever conceive.
But I had eaten his dinner and the least I could do in return was point out that he would not win his battle for justice and instead would waste a lot of money and a lot of political capital in the process of losing.
"I don't care about the money!" he replied. "The innocent must never give up on justice. I'll campaign for this wrong to be righted till the day I die."
Well that brought me up short. I'm not used to private citizens standing on principle in China, especially not rich people. After all, this is a huge, homogenising society under an authoritarian one-party state.
Principles often seem like a dangerous and expensive luxury. Yes, Communist Party leaders make speeches about principles, but for the public that's even more reason to regard such talk as arrant hypocrisy.
I'd even go so far as to say that many Chinese people today are actively intolerant or suspicious of those who stand up for values.
George Bernard Shaw may have written, "the reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man".
But you don't hear people quoting that in China. Instead there are plenty of proverbs telling people to keep their heads down or they'll get them lopped off.
George Bernard Shaw's unreasonable man is plain crazy in this worldview. Not someone heroic and brave, but a loser who will go down and probably take his family and friends with him.
It's not so surprising given that people with convictions are the enemy to a paranoid political class which regards alternative values as an existential challenge.
But at this dining table I was now rethinking my assumptions about the people standing up to the system and shrugging off the crazy tag.
I'd recently met a renegade bishop who was defying both the Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party.
And when I noted that many Roman Catholics were calling him crazy, he observed that people had called Jesus Christ crazy too.
I'd observed brave human rights lawyers standing up for imprisoned colleagues. And young politicians in Hong Kong resisting Beijing's surreal version of democracy.
But the story that made me stop and think was this one among the wine stains and the scallops sprinkled with cigarette ash… a well-fed restaurant boss with so much to lose from upsetting local party bosses determined to join the ranks of George Bernard Shaw's unreasonable men and women.
If people like this join the fight for legal rights - in between their trips to London's casinos - then perhaps progress really is coming.
Blake Ross, who was in care, was reported missing from Howdenhall at 15:15 on Saturday.
After being found unwell 48 hours later on the number four bus at Leopold Place he was taken to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children where he died.
An investigation is now being carried out into the actions the police took in relation to the case.
It has been confirmed that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal had instructed the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) to conduct an independent investigation.
Edinburgh Council will also conduct a multi-agency significant case review into Blake's death.
When a child in care dies, such reviews are standard practice.
Lothian Buses said the driver of the bus radioed his control room to report that Blake was unwell.
A supervisor attended and police were also called before the teenager, who was thought to be one of triplet brothers, was taken to hospital.
The youngster's death, which is understood to have been related to his diabetes, is currently being treated as unexplained and police inquiries are continuing.
Blake had recently featured in a short film produced by Edinburgh Leisure about children in care.
Tommy George, community development manager at Edinburgh Leisure said: "It [the film] showed how physical activity and sports impacts positively on the lives of young people in care.
"Everyone who came into contact with Blake is deeply saddened to hear this news and we send our condolences."
Supt Lesley Clark, of Police Scotland, said: "The matter has now been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner.
"As in all matters concerning police contact before death, we will provide any necessary assistance to the PIRC as they conduct their investigation and we await the outcome of their report.
"This is a tragic set of circumstances and thoughts and condolences are with Blake's family and friends."
A City of Edinburgh Council spokesperson said: "We are deeply shocked at Blake's sudden death and our thoughts are with his family.
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The banks are said to be withholding a total of $2.1bn (£1.6bn) belonging to the state-owned oil company.
Last year, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the merger of all state accounts into one single account at the central bank to reduce corruption.
It is nearly a year since the deadline to transfer the money expired.
The banks affected are: Diamond Bank, Fidelity Bank, First Bank, First City Monument Bank, Heritage Bank, Keystone Bank, Skye Bank, Sterling Bank and United Bank for Africa.
The BBC's Naziru Mikailu in the capital, Abuja, says most commercial banks, especially smaller ones, have suffered as a result of the policy, as government agencies stopped depositing their money with them.
Bank customers, especially those who import and export goods, will be affected by the ban as it means they will not be able to access their foreign currency accounts.
The foreign currency trade ban is likely to have a major impact on the banks involved as it is believed some of them do not have the funds to hand over, a source at the Central Bank of Nigeria told the BBC.
An official at one of the affected banks told the Reuters news agency the non-payment reflected the "dire macroeconomic situation", rather than deliberate non-compliance.
Nigeria has suffered severe economic problems because of the relatively low price of oil, which provides most of the country's foreign currency earnings.
The ban will be lifted individually as each bank transfers the money it owes. Each institution is also likely to face a further fine.
The forex trading ban was triggered after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) complained to President Buhari about the missing money, an NNPC spokesman told the BBC.
Last year, President Buhari estimated government officials had stolen about $150bn in the previous decade.
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Scarlets boosted their play-off hopes with a stunning 30-21 comeback victory over Pro12 leaders Munster at Thomond Park.
Pivac's side are fourth in the Pro12 ahead of fifth placed Ulster, who have played two games less than Scarlets.
"It's going to be a very tight race for the top four," Pivac said.
"We don't want to get ahead of ourselves; we're in a big fight with Ulster."
"It's an old cliche but we've got to just take things one game at a time."
Scarlets win was only their second at Thomond Park and their first at the Limerick venue since 2003.
They 21-6 at the interval but three tries in six minutes from Hadleigh Parkes, Johnny McNicholl and Tom Williams completed an impressive 30-21 win.
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But it's not a worm, despite its name. It's actually a hungry caterpillar that is eating crops.
It's a big problem for farmers because it is eating maize and other crops, which people depend on for food.
What's making it worse, is that it is a new pest, so farmers and the government don't know how to get rid of it.
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Lithium-air cells can store energy much more densely than today's lithium-ion batteries, making them particularly promising for electric cars.
The design, published in Science, uses a spongy graphene electrode and a new chemical reaction to drive the cell.
It loses much less energy and can be recharged many more times than previous attempts at lithium-air batteries.
The hope for lithium-air batteries is that they will take in regular air to fuel the chemical reaction that releases electricity: lithium ions move from the positive electrode to the negative one, where they are oxidised.
At present the engineers behind the new effort, at the University of Cambridge, have only made laboratory test units which operate in pure oxygen, rather than air.
In a first, however, the prototypes can operate when that oxygen is moist.
"What we really want is a [true] lithium-air battery - one that just takes in air, without having to remove CO2, nitrogen and water," Prof Clare Grey, the senior author on the study, told BBC News. "And now we have a system that at least tolerates a lot of water."
Despite the significant progress made by Prof Grey's team, they say a commercial lithium-air battery is at least 10 years away.
Their demonstration units, for example, are still rather sluggish.
"Our batteries take days to charge and discharge, when you want it to happen in minutes and seconds," Prof Grey explained.
But the design has major pluses.
It packs in energy at a density that is almost the theoretical limit for lithium-air batteries. That energy density is what will eventually send electric cars across countries, rather than cities, on a single charge.
It also charges at a voltage of 3.0 and discharges at 2.8 volts - an efficiency of 93% - meaning it loses surprisingly little energy as heat. This is close to the efficiency of current lithium-ion batteries, and a big improvement on previous lithium-air efforts.
And crucially, these test batteries can be charged and recharged more than 2,000 times, with little effect on their function.
"We've been able to cycle our cells for months, with very little evidence of side reactions," Prof Grey said.
Part of the reason for this success is the design of the cathode, which is made from a sponge-like arrangement of graphene. This so-called "wonder material" is built up from one-atom-thick sheets of carbon.
The holes in the porous cathode allow reaction products to build up, as the battery discharges, and then dissolve away again as it gets recharged.
Also critical is the chemical reaction itself. Prof Grey's team has used an additive, lithium iodide, to change the chemistry at the heart of the battery.
Instead of lithium peroxide (Li2O2), as in most other lithium-air designs, the discharging reaction produces lithium hydroxide (LiOH) at the cathode.
And that lithium hydroxide can be completely dissolved away again, when the battery is recharged and the lithium ions return to the anode.
"It's a very different chemistry; it gives a new way of thinking about it," said Prof Grey. "It's a way off being commercial, but it does provide some interesting new directions to study."
Dr Paul Shearing, a chemical engineer at University College London, said the Cambridge design was "an important step" towards taking lithium-air batteries out of the lab.
"It's very impressive work," he told the BBC.
"Lithium air batteries [have been] plagued with problems, particularly around poor cycle life. This potentially could address those problems."
If successful, Dr Shearing added, lithium-air batteries could make a huge difference because their energy density very nearly matches the energy-per-kg packed by petrol.
As Prof Grey put it: "It's the energy density that's going to make that car battery that gets [from London] to Edinburgh."
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Alonso, 33, has yet to score a point on his return to McLaren, nor has the team scored points in the first four races.
And the Spaniard recently said "he was looking at other things", and thinking about "different priorities in life".
"It's frustrating - you're the best but driving ninth, 10th," said Piquet Jr.
"I'd understand if he wants to retire. I wouldn't discount him doing that for a year or two, then returning."
Alonso, who signed a three-year contract with the British team after leaving Ferrari, has managed a 12th and 11th placing so far this season - though both the driver and McLaren say they are confident there will be an improvement in the next race, the Spanish Grand Prix on 10 May.
However, there have been suggestions the relationship between Alonso and the team has already become strained.
The Spaniard blamed the steering for a crash in pre-season testing that left him in hospital for three days, and resulted in him missing the opening race in Australia. McLaren denied there was a problem.
"He was thinking moving back to McLaren would be very good, and the salary must have been part of the reason. For some reason they are not doing well," added Piquet Jr, now competing in Formula E, having raced with Alonso at Renault in 2008 and 2009.
"He's paid a lot of money to do what he does best and he wants to deliver. But when there are no means to do it you will have a very frustrated person."
Alonso returned for a second spell at McLaren after five years with Ferrari, where he failed to land a third Formula 1 drivers' title.
The Italian team finished fourth in the constructors' championship in 2014, but seem more competitive this season and sit second behind Mercedes.
"Fernando is the best driver out there," said Piquet Jr, son of Brazilian three-time F1 world champion Nelson Piquet.
Referring to Lewis Hamilton winning his first title with McLaren in 2008 after Alonso left for Renault, he added: "I think it gets a bit annoying when it's the second time he's changed a team, and the team he has left has done well.
"It's not his fault. It's the wrong time at the wrong place. That happens."
An investigation by Channel 4 claimed the UK Tories contracted Blue Telecoms to conduct marketing campaigns ahead of the vote on 8 June.
The Information Commissioners Officer confirmed it would be asking the Tories about the calls.
A Conservative spokesman said all the calls were compliant with the law.
Blue Telecoms has been contacted for a comment.
An undercover investigation by C4 News, broadcast on Thursday, claimed the workers may have been carrying out paid canvassing, banned under electoral law, as they promoted key Conservative messages to undecided voters in the weeks before the election.
The investigation claimed that calls were made to voters in key marginal seats, including Bridgend, Gower, Clwyd South and Wrexham.
At the start of the election campaign, the information commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, contacted all parties to remind them of the law around direct marketing.
A Conservative party spokesman denied the allegations, saying: "Political parties of all colours pay for market research and direct marketing calls.
"All the scripts supplied by the party for these calls are compliant with data protection and information law".
A spokesman for the Information Commissioner's Office said it would take action against any party which had not "followed the law".
"We will be asking the Conservative Party about the marketing campaigns conducted from this call centre," he said.
Clarke, 28, ended a successful Australian Rules career in 2014 with Addison's Disease hindering his second spell with the Collingwood club.
He played Sigerson Cup for Queen's early in 2016 but has told his brother John that the condition means he will be unable to commit to the Down squad.
"The Addison's that he has just won't allow him," said John Clarke.
"He did feature for Queen's and he went pretty well but he won't be featuring for Down in the foreseeable future."
Addison's Disease is a disorder of the adrenal glands which can lead to flu-like symptoms, but it can be effectively controlled by treatment.
Clarke's continuing absence is a major loss for a Down side that look doomed to relegation in Division 1 after three opening defeats.
After their opening home hammering by Donegal, a narrow defeat at Monaghan hinted at improvement for Eamonn Burns' squad only for the Mournemen to suffer a chastening 0-22 to 0-6 thumping by Kerry at Pairc Esler on Sunday.
"Martin would love to be back but the time and and commitment that's required, I just don't think that he can fully commit to it," added John Clarke, who also previously played for Down.
"That's not to say that he will never play for Down again but at the minute, his priorities lie elsewhere."
Clarke also doesn't expect Benny Coulter to be available to the Down squad in 2016.
Eamonn Burns spoke optimistically in December that Coulter, 33, would rejoin the squad after not being part of previous manager Jim McCorry's panel last year.
"Benny was back doing a bit of gym work but at the minute, I can't see Benny playing for Down in 2016," added Clarke.
Both Coulter and Martin Clarke helped Down reach the 2010 All-Ireland Final where they were narrowly defeated by Cork.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered lenders to work out who is affected, and how much they are owed.
The problem has arisen where mortgage arrears have been automatically included in regular monthly payments.
That has left some customers paying higher mortgage payments than they should have been.
As many as 750,000 consumers may have been affected overall, but not everyone will be entitled to compensation.
On average, those who are eligible for payments will receive redress "in the low hundreds" of pounds, the FCA said.
In 2014, a High Court judge in Northern Ireland criticised the Bank of Scotland for double-charging mortgage customers who were in arrears.
Master Ellison said the bank's behaviour had been "unconscionable".
The practice of recalculating mortgage payments to include any outstanding arrears is known as "automatic capitalisation".
In effect it means that some customers may have been paying twice for going into arrears: Once through higher monthly mortgage payments, and once through separate payments to clear the outstanding debt.
In the long run such customers would not necessarily have lost out, as they would have paid off their mortgages faster.
Six years ago the then Financial Services Authority (FSA) said automatic capitalisation should not be allowed when there was a negative impact on customers.
"Even if inadvertent, automatic capitalisation of arrears can lead to poor customer outcomes and firms need to put this right, and make sure the practice stops," said Jonathan Davidson, the FCA's director of supervision for retail and authorisations.
"Customers do not have to take any action at this stage, as firms will contact them directly. Firms should start identifying affected customers immediately and not wait until the finalised guidance is published."
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said banks and building societies had always been transparent in their charging methods.
"Those lenders who used the arrears calculation methodology now identified as problematic did so in good faith, believing that they complied with the rules and were acting in customer interests," said Paul Smee, the CML's director general.
NHS data shows that 147,610 sleep diagnostic tests were carried out last year - compared with 69,919 in 2007-08.
The tests are designed to identify sleep apnoea, a condition that causes people to stop breathing during sleep.
One patient told the BBC the problem was so acute it had driven her to contemplate suicide.
"At one stage, my life was so awful because of how little sleep I was getting that I wanted to kill myself," Carole Bennett, from Leeds, said.
"When I got tested for sleep apnoea the doctors found that whilst I was asleep, I'd stop breathing 27 times in just one hour."
Josie Beatson, from Sheffield, said that before receiving treatment for her sleep apnoea, the condition had a terrible impact on her life.
She said: "It's embarrassing to be at work and have your colleagues wake you up because they can hear you snoring.
"The condition turned me into a recluse. I was so exhausted all the time that I didn't want to socialise, and because of my loud snoring I was too embarrassed to go and sleep at anyone else's house."
Sleep apnoea is the most common sleep disorder, according to the NHS. It is caused when the muscles and soft tissue in the throat relax, causing a blockage of the airways.
The lack of oxygen to the brain causes those with the condition to wake up or have regular interruptions to their sleep. Common symptoms include loud snoring or gasping and grunting whilst asleep.
Those with the condition usually manage it by wearing an oxygen mask at night, or other oral devices that keep the airways open. Many are encouraged to lose weight and in some cases people can undergo surgery to remove excess tissue in their passageways.
Analysing data collected by NHS England, the BBC has found the number of sleeping disorder tests has increased every year over the past decade.
NHS South Sefton in Liverpool had the highest rate of sleep diagnostic tests being commissioned last year.
Doctors attribute the rise in the number of sleep tests to a greater sense of public awareness about the wider health implications of not getting enough sleep.
"Sleep apnoea is a serious condition which can lead to other problems such as high blood pressure, which in turn can lead to strokes and heart attacks," said Dr Stephen Bianchi from Sheffield's Northern General Hospital.
It is estimated that about 1.5 million people in the UK suffer from the condition, although doctors warn many people will have never been formally diagnosed.
"We think about 2% of females, and 4% of males in the UK have significant sleep apnoea. However, we suspect that 80% of those with the condition are unaware they have it," Dr Bianchi added.
Consultants at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have been pioneering new ways of treating a range of sleep disorders.
Patients with sleep apnoea are often tested for neurological sleep conditions such as insomnias and rapid eye movement (REM) disorders.
Iain Gordon, from Doncaster, has an REM behaviour disorder, which sees him physically act out his dreams when he's asleep.
"If I have a dream that I'm fighting crocodiles or jumping off a cliff, I will shout and kick out.
"But the reason why I've now sought help is because there have been instances recently where I've hit my wife whilst I've been asleep."
Dr Gary Dennis, from the Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, said sleep disorders could have "wide and unpredictable" outcomes.
One sleep disorder sufferer, Brian Thomas from Neath in south Wales, killed his wife during a violent nightmare and was told by a judge he "bore no responsibility".
"REM disorders are not inconsequential," said Dr Dennis.
"At one end of the spectrum I've had the spouses of my patients who have needed dental work because they've been hit by their bed partner. But then at the other end I've had patients who have managed to drive themselves to the petrol station while they've been asleep."
Clinicians like Dr Dennis believe people need to pay more attention to their own "sleep hygiene" including diet, lifestyle and cutting down on late-night phone and tablet use.
"These devices emit blue light and there is a clear association between using these devices late at night and then having poor amounts of sleep," he said.
"Put simply lots of people think sleep gets in the way of life, but I see it the other way round. You can get more out of life, by getting more sleep."
Viewers in Yorkshire can see more about this story on BBC Look North at 1830 on BBC One on Tuesday 20 June, or afterwards on BBC iPlayer.
Additional reporting by Nicola Hudson and Charles Heslett.
It made the formal offer to the UN as a step towards a global deal in Paris in December.
The EU has already promised to cut its emissions by a roughly similar proportion.
Tuesday was the deadline for wealthy nations to make their offers – but some, such as Canada, have failed to submit in time.
The announcement was made on Twitter with the words: "America is taking steps to #ActOnClimate, and the world is joining us" - accompanied by a picture of the President in China.
The US announcement said: "The target is fair and ambitious. The United States has already undertaken substantial policy action to reduce its emissions. Additional action to achieve the 2025 target represents a substantial acceleration of the current pace of greenhouse gas emission reductions.
"Achieving the 2025 target will require a further emission reduction of 9-11% beyond our 2020 target compared to the 2005 baseline and a substantial acceleration of the 2005-2020 annual pace of reduction, to 2.3-2.8 percent per year, or an approximate doubling."
Analysts examining the promises made by the first few nations to commit say they are not strong enough to hold global temperature rise to the internationally agreed maximum of 2C.
The early deadline was set for rich nation submissions because the UN is desperate for the Paris meeting to avoid a repeat of the shambolic gathering in Copenhagen in 2009 that failed in its aim of protecting the climate.
Todd Stern, the US chief climate negotiator, previously told BBC News that America’s contribution would be “quite ambitious”.
But he warned that the Paris process would not itself solve the climate problem. That, he argued, would need ongoing effort over decades.
The US has a climate action plan announced in 2013 with new restrictions on power plant emissions and tougher standards on vehicles.
But President Obama's policies are being strongly resisted by Republicans in Congress and the law courts, and other nations have been watching keenly to see if he would formally submit the offer to the UN.
The EU has offered to cut emissions 40% on 1990 levels by 2030 (the US offer is based on a 2005 baseline). Switzerland and Mexico also unveiled pledges.
China is expected to offer to peak emissions by 2030 at the latest, and to produce 20% of its energy from nuclear and renewables by the same date.
Dr Jeremy Woods, who runs Climate-KIC's Global Calculator project at Imperial College London, said: “The declarations are an important first step. However, since most experts agree that all of the intended pledges will not be enough to limit global warming to 2C, it’s vital that the international community has a clear view of the scale of the challenge ahead.
“Over the last decade, the EU’s emissions have shrunk, the US’s have remained more-or-less stable but China’s have risen dramatically from just over 10% of global emissions in 2000 to just under 30% in 2013. The world has been going in the opposite direction to that needed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.
"Unless major emitters (governments and businesses alike) can find ways and reasons to dramatically change course we will move into uncharted and dangerous waters very soon.”
Mr Stern said: “You can look at the US, the EU, China - you could say I wish they did a little more than that. It’s not perfect - but then nobody is.”
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Despite a 3% fall in livestock theft last year in the UK, there was an 18% increase in Wales, according to insurance firm NFU Mutual.
They warn a crackdown on rural crime in north west England has seen criminals move into Wales.
One such crime prevention scheme is the Lancashire Livestock Initiative.
The scheme sees farmers, auctioneers and police share information on social media about rural crimes so everyone is aware of criminal activity.
Farmer Derrick Davies, from Llanddewi-Brefi in Ceredigion lost 135 of his sheep earlier this year after they were taken from the hillside around his farm.
He said: "They've just disappeared. We've looked for them thinking maybe they're on neighbours' land, but nobody's seen them.
"So we don't understand where they've gone."
The Farmers Union of Wales thinks sheep may be taken over the border to illegal slaughterhouses.
Highways England, responsible for England's major routes, analysed a 17-mile stretch between junction 8 of the M60 and junction 20 of the M62.
Its £202m smart motorway scheme includes the conversion of hard shoulders into extra lanes.
The Greater Manchester network is expected to be finished in autumn 2017.
Stephen Hill, programme manager for Highways England, said: "Running out of fuel is the easiest cause of breakdown to avoid.
"Simple planning can save drivers the hassle of coming to a halt on the motorway, causing disruption to hundreds of other drivers.
"We're asking all drivers to reduce the number of incidents within the roadworks section by checking their fuel when there is still an opportunity to top up, and checking their vehicle is roadworthy."
Electronic signs are also being used to warn drivers to check their fuel levels.
There have been more than 4,500 breakdowns on Manchester's smart motorway route since March 2015.
Twenty-four of those incidents involving drivers filling their vehicles with the wrong fuel.
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The 32-year-old cyclist claimed Olympic time trial gold in the summer after becoming the first Briton to win the Tour de France.
He secured the BBC award from runner-up Jessica Ennis and Andy Murray in third after a public vote.
"To be ahead of Jess and Andy, it's probably my greatest sporting achievement," he said.
"The other stuff you can control, you can't control people voting for you."
Sports Personality of the Year: Bradley Wiggins
Young Sports Personality: Josef Craig
Helen Rollason Award: Martine Wright
Overseas Personality: Usain Bolt
Team of the Year: GB Olympic and Paralympic squads
Coach of the Year: Dave Brailsford
Unsung Hero: Sue and Jim Houghton
Lifetime Achievement: Lord Coe
Wiggins admitted he thought runner Mo Farah, a double Olympic gold medallist who finished fourth in the poll, might win when his own name was not among the first two read out.
More than 1.6 million phone votes were cast for the 12 shortlisted contenders.
The show, watched by a crowd of 16,000 at London's ExCeL Arena, marked a memorable sporting year where London hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Wiggins secured 30% of the vote, with Olympic heptathlon champion Ennis earning 22% and US Open tennis victor Murray, a fellow Games gold medallist, on 14%.
The BBC award winner, dressed in a navy velvet suit, said he had been a fan of the Sports Personality show since he was a child.
"Sports Personality is a bit of an institution in our house and always has been. To win this it's very difficult to put into words," he said after receiving the award from the Duchess of Cambridge.
"It's incredible, and I'm very proud. It's something I certainly wanted to win."
Team Sky rider Wiggins said he would have voted for Paralympic wheelchair racer David Weir and was "starstruck" when he met him.
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"The 12 nominees all achieved things in their own right. It was probably the most nerve-wracking thing of the year for me," said the first English winner since Zara Phillips in 2006.
"I was inspired as a 12-year-old watching [Olympic gold medallist and Tour stage winner] Chris Boardman and hopefully this year will have done the same for others."
Wiggins, who was born in Belgium, grew up in London and is now based in Lancashire, said he would let his grandmother have the trophy before putting it behind the bar at his local pub - the Farmers Arms in Eccleston.
He won his fourth career title, and a British record seventh medal, at the Olympics and London 2012 chief Lord Coe - himself the recipient of a lifetime achievement award - hailed sport's "rock star".
"He's more than just a fantastic ambassador. He's edgy and got that slightly risky feel to him," said Coe.
At the after-show party, Wiggins joined the house band on stage as he played guitar to songs by The Jam and Oasis.
He won the coveted award in a year where seven-times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong was stripped of his titles for doping.
"How could it have been better? 2012 was the year of Super Saturday, of the Miracle at Medinah, of a Weirwolf on the prowl and the fastest moving set of sideburns since Elvis Presley"
Dave Brailsford, named top coach for his work with Team Sky and Great Britain, said: "It's important that we can demonstrate you can win the biggest races clean and that is what Bradley is doing.
"He's a fantastic athlete who works extremely hard.
"What he did was quite remarkable. The series of wins he had this year was better than any other cyclist. If you add in the element of personality, then he certainly has that."
Aside from the Tour, where he wore the leader's yellow jersey for more than half the gruelling 3,500 kilometre route, Wiggins also triumphed at Paris-Nice, the Tour of Romandie and Criterium du Dauphine.
Olympic heptathlon champion Ennis, who was third in the 2009 and 2010 awards, praised the winner.
"Bradley was the favourite and it's incredible what he's achieved winning the Tour de France. You would never have thought a British man would do that," she said.
"To then go on and win Olympic gold medal in London, it's very well deserved.
"I'm biased and would love to have seen Mo in the top three but everyone deserved to be up there. It was a really tough decision."
When Wiggins arrived for the 59th year of the awards, he joked when a security guard blocked his path: "But I'm a nominee."
Not just a nominee, but a winner, albeit one who is not completely at home in the limelight.
While other contenders stopped, posed and chatted, he breezed past photographers and reporters on the red carpet.
"I find all the attention a bit hard. I'm nervous. It's an honour to be here, and I don't think I'll be up for the award again," he said.
Wiggins was the fourth cyclist, and the third in the last five years, to win the award after Tommy Simpson (1965), Sir Chris Hoy (2008) and Mark Cavendish (2011).
Cavendish worked selflessly to help Wiggins win the Tour and said he hopes his friend and team-mate, who was ninth in the 2008 awards, will cherish the BBC prize.
"It's not something you can work towards. It's bestowed on you," said Cavendish.
"The public have given it to you and that has to be respected."
The main award was one of eight given on the night, with the honours dominated by the stars of London 2012.
Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic squads were named joint team of the year, sprinter Usain Bolt claimed the Overseas Personality honour, while Paralympic swimmer Josef Craig took the Young Personality prize.
Martine Wright, who played sitting volleyball at the 2012 Paralympics seven years after surviving the London bombings, won the Helen Rollason Award in memory of the former BBC presenter.
Sue and Jim Houghton were given the Unsung Hero Award after setting up a community sports centre in Leicestershire.
Below are the results of the phone voting for the 2012 BBC Sports Personality of the Year main award:
Total votes: 1,626,718
1. Bradley Wiggins 492,064 (30.25%)
2. Jessica Ennis 372,765 (22.92%)
3. Andy Murray 230,444 (14.17%)
4. Mo Farah 131,327 (8.07%)
5. David Weir 114,633 (7.05%)
6. Ellie Simmonds 102,894 (6.33%)
7. Sir Chris Hoy 42,961 (2.64%)
8. Nicola Adams 35,560 (2.19%)
9. Ben Ainslie 35,373 (2.17%)
10. Rory McIlroy 29,729 (1.83%)
11. Katherine Grainger 28,626 (1.76%)
12. Sarah Storey 10,342 (0.64%)
The interruption to service is being caused by ongoing industrial action by trade unions.
Nipsa, Unite and GMB members voted last month for a work-to-rule and withdrawal of on-call services and overtime.
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy met the unions on Wednesday.
He said any resolution would have to be within the Northern Ireland Executive's current pay and pensions policy.
NI Water chief executive Sara Venning said on Friday it was unfortunate that industrial action saw customers being denied an "essential public service".
She said she felt the proposals in the latest offer presented to the unions "could be acceptable".
She appealed that while the proposals were being considered that there would not be an impact on customers and that some measures "are put in place to protect the public drinking water".
"We are working round the clock from an operational perspective to minimise the impact on customers," she said. "We have been talking to the unions almost daily.
"We are working late into the night to try and find a proposal and a common ground that would enable the unions to withdraw and to suspend this action."
In a statement on Friday, NI Water said that since the meeting on Wednesday "intensive negotiations" had been ongoing and it had made a third formal offer to unions "which includes movement on pension issues as well as the potential for a two-year pay settlement".
It said that while this offer was being considered the company had sought a re-instatement of the Christmas arrangement to protect public health and critical customers, but this was declined.
"The result of this is that customers across Northern Ireland now face the prospect of supply interruptions on a scale greater than those which affected Fermanagh and Tyrone during the week," it said.
"The company has sought to end this dispute by putting forward a number of proposals, but the key demand from unions that pension reform be deferred is not something that NI Water management have in their power to deliver."
The company said that over the weekend, the major incident regime which has been in place since before Christmas would continue.
"This regime has allowed us to largely maintain services across the province. The extent of our infrastructure is such, however, that if the emergency cover which has been withdrawn is not re-instated, our customers will suffer," it said.
"Unfortunately the extent and exact location is something which we cannot predict in advance."
NI Water said that where customers are off supply for more than 24 hours, it will seek to provide alternative water supplies.
"Our ability to provide these alternative supplies will also be impacted by the industrial action being taken," it added.
Manchester City twice missed from the spot as Everton held them to a 1-1 draw and Christian Benteke missed a penalty for Crystal Palace as they lost to West Ham.
Bournemouth thumped six past Hull, Chelsea scored three to condemn defending Premier League champions Leicester to a fourth consecutive away defeat and Arsenal won their sixth league game in a row, despite being reduced to 10 men against Swansea.
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Stekelenburg's performance against Manchester City was truly outstanding. The 34-year-old's penalty saves appeared routine, in comparison to his general performance. The goalkeeper's display grew to such an extent you began to think the Dutchman was unbeatable.
The goal that eventually beat Stekelenburg from Manchester City's Nolito seemed a result of fatigue because of the catalogue of saves he made throughout the match. At the end of the game he looked shattered.
West Ham, who before this weekend were in the bottom three, needed the three points they earned against Crystal Palace and they defended well enough with 10 men to secure them. Admittedly, they needed a little luck and the penalty miss by Benteke was karma for an earlier miscarriage of justice on Aaron Cresswell by referee Martin Atkinson.
Nevertheless, Reid's performance for the Hammers deserves to be singled out. West Ham were another team who played three central defenders and Reid was the lynchpin that kept them together.
West Ham might have got away with this result, but if they are going to survive in the Premier League they must sort out their performances in their new state-of-the-art stadium, which dreadfully lacks atmosphere. I feel like I am watching a football match in the middle of the Nevada desert!
I have been very critical of Luiz in the past, but I must say his time at Paris St-Germain has proved profitable for Chelsea.
Since the Brazilian's return to Stamford Bridge this summer, I have noticed he is a much more mature defender who is far less concerned about what he can do on the ball. These days he concentrates on stopping those with the ball from playing.
In a back three, which seems to suit Luiz, he dealt with Leicester striker Jamie Vardy comfortably. Keeping clean sheets helps win titles and, while I see Chelsea a little short of that this season, I am starting to appreciate a defensive unit who might start to cope with life at Stamford Bridge without veterans John Terry or Branislav Ivanovic. It's about time.
I am a huge admirer of this defender and have been since he, on occasions, almost single-handedly kept Swansea in the Premier League.
Everton manager Ronald Koeman, who knows a thing or two about defending, has introduced the Wales international into an Everton defensive line-up that is starting to look like a unit. What a pity the usually dependable Phil Jagielka had such a horror show beside Williams. For a defender to give away one penalty in a match is bad enough - but two is reckless.
Fortunately for the Toffees, Williams held the fort brilliantly against a Manchester City side who looked rampant at times. In fact, Williams is starting to acquire the sort of leadership qualities former Everton legend and fellow Welshman Kevin Ratcliffe became famous for throughout the 1980s.
Boy have West Ham missed Cresswell, who was making his first appearance since returning from an injury suffered in pre-season. His ball for team-mate Manuel Lanzini to score was of the highest quality and further indication of what he can produce.
However, what then followed was a travesty. Referee Atkinson made two of the worst decisions I have seen in a long time.
His first error was the yellow card given to Cresswell for diving when the full-back was clearly tripped in the box. Atkinson then went on to compound the mistake 51 seconds later by giving Cresswell a second yellow for putting an arm across Wilfried Zaha, even though the defender was legitimately making life difficult for the Palace winger.
What was Cresswell supposed to do? Give Zaha directions? Atkinson owes Cresswell a public apology for the first caution and should have the decency to rescind the booking for diving when the player clearly did not.
It is not often I select a player for my team of the week who everyone agrees with. In fact, part of the fun is to get you to disagree with me.
However, when it comes to Kante, there couldn't have been anyone in either the Chelsea or Leicester camp who thought the midfielder was not superb throughout against his former club.
To call the France international a 'holding player' does him the most incredible disservice, particularly when he covers so much ground, has touch, vision and reads the game so brilliantly.
The affection in which he is held by his former Leicester team-mates was clearly visible after the game. To see Kante go over to the Foxes fans and applaud them suggests his move to Chelsea in the summer was more to do with business than pleasure.
Allen was denied what would have been a glorious hat-trick by the left arm of Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
Nevertheless, Allen's first brace of his career suggests that life is very different under Mark Hughes at Stoke than it was at Liverpool. It is no coincidence that Allen is finding himself in the opposition penalty area on a regular basis and enjoying a lot of success as a consequence.
It is clear that Hughes considers his fellow Welshman to be the real deal and not just a 'bit-part player', which seemed to be the case on so many occasions at Anfield. The way Allen is playing at the moment, he could find himself in double figures at the end of the season.
The continued influx of foreign coaches in the Premier League has created an explosion of tactical options. One player who has taken advantage of the variety afforded players these days is Moses.
Loans to West Ham and Stoke suggested his career at Stamford Bridge was over but manager Antonio Conte - in the absence of Willian, who is on compassionate leave - has found a new role for the Nigerian and he looks like he's loving every minute of it.
His performance for Chelsea against Leicester, in a classic 3-4-3 formation, gave him freedom to express himself without placing restrictions on his team.
Admittedly, he had genuine defenders behind him but his athleticism and ability to take players on was an exciting feature against the Foxes. A player I thought tended to stroll through games suddenly looks like a match-winner again.
Eddie Howe's decision to stay at Bournemouth and resist overtures, however flattering, to manage England is paying off. His ability to develop players and transform them into top-class performers is evident.
Former West Ham player Stanislas is probably Howe's best example. The 26-year-old is proving to be a consistent performer. A well-taken goal and an audacious penalty capped a sparkling performance by the winger.
Meanwhile, Mike Phelan gets a new job to replace the old one with an extension to the end of the season, but it has failed to inspire Hull. It's now 17 goals conceded in four league matches.
Do the Hull City players realise that the contract offered to Phelan means he could be replaced at any stage during his tenure? If they really value the integrity of their manager they should have a collective word with themselves and stop conceding goals immediately.
Lukaku's goal was one of extraordinary quality because when the Everton striker received the ball 30 metres from goal there was no immediate danger. The Belgian then beat City full-back Gael Clichy, whose lack of pace must be a real cause for concern for his manager Pep Guardiola, before smashing the ball past goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.
What surprised me was that having seen Lukaku in this mood Clichy was left so isolated - that there wasn't more urgency from City to cover the threat of the Belgium international.
City may look devastating going forward but Lukaku made them look pedestrian at the back.
Arsenal should have scored a hatful against Swansea and Walcott should have netted most of them. In the end, it didn't matter as the England international scored two goals and the Gunners won the match.
However, the notion that Walcott should do for England what he does for Arsenal is a real misunderstanding of the situation.
Seldom do you see international teams defend like Swansea and adopt such an alarming inability to defend set pieces - and neither does the England team have world-class players like Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil or Alexis Sanchez to call on every time there is a crisis.
In the meantime, Walcott can wallow in the luxury of genuine, world-class talent and England will just have to cope.
Starting the final day of the second Test against India in Kingston on 48-4, the hosts still needed 246 to make their opponents bat again.
Chase, 24, in only his second Test, hit an unbeaten 137 to steer the hosts to 388-6 in Jamaica and seal a draw.
India lead the four-match series 1-0, the third Test starting on 9 August.
28 January 2017 Last updated at 11:49 GMT
People celebrate with fireworks, giving gifts of money in red envelopes, eating special food and performing a lion dance.
Martin's been to meet some kids in Manchester getting involved.
Matthew Chapman, from Lincolnshire, was the only person on board when the helicopter crashed during the TT Festival on 6 June last year.
The 48-year-old had dropped off two passengers in the Baldwin Valley shortly before the accident.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said he battled "turbulent conditions".
The helicopter crashed after lifting off for the return journey, facing gusts of 46 knots (53 mph), the AAIB said.
It began swinging from side to side before plunging to the ground.
The impact "was not survivable for the pilot", the report said.
Businessman Mr Chapman, of Louth, had 786 hours of flying experience, including 126 on helicopters.
An inquest heard he had set off from Milton Keynes at about 06:00 BST with two passengers on board the Bell Jetranger aircraft.
After travelling to the island, he dropped both of them off at the Creg Ny Baa - a popular viewing area for the annual TT races.
The helicopter crashed at about 09:00 BST after lifting off for the return journey. Mr Chapman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The AAIB concluded that appropriate training in mountain flying techniques and the associated hazards "could have assisted the pilot in executing the flight successfully".
Fire crews called to the scene had to remove the roof of the woman's car to free her.
The incident happened at 14:00 on the A6105 just outside Duns.
The woman, who has not been named, also suffered injuries to her arms and legs.
Aled Sion Davies, a gold medallist at London 2012, and world champion Hollie Arnold will be the main Welsh hopes in the track and field events.
Aaron Moores is a medal chance in the swimming pool and world number one Rob Davies will be chasing table tennis gold.
There were 16 Welsh medal winners at London 2012, beating the previous record of 14 set four years earlier in Beijing.
NAME: David Phillips
DISCIPLINE: Recurve
DATE OF BIRTH: 22 April, 1966
FROM: Cwmbran
A member of Llantarnam Archery Club, Phillips returned to archery after a 30-year break. He was selected for the GB squad in 2014 and made his international debut at the Para World Ranking Tournament in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic where he secured a gold medal as part of the men's team and a mixed team bronze.
NAME: Jodie Grinham
DISCIPLINE: Open Compund
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 July, 1993
FROM: Crawley (originally from Cardigan)
Having come through the Archery GB national talent development programme, she was selected to join the GB squad in 2014. Her biggest achievement was at the 2015 Para World Ranking Tournament in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic where she won a bronze mixed team medal. Has also competed for the Welsh non-disabled team at the Euronations competition in Ireland and will be making her Paralympic debut at Rio 2016.
NAME: Beverley Jones
DISCIPLINE: F37 Shot Put/Discus
DATE OF BIRTH: 17 October, 1974
FROM: Queensferry
Jones will be appearing in her fifth Games in Rio having won her first medal at London 2012. She produced a season's best throw of 30.99m in the F37 Discus to take to win bronze. She also won bronze representing Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
NAME: Jordan Howe
DISCIPLINE: T35 100m & 200m
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 October 1995
FROM: Cardiff
Howe finished seventh in the T35 100m final at London 2012 and was fifth at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha last year. He won bronze medals in both the 100m and 200m at the IPC European Athletics Championships held in Swansea in 2014.
NAME: Hollie Arnold
DISCIPLINE: F46 Javelin
DATE OF BIRTH: 27 May 1994
FROM: Ystrad Mynach
Arnold won gold at the World Championships in Doha in 2015 following on from her success in Lyon two years earlier. She narrowly missed out on a medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games after finishing fourth. The 19-year-old will be taking part in her third Paralympics having been the youngest member of ParalympicsGB at Beijing 2008.
NAME: Kyron Duke
DISCIPLINE: F41 Shot Put & Javelin
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 October 1992
FROM: Cwmbran
A former World Junior champion powerlifter before switching to athletics, Duke finished a respectable fifth and eighth in the shot put and javelin respectively at London 2012. He won silver and bronze in the javelin and shot respectively at the IPC European Championships in Swansea in 2014 and added a javelin bronze the World Championships in Doha a year later.
NAME: Laura Sugar
DISCIPLINE: T44 100m & 200m
DATE OF BIRTH: 7 February 1991
FROM: Cardiff
A former Welsh international hockey player, Sugar switched to para-athletics after London 2012 when, following a discussion with Welsh Hockey's team doctor became aware that her foot condition made her eligible for the Paralympics. She has represented Great Britain in the World and European Championships, with her best achievement being double bronze at the IPC Europeans in Swansea in 2014.
NAME: Aled Sion Davies
DISCIPLINE: F42 Shot Put
DATE OF BIRTH: 24 May, 1991
FROM: Bridgend
Davies made his mark at the London 2012 Paralympic Games winning bronze in the F42/44 shot put before winning gold in the F42 discus with a winning throw of 46.14m. He captained Team Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, securing silver in the mixed-class event F42/44 discus. He won gold in the shot put whilst breaking his own world record three times on his way to another gold in the discus at the IPC World Championships in October 2015.
NAME: Olivia Breen
DISCIPLINE: T38 100m, Long Jump & T35-T38 4 x 100m
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 July 1996
FROM: Liphook, Hampshire (Welsh mother)
Breen won a bronze medal in the T35-T38 4x100m relay at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London and was fourth in the T37/T38 long jump at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. In the same year she secured individual bronze and relay silver at the IPC European Championships in Swansea. At the World Championships she had two fourth place finishes and set a new world record in winning gold in the 4x100m relay - a feat she repeated at the 2016 European Championships.
NAME: Rhys Jones
DISCIPLINE: T37 100m
DATE OF BIRTH: 30 June 1994
FROM: Clydach Vale, Tonypandy
Jones was selected for the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, where he set a new personal best. He won bronze in the T37 100m representing Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games having returned from injury.
NAME: Stephen Morris
DISCIPLINE: T20 1500m
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 September 1988
FROM: Cardiff
Morris won a gold medal at the Special Olympics World Games in Shanghai and finished sixth in the T20 1500m on his Paralympic debut at London 2012.
NAME: Sabrina Fortune
DISCIPLINE: T20 Shot Put
DATE OF BIRTH: 25 May 1997
FROM: Bryn y Baal, Mold
Having been a member of the Disability Sport Wales Academy, last year's IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha was Fortune's first senior international event representing Great Britain, where she finished a respectable fourth.
NAME: Jack Hodgson
DISCIPLINE: +100kg
DATE OF BIRTH:
FROM: Gainsborough (originally from Llantwit Major)
Junior World Champion Jack Hodgson will make his Paralympic debut in Rio. Hodgson joined the British Judo Centre of Excellence in September 2015. He won silver at the 2015 World Games in Korea.
NAME: Rachel Morris
DISCIPLINE: Arms Only Scull
DATE OF BIRTH: 25 April 1979
FROM: Farnham (family from Pembrokeshire)
Morris competed in handcycling at two previous Paralympic Games, winning gold at Beijing 2008 and bronze at London 2012. Morris' participation four years ago came despite being involved in a collision with a car during a time trial near her home in Surrey. She subsequently took up rowing and came fifth at the 2014 World Championships in Amsterdam, and won the silver medal at the 2015 World Championships in France, securing her place at the 2016 Paralympics.
NAME: Stephen Thomas
DISCIPLINE: Sonar Boat
DATE OF BIRTH: 5 January 1977
FROM: Bridgend
Thomas has competed at three consecutive Paralympics having started sailing with John Robertson in 2003. The Sonar team finished fifth at London 2012. He also represented ParalympicsGB in Ice Sledge Hockey at the Turin 2006 Paralympic Winter Games and also played rugby for Wales at Under-18.
NAME: Owen Burke
DATE OF BIRTH: 30 November 1975
FROM: Bodelwyddan
Since joining the GB team in 2013, Burke has competed at numerous IPC Shooting World Cup events, with one of the highlights being his fifth-place finish in the R1 10m air rifle standing men SH1 event at Fort Benning, USA in 2015 to secure his Paralympics place.
NAME: Aaron Moores
DATE OF BIRTH: 16 May 1994
FROM: Swansea
On his Paralympic debut at London 2012, Moores won silver in the 100m backstroke S14 with a time of 1:04.44. He also set a personal best in the 100m breaststroke SB14 with a time of 1:10.46.
NAME: Paul Davies
DISCIPLINE: Men's Class 1
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 October 1966
FROM: Bridgend
London 2012 was Davies' Paralympics debut, where he secured the individual bronze medal in his class. At the 2013 European Championship he took silver in the men's class 1 singles - losing to great friend and teammate Rob Davies in the final - and then combined with his fellow Welshman to win gold in the team event. He missed the chance to add a World Championship medal to his collection in 2014 and defend his European team title in 2015 through injury.
NAME: Rob Davies
DISCIPLINE: Men's Class 1
DATE OF BIRTH: 14 August 1984
FROM: Brecon
Davies won silver medals in the individual and team events at the European Championships in 2011 before representing ParalympicsGB at London 2012. He became European champion a year later taking gold in the team event as well with fellow Welshman Paul Davies. In the 2014 World Championships in China he reached the final of the men's class 1 singles, but had to settle for silver after a 3-1 loss to the Korean Changho Lee. In December, 2015 he regained the world number one ranking in men's class 1.
NAME: Paul Karabardak
DISCIPLINE: Men's Class 6
DATE OF BIRTH: 3 October 1985
FROM: Swansea
Karabardak was selected to play for the Great Britain Para Table Tennis team at the age of 16 in the European Championships, winning a team bronze medal. He has has since represented GB at World Championships and two Paralympic Games, in Beijing 2008 and London 2012. He failed to progress beyond the group stages of the competition four years ago. He won a bronze medal in the men's 6-7 team event at the World Championships in China. After reclassification as a class 6 athlete he reached the semi-finals of the European Championships in Denmark.
NAME: Sara Head
DISCIPLINE: Women's Class 3
DATE OF BIRTH: 12 April 1980
FROM: Beddau
Head has competed in two Commonwealth Games for Wales and the Paralympic Games in London where she and team-mate Jane Campbell came back from 2-0 down to win the bronze medal in the women's class 1-3 team event. Previously she represented Great Britain in wheelchair basketball in European and World Championships and was reserve for the Sydney Paralympic Games in 2000.
NAME: Clare Griffiths
DATE OF BIRTH: 18 September 1979
FROM: Marlow (family from Newport)
The four-time Paralympian made her debut for Great Britain at 1998 World Championships in Sydney and since then the 36-year-old has gone on to earn her place as a core member in the GB Women's team. She has earned seven European bronze medals and won the 2011 BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester. She became one of the first British women to play basketball overseas when she moved to Italy in September, 2004 to play professionally in the Italian League for Sardinia's Sassari.
NAME: Phil Pratt
DATE OF BIRTH: 2 February 1994
FROM: Cardiff
Pratt is a member of the Cardiff Celts Wheelchair Basketball Club and was one of eight players from the GB Under-22 team to carry the Paralympic flag into the stadium at the London 2012 opening ceremony. Pratt has both a junior and senior European title to his name with Great Britain, having built upon Under-22 gold in 2014 with the senior trophy the following year.
NAME: Jim Roberts
DATE OF BIRTH: 3 September 1987
FROM: Welshpool
Roberts made his Great Britain debut in 2013 at the European Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. He has played on both sides of the Atlantic - for Phoenix Heat in the winter and London WRC in the summer - winning national honours for both teams and gaining recognition as most valuable player at the US Nationals in 2015. At the European Championships in September 2015 Jim was awarded best in class, clinching the winning goal to reclaim the European title after eight years and securing Great Britain a place at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
NAME: James Ball
DISCIPLINE: B/VI 1km Time Trial
DATE OF BIRTH: 26 June 1991
FROM: Newport
Following years of success with the Disability Sport Wales Academy, Ball switched to cycling from athletics at the end of 2015. He made his debut for the Great Britain Cycling Team at the Manchester Para-cycling International alongside Craig Maclean before being selected for the 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Italy and justified his selection with an excellent bronze medal in the tandem sprint event and a fifth place finish in the kilo.
NAME: Gemma Collis
FROM: Buckinghamshire (family from Rhymney valley)
Collis represented Great Britain at her first international competition just 10 months after taking up the sport and competed at the London 2012 Paralympics where she was part of the women's Team Epee, alongside Gabi Down and Justine Moore, and the trio finished eighth. After winning her first two World Cup medals in 2015, she shot up the world rankings, but missed out on selection by one ranking point.
The Briton, who rides for Team Sky, posted a picture on Twitter of his damaged bike and reported the incident to local police.
"Just got rammed on purpose by an impatient driver who followed me onto the pavement!" the 31-year-old wrote.
"Thankfully I'm okay. Bike totalled. Driver kept going!"
The picture Froome posted was geotagged from Beausoleil in France, which is near his Monaco home.
Froome is not taking part in the current Giro d'Italia but is likely to race in June's traditional week-long Tour de France warm-up event, the Criterium du Dauphine, which he has won three times.
This year's Tour de France takes place from 1-23 July and Froome will be aiming to win the event for a fourth time and third in a row.
The incident follows the death of Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi after he was involved in a collision with a van during a training ride in April.
The Welshman was as a coach with Liverpool, chief scout at Chelsea and held director roles at Hamburg and Sunderland.
Congerton, who worked with Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge, was appointed Celtic's head of recruitment in March.
For now he is celebrating Celtic's historic first unbeaten Scottish top-flight season for 118 years.
But having built up his career outside Wales, the 43-year-old hopes one day he will get the chance to work for his country.
"I do feel I've got something to offer for the national team at whatever age group or in the future," Congerton said.
"I've been fortunate to be involved with the national under-18s before as a coach and I played for Wales at younger age groups.
"But at the moment I'm happy to be at Celtic and we will see where my journey takes me.
"I never forget that I'm Welsh. Me and my two daughters are always telling everyone we are Welsh not English.
"It's pleasing to see our national team doing so well.
"That's great for Chris [Coleman] and his staff there, they've done a marvellous job and I hope it continues for many a year. "
For now, as Congerton insists, the focus is on Celtic where he heads up the recruitment of players and the scouting network, domestically and abroad.
He has been reunited with Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers, whom he worked alongside at Chelsea.
Congerton describes the former Swansea and Liverpool boss as "a great guy".
"He's a real football guy and he's a terrific coach, he's passionate about that and he's developed into a good manager," he added.
"He's approachable and a communicator and he wants to have fun along the way.
"But he's also fully focussed on winning trophies and that's why he's at a marvellous, big club like Celtic."
Congerton's playing career included spells with hometown club Rhyl, Colwyn Bay, Weymouth and Crewe before injuries forced him to turn his attention to coaching.
He held coaching positions with Wrexham and Liverpool before joining Chelsea as a youth coach before progressing to chief scout.
Spells as technical director at German side Hamburg and sporting director at Sunderland followed before the move to Celtic.
"I've been fortunate to work in some fantastic cities," Congerton told BBC Wales Sport.
"You don't realise how big a club Celtic is until you become part of the family. Everyone has been so positive.
"It's easy because obviously I have a good relationship with Brendan from the past. All the senior staff have also been marvellous with me.
"They've made me feel a part of it and my family too. I've really appreciated what they've done for me in the short time I've been here.
"Hopefully I'll remain part of it for years to come."
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Woakes took the key wickets of Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews and was well supported by Steven Finn's 3-59 as the tourists slumped from 162-1 overnight, as only Kusal Perera (42) resisted.
Under-pressure England man Nick Compton was out for 19 as the hosts lost three wickets for five runs in reply.
But they closed day three on 109-4, leading by 237.
Jonny Bairstow was out for 32 before the close, one of three wickets for the impressive Nuwan Pradeep, but Alex Hales remains unbeaten on 41.
Victory in this match will give England the series 3-0 having won the previous Tests at Headingley and Chester-le-Street.
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For much of this series, and indeed recent series, England's main wicket-taking threat has come from the enduring class of James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
But instead it was Woakes and Finn who took centre-stage as Sri Lanka's habit of losing wickets in clusters once again bedevilled them.
Woakes should have had a wicket with his first ball on Friday - only to see Dimuth Karunaratne dropped by Bairstow - but this time he did strike with his first delivery of the day, pinning Mendis lbw for 25, before he had Mathews caught at slip for three.
Finn, bowling with by far his best rhythm of the series, then had Dinesh Chandimal lbw for 19 and enticed Lahiru Thirimanne to edge to slip for 17.
Their form will pose a dilemma for the England selectors, with one of the two likely to lose their place when all-rounder Ben Stokes returns from injury.
Having established a 128-run first-innings lead, England were forced to turn to an unfamiliar opening combination, with Alastair Cook unavailable having gone for a scan on a knee injury sustained at silly point.
However, Compton's promotion up the order to the position in which he played his first nine Tests for England did little to revitalise his fortunes, as he nicked Eranga behind.
Having mustered just 51 runs at an average of 12.75 in this series, and with number threes like Scott Borthwick and Tom Westley scoring heavily in county cricket, the likelihood must be that 32-year-old Compton's 16th Test will be his last.
He was swiftly followed back to the pavilion by Joe Root - bowled by a scuttler from Pradeep - and, one ball later, Vince, bowled shouldering arms to the same bowler.
With 54 runs at 13.5, Vince has scarcely fared any better than Compton in this series, and while he will surely be given the series against Pakistan, he still has much to do to prove himself in Test cricket.
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It has been a tumultuous 24 hours for England captain Cook, who was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list announced on Friday.
But he was hit on the knee by a lusty drive from Perera and went to hospital for a scan, meaning that - for the first time since 2006 - England opened the batting in a home Test without the Essex man.
However, the scan revealed nothing more sinister than bruising and Cook is expected to bat in the morning.
England bowler Steven Finn on Sky Sports: "We've had a very good day. Only taking one wicket yesterday, to come back and bowl them out for 288 was a very good effort. To be 237 runs ahead and the ball is spinning a little bit...
"If we can get far enough ahead and get an unassailable lead, we can put Sri Lanka under some pressure.
"I've felt good in this game, back to normal. It's good to contribute again. I was maybe feeling for it a bit. Once I got into the spell I thoroughly enjoyed it."
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott on BBC Test Match Special: "The England top order has failed. The middle-order batting and the bowlers get England their wins. It doesn't fill you with confidence.
"Keep Vince, they have to give a player a good chance. He's got a bit to do. Compton, sadly, they will have to pick somebody else. The selectors have to identify someone and say 'his chance is now'."
The former Hibernian Ladies boss became the Vixens' head coach in April 2015.
After relegation to WSL 2 in 2015, Kirk led the club back to the top flight as second-tier runners-up last season.
"It was an easy decision for me to sign in order to bring stability to the club, especially to the squad and my staff," Kirk told the club website.
"When I first arrived we were in WSL 1, but I didn't get a proper crack at it. It was an inherited squad, but it is a lot different this time. It's my squad and I want to put my stamp on it. The club is moving forwards on and off the pitch."
Bristol City begin their 2017 Spring Series campaign at home to Reading at Ashton Gate on Saturday, 22 April.
After the conclusion of the Spring Series - a one-off, transitional competition as the WSL switches to a winter calendar - the next full top-flight campaign will start in September.
Having made 10 changes from Saturday's 2-0 Premier League loss to Hull, the dominant Swans led 3-0 at half-time.
Jay Fulton headed them in front before 20-year-old striker McBurnie scored twice in two minutes.
Peterborough responded with Leonardo Da Silva Lopes' long-range strike but the League One side could not recover.
It was a confident display from Swansea, whose winger Jefferson Montero tormented the hosts' defenders.
He hit the bar with one early shot and provided the cross which led to Fulton's opener - but it was McBurnie who impressed most.
The Scotland youth international curled in an excellent first goal before seizing on a rebound to round Peterborough keeper Mark Tyler and finish into an empty net.
Da Silva Lopes' goal raised hope of a comeback for Peterborough, for whom Tom Nichols hit the post, but Swansea secured their passage to the third round.
Match ends, Peterborough United 1, Swansea City 3.
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 1, Swansea City 3.
Attempt saved. Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Marcus Maddison.
Attempt blocked. Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Attempt missed. Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Leroy Fer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Callum Chettle (Peterborough United).
Attempt missed. Leroy Fer (Swansea City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Gwion Edwards (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Tom Nichols (Peterborough United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Attempt missed. Neil Taylor (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
Attempt missed. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Substitution, Swansea City. Leroy Fer replaces Leon Britton.
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Michael Bostwick.
Attempt blocked. Fernando Llorente (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Callum Chettle (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Goal! Peterborough United 1, Swansea City 3. Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Mike van der Hoorn.
Substitution, Peterborough United. Callum Chettle replaces Chris Forrester.
Foul by Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City).
Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Fernando Llorente (Swansea City).
Ricardo Santos (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Neil Taylor (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United).
Foul by Jay Fulton (Swansea City).
Shaquile Coulthirst (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Swansea City. Fernando Llorente replaces Oliver McBurnie.
Substitution, Peterborough United. Shaquile Coulthirst replaces Paul Taylor.
Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Swansea City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Michael Bostwick (Peterborough United).
Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United).
Substitution, Peterborough United. Leonardo Da Silva Lopes replaces Jermaine Anderson.
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There are no sprinklers in flats in more than 300 high-rise buildings in towns and cities across the country, including Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Every high-rise built in Scotland since 2005 must have sprinklers, by law.
But there is no obligation on councils or social landlords to fit the systems in older tower blocks.
There were no sprinkler systems in Grenfell Tower in Kensington, west London, when it was engulfed by a devastating fire last month that killed at least 80 people.
It has led to renewed calls from firefighters and politicians to retrofit the devices in high-rise buildings.
And the Scottish government has pledged to review the evidence about the effectiveness of the systems.
An independent report published earlier this year found that sprinklers were 99% effective at controlling or extinguishing fires.
BBC Scotland contacted local authorities and housing associations across Scotland in a bid to determine how many high-rise homes were fitted with sprinklers.
Of those which replied to our request, only South Ayrshire Council said it had fitted the system into flats in its tower blocks.
They were fitted in 234 homes in three tower blocks in Ayr during a refurbishment of the flats in 2003.
Fife Council, the City of Edinburgh Council and Glasgow Housing Association have sprinklers in their bin stores - a move being considered by Aberdeen City Council.
But there are no sprinklers in high-rise homes operated by the following social landlords:
(South Lanarkshire Council has not yet supplied the information to BBC Scotland)
There is no suggestion that any of the councils or housing associations are breaching fire regulations and they have reassured tenants about fire safety in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy.
In response to the BBC Scotland inquiry, a number of landlords said they would act on any of the findings or recommendations made following the London fire.
Sprinkler systems can be a "cost effective and potentially lifesaving intervention in the early stages of a fire," according to Assistant Chief Officer David McGown, of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).
Indeed, an independent report published shortly before the Grenfell tragedy found that sprinklers - or fire suppression systems - were 99% effective at controlling or extinguishing fires when they operate.
The study, which was commissioned by the National Fire Chiefs Council and the National Sprinkler Network found that they reduce damage in residential properties by 75%.
Lead author Peter Wood, of Edinburgh-based Optimal Economics, told BBC Scotland he was confident of the effectiveness of sprinklers but he had "no idea" whether they would have prevented the Grenfell Tower fire.
He said they "very, very occasionally" do not work when they are overwhelmed by a fire but he dismissed concerns that sprinklers could be easily triggered, causing flooding, as a "myth".
"Sprinklers don't go off on a whim," he said. "They need heat to go off."
According to the SFRS, many sprinklers are only triggered by heats of around 68C - 11C higher than the highest temperature ever recorded in Death Valley in California.
They said firefighters often use 15 times more water from hoses to do the same job as a single sprinkler.
Earlier this month Strathclyde's former chief fire officer, Brian Sweeney, said the installation of sprinklers in all high-rise buildings should be a "government priority".
Writing in the Sunday Post, he said: "As a rough estimate, there is currently up to 1,000 high rise blocks across Scotland, and more could be done to improve their safety."
His comments follow a 2015 report commissioned by the Scottish government which examined the "cost benefit analysis" of fitting sprinkler systems in homes across Scotland.
It found that the cost of fitting sprinklers in individual flats would range from around £1,000 to £3,000.
And it concluded that it was not cost-effective to fit sprinklers in individual houses, but a "targeted installation" would benefit at-risk groups.
People who live in deprived areas, those with drug and alcohol problems, or mental health problems, and elderly people are at greater risk from fire.
MSP David Stewart pressed the Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Angela Constance, on the issue in the Scottish Parliament earlier this week.
"The cabinet secretary will be well aware from the Scottish government's own 2015 report that almost a third of accidental dwelling fires and deaths occur in the 15% most-deprived areas, yet there have been no multiple fire deaths in Scotland where a working sprinkler system has been installed," he said.
He told BBC Scotland he would like to see sprinklers installed in the homes of vulnerable people, which included tower blocks.
Ms Constance has agreed to meet Mr Stewart - a member of the cross-party working group on accident prevention - to discuss the issue.
The Scottish government has confirmed that the provision of sprinklers will be considered in a review of fire legislation and building regulations - to which the fire service will contribute.
Assistant Chief Officer David McGown said: "The SFRS recognises the value these installations can add whilst acknowledging that they may not be appropriate in all cases when applied on a risk basis."
He added: "The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service works closely with local authorities and housing associations to help ensure the safety of occupants in high-rise buildings. The SFRS is here to support communities, most notably through our free home fire safety visits."
A spokesman for the Scottish government said: "While we continue to be confident that we have stringent building and fire safety regulations which contribute to keeping people safe, following the tragic events at Grenfell Tower it is imperative that we undertake a thorough and critical review of our regulations.
"The Ministerial Working Group overseeing this process will consider all relevant measures to ensure the safety of residents in high-rise domestic buildings, including a review of evidence on fire suppression systems."
The case was filed on behalf of six serving transgender members of the armed forces.
Mr Trump signed a memo to reinstate a ban on transgender people serving on Friday, after announcing it on Twitter last month.
The policy was lifted by Barack Obama's administration last year.
The ACLU argues that the ban is discriminatory and violates constitutional guarantees of equal protection.
It described the ban as "cruel" and being based on "myths and stereotypes" and a "desire to harm transgender people".
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It was the second lawsuit announced on Monday, after a separate complaint was filed on behalf of LGBT groups and three other transgender individuals. Two sought to join the armed forces, and a third is already a serving member.
Between 4,000 and 10,000 US active-duty and reserve service members are believed to be transgender.
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On a statement on the ACLU website, Joe Block, a senior staff lawyer for the ACLU's LGBT & HIV Project said: "Each and every claim made by President Trump to justify this ban can be easily debunked by the conclusions drawn from the Department of Defence's own review process.
"Allowing men and women who are transgender to serve openly and providing them with necessary health care does nothing to harm military readiness or unit cohesion."
One of the listed plaintiffs in the case has served in the US navy for 11 years, including a stint in Afghanistan.
She, like thousands of others, has been left in limbo after President Trump left Defence Secretary Jim Mattis to decide whether to retain existing transgender recruits.
The recruitment ban was justified on grounds of cost and the memo halts the use of government funds for sex-reassignment surgery for active personnel.
The justification was heavily criticised when it was revealed the US military spent ten times as much on erectile dysfunction medication as it does on transgender healthcare.
Of these, almost 4,000 children could not be traced by the authorities.
The National Children's Bureau said some may be at "serious risk" of abuse and exploitation, including forced marriage, FGM and radicalisation.
The Department for Education said it had issued "new guidance" to schools.
Ofsted has previously raised concerns that some missing children could be hidden away in unregistered, illegal schools.
The figures, obtained by the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme, show that 33,262 school-aged children were recorded as missing from education in the academic year ending in July 2015. They were collated from a Freedom of Information request to 90 local education authorities in England and Wales.
Children were recorded as "missing from education" if they were of compulsory school age, and the authorities were unable to trace them - typically for four weeks or more, or two to three days in the case of vulnerable children.
More than 10% of these children - 3,897 - could not be traced by local authorities.
Manchester recorded the highest figure - 1,243 children were missing from education, including 810 children whose whereabouts were unknown in July 2015.
In Bradford 985 school-aged children were missing - the authority was unable to trace 321 of them after "extensive enquires".
In some cases, children were recorded as missing because they had moved out of the area, or gone abroad, and their parent or guardian had failed to tell the school. However, in most cases where a child had been traced, local authorities could not give a reason why they had disappeared.
"When I was 15, my dad thrust a picture of my cousin towards me and said, 'This is who you're going to marry'.
"I didn't know what to say, I was scared. The only thing I could think to do was run away from home, but my brother found me."
Zainab - not her real name - says that from then on, she was, in effect, a prisoner in her own home.
"I was pulled out of school, I wasn't able to finish my GCSEs. The school did send two letters home to my dad. But he just chose to completely ignore them.
"And then we moved house, and the school didn't know. I was completely off the radar."
After seven months of being locked inside, Zainab managed to call a charity from her brother's phone.
The National Children's Bureau believes there are a number of "very serious risks" with children going missing.
Enver Solomon from the charity said: "Some councils do a fantastic job, but unfortunately some councils don't do a good enough job by any stretch of the imagination.
"There shouldn't be one child in the country who isn't in school and can't be tracked, because of the potential risks.
'We know [of some] horrendous cases, of sexual exploitation. We also know about the correlation between missing children and the possibility that they may be involved in forced marriage, and of course, issues relating to young people's involvement in extremist activity."
The charity - as well as other child protection agencies - said the figures were likely to underestimate the scale of the problem.
Children can easily disappear from education without being reported, it said, because families may tell a plausible story to the school - like they are home-schooling or going abroad.
In response to the figures, a spokesman for the Department for Education said: 'We have issued new guidance to local authorities and schools making clear that they have a duty to establish the identities of children who are not registered at a school or receiving a suitable education.
"Where children are being put at risk, local authorities and the police have clear powers to take action."
The Victoria Derbyshire programme is broadcast on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News Channel.
Davi Kopenawa of the Yanomami tribe in the Amazon rainforest said armed men had raided the offices of lawyers working with him.
He said they were hired gunmen who had asked for him and wanted to kill him.
In February a major operation began to evict hundreds of gold miners from Yanomami land.
Davi Kopenawa has been at the forefront of the struggle to protect Yanomami land for decades.
He told the BBC: "Illegal gold miners are still invading our land. They have leaders who organise the supplies and transport and support the invasion of our land. Ranchers have also invaded with their cattle.
"This group is angry with me because I send the police and Funai (Brazilian Indian Agency) in to destroy their rafts and dredgers.
"The gold dealers in town have money to hire gunmen to get rid of me."
Davi Kopenawa said last May that the association he heads had received a message from gold miners that he would not be alive by the end of the year.
He has registered his concern with the police and made a formal request for protection for himself, his son and colleagues.
A friend of environmental activist Chico Mendes, who was killed in 1988, Davi Kopenawa has travelled abroad on many occasions to raise awareness of the urgent need to protect the Amazon rainforest from destruction.
According to Survival International, of all the indigenous territories in Brazil, Yanomami lands receive the most requests for licences from mining corporations.
When outsiders are arrested, they are often sentenced to hard labour, and that's exactly what it is - compounded by the severe oppression of isolation and helplessness.
The BBC knows of one former prisoner who was broken psychologically by his treatment. Many years later, he remains too traumatised to talk about it easily.
But others have described their experience in detail.
In December 2012, North Korea charged missionary Kenneth Bae with acts "hostile to the republic".
He had visited the country many times, but was stopped on this occasion and a hard drive with Christian material was discovered.
For this "crime", he was sentenced to 15 years hard labour, and only released when his health deteriorated seriously - just as seems to have happened in the current case of Otto Warmbier.
After his release, Mr Bae wrote a memoir, "Not Forgotten: The True Story of My Imprisonment in North Korea" in which he said that he was interrogated from 08:00 in the morning until 22:00 or 23:00 at night every day for the first four weeks of his imprisonment.
Under this pressure, he wrote the hundreds of pages of confessions his interrogators demanded.
Mr Bae said he would work six days a week on a farm, "carrying rock, shovelling coal".
His daily routine was to wake at 06:00, eat breakfast, pray, and then be taken to perform the hard labour from 08:00 until 18:00.
Under this regime, he lost a lot of weight - an estimated 60lbs (27kg) in the 735 days of his captivity.
As his weight dropped, his health increasingly failed and he was repeatedly taken for medical treatment.
Apart from the physical toll, there was a psychological pain, a feeling of isolation.
He said one interrogator kept telling him: "No-one remembers you. You have been forgotten by people, your government. You're not going home anytime soon. You'll be here for 15 years. You'll be 60 before you go home".
He said: "I felt like an insect, tangled in the spider web. Every time I moved it got messier, with no way out."
He does say that, later on, after the month of interrogation was over, he was allowed to see emails and messages from people back home (though this may have been both a comfort and a torment). He seems to have been allowed a bible.
When he became seriously ill, it looks as though the North Korean authorities became concerned that he might die, with all the diplomatic difficulty that would cause.
And so they arranged his release - as it appears might have happened in the case of Otto Warmbier.
Kenneth Bae is an American citizen originally from South Korea, and so spoke Korean. He said he thought his treatment as a prisoner with a cell of his own, including a bed and a toilet, was not as tough as that for North Koreans held in the vast array of camps for ordinary crime or for dissent.
He may be right on this. Amnesty International has described the prison camps as harsh beyond endurance.
"Hundreds of thousands of people - including children - are detained in political prison camps and other detention facilities in North Korea," it says.
"Many of those have not committed any crime, but are merely family members of those deemed guilty of serious political crimes".
Amnesty analyses aerial pictures of the camps and says that one of them is three times the size of Washington DC contains 20,000 inmates. According to one former official it had talked to, detainees were forced to dig their own graves and rape was used as punishment, the victims then disappearing.
Kenneth Bae does not say he was physically tortured or beaten. His decline in health was because the harshness of the prison regime exacerbated his diabetes, high blood pressure and a kidney condition.
That may or may not be the case of Otto Warmbier. But there are questions which the authorities in the United States are surely asking: How did he end up in a coma? And why did North Korea take a year to tell any outside country?
If it was because of some sort of physical attack, there might be political pressure on President Donald Trump to get tougher with the regime in Pyongyang.
There is one other intriguing question: do prisoners influence their jailers?
Stockholm Syndrome is when a hostage comes to identify with the people holding him or her, but is there a reverse Stockholm Syndrome?
Kenneth Bae found that his captors were curious about life in the West. They wanted to know how much a house cost, and whether many people really did own their own home and car.
"At the beginning, it was difficult but because I speak the language I was able to communicate," he said later, after he was freed. North Koreans had been told of a grim life in America where 99% of people lived in poverty.
"I told them most people own a house and a car, and they said: 'That can't be right'."
The four-year-old e-commerce company sells disposable razors and other male grooming products directly to consumers for as little as $1 a month.
Dollar Shave Club has 3.2 million members - but has yet to make a profit.
Founder Michael Dubin, who will remain as chief executive, said he was "excited" by the deal.
His company came to global attention after he posted a humorous marketing video about shaving on YouTube. The video went viral, crashing the company's server within an hour.
It now operates in the United States, Australia and Canada.
But the company is facing legal action from rival Gillette, owned by Procter & Gamble, seeking unspecified damages. It claims that the coating used to strengthen its blades infringes on a Gillette patent.
Since that YouTube video, Dollar Shave Club has taken a sizeable slice out of Gillette's market share. In response Gillette introduced its own Gillette Shave Club last year.
Now the Anglo-Dutch multi-national Unilever wants to use Dollar Shave Club's "innovative and disruptive male grooming brand" to compete with Gillette head on.
Unilever already has a foot in the male grooming market with the Axe brand, known as Lynx in the UK.
"We plan to leverage the global strength of Unilever to support Dollar Shave Club in achieving its full potential in terms of offering and reach," said Kees Kruythoff, president of Unilever North America.
Dollar Shave Club, which now also sells male personal wash, skincare and hair styling products, logged $152m in turnover last year and is "on track" to exceed $200m this year.
The firm was valued at around $615m following its latest venture capital funding round in November.
Dr Mark McClure, with an address at Hazelwood Lane in Lisburn, pleaded guilty to two counts of voyeurism in February 2016.
A judge at Lisburn Magistrates Court imposed a nine month probation order on the 48-year-old.
However, he was not placed on the sex offenders' register.
Two other charges of voyeurism, alleging that he recorded another person doing a private act to obtain sexual gratification without consent, were not proceeded with.
A staff member at the Hillsborough clinic was told by the defendant that he needed access to the inside of an air vent overlooking the unisex toilet, a prosecuting lawyer told the court.
McClure claimed his mobile phone had fallen into the vent when he was attempting to fix it.
The staff member doubted that claim was credible as the vent was fixed to the wall, and expressed concern to the practice manager.
On 23 February, staff followed McClure and saw him going into adjacent toilet, but there was no sound of flushing.
When staff went to investigate, they uncovered the mobile phone still recording behind the vent, although no-one had actually been recorded.
During a police interview, McClure admitted the phone was his and that he went back to get it as he realised he had made a "big mistake", but denied committing any crime, claiming he had been under financial pressure and life stresses at the time.
He pleaded guilty to the offence of "installing equipment or adapting a structure with the intention of enabling [himself] or another to commit an offence under Article 71(1) of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order".
His defence barrister said the incident has had a "catastrophic effect" on McClure's life.
"One is particularly concerned about potential victims," he said, but stressed that nothing was found on the phone and a police check of his computer revealed that it was also "completely clear".
"He is fortunate that nothing is on the phone and there are no actual victims in this case," said Mr Molloy, who conceded McClure was in a "very dangerous situation", as his "exemplary career" would be threatened if he went to jail or was placed on the sex offenders' register.
The lawyer added: "This has been a complete and utter catastrophe. He lost his marriage, lost his job - subject to appeal - and he has supervised contact with his three children."
Imposing her sentence, the judge said that in light of McClure's clean record and the absence of images on his phone and computer, she was "satisfied that the custodial threshold has not been passed".
While the prosecution had requested the imposition of a Sexual Offences Prevention Order, the judge said she did not feel the order was necessary to protect members of the public from serious harm.
Jamie Vardy struck a 'standing-still' pose to celebrate scoring with his second-half header and was joined by team-mates including Theo Walcott and Raheem Sterling.
"We had a little idea, thought it was the perfect time to get it started and everyone followed," Vardy said.
The trend started in America last month and has since gone viral, with defeated US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, singers Adele and Beyonce, and comedian and presenter James Corden among those joining in.
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The world's top two tennis players, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, were among the first European sports stars to attempt the challenge before the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Borussia Dortmund, Pittsburgh Steelers and Kentucky Wildcats
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German football team Borussia Dortmund came up with a brilliant effort while working out in the gym, in a clip that also features the NFL side Pittsburgh Steelers and basketball team Kentucky Wildcats.
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A group of professional golfers practising for the Asian Tour's Manila Masters also did their own version of the challenge.
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BBC NFL pundits Osi Umenyiora and Jason Bell joined members of the show's crew to take part in a superb mannequin challenge - although host Mark Chapman seems strangely unaffected.
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And Dan Walker manages to be in three places at once during Football Focus' nod to the craze.
The trend started in a Florida high school last month and has quickly spread on social media.
The instructions are straightforward: get a load of friends together, everyone strike a pose, and make sure you film it.
Five 16-year-olds say they started the craze and admit they have been surprised at the response - particularly from sports teams, with the Dallas Cowboys NFL team and stars of WWE wrestling among those getting involved stateside.
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Here is a selection of pictures capturing the fall-out as more than 1,000 people were evacuated, tens of thousands left without power and streets left under water.
The 42-year-old Scot joined the Shots last April and guided the side to safety this season.
"I had to make a decision for my family," he said.
"The board have given me their full backing throughout the season, but also have understood why I needed to make this decision to return to Scotland."
The former Dundee and Alloa boss has won 15 of his 45 league games at Aldershot and will take charge of the side for the last time at Bromley on Saturday.
The Hampshire side are 16th in the table heading into the final day of the season.
"I would like to thank Barry for his honesty in making what must have been a very difficult decision," Shots chairman Shahid Azeem said.
"We are sorry to lose him but recognise that some things are more important than football."
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Mark Hughes scored for the hosts in the 72nd minute with a low right-foot shot from the edge of the box.
Josh Robinson was sent-off on 87 but O'Carroll levelled after Paul Heatley was brought down by Liam Bagnall.
Ryan Harpur scored a hat-trick as Dungannon leapfrogged Ballymena into eighth with a 4-2 win at Warden Street.
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For the Sky Blues, it was a fifth consecutive league defeat, while the Swifts have now taken 10 points from their last four Premiership outings.
Andy Mitchell swivelled and volleyed into the net when the ball fell to him in the fifth minute, for his 13th goal of the season.
Harpur netted a 15th-minute penalty after he was fouled by Dwayne Nelson, then David Cushley pulled one back with a low left-foot shot into the bottom corner after good build-up play.
Allan Jenkins equalised by rounding Andy Coleman and slotting into the empty net a minute before the interval.
Harpur dinked the ball over Nelson as he came off his line in the 54th minute and completed his treble three minutes later by slotting in left-footed.
Warrenpoint went into their game against the champions at Milltown with a record of five wins and three draws from their previous nine league fixtures, having conceded just once in six Premiership matches.
In the first half, Heatley headed over from a Forsythe cross and the latter then nodded over from Michael Carvill's delivery.
Hughes's strike looked to have earned Barry Gray's side victory and Crusaders' woes deepened when Robinson was dismissed for bringing down John McGuigan as he bore down on goal.
Substitute O'Carroll's late spot-kick salvaged an unlikely point for Stephen Baxter's outfit and 'Point remain 11th in the table.
A new law comes into force in April which makes is compulsory for all dogs to be tagged.
It is hoped this will help to trace lost or stolen dogs and hold irresponsible owners to account.
Microchipping dogs is a quick procedure which involves putting a tiny device between the animal's shoulders.
It can then be easily scanned to show up basic information about the dog, such as who its owner is.
Microchipping will be offered for free at many vets across the country and some animal charities such as the Dogs Trust rehoming centres in Glasgow and West Calder.
About two-thirds of dogs in Scotland have already been microchipped voluntarily.
Owners who do not comply by April could face a fine of up to £500.
A public consultation in 2014 showed that more than 83% of those who took part favoured making microchipping compulsory.
The new law is set to be introduced in England and Wales at the same time.
The 24-year-old signed a short-term deal in July following his release by the Premier League club.
That was cut short by a hamstring injury sustained on his debut, but he has now signed again until January.
Manager Mark McGhee told the club website: "We look forward to continuing to work with Lee for the duration of his contract and hopefully beyond."
Lucas' career has been hampered by injuries since he made his solitary Swansea appearance as a substitute in 2011.
Before joining Well, the Welshman had played only three other senior games, one during a loan spell at Burton Albion in 2012 and two on loan at Cheltenham in 2014.
But McGhee was impressed by the midfielder on trial - and in a Well debut cut short by injury in July during a 3-1 League Cup win over Annan Athletic.
"He'll be a valuable addition to our squad," said McGhee.
"As we've seen in recent weeks, injuries can hit at any point and Lee adds depth to the squad as well as bringing real ability and a great option.
"He is a technical midfielder, a good passer - a little different to what we have."
Lucas said: "Now that the contract is all sorted and done, I can just focus on my football and enjoy my time here even more."
Home captain Taylor made 85 as West Indies posted 223-6, helped by four dropped catches and a missed stumping.
The tourists were well placed at 133-1 in Kingston after half-centuries from Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Winfield.
But five run-outs and three wickets from Taylor saw England bowled out for 181 and the series levelled at 2-2.
The fifth and deciding match will be at the same Sabina Park ground on Wednesday.
West Indies' win not only keeps the series alive, but also means England cannot secure World Cup qualification in the Caribbean, having lost the second of the ICC Women's Championship fixtures.
Though the tourists were disadvantaged by losing the toss - all four matches in the series have been won by the side batting first - they were hampered by their own mistakes in the field and running between the wickets.
But that is to take nothing away from Taylor, whose 129-ball knock was both imperious and chanceless.
No team had ever overhauled a score of more than 222 to win a women's ODI in the Caribbean but, for some time, that record looked under threat.
England openers Beaumont (57) and Winfield (51) shared 95, with Beaumont in particular showing power down the ground in a 52-ball half-century.
After she was caught and bowled by Taylor, Heather Knight joined Winfield in a stand of 38 until England imploded in spectacular fashion.
Winfield was run out in a mix-up with Knight, Danni Wyatt fell in the same fashion, Georgia Elwiss was short of her ground after a poor call and Brunt was stranded in another breakdown in communication.
By the time Taylor had Knight caught and bowled for 36, England had lost four wickets for four runs and the game was as good as gone.
Fittingly it was a fifth run out that ended the match, Taylor - who took 3-22 - was involved yet again with a direct hit that accounted for Laura Marsh.
Taylor's superb bowling and fielding display followed a second half-century of the series that anchored the Windies on a sluggish Sabina Park surface.
After the hosts collapsed to 108 all out in losing the third ODI, Taylor displayed a new approach of careful accumulation with occasional shows of aggression, initially in a partnership of 69 with Shaquana Quintyne.
England's first dropped catch - Hayley Matthews put down by Marsh - cost them only one run, but it was only when Quintyne was brilliantly caught in the deep by Wyatt off Knight that the errors began to creep in.
Alex Hartley did not get hand on a skier off Deandra Dottin - reprieved on two before going on to make 18 - while Merissa Aguilleira could have been stumped by Amy Jones on nought and was then dropped on three and 11, both times by Jenny Gunn. She went on to make 32.
Aguilleira added 45 with Taylor, who missed out a century when she miscued Knight's off-spin to extra cover.
There was still time for the swift running of Stacy-Ann King and Shemaine Campbelle to visibly frustrate England, but that was nothing compared to the disappointment that was to come.
England opener Tammy Beaumont told BBC Sport: "We played 90% of the game how we want to play, but the 10% has let us down - poor decisions for the run-outs and a few dropped catches in the field.
"Being 90-0 and all out for 181 is not ideal. We know how hard it is to come in on these wickets, so myself and Lauren Winfield have to go on in the way that Stafanie Taylor did.
"It was nice to get off to a quick start, but I was very annoyed when I got out. I wanted to go on and bring the game home for the team, so that is something I have to look at in the next game."
West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor: "I wasn't nervous, they actually got a brilliant start that the openers gave them but we just needed a breakthrough.
"We actually watched a movie last night, one of those movies where you never give up and I think it actually came true today."
Ex-England batter Lydia Greenway on BBC Test Match Special:
Lauren Winfield and Tammy Beaumont gave England a great platform but mistakes, which they know shouldn't have happened, let West Indies back into the game.
England are a team with a huge amount of character. They've got two days, and they'll look to come back fighting.
You have to address what's happened, whether that's chatting with team-mates or coaches, but don't dwell on it too much. They have to hit training hard, and make sure they're mentally prepared going into the last match.
But while the number of British households getting their milk delivered has declined dramatically in the past 20 years - we shouldn't write off the milkman just yet.
At 7am on a cold weekday morning, Colin Chesnaye is three hours into his round through Victorian terraces and modern estates. With the ease of a man who has done this job for 37 years, he pulls up at each house and hops out of the float.
He brings glass bottles to houses and packs of plastic cartons to schools.
Tucked into a compartment in the front of his float are two ledgers containing the handwritten detail of every customer and how much money they owe. But he seldom has to check an order - it's all in his head
But it's more than just a delivery service.
"We're the fourth emergency service," he tells me.
"I had one person, she was always leaving the empty bottles out. This particular day there were no empty bottles… I popped my head through the letterbox and saw her unconscious.
"The paramedics said I saved her life."
Although Colin's milk round isn't often as eventful as that, he's always happy to help out with any heavy lifting or jobs around the house.
"I'm always saying that to people, especially older people, leave a note in the bottle - 'milkman please knock'."
But fewer of us are taking up the kind of services Colin has to offer.
But there's a core group of loyal customers who feel the extra pennies are worth it to have a separate milk delivery.
Paul Lough, depot manager at Parker Dairies in Walthamstow, East London has seen has seen the company's milk delivery business stabilise over the past five years. it now delivers to 12,000 customers a week.
"We get a lot of love from the hipsters…people like the eco stuff, the glass bottles, the electric milk float and supporting a local business."
Paul says that people will pay a higher price for milk because of the personal service they bring, especially important to older and more vulnerable customers.
"Every one of our milkmen will have two or three customers on their round and the only human contact they'll have all week will be the milkman."
Although there are several small dairies around the country, the largest market share in milk delivery is controlled by Milk & More, which was taken over by the dairy giant Muller Milk & Ingredients in 2015.
Milk & More employs 1,250 milkmen and delivers to 600,000 homes, the majority of these in England. Although the firm declined an interview, it said it would continue to deliver milk.
But impressive customer service and nostalgia for a bygone era are not enough to guarantee the survival of the milkman, the business has had to adapt.
Some milkmen start their rounds as early as 11pm because there isn't anybody at home to take in the milk after 8am, and they provide an increasing range of goods - anything from compost for the garden to toilet roll - along with the milk.
The milk doorstep delivery business is tapping into the growing trend for grocery home delivery.
The idea of having our food brought to our doors has made a comeback thanks to the the likes of Ocado, Tesco and Sainsbury - and now Amazon is joining in through a deal with Morrisons.
By 2020 it is predicted that we'll have 9% of our groceries delivered. Technology is a key driver of online shopping and home delivery and new developments will continue to change the business.
"We are in an experimental phase - we're going see a lot more innovation around food and drink online," says James Walton, chief economist at the research charity IDG.
He says technological innovation could help the grocery business to address the thorny problem of the expensive "last mile" in the delivery process. Increased digital connectivity could allow retailers to become much more flexible in how they respond to the demands of customers.
Firms could in future outsource delivery using a model similar to that used by the cab company, Uber. "Those who have a vehicle heading in the right direction might say, we can handle that," says Mr Walton.
That might be a digital innovation too far for the milk delivery business, which relies on our love of the friendly, local milkman checking up on us. But it is starting to embrace the digital era - many customers can now order and pay online.
"We're just getting into Twitter and websites and Facebook," says Parker Dairies' Paul Lough. "We have trained one of our blokes up to read emails."
Walthamstow resident Roz Collier, who started having her milk delivered three months ago primarily to support a local business, uses Twitter to order her milk.
"I tweeted last Thursday night with a change to my Friday order and they got back to me and informed the milkman immediately. My only wish is for them to take online payments instead of cash."
Despite the industry's best efforts to move with the times, and to compete with the supermarkets, the future of the traditional milkman remains uncertain.
But Paul says that is nothing new and recalls the day he started: "A couple of the yard men came up to me and said I don't know why you bothered - it's got five years."
That was 24 years ago and he's still there.
Marcus Williams, 23, and Alex Way, 22, demanded money when they woke the victim up at about 01:00 GMT on 16 April, last year, and stole £250.
The pair admitted the St Mellons robbery at Cardiff Crown Court.
Williams, of no fixed abode, was jailed for five years and four months and Way, from St Mellons, received four years and 10 months.
The body of Rhys Jack was recovered from the disused quarry in the Backtown area of Strabane on Tuesday afternoon.
Parish priest, Fr Michael Doherty, said both of the teenager's parents had lost family members through drowning.
His mother lost her five-year-old brother about 40 years ago, while his father's uncle drowned in recent years.
Fr Doherty has been with members of the Jack family since the tragedy began to unfold on Monday evening.
The 17-year-old was in the quarry with three teenage friends when they fell into the water from a makeshift raft.
His three friends, who were later rescued, had frantically tried to save him.
Fr Doherty told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme that Rhys's parents, Elaine and Mark, identified his body at the quarry shortly after it was recovered by search teams.
He said: "They knew over the past day, or from about eight o'clock last night (20:00 BST) that although they would have liked to have thought there was a chance he would be still alive, they knew that he was gone and their hope was that the body would be found sooner rather than later."
The priest said that their "deep sadness" at losing their son was mixed with "relief".
He explained that the corpse of Elaine Jack's young brother had never been found, so they were relieved that Rhys's body had been recovered.
He also said it was his understanding that Mark Jack's uncle had drowned in the River Finn a number of years ago.
Fr Doherty was the Jack family's parish priest and had baptised Rhys 17 years ago.
He was also a chaplain at the teenager's school.
The priest said the three friends who had tried to save Rhys were "traumatised and upset".
He described the atmosphere in Rhys's school as "subdued" and said staff had tried to make special arrangements for those taking exams.
The Red Devils were the better of two sides desperately out of form and in Collins had their match-winner.
Crewe, under the spotlight for off-the-pitch headlines, are fighting to keep skipper Ryan Lowe from taking up the offer of a coaching post at Bury. The veteran striker was included in the starting XI, but it was Crawley who posed most of the threat.
Josh Payne fizzed a low 20-yard drive past the post before some poor control by Perry Ng allowed a routine cross to drop into the path of Collins, who lashed home the 21st-minute opener.
Enzio Boldewjin spurned a great chance to extend Crawley's lead six minutes before the break when he shot straight at Ben Garratt.
Crewe improved marginally after the restart with Danny Hollands firing over and Chris Dagnall going close. But they lacked a frontman of the calibre of Collins whose intelligent cut-back set up winger Jordan Roberts for a first-time shot which was drilled inches past the far corner.
And the former Shrewsbury and Swindon striker collected his second in the 76th minute after Garratt's loose pass out from the six-yard box was seized on by Billy Clifford who cut the ball back for Collins to sweep home.
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Match ends, Crewe Alexandra 0, Crawley Town 2.
Second Half ends, Crewe Alexandra 0, Crawley Town 2.
Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harry Davis (Crewe Alexandra).
Attempt missed. Billy Clifford (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Attempt blocked. James Collins (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Jimmy Smith.
Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
Foul by Adi Yussuf (Crawley Town).
Perry Ng (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Adi Yussuf (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by George Cooper (Crewe Alexandra).
Attempt missed. Chris Dagnall (Crewe Alexandra) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Ben Nugent replaces Danny Hollands.
Substitution, Crawley Town. Adi Yussuf replaces Jordan Roberts.
Attempt saved. George Cooper (Crewe Alexandra) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Charlie Kirk replaces James Jones.
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Andre Blackman.
Jordan Roberts (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Perry Ng (Crewe Alexandra).
Bobson Bawling (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Oliver Turton (Crewe Alexandra).
Foul by Josh Payne (Crawley Town).
Danny Hollands (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Crewe Alexandra 0, Crawley Town 2. James Collins (Crawley Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Billy Clifford.
Foul by Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town).
Perry Ng (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Crewe Alexandra. Callum Ainley replaces Alex Kiwomya.
Foul by James Collins (Crawley Town).
Jon Guthrie (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Crawley Town. Bobson Bawling replaces Enzio Boldewijn.
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Mark Connolly.
Attempt missed. Jordan Roberts (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
James Collins (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jon Guthrie (Crewe Alexandra).
Corner, Crewe Alexandra. Conceded by Andre Blackman.
Foul by Josh Payne (Crawley Town).
Danny Hollands (Crewe Alexandra) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Of the 22.6 million households in England, 7.4 million owned their property outright, and 6.9 million had a mortgage, the English Housing Survey showed. The rest rented their homes.
This marked a shift from an equal level among owners a year earlier.
The data also shows that the younger generation are struggling to own.
In 2013-14, some 48% of households made up of 25 to 34-year-olds rented their home from a private landlord.
This had risen from 45% a year earlier, and from 21% in 2003-04.
Over the same 10 years, owner occupation in this age group dropped from 59% to 36%.
Campbell Robb, chief executive of Shelter, said: "The shortage of affordable homes is leaving young adults with no choice but to remain stuck in their childhood bedrooms, or face decades paying out dead money to landlords."
Culture Minister Ali Jannati said flights would only resume once those responsible had been punished.
The teenagers allege that before returning to Tehran from the Umra, or lesser Islamic pilgrimage, in March they were abused by security officials at Jeddah airport.
The move is likely to deepen tensions between the two regional powers.
They are currently at odds over the conflict in Yemen, where a coalition led by Sunni Muslim-ruled Saudi Arabia is carrying out air strikes on Shia Houthi rebels, which the US says are receiving military assistance from Iran. Iran and the Houthis deny this.
On Saturday, hundreds of people protested outside the Saudi embassy in Tehran and demanded that the Iranian government "end the unnecessary Umra".
On Monday, Mr Jannati told state television: "I have ordered the Hajj and Pilgrimage Organisation to suspend the Umra until the criminals are tried and punished."
"Considering what has happened, Iranians' dignity has been damaged and a public demand has formed," he added.
The minister said Saudi officials had "promised to punish the persons in custody".
"They even asserted that they would execute them, but nothing has been done in reality so far."
Each year about 500,000 Iranians undertake the Umra, an optional pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time of the year other than during the main pilgrimage, or Hajj.
Although the Umra includes some of the rituals of the Hajj, which every sane adult Muslim must undertake at least once in their lives if they can afford it and are physically able, they are shortened and there are fewer of them.
The man who gave his name as Franck, told the newspaper Nice-Matin how he climbed onto the step below the cab and punched the driver through a window.
The driver picked up a pistol and tried to shoot Franck, but could not fire it.
Eventually, Franck was hit over the head with the pistol and he fell off.
Nice-Matin said Franck had huge bruises on his back, a broken rib and a left hand swollen from the punches he threw.
At least 84 people, many of them children, were killed when the lorry ploughed into a large crowd watching a night-time fireworks display on the seafront Promenade des Anglais on Bastille Day.
The driver, a Tunisian resident in Nice called Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, also fired at people with his pistol before being shot dead by three policemen.
Grainy mobile phone video shows a man on a scooter driving alongside the moving lorry. He dumps the scooter, continues on foot and makes it onto the running board next to the driver's window. The man then falls off and appears to end up under the wheels of the lorry.
It was widely thought that he was among the dead until Nice-Matin published the interview with Franck, a local airport worker in his late 40s, on Thursday.
"In my mind I had images of bodies flying everywhere. I immediately understood what was happening," he told the newspaper.
Clinging on to the lorry's left door, Franck punched Lahouaiej-Bouhlel with his left hand through the open window.
"I hit and hit and hit him again with all my strength," he said.
"I hit him in the face but he said nothing, he did not flinch. He had his gun in his hand and pointed it in my face. He pulled the trigger but it did not work."
In the end, Lahouaiej-Bouhlel hit him on the head with the pistol and he fell off.
Franck said that at the time he was "clear-headed and ready to die".
A cyclist also tried to climb into the cab shortly before Franck.
Alexandre Migues told Nice-Matin on Sunday that he clung onto the door handle and tried to open it several times, but was forced to let go when Lahouaiej-Bouhlel picked up the pistol and pointed it at him.
Although he was disappointed that they did not stop Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, Mr Migues said videos of the incident showed he and Franck succeeded in slowing down the lorry and giving people more time to flee.
Ruairi Corrigan's goal helped Fermanagh lead 1-2 to to 0-1 and while Benny Heron netted for Derry, the Ernemen still led 1-6 to 1-5 at half-time.
However, Cailean O'Boyle's goal helped Derry hit an unanswered 1-3 as they took control early in the second half.
Mark Lynch's fisted third goal put further daylight between the teams.
The final scoreline was flattering for Derry as Fermanagh had looked the better side in the opening period as the Oak Leafers were guilty of giving the ball away on numerous occasions.
However, Fermanagh paid for missing a couple of gilt-edged goal chances while, in contrast, Derry took their goal opportunities to put the game to bed in the second half.
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As Fermanagh made the better start, scores from Sean Quigley and Ruairi Corrigan gave them an immediate two-point advantage and Fermanagh led by four when Corrigan netted after being set up by Paul McCusker.
Two of Fermanagh's early scores could - and probably should - have been goals with Ruairi Corrigan and Declan McCusker efforts skimming over Thomas Mallon's crossbar.
Derry struggled to curb Eoin Donnelly's midfield excellence early on but as Fermanagh paid for dropping a number of chances short, the Oak Leafers fought gave to take a scarcely deserved lead in the 25th minute as Heron blasted to the net.
Points from Tomas Corrigan and Aidan Breen restored's Fermanagh lead at the break but the game turned dramatically in Derry's favour after the restart as they hit an unanswered 1-3 with O'Boyle fisting their second goal.
With Damian Barton introducing the influential Mark Lynch at half-time, Derry were a different side in the second period as a succession of long balls launched towards O'Boyle caused major problems for the Erne defence.
Fermanagh's last chance came and went as Mallon made a fine save to push away at Conall Jones goal effort to keep Derry 2-9 to 1-7 ahead.
After a couple of James Kielt frees extended Derry's lead, the margin became 10 in the 52nd minutes as Lynch beat Fermanagh keeper Chris Snow to a high ball as he knocked ball and man to the net.
Emmett Bradley's midfield excellence was a feature of Derry's impressive second half, as he also contributed a couple of glorious towering points.
WEEKEND ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE RESULTS
Saturday
Division 1
Down 0-07 3-15 Donegal
Dublin 2-14 0-14 Kerry
Sunday
Division 1
Cork 1-18 0-12 Mayo
Roscommon 1-09 2-10 Monaghan
Division 2
Derry 3-13 1-10 Fermanagh
Meath 1-10 0-08 Armagh
Tyrone 0-10 0-08 Cavan
Laois 1-10 3-12 Galway
Division 3
Clare 1-11 0-07 Sligo
Limerick 1-12 2-09 Tipperary
Offaly 0-12 0-10 Longford
Westmeath 0-11 2-09 Kildare
Division 4
Louth 2-09 0-09 London
Carlow 0-10 1-12 Antrim
Wexford 0-14 1-10 Leitrim
Wicklow 0-13 1-08 Waterford
The attack was carried out by suspected Boko Haram gunmen.
A government spokesman said the Islamist group was spreading terror by targeting civilians.
Boko Haram has been waging an insurgency since 2009 and is seeking to create an Islamic state in northern Nigeria.
The attack happened on Sunday but news only emerged on Thursday after survivors reached the city of Maiduguri.
So far there has been no official claim of responsibility from any group.
Government spokesman Mike Omeri released a statement condemning the "deplorable act" late on Thursday.
"It is impossible to verify the number of those missing at this early stage because it is presumed that many civilians fled during the attack," he said.
One witness, who said he helped bury 33 bodies, told the BBC that about 200 women and children had been kidnapped from Gumsuri village in the north-eastern Borno state.
There have been an increasing number of attacks in Nigeria since three states - Borno, Adamawa and Yobe - were put under emergency rule more than 18 months ago.
The kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in April from the town of Chibok in Borno state sparked international outrage.
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The High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 will provide a solution when problems are caused by hedges which grow over two metres tall and block out light.
The bill defines what a high hedge is and sets out a process to resolve disagreements between neighbours.
It will come into force on 1 April, following unanimous backing from MSPs.
Local Government and Planning Minister Derek Mackay said the legislation would "provide a route by which neighbours involved in a dispute can resolve the issue".
He said: "Unlike fences or walls that require planning permission if they are over two metres tall, there is no restriction on planting trees or shrubs to form a hedge, which, if planted in an unsuitable location, or not maintained, can cause disputes between neighbours.
"There remains an expectation that people should take all reasonable steps to resolve the issue themselves. However, there may be occasions when this isn't possible.
"In those situations, the act will allow people to make an application to their local authority to intervene, and if the hedge is a barrier to light, then action can be taken."
The act will give homeowners and occupiers the right to apply to their local council for a high hedge notice and empowers the authority to enforce decisions made in relation to high hedges in their local area.
Guidance has been issued to all of Scotland's councils on their responsibilities under the act. They will act as independent and impartial adjudicators, taking into account the positions of each party in a dispute, before making a decision.
If householders fail to comply with the new law, the council could use its powers to enter the land, carry out work on the hedge itself and charge the owner for any expenses.
Laws on high hedges have been adopted in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as on the Isle of Man.
She didn't like the way she was being treated, so she embarked on a dangerous journey to the UK.
Ruth has been telling Newsround's Hayley her story...
Three-thousand children arrived in the UK alone last year.
Many of them are migrants or refugees escaping war or devastation in their home countries. They've travelled thousands of miles across deserts, mountains and seas.
When they get to the UK they are often tired and afraid.
They are taken by immigration officers or police to a safe place where they are asked lots of questions.
This is so that the people in charge can understand how old the child is, where they have come from and what they will need to keep them healthy and safe.
If the child is under 17, they are given leave to remain, which means they can stay in the UK and will be looked after until they are old enough to look after themselves.
This often means they are placed with a foster family who look after them as though they are part of their family. They can start going to a local school and they can start to make a life for themselves here in the UK.
Many of the children stay around Kent and Dover in the south of England because that is where they first arrive. In the past year Kent has placed nearly 1,000 children in homes in that area.
I have spoken to 12 children. All of them have come from various countries ranging from Eritrea and Sudan to Syria and Afghanistan.
One of them was Ruth. Like many of the child refugees here, she travelled thousands of miles alone and experienced many difficult things along the way.
Ruth told me about her life when she was 14. She lived in the countryside in Eritrea. She told me how she often helped her mum by chopping wood and getting water from the river.
But this was no easy task. The river was a three-hour walk away and carrying a heavy load was very tiring for Ruth.
Ruth's dad left home many years ago. He was taken to join the army of Eritrea - many poor people are forced to join up against their will.
Ruth has not seen her dad since and doesn't know where or how he is.
Talking to Ruth, I could tell she is a brave and strong girl and she didn't like the way she was treated in Eritrea. She loved going to school but was told she either had to marry someone she didn't know or join the military.
She told me she was very afraid of both options so she decided to leave Eritrea and search for a better life in another country.
She left her home in the middle of the night. She couldn't tell her family she was leaving because she was afraid they would be hurt if anyone from the military found out.
Also she knew they would be upset. So she left in secret with nothing more than the clothes she was wearing. She met up with two friends and they walked towards the border with Sudan.
Ruth told me that she was very scared. She was scared of getting caught or being put in prison and hurt.
One of the scariest parts was when she travelled through the forests of Ethiopia. She could hear hyenas and she had to hide behind trees and just hope that they wouldn't find her.
After that, she met many people in camps hidden in the forest. With these people she travelled over the desert to Sudan. It was so hot that many of the people she was walking with died beside her.
Ruth was mostly scared of the Sudanese people. She said they hated her because she was Christian; they would often hurt her and bully her.
In Sudan, Ruth was put into a small house with hundreds of other people. She wasn't allowed to speak or to go outside. She was beaten and hurt by the people in charge of this house.
After a month, Ruth was put in a lorry with about 250 other people and sent to Libya. The lorry was piled with people inside and out. There was no room for her to sleep or sit and she was not allowed out - not even to go to the toilet.
She was in the lorry for three weeks and some people died.
When she got to Libya she was put in a camp. She lost her friends and she said she was very lonely. Without any money, she had little hope of getting out of the camp and every night she cried.
In this camp, Ruth got one glass of water and one piece of bread to share with a group of people.
After three months, she finally managed to escape to the coast. She told me how amazed she was to see the sea - it was so big and black with huge fish that she had never seen before.
Ruth got on board a boat. It was only about four metres long but held 500 people. This, she said, was when she was most scared.
She thought she would die as she was crushed and had no water on a very long and dangerous journey. Many of the people in the boat did die on that journey.
Luckily, she was eventually rescued by an Italian rescue boat.
But when she got to Italy it was not much better. She was ill and had nowhere to go. She slept on the street in the rain and the cold.
She then managed to get on to a train to France. Here she was taken to a camp where every night she tried to board a lorry to get to the UK.
But most nights she was caught and taken back to the camp. Then one night she managed to get inside a box in a lorry that was headed to England.
When she arrived in England she told me she was nervous. It was raining and a police officer found her and asked her lots of questions. But soon after that, things started to look better and she was placed with a foster family, which is where she lives now.
Ruth now goes to college and church and has many friends. She told me that she still misses her family but she's glad she isn't in Eritrea. She now loves studying and wants to be a nurse when she's older.
It was very difficult for Ruth to tell me her story. But she's a strong girl and she wants people to know what thousands of kids like her go through every year to get to safety.
When the general election exit poll was revealed at 10pm, the pound immediately dropped by 2% as investors took a position that a hung parliament was a possible outcome of the general election.
Why would that cause the currency to decline?
Because a hung parliament means that the government's direction of travel would be less certain.
Deals would have to be done, and those vital Brexit negotiations possibly become all the more difficult.
The future of the UK economy could be confused by a fog of political to-ing and fro-ing.
Nervousness would increase and investors in charge of large amounts of global capital could decide to move their money to more attractive markets, such as the eurozone where growth has picked up and political risk (the major Dutch and French elections are behind us for example) has reduced.
In any election investors would rather a large majority, frankly for either the Conservatives or for Labour, as that means the threat of another general election recedes.
The direction of travel for the economy also becomes more certain.
Now, since that exit poll, the first results have suggested that the Conservatives may be doing slightly better than that exit poll suggested.
The pound has also rallied a little.
What looks likely, though, is that the result is going to be tight, and whoever forms the next government will not have the certainty investors would prefer.
Sterling fell 1.5% against the US currency on Sunday to its lowest level since the flash crash in October.
Analysts said traders were reacting negatively to reports that the prime minister would signal plans on Tuesday to quit the EU single market.
The pound has now dropped about 20% against the dollar since the referendum when it fell to 31-year lows.
The pound also dropped to a two-month low against the euro on Sunday, falling to about €1.13.
Several of Sunday's newspapers claimed Mrs May would outline a "hard Brexit" approach, a term used to imply prioritising migration controls over single market access.
Downing Street has described this as "speculation".
However, reports of the UK leaving the single market are "like kryptonite" to traders who back the pound, said Kathleen Brooks, an analyst at City Index.
"The FX market has spoken, and, as of Sunday night, it is not confident that Theresa May can deliver the necessary clarity and confidence when she lays out her Brexit plans in a speech on Tuesday," Ms Brooks said.
The "Brexit theme as bad news for the pound is such an ingrained trend" now that every headline can "generate another wave of selling", she added.
The pound has been volatile since the Brexit vote, partly due to uncertainty about the economic impact if the UK gives up its tariff-free access to the EU.
It reached its lowest level in the early hours of 7 October when a flash crash during Asian trading saw it drop below $1.18.
A report on Friday said the abnormally large swing was due to a range of factors, including the time of day.
Trading in the pound can be more volatile in Asian markets, when key sterling counter traders in London and other important Western markets are not operating.
Drawing on the film's famous droid R2-D2 and Death Star, the service hopes to bring people's attention to the use of smoke alarms in their homes.
SFRS North media officer Duncan McKenzie came up with the idea and colleague Gail Gleeson did the artwork.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened earlier in UK cinemas.
The film includes members of the original cast, such as Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher, as well as newcomers Daisy Ridley and John Boyega.
Mr McKenzie said: "We are constantly trying to come up with new ideas to grab people's attention and we have a lot of talented people in the corporate communications team who come up with various ideas throughout the year."
The Star Wars-themed messages aim to encourage people to have smoke alarms fitted in their home, and to make sure that those already installed work properly. | Thousands of homes in tower blocks across Scotland do not have potentially life-saving sprinkler systems, a BBC Scotland investigation has found.
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The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a legal challenge to US President Donald Trump's directive banning transgender service personnel.
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More than 30,000 children were missing from schools in England and Wales for substantial periods of time in the 2014-15 academic year, local education authority figures show.
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One of Brazil's most prominent indigenous leaders has called for police protection following a series of death threats.
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There is no doubt that North Korea treats its prisoners harshly.
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Unilever has bought US start-up Dollar Shave Club for a reported $1bn (£764m) in cash to compete in the male grooming market.
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A radiologist at a private practice has been spared jail after stashing his mobile phone in an air vent to record patients using the unisex toilet.
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England's players did the mannequin challenge during their 2-2 draw with Spain at Wembley on Tuesday, becoming the latest sports stars to embrace the social media craze.
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Storm Desmond, which has hit parts of northern England and Scotland, has left devastation in its wake.
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Aldershot Town manager Barry Smith will leave the National League club at the end of the season after deciding to not renew his contract.
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A penalty from Diarmuid O'Carroll three minutes into injury-time secured a point for Crusaders and maintained their seven-point lead at the top.
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Dog owners in Scotland are being urged to get their animals microchipped in the new year.
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Former Swansea City midfielder Lee Lucas has signed for Motherwell for the second time this season.
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Stafanie Taylor put in a fine all-round performance as West Indies defeated an incredibly sloppy England by 42 runs in the fourth one-day international.
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The gentle clink of glass bottles and the whirr of the electric milk float will be instantly familiar sound to many.
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Two men who robbed a "frightened" 70-year-old man at his Cardiff home have been jailed, South Wales Police say.
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The teenager who died in a water-filled quarry in County Tyrone is the third member of his extended family to die in a drowning tragedy, it has emerged.
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James Collins fired in twice as Crawley claimed only their second win in nine League Two games with victory at Crewe.
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More properties were owned outright than with a mortgage among households in England for the first time in 2013-14, figures show.
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Iran has suspended flights for pilgrims to Saudi Arabia after the alleged sexual assaults of two Iranian boys.
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A Frenchman who was caught on video trying to stop the lorry attack in Nice a week ago has given an interview, dispelling assumptions that he must have been among the dozens who died.
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Derry fought back from being four points down early on to earn a 3-13 to 1-10 victory over Fermanagh in the Division 2 Football League opener.
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Nigeria's government has said it is "outraged and deeply saddened" after militants attacked a remote village and reportedly kidnapped about 200 people.
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New laws aimed at resolving disputes between neighbours over the height of garden hedges are set to come into effect across Scotland.
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Ruth was 14 when she left her home country of Eritrea in east Africa.
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The report was prompted by the debate over controversial bans on Islamic swimsuits in many French Riviera towns.
Mr Valls said such bans were part of a "fight for the freedom of women".
The paper said it stood by the article. Some Muslims say they are being targeted unfairly over burkinis.
An increasing number of court rulings have rejected bans on the full-body swimsuit, including in Nice, where an attack on 14 July killed 84 people during Bastille Day celebrations.
Some of the women quoted by the NYT said the clothing was a chance for them to take part in activities, such as going to the beach, in line with their religious beliefs.
Many also complained of an alleged discrimination by non-Muslims exacerbated by the recent attacks in France and Belgium, and of restrictions in wearing the headscarf, banned in French public buildings.
One said: "French Muslim women would be justified to request asylum in the United States... given how many persecutions we are subjected to."
Another talked of being "afraid of having to wear a yellow crescent on my clothes one day, like the Star of David for Jews not so long ago".
Muslim women respond to burkini ban
In his response, originally posted on the Huffington Post's French website, Mr Valls said the report painted "an unacceptable picture, because it is false, of France".
"What I argue here vigorously is that the New York Times article, giving the floor to women of Muslim faith, claims that their voice would be smothered in France, so as to portray a France that oppresses them," he said.
"We are fighting for the freedom of women who should not have to live under the yoke of a chauvinist order. The female body is neither pure nor impure; it is the female body. It does not need to be hidden to protect against some kind of temptation.
"See the unbelievable reversal: in the cited accounts, the burkini is presented as a tool of women's liberation!"
The New York Times said the story was based on accounts by more than 1,200 readers who had responded to an online call-out asking for the opinions of Muslim women in Europe following the ban.
The French rules say beachwear must be respectful of good public manners and the principle of secularism.
The controversy intensified after pictures and video of police appearing to enforce the ban by making a woman take off an item of clothing prompted anger. However opinion polls suggested a majority of French people supported the bans.
The new analysis by the Sutton Trust identified "major weaknesses" in performance in sciences in particular.
Opposition leaders described the report as "shameful" and blamed "catastrophic failures" by the SNP.
But Ms Sturgeon insisted her reforms were "narrowing" the gap between pupils from different backgrounds.
She said the report illustrated the importance of initiatives like the attainment fund, which gives money directly to head teachers.
Researchers from the Sutton Trust think tank found a gap equivalent to more than two years in schooling for science, reading and maths between pupils from less well-off backgrounds in the top 10% of achievers nationally, compared to their equally clever but better-off peers.
The analysis used figures from the latest international Pisa tests - which Ms Sturgeon observed were actually carried out almost two years ago.
The report said Scotland had "few stand-out strengths" when it comes to the performance of the most able pupils, but added that "the gap between able advantaged and disadvantaged children does not stand out as particularly large or small relative to other countries".
It said: "There is no specific area where able children in Scotland really excel. The major weaknesses include a pronounced and sustained decline in able pupils' performance in science, equivalent to around a year of schooling, over the last decade.
"It is also below the median OECD country in reading and mathematics, while trailing behind the performance of able pupils in England in most subject areas."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said the report had revealed "particularly shameful" findings on attainment and science.
She said: "We now see the consequences of 10 wasted years of this SNP government and the harm it has done to the life chances of our pupils."
Ms Davidson described the government's legacy as a "generation of Scottish children who are being left behind in the race for qualifications and for future jobs".
In response, the Ms Sturgeon acknowledged the report as an "important" one, but said the data it was using pre-dates her latest reforms.
To be absolutely clear, this is not new data. The Sutton Trust has taken the international Pisa findings, published in December, and matched pupil performance to household income.
They confirmed that there was a significant gap in attainment between the offspring of poorer and wealthier households. Again to be clear, the gap was greater in England.
However, unlike in England, they discerned that the brightest Scottish school pupils were scoring below the average in developed countries. There had been a notable decline in science.
Now it is possible to challenge the Pisa findings, to question their methodology, their sampling, their interpretation. It is equally possible to challenge today's analysis by the Sutton Trust, an organisation which campaigns on behalf of disadvantaged children.
Would the Scottish government follow that route? John Swinney's solemn demeanour during the opening question from Ruth Davidson made clear: they would not.
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Ms Sturgeon said said: "It is an important report. It is one that aids our understanding of the challenges we need to address in order to tackle the attainment gap.
"I think it is important to note, though, that the Sutton Trust does not present new data. It is analysis of the Pisa scores that were published in December. Of course, the Pisa scores are based on a survey that was carried out two years ago.
"A survey that pre-dates the attainment challenge and pre-dates the reforms to our education system that are under way."
Ms Sturgeon said there are signs of a "narrowing of the attainment gap".
She added: "I want to see it narrow further and I want to see it narrow faster, which is why we are taking the action that we are doing."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale also challenged the first minister on the report, saying it exposed "catastrophic failures" by the government.
She said: "Time and time again I have come here and argued that the SNP are leaving the poorest children behind. Now this report shows they are also holding the brightest children back."
Ms Dugdale recalled the first minister had said education would be the "defining priority" of her administration, but claimed that in power she is "failing a whole generation of children".
Ms Sturgeon pointed to additional cash going to schools as part of the attainment fund, which will see £120m given directly to head teachers.
The first minister said: "That is the kind of investment we need to see in our schools, the kind of investment that this government is delivering in our schools."
While she said politicians were right to ask questions about education, Ms Sturgeon also insisted they have "an obligation to get behind the reforms we are introducing".
She added: "Some of these reforms we see members on the Labour benches having initially backed them, but when they come under some pressure on them decide they don't back them at all.
"This Sutton Trust report underlines the importance and necessity of those reforms to education."
Judge Witold Pawlak said Abdi Waise was "literally hunting for a child" when he tried to abduct the girls, aged 11 to 14, in Crouch End in January.
The 28-year-old of Kenneth Robbins House, North London, was jailed for 17 years for six different offences.
Those included kidnap, attempted kidnap and offering to supply drugs.
Wood Green Crown Court heard Waise approached the children separately as they made their way to school on 18 January.
The prosecution said he had become increasingly determined and erratic as each girl got away from him.
He tried to lure two girls into a garden claiming he wanted to search them for drugs, while he told another he knew her mother who had agreed she could join him for breakfast.
The Somali national also offered a group of schoolboys money to use isopropyl nitrate, also known as poppers, on a girl so they could do "whatever they want", police said.
Abdi Waise's sentences:
Each sentence is set to run concurrently.
In each case the girls managed to run away and told their teacher or parents.
Before trying to kidnap the girls, Waise also approached a boy and offered to supply him with cannabis.
Waise was found guilty on four counts of attempted kidnap, one count of kidnap, and one count of offering to supply a controlled class B drug.
"The facts of the offences speak for themselves", Judge Pawlak said.
He told Waise he had "no standard of morality" and "an extended sentence is justified."
The 28-year-old was indefinitely registered on the sex offenders register, given a sexual harm prevention order, and recommended for deportation.
The Aberdeen-based company said revenue was down 13% to $444m (£283m) compared with the first half of last year, with pre-tax profits down from $120m (£76m) to $11m (£7m).
Production rose by 17% in the first half of this year due to Malaysian fields but North Sea output declined.
The drop in profit was put down to the lower oil price and a reduction in the value of assets.
Enquest has significant projects in the UK North Sea requiring investment, including the Kraken field, east of Shetland.
Production in UK North Sea fields was down from 25,300 barrels per day to 21,900, while Malaysian production added 7,800 barrels per day.
Its half-year results show that it has reduced the operating cost per barrel from $45.90 to $39, and expects to continue cutting until it reaches the low thirties range.
The chief executive, Amjad Bseisu, said: "EnQuest has responded well to the lower oil price environment, delivering a strong performance driven by production gains and cost reductions.
"As the current capital programme reduces over the next two years and EnQuest benefits from lower cost operations and higher production, we expect to move into positive free cash flow at prevailing oil prices."
The mining and trading firm had one-off charges including a $792m cost after it pared back oil operations in Chad.
Glencore said investment spending next year was expected to be lower than this year.
Chief executive Ivan Glasenberg said the firm was "well positioned" to take advantage of any rise in prices.
"We remain by far the most diversified commodity producer and marketer and are well positioned to benefit from any improvement in pricing when it finally and inevitably materialises," Mr Glasenberg said.
The firm's one-off charges of around $1.6bn, included a $377m of largely foreign exchange related income tax expense.
Glencore reported adjusted first half earnings of $6.46bn, a 29% fall from the same period last year.
Glencore's share price closed down 9.7% at 158.95p. The share price has fallen around 40% so far this year, compared with a 26% fall in the FTSE 350 mining index.
The firm makes about a quarter of its earnings from commodities trading, which had previously allowed it to withstand the steep fall in oil and metal prices slightly better than other large mining companies.
Oil prices are down because of a supply glut, and both Brent and US crude have lost more than half their value compared with a year ago.
The price of copper, Glencore's biggest earner, is at six-year lows after an economic slowdown in China. The country is one of the world's biggest consumers of metals and other raw materials.
Coal prices, another major commodity for Glencore, have also been weak and show no sign of reversing as a supply glut.
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William Gage, 43, was convicted of shooting 30-year-old Justin McAlroy six times outside his home in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire, in March 2002.
He was jailed for life and ordered to serve a minimum of 20 years in prison.
Gage now wants judges to rule it is unlawful to detain him in conditions where he is exposed to tobacco smoke.
Smoking in public places such as pubs and shopping centres has been banned since 2005 but prison cells were deemed as private residences, making them exempt.
A hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh was told that Gage had made repeated complaints within Shotts jail, where he has been held since 2004, about being left vulnerable to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) inside the prison.
Gage's father was a smoker who died from lung cancer and he worries that he may develop cancer through passive smoking.
His counsel, Christopher Pirie, told a judge that Gage wanted to be held in one of Scotland's prisons which had smoke-free areas.
The Scottish government is contesting the action and the court was told that Gage was housed in a relatively modern prison with ventilation systems.
Support was also offered to prisoners who wanted to stop smoking.
Lord Armstrong will give a decision in the judicial review case at a later date.
Following his conviction, Gage spent years maintaining he was a victim of a miscarriage of justice.
His case was later referred to the Court of Criminal Appeal by the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, which looks into alleged miscarriages of justice.
It was rejected, however, by a panel of five judges in 2012.
Thomas, 27, was selected to be part of the quadruple sculls (M4x) team that will travel to Rio this summer.
"I've got very high hopes for this boat and it's proven all the time, we're kind of trailblazers," Thomas said.
"We've got a lot of ambition. We want to be the first GB quadruple skulls to medal at an Olympic Games."
"There's absolutely no reason why that can't be a gold medal."
Thomas missed out on qualification for the London 2012 Olympics but used the experience to spur him on to Rio qualification.
"When I signed up to the GB rowing start programme, I definitely had my eyes set on London but it was 2009 and they were already a year into a four-year Olympic cycle," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"In the end I only missed out by a second on going to London which is a pretty fine margin given the timeframe.
"It's made me tougher, it's made me realise what's actually on the line here to go and race and compete for Team GB."
The one-time rugby-player played for Preston Grasshoppers before turning his attention to rowing, but plans to do Wales proud thanks to his Welsh father.
"The Welsh link's on my father's side from the Rhondda Valley. I've been down to visit where he grew up and I do feel I've got enough Welsh in me to claim that one," Thomas said.
"It's a great country and I'm proud to be flying the Welsh flag for Team GB."
The first half had few chances with the best falling to Stanley's Shay McCartan in the ninth minute but his close-range effort was straight at goalkeeper Adam Bartlett.
The game came to life after the break when Matty Pearson was fouled by Liam Donnelly in the area and Billy Kee fired the resulting penalty into the left-hand corner for his ninth goal of the season.
Their joy was short-lived, however, as Hartlepool replied within three minutes when a Jordan Richards cross found the head of former Stanley striker Padraig Amond and he too celebrated his ninth of the campaign.
Stanley went back in front after 70 minutes when a Sean McConville corner found the head of defender Pearson who powered the ball home.
But Pools came back again when a free-kick caused chaos in the Accrington area and Harrison drove in an 86th-minute equaliser.
Report supplied by Press Association.
Match ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Hartlepool United 2.
Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 2, Hartlepool United 2.
Foul by Michael Woods (Hartlepool United).
Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United).
Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Matthew Bates.
Attempt missed. Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Michael Woods (Hartlepool United).
Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Lewis Alessandra replaces Billy Paynter.
Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Hartlepool United 2. Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
Billy Paynter (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley).
Foul by Nicky Featherstone (Hartlepool United).
Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Jonathan Edwards (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Matthew Bates.
Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
John O'Sullivan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool United).
Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Michael Woods (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Janoi Donacien (Accrington Stanley).
Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jonathan Edwards (Accrington Stanley).
Foul by Matthew Bates (Hartlepool United).
Jonathan Edwards (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jonathan Edwards replaces Shay McCartan.
Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jordan Clark replaces Sean McConville.
Goal! Accrington Stanley 2, Hartlepool United 1. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sean McConville with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jake Carroll.
Foul by Jake Carroll (Hartlepool United).
John O'Sullivan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Lewis Hawkins replaces Josh Laurent.
Attempt missed. Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Hartlepool United 1. Padraig Amond (Hartlepool United) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Richards.
Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Hartlepool United 0. Billy Kee (Accrington Stanley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
Penalty conceded by Liam Donnelly (Hartlepool United) after a foul in the penalty area.
A colony of stromatolites - tiny structures made by primitive blue-green algae.
Stromatolites are the oldest known fossils in the world.
The tiny algae or bacteria that build them are also thought to be the most ancient life form that is still around today, after more than three billion years.
What makes the discovery in Northern Ireland so remarkable is that until now these structures have been found mainly in warm and often hyper saline waters which discourage predators.
The stromatolites in the Giant's Causeway are in a tiny brackish pool, exposed to the violence of waves and easy prey to the animals that are already living amongst them.
Stromatolites are formed by blue-green algae that excrete carbonate to form a dome-like structure. Over thousands of years these build up into a hard rock that continues to grow.
Stromatolite fossils have been dated as far back as three and a half billion years.
The colony at the Giant's Causeway on Northern Ireland's wind-swept north coast was found by accident.
Scientists from the School of Environmental Sciences at the nearby University of Ulster were looking for very different geological formations when Professor Andrew Cooper spotted the stromatolites.
"I was very surprised", explained Professor Cooper.
"I was walking along with a colleague looking at something else. Out of the corner of my eye I spotted these structures which, had I not seen them before in my work in South Africa, I probably wouldn't have known what they were."
The colony is very young, just a layer thick, so it's recently formed. One thing that is puzzling scientists is why its chosen this spot.
"There is some unusual set of circumstances that occurs just here that doesn't occur even 10 metres away along the beach," said Professor Cooper.
"So whatever it is, it's very special to this particular time and space."
One clue could be the myriad of shells in the grass banks just about the tiny pool. Rain water is leaching through the ground and the shells, dissolving out calcium carbonate and carrying to the stromatolites.
The blue-green algae that form the stromatolites helped create our present atmosphere by breaking down carbon dioxide and excreting oxygen. Their appearance on this planet is seen as a turning point in the earth's evolution.
While living examples are thought to be rare, it could be that we haven't found them because we aren't looking for them.
"The chances are that they may be more widespread than we actually know", explained Professor Cooper.
"Geologists have spent a lot more time studying the ancient stromatolites that are two billion years old than we have spent on living stromatolites.
"So this is an important site where we can look at the circumstances in which stromatolites actually occur."
News of the find is only starting to leak out but its expected to start a frenzied search around the coast of Ireland to see if there is more of this primitive organism to be discovered.
Karate and baseball/softball have also been added by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The five extra sports, which do not replace any of the 28 already on the Tokyo schedule, will include 18 events and involve hundreds of athletes.
Baseball and softball featured separately between 1992 and 2008, but made a joint bid to be readmitted.
None of the other sports have been included before, though surf lifesaving was a demonstration sport at the Paris Games in 1900.
The five sports were all recommended by Tokyo organisers in July and unanimously backed by the executive board of the IOC, which subsequently described them as "a dynamic and exciting package" ahead of this final confirmation at the 129th IOC session on Wednesday.
The IOC said it hopes the "innovative" move will draw in new audiences by focusing inclusions on youth-oriented sports.
"We want to take sport to the youth," said IOC president Thomas Bach.
"With the many options that young people have, we cannot expect any more that they will come automatically to us. We have to go to them."
Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori added: "The inclusion of the package of new sports will afford young athletes the chance of a lifetime to realise their dreams of competing in the Olympic Games - the world's greatest sporting stage - and inspire them to achieve their best, both in sport and in life."
The unanimous decision to confirm the five new sports was made two days before the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Games.
It is a combined bid of men's baseball and women's softball as both sports are hugely popular in Japan. Softball is a modified form of baseball with seven innings instead of nine, as well as underarm bowling.
Liam Carroll of the British Baseball Federation said: "I'm excited that current and future players can aspire to represent our country in the Olympics, which fits within Great Britain Baseball's mission to inspire, develop and perform."
Having originated in Japan, karate has never been contested at the Olympics. Judo, its fellow home-grown martial art, first joined in 1964, when Tokyo last hosted the Olympics, and has been included from 1972 onwards. The key difference is that judo is a grappling sport derived from jujitsu while karate is a striking, combat martial art.
"There couldn't be a better place (than Tokyo) to begin our Olympic adventure. This will be a 'fiesta' for the entire karate world," World Karate Federation president Antonio Espinos said.
Street and park skateboarding have been included ahead of other roller sports including roller hockey, speed skating and artistic skating. Its inclusion has been questioned by some as skateboarding does not have a world championship event. But the International Skateboarding Federation president Gary Ream said: `I've always believed that if skateboarding was properly protected and supported, its appearance on the Olympic stage could change the world.''
The inclusion is seen as a milestone for the sport given its popularity among young people. The International Surfing Association president Fernando Aguerre said: "Surfing embodies a cool, playful lifestyle that would add a completely new element to the programme, helping the Games reach new fans."
Last year, sport climbing was chosen by the IOC as a demonstration sport at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Unlike most Olympic sports, sport climbing competitions see athletes support - even help - their opponents in finishing the climb.
It is seen as the "most innovative" of the new sports by the IOC, involving participants scaling permanent anchors, like bolts, fixed to the rock. According to the International Federation of Sport Climbing, more than 140 countries have climbing walls, with 35 million climbers around the world.
Nick Colton, deputy chief officer at the British Mountaineering Council, added: "Climbing represents the only basic human movement not yet included in the Olympic Games; it brings the missing vertical dimension to the world's most prestigious sporting event."
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Natalie Querioz, 40, was stabbed in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, on Friday. Her daughter was delivered hours later.
Babur Karamat Raja, 41, is charged with two counts of attempted murder, attempted child destruction, assault and possession of a knife.
He was remanded in custody at Birmingham Magistrates Court.
Updates on this story and more in Birmingham and the Black Country.
Ms Querioz remains in a stable condition in hospital, police said.
The court heard businessman Mr Raja, of Hollyfield Road in Sutton Coldfield, and Ms Queiroz, are known to one another.
He is also charged with the attempted murder of John Mitchell and assaulting Anthony Smith.
Mr Raja is due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court via video link on 6 April.
The proposal would see investment of £3.3m in the Upper Nithsdale area of Dumfries and Galloway over five years.
Projects to tackle unemployment, population decline, and transport problems are among those outlined in the regeneration plan.
It was drawn up after a two-day consultation with local residents.
The strategy would focus on improving towns and villages in the region, including Sanquar, Kirkonnel and Kelloholm, and Wanlockhead.
Dumfries and Galloway Council has agreed to allocate funds of £750,000 to regenerate the area over two financial years from 2014-17.
A report to councillors on the Nithsdale Area Committee has proposed using the initial funding allocation to prioritise four projects.
They include:
The report said the wider plan could create up to 30 additional jobs in the region - equal to a 2.3% increase in the current employment base of about 1,300 jobs.
It added: "Furthermore, public investment in town centres has the potential to attract further private sector investment to sites and properties - improving the value of local assets - as well as generating growth in footfall and turnover and an overall increase in the economic performance of town centre economies."
Mikel San Jose opened the scoring after 13 minutes with a magnificent strike from the centre circle after an error from Barcelona keeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
Barcelona's inexperienced line-up then shipped three goals in a torrid second 45 minutes, leaving them with a huge task of overturning the deficit in the second leg on Monday at the Nou Camp.
It is the second time in two matches that Barcelona have conceded four goals, after their 5-4 victory over Sevilla in the Uefa Super Cup.
And the nature of this humiliating defeat will concern coach Luis Enrique as his side prepare to mount a defence of last season's Treble - with their opening La Liga fixture coming against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames.
Barcelona's evening began to unravel when midfielder San Jose capitalised on an error from goalkeeper Ter Stegen to give Athletic Bilbao the lead in spectacular fashion.
Ter Stegen raced out of his area to head the ball clear, but the ball landed in the centre circle at the feet of San Jose, who hit an unstoppable dipping half-volley over the stranded Barcelona keeper.
The Spain international spent three years at Liverpool but never made a senior appearance for the Reds.
Luis Enrique had opted for an inexperienced line-up, handing starts to fringe players Sergi Roberto and Marc Bartra, although Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez played the whole game.
With the likes of Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique on the bench, Bartra was partnered at centre-back by former Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen, making only his second appearance for Barcelona after an injury-hit campaign last season.
But the decision backfired on Enrique as his experimental team struggled to cope with the relentless pressing of Ernesto Valverde's well-drilled Athletic side.
Messi was far from his best in the unfamiliar line-up, but he did produce a superb free-kick just before half-time that was brilliantly tipped over by Gorka Iraizoz.
After half-time it was one-way traffic as Athletic seized control of the tie.
They doubled their lead when Aduriz got above Javier Mascherano to power in a header after superb work by Sabin Merino on the left flank.
The hosts were rampant and they added a third when Barcelona failed to deal with a cross and the ball fell to Aduriz eight yards out, who swivelled and smashed in a superb volley.
And the visitors' misery was complete when Dani Alves was penalised for an off-the-ball push at a corner and Aduriz confidently slotted in the resulting penalty for his hat-trick.
The state is one of the poorest in the country and over the years has acquired a reputation for lawlessness, caste-based violence and corruption.
But the menace - in the form of rhesus monkeys - is indeed the main issue for 10,000 voters in the village of Chainpur.
They say that about 500 monkeys - in several groups - have made their life hell over the past three years.
The monkeys trample their seasonal crops, break mud roof tiles and steal grain from stores and meals from kitchens.
The problem has become so acute that farmers have to stand guard around the clock to protect their crops in shifts.
"We've become paupers over the last three years and have to fight against monkeys for our survival," said Madan Mohan Jha, a farmer in his 60s.
The villagers are frustrated because the Wildlife Act prohibits them from killing monkeys, while state government officials are unable or unwilling to shoo them away.
They say that they have no choice but to arm themselves with sling shots and sticks to keep the marauding monkeys out.
Although the Chainpur constituency is the worst affected by the problem, surrounding villages like Teghra, Dholi, Parri, Bangaon and Mohanpur have also been hit by the monkey menace.
In all it is estimated that more than 50,000 people in two assembly constituencies of the Saharsha area are affected.
The villagers say that they have been protesting for the past three years to get the problem resolved - demonstrators have blocked roads and held protest marches.
They have even have formed the Free Monkey Campaign Committee (Bandar Mukti Abhiyan Samiti) to co-ordinate their protests.
Saharsha legislator Sanjiv Jha has raised the issue twice in the state assembly - but because monkeys are not such a problem in other parts of the state so far he has succeeded only in earning the derisive epithet "bandar haka" (one who shoos away monkeys) from other representatives.
But it is no laughing matter for Chainpur villagers, who have now coined slogans to air their single most important grievance loud and clear.
"Shoo away monkeys and get our vote… Only he who scares away monkeys gets our vote," they chant.
The villagers are hoping that at least one of the main election candidates could visit their village and promise to address the problem in return for their votes.
So far few politicians have given them much attention, with the exception of independent candidate Kishore Kumar Munna.
"I'll personally visit the village and chalk out a plan along with them to shoo away the monkeys. Yes, the monkeys have really become an issue in their lives and I'll address this problem," he told the BBC.
Saharsha goes to the polls on Thursday as part of the first phase of six rounds of elections.
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said the aim was to "smoke out" Leave campaigners who had "avoided" spelling out their vision of a post-EU Britain.
The document says the UK would lose influence and exporters could be hit with damaging tariffs.
But Leave campaigners said the "dodgy dossier" was misleading.
Iain Duncan Smith - one of five cabinet ministers campaigning in favour of a vote to leave the EU - said it misrepresented the Leave case by suggesting Britain could follow the example of other non-EU countries, such as Norway or Switzerland.
He said: "The truth is, we won't copy any other country's deal. We will have a settlement on our own terms - and one that will return control of our borders, and money to Britain. That's the safer choice."
He said the government was "in denial" about the risk of remaining a member of the EU. "This dodgy dossier won't fool anyone," he said, adding that the "real uncertainty is the future of the EU project".
Cabinet ministers are allowed to campaign freely on either side of the debate, but the official government position is in favour of staying in a reformed EU in the 23 June referendum.
The document says Norway and Switzerland's trading arrangements outside the EU require them to make financial contributions, accept the EU principle of free movement of people and be subject to other EU laws.
Meanwhile, Switzerland and Canada's arrangements provide only limited access to the single market, it adds.
In a speech in London, Mr Hammond said Britain would be locked in talks with the EU for two years after an exit, while "our competitors, including our EU competitors, forge ahead".
He said there was no guarantee the UK could reach a deal within the two year limit, and talks could drag on for many years because there would be no "goodwill" from member states to help the UK get a deal.
He claimed Leave campaigners had "deliberately avoided" sketching out what a post-exit trade deal would look like because there were no "credible" options that "come close to the deal we already have on the table" that had been negotiated by David Cameron.
Mr Hammond said Leave campaigners should be "honest" with voters and say "they are prepared to sacrifice jobs and growth in order to get a clampdown on migration, in order to stop paying into the EU".
He said he hoped the dossier would force Leave campaigners to "put some flesh on the bones" of their vision of a post EU Britain.
The official government analysis of UK membership of the EU is required by law under the EU Referendum Act, which paved the way for the in-out referendum on EU membership.
If Britain votes to leave the EU, it will have to negotiate a new trading relationship with what would then be a 27 member organisation, to allow British firms to sell goods and services to EU countries without being hit by penalties or sparking a trade war.
The government paper runs through examples of other countries, such as Norway, Switzerland and Canada, who have trade deals with the EU without being members - as well as the option of breaking free from the EU altogether and striking deals with individual countries through the World Trade Organisation.
These scenarios have been mentioned by anti-EU campaigners in the past.
Speaking to the BBC, Norway's prime minister, Erna Solberg, said she would like her country to be part of the EU because it lacked influence over important decision making and had "basically... left part of our democracy to Europe".
Asked if she thought Britain could retain access to the single market without being subject to free movement of people, she said: "To believe you'll get everything you want without giving something back does not happen in any political body."
The government paper says they each carry serious risks for business - but Leave campaigners say the analysis is flawed because it does not consider the possibility of a bespoke trade deal between the UK and the EU, with no tariffs or trade barriers.
Gerard Lyons, of investment managers Black Rock and chief economic adviser to London mayor and Leave campaigner Boris Johnson, said it would be "a shock for both sides" if Britain left but it would be in the EU's interest to reach a trade deal with the UK as it was one of the EU's biggest export markets.
Meanwhile, Lord Lamont has become the latest Conservative grandee to nail his colours to one side or other of the EU debate.
Lord Lamont, who was chancellor in the early 1990s when Britain crashed out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism, is calling for Britain to leave, arguing in the Daily Telegraph that the country could succeed economically and would regain control of immigration.
Joe Gordon, a used car salesman from Colorado who was born in Thailand, admitted lese-majeste, or insulting the king, at an earlier hearing.
He was sentenced to five years in jail, but the judges halved the term because of his guilty plea.
The US consul general in Thailand said the sentence was "severe".
"He was given the sentence for his right of expression," Elizabeth Pratt told reporters.
"We continue to respect the Thai monarchy but we also support the right of expression which is internationally recognised as a human right."
Activists say the lese-majeste law has become increasingly politicised, and is used as a tool of repression rather than as a way of protecting the monarchy.
Gordon, 55, reportedly translated parts of the widely available biography, The King Never Smiles by Paul Handley, several years ago and posted them on a blog while he was living in the US.
He was arrested in May when he visited Thailand for medical treatment.
He initially denied the charges, but said he changed his plea to guilty after being repeatedly refused bail.
After being sentenced, he told the Bangkok court: "I'm not Thai, I'm American. I was just born in Thailand. I hold an American passport. In Thailand there are many laws that don't allow you to express opinions, but we don't have that in America."
His lawyer said he would not appeal against the sentence, but would ask for a royal pardon.
Foreigners convicted of lese majeste are routinely pardoned and deported shortly after being sentenced.
Prosecutions under the law have increased dramatically in recent years, amid chronic political instability.
And the authorities have passed a new law, the Computer Crimes Act, that increases their powers to tackle any perceived insults to the monarchy on the internet or through mobile phones.
Last month a 61-year-old man was jailed for 20 years for sending four text messages that were deemed offensive to the Thai queen.
The man said he did not even know how to send a text message, and rights groups expressed serious concern about his conviction.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 84, is the world's longest-reigning monarch and is revered as semi-divine by many Thais.
Anybody convicted of insulting the king, queen, heir or regent faces long prison sentences.
David Hutchison is based in Edinburgh, where his new exhibition of video and paintings - Seordag and The Deadgirls - opens next month.
The artwork features an unusual mix of a robot hen, two haunting female figures and Suilven, a famous mountain in Assynt.
Artist and film-maker Hutchison grew up in and around Inverkirkaig in Assynt, in north west Sutherland, an area of small communities set in spectacular landscape of hills, mountains and lochs.
He says the place and the people living and working there made a big impression on his young life, and his later art.
One of those people was Hutchison's great aunt, Seordag Murray. Her passion for Gaelic language and its culture have led to arts projects, including the works in the new exhibition.
Hutchison said: "My great aunt was one of the last few native Gaelic speakers in Assynt.
"Keen to keep the language alive she taught free Gaelic classes and, along with my mother Joan and uncle Kenny MacKenzie, prepared us children for the Mod."
The Royal National Mod is Scotland's biggest annual celebration of Gaelic.
Held over a number of days, the Mod features music and singing performances and also competitions judged by prominent figures in the Gaelic community.
"I was never very good at Gaelic singing," says Hutchison. "The low point being placed last in a competition and being told I sang like a Dalek by judge Anne Lorne Gilles."
But he adds: "It was during one of these classes when fellow pupil Wilma Macleod's lively rendition of the story Cà it An Dèan Mi Mo Nead? - Where Will I Make My Nest - was stuck in my head forever more."
Wilma's song started an idea forming in Hutchison's about a nest-building hen. But being a fan of film and technology - an interest fuelled by his Great Aunt Seordag's work during World War Two at a secret radar station - Hutchison's fowl was not of the more familiar feathered variety. It was a robot.
This idea grew into a bigger one for a short animated film.
Hutchison says: "I turned our shed in Inverkirkaig into a set and built the robot hen.
"I managed to get funding from STV to make daft short called Cearc Agus Ubh - Chicken and Egg - about a metal hen that hatches from a gold egg."
Later, in 2003, the robot hen evolved into Seordag TV, a bilingual website "to carry on Seordag's Gaelic teaching work".
And the Deadgirls element of the paintings is also rooted in Hutchison's boyhood in Assnyt.
He says: "I was inspired by a family, who I remembered as a child. They were three brothers and a sister. They always wore black and were deeply religious.
"The sister sometimes came down to the school to lure back a stray sheep with some bread.
"Walking the two-and-a-half miles home in moonlight to Inverkirkaig at night after a disco in the Lochinver Village Hall you had to go past their dark tree-shrouded home at the corner of the loch, known locally as The Zombie's Corner, and sometimes you'd catch one of the brothers watching you from behind a tree.
"All that creepiness was just a fantasy in my child's head and they were in reality a nice ordinary family."
The artist mixed the "creepiness" with his love for actress Audrey Hepburn's look in the classic film Breakfast at Tiffany's "and Deadgirls were born".
Last year, Hutchison combined his Deadgirl art with Seordag TV between post-production on Baobhan Sith, a comedy horror film he had made and starring Slumdog Millionaire actress Janet De Vigne.
"The first of the paintings was Deadgirls Feeding TV Hen. From then on I couldn't stop painting them together," says Hutchison.
His new exhibition at Edinburgh's Cameo Cinema Bar will run from March to April.
Asda will add 25 new products to its shelves as part of the contract, which is worth more than £850,000 in total.
The firm said it would make it the largest single retailer of craft beers and ales in the country.
The supermarket's regional buying manager for Scotland, Brian O'Shea, said more customers were choosing "premium beers".
"The craft beer culture continues to grow, and it's clear customers are trading up to more premium beers, particularly ones which come from local brands," he said.
"The new lines we have launched are all premium quality and will give customers a new more local choice, with a variety of flavours to suit every palate and occasion."
The deal means that Asda will sell more than 75 Scottish beers, ales and ciders at its stores.
The breweries that are involved in the deal are:
Asda said it had worked with Craft Beer Clan, which promotes Scottish beer, to secure the new range of drinks.
Heather McDonald, owner of WooHa Brewing Company, said: "Although we're currently one of the youngest microbreweries in Scotland having just celebrated our first anniversary, this new deal is a great example of the supermarket's commitment to supporting Scottish suppliers no matter how big or small the brand."
Meanwhile, a family-owned farm in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire has agreed a deal to supply Aldi stores in Scotland with cold-pressed rapeseed oil.
Mackintosh of Glendaveny is to be on shelves now across Aldi's 65 Scottish stores, with a value of £100,000 put on the contract.
The company has been producing cold-pressed rapeseed oil since 2009, and this is its first supply deal with the supermarket chain.
Another supply deal will see Ian Macleod, the whisky company, take on UK distribution of Atlantico Rum.
The spirit, made in the Dominican Republic, adds to a portfolio of whisky, gin and rum brands, led by Glengoyne and Tamdhu single malts.
Secretary of State John Kerry spoke after Iran dispatched a shipment of more than 11 tonnes of low-enriched uranium to Russia.
Iran signed a deal in July with six international powers.
It is designed to demonstrate that Iran is not on the threshold of being able to make an atomic bomb.
Under the deal, Iran agreed to reduce its holdings of low-enriched uranium; sharply reduce its quantity of centrifuges - used to enrich uranium - and cut its output of plutonium by re-engineering a power plant.
Mr Kerry said Monday's shipment of low-enriched uranium to Russia had tripled the amount of time it would take to produce enough fuel for a bomb - from two or three months to nine months.
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"I am pleased to report that we have seen important indications of significant progress towards Iran completing its key nuclear commitments under the deal," Mr Kerry said.
Under July's agreement, the International Atomic Energy Agency will decide when Tehran has complied with its obligations.
After this, the US and other world powers will begin to dismantle their programme of economic sanctions against Iran.
Uranium enrichment: Iran can operate 5,060 first generation centrifuges, configured to enrich uranium to 3.67%, a level well below that needed to make an atomic weapon. It can also operate up to 1,000 centrifuges at its mountain facility at Fordow - but these cannot be used to enrich uranium.
Plutonium production: Iran has agreed to reconfigure its heavy water reactor at Arak, so that it will only produce a tiny amount of plutonium as a by-product of power generation, and will not build any more heavy water reactors for 15 years.
Inspections: International monitors will be able to carry out a comprehensive programme of inspection of Iran's nuclear facilities.
Sanctions: All EU and US energy, economic and financial sanctions, and most UN sanctions, will be lifted on the day Iran shows it has complied with the main parts of the deal.
The Apple Daily alleged he had asked Cathay Pacific staff to help his daughter retrieve her carry-on luggage which had been left outside the restricted area on 28 March.
The bag was then delivered directly to the gate in violation of procedure, the report said.
But Mr Leung denies speaking to staff.
The chairwoman of the Democratic Party, Emily Lau, has asked for an independent investigation into the incident.
According to airport security rules, passengers must exit the restricted area to get any left behind luggage and go through immigration again.
The paper's report said Leung Chung-yan, 23, was at the boarding gate for her flight to San Francisco from Hong Kong International airport when she realised she had left her carry-on bag outside the restricted area.
Her mother, Regina Leung Tong Ching-yee, who was in the restricted area as a "special person" to see her off asked the staff to bring the luggage to the gate, Apple Daily said. The staff declined to do so.
Apple Daily says Ms Leung then called her father, who they allege then asked that the luggage be brought into the restricted area. The staff then brought the luggage as a "special case", the report said.
In a statement late on Wednesday, Mr Leung said although he knew about the incident, he did not have any contact with airport staff "let alone exerting pressure on them".
He denied that Mrs Regina Leung was in the restricted area and also that he had asked staff to address him as "Chief Executive Leung".
Kent Police said a car and a lorry were involved in a collision at junction two at 03:45 GMT. The car damaged a barrier on a flyover during the crash.
One man remains in a serious condition in hospital and three others were treated for minor injuries.
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
He remains in police custody.
Highways England said the barrier had been replaced, allowing two lanes of the three-lane carriageway to reopen.
The barrier was on a section of the M25 where it passed over the A2, a spokesman for Highways England said.
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He said a temporary barrier was installed during the afternoon to allow the two outside lanes to reopen.
The inside lane would remain closed until a new permanent barrier could be installed, which was expected to take a week to manufacture.
Traffic lights were adjusted around Junction 2 to improve the flow of traffic, he added.
BBC Travel said traffic was queuing from the Darenth Interchange for seven miles (11km) back to Junction 30, near Lakeside shopping centre in Essex at the height of the disruption.
Greater Manchester, in case you were wondering, includes the 10 borough councils - Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside Trafford, and Wigan.
Who are the candidates desperate for your support on 4 May, though, and what are their priorities?
BBC Radio Manchester's political reporter Kevin Fitzpatrick has produced a potted biography for each of the eight would-be mayors.
We're also asking all of them for a "minute manifesto" video.
Candidates are listed below in alphabetical order
Sean Anstee, Conservative
Leading Trafford Council since 2014, Sean Anstee was among the 10 local council leaders who agreed the devolution deal with government that made this election possible. Born and raised in Partington, he has promised that a proportion of new homes will be reserved for people who have lived and grown up in their local area. He says his key pledges include increasing skills and creating jobs, and says he would ensure schools, health facilities and transport support economic growth. Mr Anstee wants to introduce a "year of service" volunteering scheme to help young adults prepare for the world of work, and says he would ensure the region is easier to get around with smart and integrated ticketing on public transport.
Mohammad Aslam, Independent
Mohammad Aslam is a director of a property letting company with years of business experience. Born in Faislabad, Pakistan where his father was a councillor, Mr Aslam moved to Manchester 17 years ago. He has been helping the community in the Cheetham Hill area by offering support and being a voice for them in the local mosque. He says his key pledge includes making Greater Manchester "more developed and a modern region". He also wants to get homeless people off the streets and improve the roads.
Jane Brophy, Liberal Democrats
An experienced councillor, Jane Brophy currently lives in and represents Timperley in Trafford. She says she would fight against what she calls a "ruinous hard Brexit that will cost jobs across Greater Manchester", and is proposing to scrap the Spatial Framework plan which would see development on swathes of green space. Ms Brophy says she wants to tackle crime, with a focus on reducing offences against people. She is also promising to build a health system that "works for everyone", improving mental health treatment and integrating health and social care.
Andy Burnham, Labour
Veteran Leigh MP and former minister Andy Burnham has put young people at the heart of his manifesto, and wants to give them ambition and aspiration beyond school. He would introduce a university-style application system for apprenticeships, and give all 16 to 18-year-olds half-price travel on buses and the Metrolink. He also wants to improve air quality by ensuring more people get on buses and use a new network of cycle lanes. Mr Burnham has promised to "revitalise" town centres, ensure more affordable homes are built and create jobs in the digital and advanced manufacturing industries. He wants to end rough sleeping by 2020.
Marcus Farmer, Independent
Marcus Farmer has described the current leadership of Greater Manchester as a "party political fiasco" and says he would work in everyone's best interests to get things done. He says he would build strong partnerships with other cities and, to deal with congestion on the roads, he would like to see the bus and tram systems free at point of use, with the costs covered by an increase in council tax. He says he would create a "business-minded organisation" that links schools with local companies and is a supporter of grammar schools. Mr Farmer wants to bring confidence back into the public sector and instil pride in how people deliver public services.
Mr Farmer declined to provide a "minute manifesto"
Stephen Morris, English Democrats
Stephen Morris is North West chairman of the English Democrats, and also general secretary of the Workers of England Union and the Trade Union Congress for England. He says he became involved in politics after being elected as Unite's branch secretary at Metrolink in 2003, a role he held until 2010. Mr Morris says his mission is to provide an alternative to the country's main political parties and, if elected mayor, he would make tackling child poverty, deprivation and homelessness among his priorities. He is also very pro-business, and says he'd like to see the North West become a "silicon valley" of the country.
Shneur Odze, UKIP
Shneur Odze is a former councillor and stood for election to the European Parliament. He says he believes strongly in greater transparency in public services. Mr Odze says he would like to give a voice to those who love living in Greater Manchester, but are appalled at how some services are being cut. He has promised to create a council of advisors from civic, communal, religious, student and other walks of life, to be his sounding board. He says he wants to prioritise protecting the greenbelt from development, would keep all police stations open, and would work to prevent closure of hospitals and walk-in centres. He would also campaign against the HS2 high-speed rail project.
Mr Odze declined to provide a "minute manifesto"
Will Patterson, Green Party
Will Patterson is a Wigan resident and chairman of the Wigan & Leigh Green Party. He says his key priorities would be to protect and expand the greenbelt while ensuring new social and affordable homes are built in and near town and city centres. On public transport, he would end peak-time pricing, while pushing for a new "outer circle" tram line around the region. He wants to see a "Greater Manchester Living Wage", and feels strongly that there should be more public engagement in the devolution process. He says he would also involve voluntary groups and organisations in his policy-making process.
A Mayor for Greater Manchester will be shown at 22:45 on Tuesday 18 April on BBC One in the North West
'Things can only get better' and 'King Louis is here - United are back' was the message on some of the many scarves and T-shirts on sale outside Old Trafford on Saturday showing United's new boss Louis van Gaal's face as their main design feature.
Sadly for the United supporters who saw their side suffer seven home league defeats last season, Swansea would prove those statements to be mostly inaccurate, for now at least.
Van Gaal was indeed there, given a rapturous reception for his first competitive game in charge by fans convinced he will bring the glory days back to Old Trafford or, at the very least, back into the Champions League next season.
But the optimism of those supporters disappeared during the sort of disappointing display and defeat that became a regular occurrence during David Moyes's year in charge.
It was a harsh reminder that, while Moyes has gone, he leaves almost the same team and same problems he struggled with behind. This is a team that finished seventh last season, 22 points behind the champions Manchester City.
For all of Van Gaal's impressive track-record, famous self-belief, legendary tactical nous and inspirational man-management skills, he is a football manager not a magician.
But several thousand seemed to think otherwise when the 63-year-old Dutchman emerged from the tunnel before kick-off.
Van Gaal got a taste of what to expect when he took charge of United at home for the first time in Tuesday's 2-1 friendly win over Valencia, but the Old Trafford regulars ramped up the atmosphere for his first proper game in charge.
He had been greeted by a noisy throng of fans when he stepped off the team bus, giving a quick wave of his famous folder by way of hello, but he had little time to take that in.
It was different inside the ground, where there were no banners to welcome him, just a wall of noise from about 70,000 home fans who were all on their feet.
On his walk along the touchline to the dugout, Van Gaal gave a cheery thumbs up and a wave to the fans nearest to him.
Unlike on Tuesday, there was no autograph signing this time - it was time to get down to business - but he did take time to look up and around him to take in his surroundings.
He had written in his first programme notes that the greeting he was given before the Valencia game was so good it gave him goosebumps, but the sheer volume of Saturday's reception might just have surprised him again.
United's long list of injured and unfit players, as well as summer departures and a shortage of new signings, meant Van Gaal had to turn to youth for his first competitive United line-up.
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Two locally born academy graduates, defender Tyler Blackett and midfielder Jesse Lingard, came into his team so Van Gaal could stick with his favoured 3-5-2 formation.
On paper, this was a positive thing. After all, the Dutchman has had a reputation for developing young players since his Ajax days, and United have a rich history of bringing players through their ranks.
In reality it exposed how thin United's squad is at present, in terms of both quality and personnel for the way Van Gaal wants to play.
His side actually began the game well, with new skipper Wayne Rooney a bundle of energy and Lingard, employed as wing-back darting up and down the right flank.
But Swansea seemed to be soaking up the home pressure all too easily, and were also looking dangerous on the break, something they made the most of when Ki Sung-yueng was allowed acres of space to fire them into the lead.
United fans might have to get used to it. When he was asked about it after the game, United's defensive vulnerability in the first half was something Van Gaal seemed to accept came with wing-backs, a three-man defence and a high defensive line.
"Every team will create chances against us because we are playing with a big space behind us which is always very difficult to defend," he explained, before going on to say he would not be changing anything in the future.
Swansea were certainly not complaining.
Van Gaal barely moved a muscle on the touchline when his team fell behind, and in fact stayed rooted in his seat throughout the match.
He looked cool and calm and did not rant and rave at half-time either, when he made a substitution - Nani for Javier Hernandez - and switched formation to 4-2-3-1.
"We were not playing well and we were behind, so I changed the system to one they have used a lot at United before," Van Gaal said afterwards.
"During the break I always look to the future so I talked only about the change of system and how they have to act in that system. That is what you have to do in that situation, you have to help your players."
Initially, it seemed the renowned tactician had done it again. United emerged a more fluid attacking team and soon equalised through Wayne Rooney's acrobatic volley.
Sadly for United, their momentum petered out and, thanks to more uncertain defending, Gylfi Sigurdsson sealed the three points for Swansea.
Van Gaal put a positive spin on the outcome of his first game but there was thinly veiled criticism among his praise for his players' efforts.
"I told them in the dressing room that I could not say they hadn't tried their utmost," he said. "It was unbelievable what a fantastic mentality they have shown.
"But reaching the level we want is something different. That is not only running, but also to use your brain and then you can play like a team. In that aspect, we failed today."
There was nothing downbeat about the Dutchman in defeat but he definitely saved the spikier side of his personality for the press, who pushed him on how urgently reinforcements were needed.
When asked by one journalist how many players he would like to bring in before the window shuts on 1 September, Van Gaal replied: "No I will not discuss that with you.
"I am sorry but I was asked the same question when I was in my press conference on Friday and I gave the same reply. I believe you were in that press conference because I remember your face."
What is not in doubt is that new players are needed but, in the meantime, at least some old favourites are on their way back.
Robin van Persie was not considered fit enough to feature against Swansea because he reported back late from the World Cup, but Van Gaal confirmed he is "closer to selection now".
When that happens, and also when the promised signings are made, maybe the slogan on that scarf will be true after all. Until then, it appears not even 'King Louis' can make the difference that the United fans demand.
The 35-year-old was reported overdue after leaving for a weekend trip from Portsoy in Aberdeenshire.
His kayak was found near Lybster in Caithness. A body was later found in the Lybster area.
Insp Kevin Goldie said: "His family has been made aware and we are supporting them at this very difficult time. This is not the outcome anyone wanted."
Mr Jackson was originally from Uckfield in East Sussex but later moved to Fettercairn in Aberdeenshire.
Prof Neil Greenberg, lead on military health at the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said educating personnel about dangers did not stop them from excessive drinking.
Some personnel told the BBC drinking was integral to forces' culture, and could strengthen group cohesion.
The Ministry of Defence said it had launched a review of its policy.
A 2013 study carried out by the King's Centre for Military Health Research suggested the alcohol consumption of 65% of the 325 personnel sampled was categorised as "higher risk".
The study also suggested that those with more risky drinking habits were more likely to have mental health problems.
Prof Greenberg, who is also a former Surgeon Captain in the Royal Navy, said: "For many years the military have relied heavily on alcohol education, so for instance soldiers would have to have a brief every year that tells them drinking is bad for them.
"The problem is we know that alcohol education doesn't really work at all, and the evidence from the civilian population is that it's a terribly ineffective way of stopping people from drinking."
The Commons Defence Select Committee recently wrote that the government's strategy had not made any noticeable impact on the high levels of excessive drinking in the armed forces.
The committee said: "We are not convinced that sufficient focus has been given to dealing with the problem at every level of the chain of command.
"We also question whether the Ministry of Defence has examined whether excess alcohol consumption may, in some service personnel, be masking other mental health problems."
Critics argue that the problem is made worse with prices at less than £2 a pint in some military bars.
Some personnel say the problem is more common among those who have been deployed to war zones in combat roles.
Serving soldiers told the BBC that after going on an operational tour where alcohol is forbidden, they just want to come back and "get off their faces".
Prof Greenberg said the military could be encouraging excessive drinking by having customary practices that involve alcohol.
"I think one of the first things that needs to be done is to investigate a little more about why it is that people drink heavily in the military," he said.
"If it is that the military culture encourages people who weren't heavy drinkers before to start drinking heavily then really something needs to be done at a very early stage to encourage people to drink in moderate and socially acceptable ways."
Research has also suggested violent offending by military personnel is "strongly associated" with post-deployment alcohol misuse.
A 2013 study, funded by the Medical Research Council and the Ministry of Defence, found violent offending was more than three times higher among personnel who demonstrated signs of alcohol misuse than in personnel with no alcohol problems.
Steven Van Derbank, 29, who used to be a non-commissioned officer in The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, said it was rare to go 24 hours without having a few drinks.
He said: "The drinking culture in the military - literally from when you start - everything you do really is rewarded with alcohol.
"On average on a bad day - where I wasn't really in the mood - it was probably four to five pints a night.
"On a good day it could be trying to keep up with a lot of people who obviously do drink a lot more, and it could be anything from 10 to 15 pints a night."
But Air Vice Marshal Ray Lock, a retired senior RAF officer, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme sometimes there was "good reason to use alcohol within moderation whilst you're in service".
"And of course after incidents, after combat, when you get back from tours, we do know from the whole decompression process of restoring you back into your normal daily working life, that revolving a little bit around alcohol can also be quite helpful."
The Ministry of Defence said it was teaching personnel about the harmful effects of drinking too much through health fairs and awareness campaigns.
A spokesman said: "As within wider society, there is no quick fix to reduce alcohol misuse in the armed forces.
"We are taking action by educating personnel on the dangers of alcohol misuse to help them make informed decisions, and have introduced extensive policy and guidance for commanders.
"We have rigorous processes in place to discipline personnel who make poor choices regarding alcohol consumption, and treatment mechanisms in place for those with genuine alcohol problems.
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The term refers to 17 people murdered and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries during the Troubles.
Since searches began, the bodies of 10 of the Disappeared have been recovered.
A further seven people have never been found.
They include west Belfast IRA man Joe Lynskey, Brendan Megraw from Twinbrook and SAS-trained officer Capt Robert Nairac.
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Dylann Roof should have been stopped from purchasing a weapon due to a felony charge, FBI chief James Comey told reporters on Friday.
But he said the charge was either incorrectly entered into a background check system or mishandled by analysts.
Roof is facing nine counts of murder over the 17 June attack in Charleston.
Speaking to reporters at FBI headquarters in Washington DC, Mr Comey outlined a series of missed opportunities and incomplete paperwork that allowed Mr Roof to buy a firearm.
Mr Roof, 21, was charged with possessing drugs just weeks before the attack on the Emanuel AME Church, and police said he admitted to the offence.
That admission should have been enough to stop him from buying a weapon, Mr Comey said, but the offence was incorrectly added to Mr Roof's record.
This meant the FBI analyst doing the mandatory background check on Mr Roof did not see it. "If she had seen that police report," Mr Comey said, "that purchase would have been denied."
He said he learned about the problem on Thursday night and FBI officials were meeting with relatives of the nine victims on Friday.
An internal review into how the agency uses criminal background checks in gun transactions has been launched. The FBI runs background checks for gun dealers in about 30 states, including South Carolina.
"We are all sick that this happened. We wish we could turn back time," he added.
Mr Comey's comments came on the same day that South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from the capitol grounds in a ceremony attended by some relatives of the church shooting victims.
The flag was the battle emblem of southern states in the US Civil War and was raised over South Carolina's statehouse in 1961 to mark the 100th anniversary of the conflict.
Critics have long called it a symbol of slavery and the backlash against it grew when pictures of Mr Roof posing with the banner were discovered online.
Mr Roof was arrested the day after the shooting more than 200 miles away in North Carolina and then flown back to Charleston.
He appeared in court via a video link for a bail hearing last month and is next expected in court in October.
Source: FBI fact sheet
Manchester United's fees nearly doubled to just under £14m while Arsenal's almost tripled to around £12m.
The Football League also published its agents' fees list with Cardiff City the biggest spenders in the Championship.
The Bluebirds spent £2,828,133, with the total outlay by Championship clubs amounting to £26,124,044.
League One clubs spent £3,167,964, with Wigan Athletic's fees totalling £1,461,088. The Latics were relegated from the Championship last season.
League Two's biggest spenders were Portsmouth, who spent £268,175.
League One side Bury, and League Two duo Accrington and Hartlepool did not pay any money in agents' fees.
The Premier League and Football League totals were calculated in the period from 1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015.
The mile race was a trial for the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket on 30 April and three-year-old colt Foundation, ridden by Frankie Dettori, was 4-6 favourite.
But Dettori could not find a push for the line and it was George Baker on board Stormy Antarctic who broke clear.
The three-year-old chestnut raced home by three and a half lengths, his third victory in six races.
Stormy Antarctic was narrowly beaten in a Group One in France last time out in November, and trailed to a steady pace set by Richard Hannon's horse Tony Curtis, who led by three lengths and was still in front inside the final furlong before eventually finishing fourth.
Baker moved alongside Dettori before pulling away in a matter of strides and trainer Walker said: "That was awesome, I've always thought the world of him but I never thought he'd win a Craven like that and beat Foundation like that.
"I've never had to prepare a Guineas horse and you only dream of horses like this, these are the reasons you get up at 4.30am, for horses like him.
"I never felt we came here for minor honours and he is by far and away the best three-year-old I've got."
Foundation's trainer John Gosden said: "Foundation is a mile-and-a-quarter horse, he did get tired on the ground but the winner won very well.
"I'm delighted with him, and I'd like to think he'll go for the Dante [at York next month] next."
It will become the first major US city to implement a so-called "soda tax", which supporters say will improve the health of 1.5 million residents.
But opponents say it will hurt small businesses and poorer people.
The measure will come into force in January and is expected to raise $90m (£63m) next year.
The city's Democratic mayor, Jim Kenney, says the tax revenue will be spent on pre-nursery and community schools, and recreation centres.
He said: "Philadelphia made a historic investment in our neighbourhoods and in our education system today."
The tax will be set at 1.5 cents per ounce (about 50 cents, or 35 pence per litre). Distributors will be required to pay it on all sugary or artificially sweetened drinks, and may choose whether or not to pass it on to consumers.
"Soda tax" proposals have failed in more than 30 states and the only other city in the US with a similar tax is Berkeley in California.
The beverage industry paid for advertising against the tax proposal, saying the tax would be costly to consumers.
Multimillionaire Harold Honickman, who made his fortune in the soft drink bottling industry, spent an estimated $1.7m (£1.2m) fighting the tax and said he would file a lawsuit against the case.
In Philadelphia, more than 68% of adults and 41% of children are overweight or obese.
The council had already approved the measure in a previous vote, and Thursday's 13-4 vote rubber-stamped the proposal.
Russell Burgess from Abersychan believes the council thought he had two household waste bins, so destroyed one. His home CCTV system filmed the moment it was thrown into a bin wagon.
Other residents claim their bins have also been destroyed.
In a statement, Torfaen council said: "Any household putting out more than one bin will have the additional bins removed and recycled."
The CCTV footage shows a council refuse collector throwing Mr Burgess' bin into the back of a refuse lorry.
Mr Burgess claims council managers initially did not believe his version of events, and said he only received a new free bin when he went to the council depot and showed council bosses the footage.
He said: "I was livid, why would anyone do that, why throw it in the back of a wagon?
"There was nothing wrong with it, there was no justification for doing that, what a waste of money - and I would have to pay for it, that was the real thing."
Torfaen council said it "initially had no record of a bin being removed, however, the issue was resolved and it was replaced free of charge".
Replacement bins normally cost £20.
Other Torfaen residents have used social media to claim their bins have been removed by the council.
Some say they have had to pay for a new bin, as they have not been able to prove their bin was mistakenly removed.
Torfaen council said between April and August 2016 residents have had to pay for 196 replacement bins.
Bins have also been stolen in the area.
The authority said: "We are currently looking into this incident and have provided the resident with a wheelie bin free of charge."
There is no suggestion any Torfaen council employee has done anything unlawful.
Alonso said De Ferran, winner of the Indy 500 in 2003 and a two-time IndyCar champion, would "coach" him.
The two-time Formula 1 champion said: "I'm sure it will be very useful for all these new things I need to learn."
De Ferran told BBC Sport: "I will try to mentor him through his introduction to the speedway and its nuances."
Indianapolis is a very different challenge from an F1 grand prix. The race is 200 laps of a 2.5-mile 'superspeedway' with four left turns and an average lap speed of about 230mph.
Alonso, who will race at the Indy 500 on 28 May for the Andretti Autosport-Honda team, said he was aware of the difficulties of adapting to racing on a high-speed oval such as Indianapolis.
During a visit to the IndyCar race in Birmingham, Alabama on Sunday, Alonso said: "I think it's quite different. It's challenging... the level of downforce, the feeling with the car, running with a car that is not symmetric on the straights, on braking. Traffic I think is a big thing."
De Ferran is an ambassador for Honda. Their engines were used when he raced for much of his IndyCar career and he was sporting director of Honda's own F1 team from 2005-7.
The 49-year-old Brazilian grew up in European road racing, winning the 1992 British Formula Three championship, before moving to race in the States. De Ferran is the holder of the world closed-course speed record, with his 241.428mph pole lap record at the Fontana oval in California in 2000.
Alonso, who has not won a race in F1 for four years because of uncompetitive machinery from Ferrari and McLaren, has set his sights on winning the 'triple crown' of the Monaco Grand Prix, Indy 500 and Le Mans 24 Hours before he retires.
But he has also made it clear his priority remains F1, where he still hopes to win a third world title.
"If I want to to be the most complete driver in the world or the best driver in the world, then I want to experience all the different cars and different driving techniques, and I need to adapt and grow up as a driver," Alonso said.
"And if I want to do that, I need to win it and if it's not this year then we need to plan it for the next event."
He added that he felt making the leap from F1 to Le Mans was not as difficult. He said: "Some of the F1 drivers that jump into the Le Mans car, they have no difficulties in terms of adapting.
"The 24 Hours is a little different [from Indianapolis]. It's a more relaxed race, you can do it at an older age."
The Publishers Association has obtained a High Court order that requires the internet service providers (ISPs) to act by 9 June.
The offending sites are based overseas.
The movie, music and luxury goods industries have previously employed similar tactics to cause more than 100 other sites to be blocked.
The Publishers Association said that more than 80% of the material it had found on the ad-supported platforms involved, had infringed copyright.
"A third of publisher revenues now come from digital sales but unfortunately this rise in the digital market has brought with it a growth in online infringement," said the body's chief executive Richard Mollet.
"Our members need to be able to protect their authors' works from such illegal activity. Writers need to be paid and publishers need to be able to continue to innovate and invest in new talent and material."
The sites affected are:
The administrator of Freebookspot - which provides links to others' uploads but does not host eBooks itself - has posted a message to the site claiming to have deleted more than 10,000 titles following the ruling, in an apparent attempt to avoid the ban.
However, its search tool still points users to download links for other copyright-protected eBooks.
The ISPs affected are BT, Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk and EE.
They typically require a court order before they will agree to block a website outright.
The Publishers Association also said that it had asked Google to remove more than 1.75 million links from its search results relating to material found on the offending sites.
She smiles despite her thin left leg that will not fully straighten, and despite the prominent vivid scar that runs down her forehead from the hairline to just above the right eyebrow.
And she smiles even though she - like her country - will forever be affected by the earthquake that destroyed so many lives.
Six months ago, Telia was lying on the floor of L'Hopital de la Paix, in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, wrapped in dirty, blood-stained sheets, her legs shattered, her head smashed open.
She had been crushed when her home fell on her.
Above her stood a desperate father, Astrel Jacques, pleading for the world to help.
The hospital had no medicine, and barely a doctor.
"Ca va?" he asked his daughter. "Oui," she replied, but she was not OK.
The next morning he realised he had to find a doctor. So he managed to get Telia into someone's car, and drove until he came across some aid workers. They helped him and his daughter across the border to the Dominican Republic.
There she spent a month and a half in different hospitals, and her life was saved.
Another daughter and Mr Jacques' mother-in-law both died in the earthquake.
"Six months after not one day passes when I don't think about the earthquake," he says. "When I don't think about how our life was together. We lost everything. Everything has gone."
On the surface there is little change here.
The building material of necessity - blue plastic tarpaulin - covers much of Port-au-Prince.
The slums that seethe under those tarpaulins were meant to be temporary. Now they house more than a million people and have an air of permanence.
So Fabula Gilme can count herself lucky - and that here is a relative term - in that she at least has a corrugated tin roof above her head.
Most of the time it protects her and her son Mackenzie.
"There are holes in the roof. Sometimes when it rains, it leaks on the baby - I don't know what to do," she says.
Mackenzie was born a week after the earthquake. He barely made it into this world. Fabula was almost too weak to give birth.
Outside her home there is a mound of rubble. The view from here has barely changed in the last six months.
"It's the same it was. Everyone is using corrugated roofs, and tents and tarpaulins. Houses haven't been rebuilt. There are still people sleeping in damaged homes. Some sleep in tents."
That pretty much sums up this capital city. Rubble still appears to lie everywhere. Small groups of workers - paid mostly by international aid - clear patches by hand. There is little sign of the much-needed heavy lifting equipment.
It partly explains why it takes so long to get up to Jean-Michel Fleurimond's home. Or rather what remains of it.
The paths in his village are blocked by rubble.
Jean-Michel has no family anymore. His two brothers are still buried under the rubble of their home.
"I lost my brothers and everything I own," he says.
Now he lives in a small tin shack, with bare earth for a floor. When it rains, the water runs right through the space, eroding the ground.
He pulls out two sheets of wood, and a thin white curtain. This is his "bed".
"Before, my life was good. I am an artist. I used to make artwork to pay for school. My mother used to help me pay, too."
"Since the earthquake, I've been on my own. I can't live how I want to because I don't have a job. I can't feed myself how I like to. It's very difficult."
He gets by thanks to the Red Cross. It pays him and others $5 (£3.30) a day to improve the camp. He helped to build the steps that lead through the shelters, for instance.
But they are squatters here, and they fear soon the landowner may move them on.
Help has also come for Iselene Celne. Six months ago she was trapped under the rubble - she lost an arm, and both her hands.
Now her children help her run a tiny stall she's managed to start up with money from a small British charity, Tearfund.
"Without them, I'd be nothing," she says.
She shrugs with the stump of her arm.
"I'd have no money. I'd feel humiliated. Without the business what could I do?"
On the surface, there has been some progress here. There's clean water in the camps to drink and to wash with. Educational projects are starting up. The Haitian police are starting to patrol the city and the camps.
But few, if any, of the Haitians here feel that things are actually improving. It is as if their lives have been frozen in time.
A day after the earthquake, Astrel Jacques stood beside his dying daughter in the hospital and said: "We are fighting."
And now, half a year on, with Telia smiling next to him, he repeats those exact same words.
He and the rest of the survivors know that they will have to keep fighting, if life is to get any better.
Of people who had experienced housing worries within the past five years, 69% said their mental health was affected, suggests research for the charity.
The researchers interviewed 1,050 people from across England who reported poor housing, rent problems or being threatened with eviction.
One grandmother, facing eviction, even considered suicide.
"It just felt like all the doors were closing in my face," said Brenda, who is from Oldham.
Her daughter, Helen, and granddaughter, Lily Mae, were living with her so she feared her whole family might become homeless.
"You blame yourself and you feel a sense of total helplessness.
"I remember not wanting to go on and wondering if I should end it."
The polling company ComRes carried out online interviews for the report in February this year with a representative sample of 3,509 adults from across England.
Of these, about 30% or 1,050 people, said they had experienced housing problems within the last five years.
Among this group the most common mental health problems were:
About one in 20 had visited their GP because of their mental state and a worrying minority had contemplated suicide.
Shelter says that if these figures were replicated across the whole of England's population, one million people would have sought medical intervention because of mental health issues brought on by poor housing or worries about eviction or affording rent or mortgage payments over the past five years.
Additionally, one in six said housing worries had also affected their physical health, causing symptoms like hair loss, nausea, exhaustion, dizzy spells and headaches, while damp or mouldy homes can exacerbate respiratory conditions like asthma, says the charity.
Telephone interviews with 20 inner-city GPs highlighted the extent to which housing has an impact on mental health.
Housing difficulties can be particularly harsh for people "on the line of coping or not coping. Then, they really do tip over the edge", said one London GP.
A Sheffield GP said parents could become depressed because "they're unable to provide a nice environment for their children".
"In the children, they tend to get a little bit, sometimes withdrawn, sometimes a bit anxious and angry."
London GP Andrew Carr said housing was a major contributing factor to mental illness.
"With evictions on the rise in my area, I've seen people with acute anxiety or severe stress because they're facing the threat of losing their home."
With support from Shelter, Brenda and her family eventually found stable, rented accommodation.
"It was the beginning of me taking back some control," said Brenda.
Shelter's legal adviser, Liz Clare, said people with problems like Brenda's seek help from the charity on a daily basis.
"We hear from people at breaking point because they can no longer cope with their unstable, unliveable or unaffordable housing.
"From families in fear of falling further behind on the rent to people dealing with the misery of raising young children in a tiny, mouldy, freezing flat, people can feel completely overwhelmed," said Ms Clare.
The figures until June did not include the £2.8m sale of Andrew Robertson to Hull City, or Ryan Gauld's £3m switch to Sporting Lisbon.
United had an operating loss of £114,000, a £14,000 increase from the previous year.
But the net profit - their fourth in five years - was £900,000 more.
Their biggest player sale during that period was Scotland forward Johnny Russell's £750,000 move to Derby County.
The Scottish Premiership club pointed out that the figures to June 2014 include "an exceptional gain" relating to the exit of banking arrangements with the Bank of Scotland.
Chairman Stephen Thompson said: "While pleased to report significant profitability again, the directors recognise that this most recent financial performance was made possible by the arrangements put in place to buy out the bank debt.
"Looking ahead, we expect to record a further profit in the current year as a result of effective player trading, which is an integral part of our strategy to identify, develop and manage young players and provide them with the best opportunities to succeed within the club and the football sector generally.
"This aims to achieve footballing success for Dundee United and the opportunity for players to improve and, where appropriate, enhance their earnings elsewhere."
Revenues increased by 3% to £5.6m, which "reflected improvements in league placing and Scottish Cup income, both of which helped to counter the loss of European participation and the commercial benefits of the Dundee derby matches evident in the prior year figures".
Wages increased to £3.5m from £3.3m, "largely due to improved performance payments".
"As a result of the latter, the wages to turnover ratio increased slightly to 63% from 61%," added the club.
United pointed out that they are currently re-investing a significant part of the profit to the redevelopment of their Gussie Park community facilities opposite Tannadice.
The new centre piece for their youth academy is expected to open in March.
The visitors batted first but struggled against seamers Anya Shrubsole (3-27) and Katherine Brunt (2-44) and were bowled out for 155 at Chesterfield.
England passed the target for the loss of two wickets with nearly 20 overs to spare, but batted on for the full 50 overs to reach 348-5. Knight reached her century while Taylor fell for 86.
Even with the game long over as a contest, it will have suited the England duo to gain batting practice at Queen's Park as Knight has just returned to action after five weeks out with a stress fracture of the foot, while Taylor is returning to international cricket after taking a year's break to deal with anxiety issues.
England have one more warm-up, against New Zealand in Derby on Wednesday, before Saturday's World Cup opener against India at the same venue.
In Monday's other warm-up game, New Zealand bowled India out for 130 before cruising to a seven-wicket win thanks to 52 from opener Rachel Priest.
There are 65,000 unemployed, 25,000 fewer than a year earlier.
The unemployment rate in Wales is 4.3% for the latest quarter, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.
This compares to 4.6% for March to May. It is still lower than for the whole of UK, which remains at 4.9%.
Only the south-west, south-east and east of England have lower unemployment rates than Wales.
The unemployment rate is also down 1.7% on a year ago.
There are now 38,000 more people employed in Wales than in June to August 2015.
Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns said: "These figures are the latest glimpse of the jobs market in Wales post-EU referendum vote and they suggest the Welsh economy continues to power ahead.
"Welsh businesses and entrepreneurs are clearly getting on with what they do best - creating jobs and selling their expertise across the world.
"The record employment rate in Wales is testament to our outstanding companies buoyed by the long-term effects of welfare reform which means it pays to be in work."
First Minister Carwyn Jones said the decline in unemployment in Wales continued to outperform the rest of the UK.
"We have big ambitions for Wales and its economy and will continue to work hard to support business and ensure the economic conditions to create and safeguard sustainable jobs and training in Wales," he said.
David Bamford was found guilty of stealing fentanyl and diamorphine from Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centre in south Gloucestershire where he worked.
The 47-year-old, of Quakers Road, Downend, stole the drugs to treat his bad back, Bristol Crown Court heard.
Bamford, a lead operating department practitioner, was jailed for two years.
In June 2015 an investigation was launched after a quantity of ampoules were found to have been tampered with at the centre, near Bristol which is run by Care UK.
The ampoules had been broken, emptied and refilled with substances, including less potent painkillers and what is believed to have been water.
Det Con John Shanahan, from Avon and Somerset Police, said tests on Mr Bamford "showed he had both of these drugs in his system".
"He was frequently accessing areas where these controlled drugs were kept outside of normal working hours," he said.
"He was involved in an unfeasibly large proportion of the breakages which were recorded and he appeared to involve himself unnecessarily in clearing up after operations."
He said Mr Bamford had ordered diamorphine from the pharmacy which had not been "put into the centre's stock" and advised a colleague not to report finding broken ampoules.
He added: "Bamford's actions had the potential to put the public at risk but thankfully it's not believed anyone was harmed as a result of medication being tampered with."
Some Welsh Labour figures fear a Jeremy Corbyn victory in the Labour leadership contest will make it harder for the party to gain ground in May's poll.
Labour currently holds 30 of the 60 seats in Cardiff Bay.
Mr Jones said: "It's a Welsh election and it will be Welsh Labour fighting the election with me as its leader."
"It's early days, we don't know who will win the leadership election in September," he told BBC Radio Wales.
"One thing I can say is that next May, whoever is the leader in London, I'm the leader in Wales and Welsh Labour will be the party fighting the election in Wales."
Mr Corbyn's team say there is still no meeting arranged between him and Mr Jones, although Mr Corbyn is keen to meet him.
The first minister has met the other three candidates, Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall.
Welsh Labour said it was "in the process" of setting up a meeting between Mr Jones and Mr Corbyn.
Mr Jones has previously described the left-wing MP as an "unusual choice" as UK Labour leader, but refused to endorse publicly any of the four candidates.
The result of the contest is due to be announced on 12 September.
8 January 2016 Last updated at 03:08 GMT
India is the only country with an economy that is growing strongly, the report said. What has that meant for people and businesses in the country?
The BBC's Yogita Limaye reports from Gurgaon in the northern Indian state of Haryana.
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31 October 2015 Last updated at 09:19 GMT
Yamaha Motors say they're making a robot that could beat even the fastest human motorbike champion.
Right now the Motobot is remote controlled, but in time the company want the robot to steer itself.
Owen Farrell responded to being punched in the face by Schalk Brits by lashing out at his Saracens club-mate.
We kept our composure and the scoreline reflected our dominance in the end
Brits was lucky to escape with a yellow card in Hong Kong and has been cited.
"Sometimes it is hard when someone lays a punch squarely on the side of your jaw not to react," Gatland said.
"But we are going to emphasise from the start of this tour the importance of keeping our discipline.
"It is a nice reminder that sometimes things happen and you need to take one for the team. If you get whacked and respond, the consequences for the team can be severe.
"We might find a similar situation in Australia if someone is grabbed off the ball and we have to make sure we don't react.
"From our point of view the good thing was that Owen wasn't injured or knocked out.
"I was pleased Brits wasn't sent off, and just given a yellow card. Had they played with 14 men it would have been less of a hit-out for us."
South Africa hooker Brits will appear in front of an independent disciplinary panel on Sunday at 09:00 Hong Kong time (02:00 BST) following the first-half incident.
He later took to Twitter to apologise for his actions, saying: "Lions played very well tonight. Sorry for the over-reaction brother (Owen Farrell), took it too far. Hope you have a great tour."
Gatland, whose men now head to Australia for nine further games culminating in a three-Test series against the Wallabies, declared himself "very pleased" after an eight-try victory against opponents who struggled badly in the oppressive heat and humidity.
Scrum-half Mike Phillips and wing Alex Cuthbert both grabbed a brace of tries, while open-side Justin Tipuric impressed in attack and at the breakdown, and lock Richie Gray and flanker Dan Lydiate both played the full 80 minutes to prove their fitness after recent long lay-offs.
"It was a good run-out, and exactly what we wanted," Gatland added. "It was a lot tougher than the scoreline suggests.
"We probably missed three or four tries when we were guilty of maybe trying to force it, but we kept our composure and the scoreline reflected our dominance in the end.
"It was tough out there. The players said the ball was like a bar of soap, with the humidity and heat.
"There is no-one I was unhappy with in terms of their performance. I thought our control was excellent and our kicking strategy was pretty good. We can't complain.
"It was disappointing to concede a try but going forward, the players who played today have laid down a marker. It was about us putting some foundations in place."
Captain Paul O'Connell described the energy-sapping conditions as "probably the most difficult I have ever played in".
"It was just hard to recover during the game," he added. "You would be huffing and puffing and generally you get a break for a scrum or line-out, but the heart-rate just didn't seem to go down.
"But it is great to have got that game under our belts. We did a lot of good stuff."
Barbarians coach Dai Young, a three-time Lion himself, believes the tourists will go on to beat the Wallabies in the Test series starting in three weeks' time.
"The Lions were very efficient," he said. "I would have thought they will feel there is still room for improvement, but they certainly starved us of possession, both at line-out and scrum.
"We were tackling for large parts of the game, and that was always going to sap our energy, but I thought our commitment was far better than it was against England [when they lost 40-12].
"I expect a Lions [series] victory in Australia - I think they have got too much strength in depth across the board.
"Competition for places is going to be huge, and that is only going to push up the performance levels."
Mr Trump also told NBC News it was his decision alone to sack James Comey.
Mr Comey was leading an inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election and possible collusion between Trump campaign officials and Moscow.
Mr Trump has dismissed the probe as a "charade", a claim directly contradicted by Mr Comey's successor.
In his first interview since firing the FBI director, Mr Trump told NBC News on Thursday he had asked Mr Comey whether he was under investigation.
"I said, if it's possible would you let me know, 'Am I under investigation?' He said: 'You are not under investigation.'"
"I know I'm not under investigation," Mr Trump told the interviewer, repeating a claim he made in Tuesday's letter of dismissal to Mr Comey.
The president also appeared to undercut the initial White House explanation that he fired Mr Comey on the recommendation of top justice officials.
"He's a showboat. He's a grandstander. The FBI has been in turmoil. I was going to fire Comey. My decision," Mr Trump said.
"I was going to fire regardless of recommendation."
Mr Trump recently tweeted that the Russia-Trump collusion allegations were a "total hoax".
But on Thursday he denied that he wanted the FBI and congressional inquiries to stop.
"In fact, I want the investigation speeded up," the president told NBC.
"There's no collusion between me and my campaign and the Russians," he said.
Mr Trump said he had just sent a letter via a law firm to Republican Senator Lindsey Graham stating that he has no stake in Russia.
"I have nothing to do with Russia," he said. "I have no investments in Russia. I don't have property in Russia. I'm not involved with Russia."
On Thursday afternoon Mr Trump retweeted a five-month-old post by comedienne Rosie O'Donnell, his arch-foe in the world of entertainment.
The White House has depicted the Russia inquiry as "probably one of the smallest things" that the FBI has "got going on their plate".
But acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said on Thursday that it was "a highly significant investigation".
In testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee, he also cast doubt on White House claims that Mr Comey had lost the confidence of his staff.
"I can confidently tell you that the vast majority of employees enjoyed a deep and positive connection to Director Comey," Mr McCabe said.
The acting FBI director vowed not to update the White House on the status of the investigation and to notify the Senate panel of any attempt to interfere with the inquiry.
Republican committee chairman Richard Burr asked Mr McCabe if he had ever heard Mr Comey tell Mr Trump the president was not the subject of investigation.
Mr McCabe said he could not comment on an ongoing inquiry.
The acting FBI director did not confirm reports that Mr Comey had asked for more resources for the agency's Russia inquiry.
Mr McCabe said he believed the FBI had sufficient funding to conduct the probe.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein - who penned a memo detailing Mr Comey's "serious mistakes" - brought a reputation for even-handedness and probity with him to the job of deputy attorney general. Two weeks later, that reputation is being put to the test.
Such is life in the Trump White House, where every appointee and aide is just one tweet, event or press conference away from the maelstrom.
On Tuesday night, as the administration press shop scrambled to explain the president's surprise decision to sack his FBI director, Trump supporters leaned hard on Mr Rosenstein's credentials to paint the move as a nonpartisan decision based on Mr Comey's overall job performance.
The deputy attorney general reportedly balked at the characterisation that he was the driving force behind Mr Comey's dismissal, however.
Mr Rosenstein's threat to resign is different than actually packing bags, of course, and his fate at this point is still tethered firmly to the president he chose to serve.
There is a way out, though. Due to Attorney General Jeff Sessions' recusal on the matter, it's Mr Rosenstein's call whether to appoint a special counsel to head the Justice Department's Russia investigation. It may be the one card he can play to sidestep the growing frenzy that spins around him.
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Chief executive Elon Musk told reporters on Sunday that his cars would soon make greater use of the on-board radar to detect obstacles ahead.
The car will also do more to make sure drivers are paying attention while in self-driving mode.
A Tesla driver died earlier this year when the technology missed a lorry.
As part of the update to self-driving mode, if repeated warnings to hold the steering wheel are ignored, the vehicle will need to be parked before the autonomous functions can be re-engaged.
When drivers activate Autopilot, the car takes control - keeping pace with traffic and even changing lanes. The 200-plus additions to the software come as it is being investigated by the US road safety regulator.
A Tesla driver was killed in May when the car he was driving hit a lorry that had been turning left - Autopilot was unable to spot the white trailer against the bright sky.
No date has been announced for the conclusion of the investigation, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told the BBC.
In a call with reporters, Mr Musk said the NHTSA appeared to be “happy” with the Autopilot update.
Mr Musk will hope that the update will appease those critical of Tesla's introduction of the self-driving technology.
In July, a consumer rights group in the US accused Tesla of an “aggressive rollout of self-driving technology”. It urged Tesla to rename the technology as it felt “autopilot” was “misleading and dangerous”.
The updates to Autopilot, Mr Musk said, will give the car the ability to make greater use of the radar to spot potential dangers.
"After careful consideration, we now believe it can be used as a primary control sensor without requiring the camera to confirm visual image recognition,” Mr Musk wrote in a blog post.
The challenge in using radar is in avoiding “false alarms”, he added, where small objects like cans could be interpreted as a threat.
Overhead signs or bridges can also be misinterpreted if the road dips. To combat this, Tesla cars are going to be used to “learn” about the road.
"Initially, the vehicle fleet will take no action except to note the position of road signs, bridges and other stationary objects, mapping the world according to radar,” Mr Musk wrote.
"The car computer will then silently compare when it would have braked to the driver action and upload that to the Tesla database.
"If several cars drive safely past a given radar object, whether Autopilot is turned on or off, then that object is added to the geocoded whitelist.”
Tesla did not give a date for the Autopilot update to be rolled out. The radar hardware has been a part of the company’s cars since October 2014.
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It was announced on Friday that Beijing would host the 2022 Winter Olympics despite the city's lack of snow.
No-one was available for comment at either the Beijing Games' organising committee or Disney.
But just how similar are the two songs?
Judge for yourself: have a listen to China's Olympic song 'The Snow and Ice Dance', and Frozen's 'Let It Go'.
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That was an early assessment of 2016 BBC African Footballer of the Year nominee Riyad Mahrez's skills by his childhood friend Madjid.
"We used to fight with one another so Riyad could play on our team," he adds, recalling France-born Mahrez's summer visits to his father's hometown of El Khemis in Algeria - where members of his family still live.
Now the whole world is aware of Mahrez's astonishing ability to seemingly manipulate a football at will - and it is the sport's biggest clubs, not children, who fight to have him on their team.
After inspiring Leicester City to the Premier League title in 2016 in what was probably the biggest shock in English football history, Mahrez was the subject of a large bid from Arsenal and also linked with Chelsea and Barcelona.
The Algeria international had just been voted Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year - the first African to win the award - after he lit up the campaign with his wonderful wing wizardry, 17 goals, 11 assists and multiple moments of magic in 34 league games.
It was the season when Mahrez, who joined Leicester from Le Havre for a meagre £400,000 in 2014, came of age and both he and the Foxes reaped benefits beyond their wildest dreams.
Perhaps one of the most memorable 'pinch yourself' moments came on 6 February at the home of reigning champions Manchester City, when Mahrez clipped the ball past Nicolas Otamendi, sold Martin Demichelis an outrageous step-over and lashed home a fierce shot to put Leicester 2-0 up.
Leicester won the match 3-1 and, with Mahrez contributing another three league goals after that, it undoubtedly spurred them on to a truly stunning success.
Hardly surprising, then, that he was much in demand.
Teams were queuing up to sign the slenderly built Mahrez, a player whose creativity, directness and end product breathed new life into a style of wing play that both excites fans and is a dream for his team-mates.
But the 25-year-old resisted their advances and has since said he was motivated to stay at Leicester to prove himself again.
There can be little questioning of his determination and resilience, with France-born Mahrez having grown up in the tough Parisian suburb of Sarcelles and coped, aged 15, with the death of his father, Ahmed, to a heart attack.
He has scored four goals for Leicester this season - including three in the Champions League - and he has played a huge role in Algeria qualifying for next year's Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
"Riyad makes the team bigger. Everybody now knows Algeria because of Riyad," says Algeria team-mate Mehdi Abied.
"In Algeria we are really proud of Riyad. It's not easy to be the best player of the Premier League. It's something big.
"Everyone in Africa likes Riyad. I remember we went to Ethiopia with Algeria, and they were supporting Riyad more than their team."
The 54-year-old takes charge of a team in need of a lift, with Pirates lying 10th in the league and having recently suffered a club record 6-0 defeat.
Jonevret has been named coach of the year in both Sweden and Norway.
"It is my sincere hope and desire that I can repay the faith the Chairman has shown in me," the former assistant coach of Sweden said.
"I greatly appreciate the opportunity to work as head coach of Pirates," he told the club website.
Jonevret, who won the Swedish league and cup double with Djurgardens in 2005, was then voted coach of the year in Norway in 2009 after his work with Molde.
His most recent job was with Viking Stavanger, who he left in November 2016 after four years in the job.
The former player takes over with immediate effect from Augusto Palacios, who had been working as interim coach since November following the dismissal of Muhsin Ertugral.
Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza said Jonevret will bring 'a wealth of experience and professionalism.'
"One other aspect which attracted us to Mr Jonevret was his loyalty to the clubs he worked for," Khoza told Pirates website.
"In an industry where coaches around the world have become accustomed to moving from one club to another, Jonevret has shown in (his) previous clubs that he is someone who wants to be involved in long term projects and not quick fixes."
"Success is a journey and not a sprint. It is our desire that the club goes back to its former glory and in Jonevret, we believe that we have someone who can achieve that."
Sweden's assistant coach between 2011 and 12, Jonevret will be joined on the bench by Benson Mhlongo and Herold Legodi as assistant coaches.
Pirates' only realistic chance of success this season is winning the South African FA Cup, which begins next month.
The Johannesburg club won the African Champions League in 1995 and were runners-up in the Confederation Cup in 2013.
Earlier this month, the club's supporters rioted when Pirates lost 6-0 to rivals Mamelodi Sundowns, the reigning African champions.
It said it had been affected by the government's U-turn on green energy support and low energy prices.
Drax chief executive Dorothy Thompson described it as a "challenging year".
However, she said the company had achieved its ambition of becoming a predominantly biomass-fuelled generator.
Drax's shares were down more than 2% in morning trading.
Drax's shares have fallen dramatically following changes in government policy last year.
They dropped by a third on the day the Chancellor, George Osborne, scrapped the climate change tax levy exemption in the budget last summer.
The government has reduced support for the use of wood pellets, a renewable biomass fuel, that the company burns at its plant in North Yorkshire.
Its chairman said that the chancellor's announcement cut its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation by £30m in 2015, an impact that will double in 2016.
Earnings for 2015 of £169m were below those of 2014 at £229m.
Last year Drax abandoned a £1bn project to introduce carbon capture technology to cut emissions, because of cuts to government subsidies.
It said despite lower energy prices these were not matched by a corresponding drop in coal prices.
The company warned that two factors, the "continued deterioration in commodity prices" and the issue of support from the government would be the two chief influences on its future performance.
Alan Hosker won the Padiham and Burnley West seat with 1,234 votes, beating the incumbent, Labour's Marcus Johnstone, with a majority of 228.
The ward was previously represented by the BNP between 2009 and 2013.
The Conservatives gained control of Lancashire County Council, which was previously under no overall control with Labour as the biggest party.
In council elections across the country UKIP lost more than 100 seats.
The front-runner, for now, appears to be Donald Trump, who is heading the polls and receiving plenty of media coverage - not all of it positive.
Here's a selection of Mr Trump's many, many colourful quotes. Could the tycoon be the next president of the United States?
"They just built a hotel in Syria. Can you believe this? They built a hotel. When I have to build a hotel, I pay interest. They don't have to pay interest, because they took the oil that, when we left Iraq, I said we should've taken."
- Declaration speech, 16 June 2015
"They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists, and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards, and they're telling us what we're getting."
- Declaration speech, 16 June 2015
"Three weeks ago...I thought he was probably born in this country. Right now, I have some real doubts."
- NBC News interview, April 2011
He then offered to donate $5m to charity if Mr Obama revealed his birth certificate to show he was born in the US. Mr Obama did just that.
"When was the last time anybody saw us beating, let's say, China in a trade deal? They kill us. I beat China all the time. All the time."
- Declaration speech, 16 June 2015
"Nobody would be tougher on ISIS than Donald Trump. Nobody."
- Declaration speech, 16 June 2015
"I dealt with Gaddafi. I rented him a piece of land. He paid me more for one night than the land was worth for two years, and then I didn't let him use the land. That's what we should be doing. I don't want to use the word 'screwed,' but I screwed him. That's what we should be doing."
- Fox News, March 2011
"Sadly the American dream is dead. But if I get elected president, I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before and we will make America great again."
- Declaration speech, 16 June 2015
(Pattinson did eventually heed his advice)
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Liu Shaoyo was shot dead in his apartment on Sunday by police responding to suspected domestic dispute call.
His death has angered members of the Chinese immigrant community who clashed with police on Monday.
China has lodged a complaint calling for its citizens to be protected.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Francois Ormillien, one of the lawyers representing the family, said: "We know that this incident has caused some turmoil.
"The family wished for this press conference to launch an appeal for calm."
Police have said that Mr Liu was shot as he tried to attack an officer with a sharp object.
His family had said earlier that Mr Liu was holding a pair of scissors as he was preparing fish for dinner.
On Wednesday, their lawyers said he had not attacked nor rushed at the officers, and that details of his death remained "extremely obscure".
One of Mr Liu's daughters, who was in the apartment at the time, also gave her account.
"They began to bang on our door and then we heard something we didn't know who it was, by that time I was stricken with panic.
"My father was really trying to hold back the door and then the door opened all of a sudden. A shot was fired. All of this happened in just a few seconds," she was quoted as saying by AFP news agency.
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The daughter, who declined to be named, had previously told French media she did not recognise the men at the door as police officers when she looked through the peephole, as they were not in uniform.
The case has sparked anger among Chinese residents in Paris.
Following Monday's violence which left three police officers injured, members of the French Chinese community staged a protest in Paris on Tuesday night.
Beijing has called for French authorities to "guarantee the safety and legal rights and interests of Chinese citizens in France and to treat the reaction of Chinese people to this incident in a rational way".
Glyndwr University bought the ground and fans group Wrexham Supporters' Trust took over the club when it got into difficulties in 2011.
The board said it was the right time to reacquire the stadium and the members voted in favour on Tuesday evening.
The trust is now asking fans to help raise £200,000 to turn the stadium into a profitable business.
In a statement issued in early March, the university said the move would allow the club to "thrive and grow, both on and off the pitch".
The deal does not include Colliers Park training ground.
The Centenary Club, next to the stadium, will continue as the students' bar.
Wrexham chief executive Don Bircham told the club's website he was "absolutely delighted" by the news.
"To take ownership of the football club some years ago and now get our historic stadium back is absolutely fantastic," he said.
"It's been under utilised so the commercial opportunities are massive and I'm sure we'll make use of those assets."
The changes would mean that the special care baby unit at Withybush hospital in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, would close.
Hywel Dda health board said the changes - announced by the health minister on Tuesday - would provide a better level of care.
But protest leaders said the "foolish" plans would put lives at risk.
Opponents marched through Haverfordwest on Sunday morning to voice their concerns.
Chris Overton, the chair of the Save Withybush Action Team (SWAT), said the turnout showed the strength of feeling, adding it was "unbelievable" that Health Minister Mark Drakeford thought the new system would be a safe service.
"I've coined a new phrase, the 'Sutton test' - after Kate Sutton from Johnston near Haverfordwest who lost her baby and nearly died herself," he said.
"I ask whether someone in a similar position will be safe when the new system is in place. I don't think they would be.
"I think everyone is concerned more and more across the county that these services are going to be cut."
Mr Overton, who is a consultant obstetrician at Withybush, said of the health board's plans: "They are making a very foolish mistake and people are going to lose their lives."
The changes are part of a reorganisation by the health board.
BBC Wales reporter Iolo James
"There was a strong mood of anger and outrage within the group.
Local people say they will fight the plans to the bitter end.
Their big worry is that lives could be put in danger if services are cut.
They want to express their worries and their anger in the hope of getting that message across to people such as Health Minister Mark Drakeford."
Under the proposed new system, doctors in Carmarthen will provide specialist care, with other hospitals eventually providing a midwife-led service.
Bronglais hospital in Aberystwyth will become a midwife-led maternity unit, although during the transition period it will also retain some consultants.
The plans were initially revealed a year ago by the health board but were vetoed by the local patients watchdog over concerns that closing the special care baby unit in Haverfordwest could put lives at risk.
That meant Mr Drakeford had to step in to review the decision himself, and he has taken advice from a panel of experts.
The panel advising Mr Drakeford indicated providing special baby care units across the health board was "neither safe nor sustainable".
Last week the minister said the interim measures included developing an all-Wales round-the-clock emergency transport service for mothers and babies needing urgent care.
At the time Hywel Dda Health Board medical director Sue Fish said: "The neonatal unit in Glangwili (Carmarthen) will provide a level of care that we currently don't have available for any of our babies [born] within Hywel Dda.
"They currently have to go outside the area, so they would be able to have their care nearer to home than they would do otherwise."
SWAT has already applied for a judicial review of plans at Withybush hospital and a decision on that is due "by the end of February", Mr Overton said.
The incident happened as Marx and his wife, Daisy Fuentes, were travelling from Hanoi to Seoul on Tuesday.
The man was arrested upon landing and South Korean police said he was drunk, reported Yonhap news agency.
Marx called the incident "chaotic and dangerous" and alleged the crew were "completely ill trained".
Korean Air confirmed an unruly passenger was subdued and that he had been turned over to police, but did not respond to Marx's specific allegations about their crew.
Marx, known for 1980s hit Right Here Waiting, and Fuentes, a former MTV VJ, shared pictures of the incident on their social media accounts.
Fuentes said on Instagram that the man was sitting in the next row from them when he "got crazy and started attacking the flight attendants and passengers", including "pushing the female staff and pulling them by the hair".
She said the staff appeared ill-prepared, and subduing him took four hours.
"They never fully got control of him. They didn't know how to use the taser and they didn't know how to secure the rope around him (he got loose from their rope restraints three times)," she said.
Marx, who was in Hanoi to perform at a concert, said on his Facebook page that one crew member and two passengers were injured.
"The all female crew was clueless and not trained as to how to restrain this psycho and he was only initially subdued when I and a couple other male passengers intervened... Korean Air should be sanctioned for not knowing how to handle a situation like this without passenger interference."
He added that police boarded the plane upon landing in Seoul. The singer later said he and Fuentes eventually reached home in Los Angeles "safe and sound".
Yonhap said the 34-year-old passenger had consumed two and a half shots of liquor and became intoxicated during the flight.
It quoted police as saying they released the man because he was too drunk to be investigated, and that they would summon him for questioning later.
The incident prompted widespread praise on social media for Marx's actions, with many responding to him with references to his hit songs.
The 69-year-old will work alongside head coach Darren Wassall until the end of the season, when a review of the club's coaching structure will occur.
In addition to his Rams role, Redknapp has agreed to help Jordan for their next two World Cup qualifiers.
Derby sacked previous head coach Paul Clement in February and appointed Wassall until the end of the season.
Redknapp, who has been out of work since leaving QPR in January 2015, told the Derby website: "From the first conversation I had with the chairman (Mel Morris) it was clear he has exciting plans for the football club.
"I am delighted to be able to help out and am looking forward to working with Darren and his team."
The Rams are fifth in the Championship, seven points adrift of an automatic promotion place.
Anthony Showers attacked Karen and Jade Hales, aged 53 and 28, at the house in Anfield, Liverpool, in June, also killing the family dog.
Showers, who admitted two counts of murder, also raped Jade in her dying moments, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
The 42-year-old was ordered to serve two minimum terms of 29 years and six months to run concurrently.
The court heard Showers, of Clarendon Road, Anfield, broke into the home in Cathedral Road armed with a hammer on 12 June.
He was already subject to a court order banning him from the address after subjecting Jade to domestic abuse during their on-off relationship.
Smashing the rear bedroom window to gain entry, he killed the pet dog with a single blow to its head.
He attacked Jade, striking her in the head at least 12 times with "severe force".
He then went downstairs and bludgeoned Karen Hales, who had numerous health problems, used a walking frame and relied on her daughter for care.
A pathologist told the court that while Jade was either dying or dead, Showers had sexual intercourse with her.
He later handed himself into the police and admitted the killings but claimed the sexual intercourse had been consensual and that he had not taken the hammer with him to the home.
But the court dismissed his claims.
Following the sentencing hearing, Harry Pepper of the Crown Prosecution Service said Showers carried out a "very brutal attack" on two vulnerable women.
"Karen had poor health and Jade, her full-time carer, weighed just six stone," he said.
"Showers tried to minimise his guilt in interview but police and the CPS worked hard to prove that he was lying.
"Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Karen and Jade Hales at this very difficult time."
His backdrop was the poverty-stricken, and often violent world of his Colombian home where democracy never really found roots.
His stories wove imaginary magical elements into real life and were often set in a fictional village called Macondo.
A left-winger by conviction he was not slow to criticise the Colombian government and spent a great part of his life in exile.
Garcia Marquez was born in the town of Aracataca, Colombia on 6 March 1927.
Shortly after he was born, his father became a pharmacist and his parents moved away. The young Marquez was left in the care of his maternal grandparents.
His grandfather, a veteran of Colombia's Thousand Days' War and a liberal activist, gave him an awareness of politics.
From his grandmother, Garcia Marquez learned of superstitions and folk tales. She spoke to him of dead ancestors, ghosts and spirits dancing round the house, all in a deadpan style that he would later adopt for his greatest novel.
Garcia Marquez went to a Jesuit college and began to study law, but soon broke off his studies to work as a journalist.
In 1954, he was sent to Rome on a newspaper assignment, and since that time, lived mostly abroad, in Paris, Venezuela, and finally Mexico City.
He always continued his work as a journalist, even when his fiction increased in popularity.
Heavily influenced by the work of William Faulkner, Garcia Marquez wrote his first novel at the age of 23 although it took seven years to find a publisher.
Published in 1955, Leaf Storm and his three subsequent novels received critical acclaim from the literary establishment but did not reach the wide audience he would win with his later books.
In 1965, the idea for the first chapter of One Hundred Years of Solitude came to him while he was driving to Acapulco.
He turned the car, drove home and locked himself into his room with six packets of cigarettes a day for company.
He emerged 18 months later to find his family $12,000 in debt. Fortunately, he had thirteen hundred pages of phenomenal best-selling text in his hands.
The novel's first printing in Spanish sold out within a week, and during the next thirty years One Hundred Years of Solitude sold more than twenty million copies and was translated into more than thirty languages.
The New York Times called it the first piece of literature since the Book of Genesis that should be required reading for the entire human race.
Following its publication, Garcia Marquez was asked to act as a facilitator in negotiations between the Colombian government and a number of guerrilla organisations including Farc and ELN.
He also became friends with the Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a relationship that Garcia Marquez insisted was based on books.
"Fidel is a very cultured man," he said in an interview. "When we're together we talk about literature."
In 1982 Garcia Marquez received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He received praise for the vibrancy of his prose and the rich language he used to convey his overflowing imagination.
Some saw his work as deliberate exaggeration, a supernatural, mythical approach he effected to escape the unrest of his country.
He said himself that "surrealism came from the reality of Latin America," and such works as The General in his Labyrinth and The Autumn of the Patriarch illustrate his growing political opposition to the increasing violence in Colombia.
Garcia Marquez's place in the ranks of literary masters was further assured by the publication of another best-selling work, Love in the Time of Cholera in 1986.
In the story of two couples, the younger based on the love affair between his own parents.
The Mexican novelist, Carlos Macias described Garcia Marquez as perhaps the best writer in Spanish since Cervantes.
"He is one of those rare artists who succeed in chronicling, not only a nation's life, culture and history, but also those of an entire continent."
Brady, who lost a bid to move from a secure hospital to a prison at a mental health review in 2013, wanted to challenge a ban on Robin Makin representing him at a future tribunal.
Mr Makin's solicitors' firm, E Rex Makin & Co, is not a member of the Law Society's mental health panel.
The case was dismissed as "unarguable".
Sitting at London, Mr Justice Morris said Brady's challenge had "no realistic prospect of success".
He added that nothing in the European Convention on Human Rights or in case law "supports the proposition that in civil proceedings... there is a right to publicly-funded representation for a lawyer of choice".
At the 2013 mental health review tribunal in Manchester, 79-year-old Brady asked to be moved to a Scottish prison from Merseyside's Ashworth Hospital so he could not be force-fed and could be allowed to die if he wishes.
The request was rejected after medical staff said Brady had chronic mental illness and needed continued care at the secure unit.
Brady refused to take part in a further review in September 2016 on the grounds that Mr Makin could not be involved.
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It is the latest attempt by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to kick-start the world's third-largest economy and boost growth.
The package includes 7.5tn yen in new spending for the national and local governments over the next two years.
More than half of that sum has been earmarked for the current fiscal year.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the stimulus package would be included in a supplementary budget, which will be considered by an extraordinary session of parliament starting in September.
The government expects the measures to boost gross domestic product by 1.3%, but economists have expressed disappointment.
"This package is very much in line with reports over the past few days and has not done much to improve sentiment," said Lee Jin-Yang, macro research analyst at Aberdeen Asset Management.
The programme includes spending on infrastructure projects and the reconstruction of disaster zones, including parts of north-eastern Japan which were devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
Part of the funds will also be used to improve wages for child and elder care workers, and provide support for small-scale companies and low income families.
However, Takuji Okubo, chief economist at Japan Macro Advisors in Tokyo, said the stimulus would "have a very short-term effect".
"In terms of contents of the stimulus, old-fashioned public works tend to dominate. Overall, the stimulus packages smack of another disappointing misfiring of Abenomics," he added.
The latest government stimulus comes just days after the Bank of Japan eased monetary policy slightly and announced a plan to review its monetary stimulus programme in September.
That raised expectations for so-called "helicopter money", printing money to pay for government debt.
"While the method of financing is not clear yet, such cooperation between government and central bank is likely to be more frequent in Japan, and potentially elsewhere in the world," said Aberdeen Asset Management's Mr Lee.
"While helicopter money is a concept still frowned upon thus far, such coordination does make the first step in blurring the line as central banks run out of stimulus measures."
Joe Dodoo crossed for his fellow substitute to apply the finishing touch as the hosts laid siege to the visitors' penalty area.
Rangers squandered several good chances, while Jason Holt was denied by a good Scott Bain save.
Dundee defended bravely and Tom Hateley threatened twice from free kicks.
Mark Warburton's side looked on course for a frustrating fourth home draw of the season before Forrester made Rangers' 17th attempt on goal count.
Dundee, who were looking for a third consecutive win, were reduced to a meagre 30% of possession and the loss of such a late goal will have hurt even more given Ross County's success at St Johnstone - the Dingwall side leaping from last place to eighth in a congested bottom half of the table.
Rangers, who stay third in Premiership, took the initiative right from the start, with some sharp passing creating a series of openings.
Joe Garner was at the centre of the action, shooting wide on the turn and going close from long-range before his clever diagonal pass just eluded strike partner Kenny Miller.
Bain, returning from injury, saved from Holt and Windass, while Dundee defender Kevin Gomis did well to clear Holt's dangerous ball across the six-yard box before blocking Garner's unconvincing attempt from a Windass cutback.
Dundee, again playing with a three-man central defence, restricted the Rangers chances as the half progressed and they threatened twice themselves in quick succession. Hateley had a free-kick pushed wide before his corner found Marcus Haber completely unmarked only for the Canada striker to miscue his header.
The visitors' best spell came after the interval when Foderingham did well to tip over Hateley's free-kick before Gomis failed to hit the target with a free header. Holt then slid in to prevent James Vincent converting Haber's low cross.
But Rangers found an added edge in the final 15 minutes. Bain denied Holt with a brilliant diving save after Dundee lost the ball on the edge of their box, Garner was inches away from connecting with Dodoo's cross, and the goalkeeper gathered Andy Halliday's free-kick.
Dundee appeared to have done enough for a vital point before Forrester had the final say.
Rangers manager Mark Warburton: "I thought we were good first half and didn't get the rewards. You sense a frustration, but we have to keep doing what we do.
"I was pleased with the fitness levels, we worked them really hard and they tired. It came late, but it's three points and we deserved the victory.
"We had a strong bench attacking-wise and they made a difference, they added some energy and pace. I had no problems with the boys coming off, they were excellent. It's just a case of variety."
Dundee manager Paul Hartley: "We were a minute away from getting a good point and probably a deserved point.
"It was just that concentration for the full game that cost us, one ball into the box, which we defended brilliantly for the majority of the game. It's a real killer blow for the players because I thought they were terrific.
"We had good chances, Vincent just had to get a nick on it and put it in, and Gomis and Hateley, but the way the team performed over the majority of the game, and over the last three or four weeks, has been great."
Match ends, Rangers 1, Dundee 0.
Second Half ends, Rangers 1, Dundee 0.
Goal! Rangers 1, Dundee 0. Harry Forrester (Rangers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joseph Dodoo.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Cameron Kerr.
Substitution, Dundee. Danny Williams replaces Marcus Haber.
Attempt saved. Barrie McKay (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Harry Forrester (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Kevin Gomis.
Attempt blocked. Harry Forrester (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Joe Garner (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Vincent (Dundee).
Rob Kiernan (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Dundee).
Attempt saved. Andy Halliday (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Darren O'Dea (Dundee) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Harry Forrester (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darren O'Dea (Dundee).
Attempt missed. Faissal El Bakhtaoui (Dundee) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution, Dundee. Faissal El Bakhtaoui replaces Craig Wighton.
Substitution, Rangers. Harry Forrester replaces Kenny Miller.
Attempt blocked. Joe Garner (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Scott Bain.
Attempt blocked. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Cameron Kerr.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Cameron Kerr.
Attempt saved. Jason Holt (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Substitution, Rangers. Joseph Dodoo replaces Michael O'Halloran.
Attempt missed. Lee Wallace (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Corner, Dundee. Conceded by Jason Holt.
Attempt missed. Kevin Gomis (Dundee) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
Andy Halliday (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Andy Halliday (Rangers).
Craig Wighton (Dundee) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Dundee. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
Foul by Clint Hill (Rangers).
Craig Wighton (Dundee) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution, Rangers. Barrie McKay replaces Josh Windass.
Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
Paul McGowan (Dundee) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Rob Kiernan (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said 30% of consumers go in to drawdown without getting guidance.
That compares with just 5% before the pension freedoms were introduced in April 2015.
It also says that those who access drawdown policies before the age of 65 typically stick with their current provider, rather than shopping around.
Drawdown pensions allow people to withdraw as much money as they like at any one time.
The FCA said twice as many consumers are now using drawdown rather than annuities, which provide a fixed income for life.
It is also worried that too many annuity providers are leaving the market, which it said could bring a risk of weakened competition.
Critics of the pension freedoms said new rules were vital.
"Many people will run down their precious pension pots too quickly or be scammed by bogus investment advisers," said Professor David Blake, director of the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School.
"What would otherwise be a safe and secure retirement is going to end in tears for many of these people."
The FCA said that withdrawing money from pension pots had become "the new norm".
However, the pensions industry has disputed that claim.
According to the Association of British Insurers (ABI), 100,000 people take money out of their pension pots every quarter.
But that is small compared to the 4.7 million people over the age of 55 who leave their pots untouched, the ABI said.
The FCA report said that 52% of fully-withdrawn pots were not spent, but were put into other savings or investments.
Some of this was due to "a lack of trust in pensions", it said.
Only a quarter of people withdrawing cash spent some or all of it.
"Contrary to the concerns expressed before the pension freedoms, we did not find that most consumers spent this money on consumer goods and services such as cars and holidays," the report said.
Of those who took all the money out of their pension pots since 2015:
As a result some consumers may be paying too much tax, or missing out on investment growth, the FCA said.
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The FCA is considering asking the government to:
Pensions expert Tom McPhail, from Hargreaves Lansdown, said he was concerned about the FCA's plans to intervene in the market.
"This report looks like a regulatory cry for help; the FCA seems to be trying to put the pension freedom genie back in the bottle," he said.
The TUC was also critical.
"Savers are increasingly dipping into their pots early. And others are following the path of least resistance and risk buying rip-off products," said Frances O'Grady, the TUC's general secretary.
The pension freedoms allow consumers to take out as much as they like from their pension pots after the age of 55, subject to income tax.
The regulator plans to publish its final report in the first half of 2018.
The San Francisco Girls Chorus (SFGC) - which took part in President Obama's inauguration in 2009 - was due to take part in the Aberdeen International Youth Festival (AIYF) in July.
The SFGC said travel uncertainties were the main reason for the decision.
AIYF said it was disappointed, but understood the decision.
President Trump insists the travel restriction efforts are to stop terrorists from entering the United States.
The annual AIYF takes place this year from 28 July to 5 August, featuring groups from around the world.
However, Shelton Ensley, president of the board of directors of the San Francisco Girls Chorus, said they were concerned by news reports of people being unable to regain entry to the United States.
He said: "The Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Girls Chorus has been a leading performing arts organisation for decades and takes great pride in serving as a cultural ambassador.
"While the Chorus' concert and educational activities regularly take our choristers across the Bay Area, around the country, and occasionally to other parts of the world, increasing news reports relating to travel incidents upon re-entry to the United States prompted us to stop and re-evaluate the upcoming tour.
"Our number one priority, above all else, is the safety and security of every single member of the organisation.
"With so much uncertainty surrounding the developing story of travel related regulations, we felt that the tour presented an unnecessary risk at the present time."
Mr Ensley explained: "The many news reports circulating about travel incidents made it very difficult for us to predict future events with any degree of certainty.
"Reports have included United States citizens and lawful permanent residents being detained while attempting to enter the country or being denied entry outright.
"SFGC's Board of Directors unanimously agreed that the volatility of international travel, as it was developing at the time of this decision, was paramount above all else and solidified our action to cancel the tour.
"As is often the case with non-profit arts organisations, various additional factors - including financial, logistical, and artistic - were taken into consideration as part of the decision-making process.
"However, the increasing uncertainty relating to travel restrictions further complicated matters and gave the Board of Directors the most cause for concern."
He concluded: "As the parent of a chorister impacted by this decision myself, I share the disappointment from fellow parents and members of the Chorus but remain open to and optimistic about the prospect of another international tour in the future.
"We are grateful for the understanding of our partners at the Aberdeen International Youth Festival and the local community that were looking forward to our appearances."
Stewart Aitken, chief executive of AIYF, told the BBC Scotland news website: "Obviously we are disappointed, but we think they are being quite sensible at this stage.
"We are hoping they will come in future years.
"We treat is as one of the other challenges we face when people are coming from across the world - and we have plenty else to offer."
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Gabby Logan, Suzi Perry, Jo Whiley, Helen Skelton and Louise Minchin are just a few of the 21 familiar faces featured in our version of This Girl Can - a national campaign to inspire women of all ages to exercise.
This Girl Can is a Sport England initiative to inspire women of all ages to participate in physical activity and exercise.
Who else is sweating it out in our verison of This Girl Can?
You can watch Kirsty Wark on a chest press machine, Arlene Phillips in a spin class and Anna Foster braving it in her swimming costume. Our video proves that women of all ages can participate in sport and exercise, sweat as much as they like and still be confident about their appearance.
Women are less likely than men to become active because of body image and competency fears, according to Sport England research, so the This Girl Can campaign uses slogans such as "Sweating like a pig, feeling like a fox" and images of normal women enjoying sport.
And this tribute film was created to support the message that we as a society need to acknowledge and then break down the emotional barriers that stop a lot of British females from getting active.
The celebrities all volunteered their time for the filming of the video, jumping (sometimes literally) at the chance to be involved. In fact, we had to turn some of the presenters away!
Filming took place in Manchester, Glasgow and London over a three-week period, which saw our presenters taking part in 17 different physical activities including walking, running, numerous exercise classes, gym activities and sports such as netball, football, wall climbing and squash.
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The wartime leader's image is planned to feature on the reverse of the new £5 note, together with one of his most celebrated quotations.
Churchill was chosen owing to his place as "a hero of the entire free world", said Bank governor Sir Mervyn King.
The current face of the £5 note is social reformer Elizabeth Fry.
A wide range of historical characters appears on the reverse of Bank of England banknotes, with Elizabeth Fry the only woman among the current crop.
The Bank of England governor has the final say about who appears on a banknote, although the public can make suggestions. The latest addition has been announced by Sir Mervyn at Churchill's former home of Chartwell, in Westerham, Kent.
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"Our banknotes acknowledge the life and work of great Britons. Sir Winston Churchill was a truly great British leader, orator and writer," Sir Mervyn said.
"Above that, he remains a hero of the entire free world. His energy, courage, eloquence, wit and public service are an inspiration to us all."
Current plans, which the Bank said might be reviewed, are for Churchill to appear on the new £5 note to be issued in 2016.
The design includes a portrait of the former prime minister, adapted from a photograph taken by Yousuf Karsh on 30 December 1941. He is the only politician from the modern era to feature on a banknote.
The artwork will also include:
Sir Mervyn said that this was an appropriate choice given the country's economic difficulties.
"We do not face the challenges faced by Churchill's generation. But we have our own," he said.
"The spirit of those words remains as relevant today as it was to my parents' generation who fought for the survival of our country and freedom under Churchill's leadership."
The Bank of England issues nearly a billion banknotes each year, and withdraws almost as many from circulation.
Notes are redesigned on a relatively frequent basis, in order to maintain security and prevent forgeries. Other security features include threads woven into the paper and microlettering.
The most recent new design from the Bank of England was the £50 note, which entered circulation in November. This features Matthew Boulton and James Watt who were most celebrated for bringing the steam engine into the textile manufacturing process.
While Bank of England notes are generally accepted throughout the UK, three banks in Scotland and four in Northern Ireland are authorised to issue banknotes.
Pharmacologist Sir Alexander Fleming, poet Robert Burns, and tyre inventor John Boyd Dunlop are among those who appear on these notes. One commemorative £5 note featuring football great George Best proved so popular that the limited edition of one million sold out in 10 days.
In May, a new five-euro note will be put into circulation by the European Central Bank.
It features an image of the Greek goddess Europa, which comes from a vase in the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The image of Churchill has featured on currency before.
He was the first commoner to be shown on a British coin when he appeared on the 1965 crown, or five shilling piece.
Churchill, elected as a Conservative MP in 1900, served as chancellor in Stanley Baldwin's government.
He replaced Neville Chamberlain to become the wartime British prime minister in May 1940 until 1945. He returned to office in 1951, and retired in 1955, aged 80.
"The Bank is privileged to be able to celebrate the significant and enduring contribution Sir Winston Churchill made to the UK, and beyond," said Chris Salmon, chief cashier of the Bank of England, whose signature will also appear on the banknote.
Sir Nicholas Soames, Churchill's grandson and MP for Mid Sussex, said: "I think it is a wonderful tribute to him and an appropriate time. I can't think of any more marvellous thing that would have pleased him more."
He described the move as a great honour for the family.
That is the forthright response from Lufthansa Group's chief executive, Carsten Spohr, when asked about the company's reaction to the loss of Germanwings flight 9525, a year ago.
Last March the aircraft crashed into a mountainside in southern France.
All 150 passengers and crew were killed.
Investigations showed that the aircraft had been brought down deliberately by its co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz. It later emerged that he had suffered from severe depression in the past.
Prosecutors also said that at the time of the accident he had been suffering from "an illness", which he had concealed from his employer and colleagues - and had destroyed sick notes excusing him from duty.
In the wake of the accident, Lufthansa faced criticism for allowing Mr Lubitz to fly. However, Mr Spohr - himself a qualified airline pilot - says that even with the benefit of hindsight, he doesn't believe the company did anything wrong.
"I think we've seen in this very tragic accident, one of the few examples in our industry where no significant change of procedures, of engineering came from what we learned, which makes it even more tragic in a way", he says.
"We have looked with government bodies into cockpit access procedures, into medical screening of pilots, and basically we found that Lufthansa has been doing it right."
Some changes have been made at industry level - for example the European Aviation Safety Agency now recommends that no pilot is ever left alone in the cockpit, and further talks about "optimising" cockpit procedures are still going on.
And Mr Spohr thinks the right decisions will be taken.
"It's our promise to any victim in any accident that we put all our effort as an industry into making flying ever safer", he says.
The crash overshadowed what was, on paper at least, a successful year for Lufthansa in 2015.
Passenger numbers were up across the group, and profits are expected to total more than €1.5bn ($1.7bn; £1.18bn). The low price of oil has helped, by significantly reducing its fuel bill.
But at the same time, the group has endured a fractious relationship with pilots, cabin crew and ground staff.
It is attempting to cut costs, and expand its budget subsidiary Eurowings, which is taking over some long haul routes, as well as developing its European network.
Its plans have antagonised unions - and the company endured a series of damaging strikes, including one that lasted a week and forced thousands of flights to be cancelled.
Lufthansa says that over the past two years, strikes have cost the airline more than $500m (£347m). But Mr Spohr thinks it has been a necessary sacrifice.
"Some of the structures we have at Lufthansa are from the days of state ownership. So these 30 or 40 year-old structures are just not fitting us for the future.
"There's resistance, obviously. Is this a perfect time to overcome such resistance, when we're making record profits? No.
"But I think we've waited too long already, so I think it's now time to make Lufthansa fit for growth again.
"If we don't take the pain now, the pain is just getting bigger and it has to be taken sometime in the future. So it doesn't pay off to defer it."
But can agreement ever be reached? Mr Spohr clearly thinks so.
"I know my staff love their company as much as I do", he says with a wry smile.
I'm sure there's a joint interest, we just haven't managed to find the right compromise yet. I'm very positive we will."
The 29-year-old is the latest player to pledge his future to Ulster after Ruan Pienaar, Nick Williams and Robbie Diack all signed contract extensions.
"I am delighted to have committed to Ulster for the long term," said Henry.
"It is a great team to be a part of, and there is no doubt when it comes to winning silverware, we have some unfinished business."
Henry, who has won eight caps for Ireland as well as playing 109 times for Ulster, is hoping to win a trophy with the province after defeats in the Heineken Cup final and Pro12 final in the past two seasons.
He is also targeting a place in Joe Schmidt's Ireland squad for the World Cup in 2015.
"In my opinion, being at Ulster gives me the best chance to fulfil that ambition," he said.
"This squad is getting better and better.
"We have experience as well as young players coming through, who are proving that they can perform at the very highest level."
Ulster's Director of Rugby David Humphreys said: "Chris has been a cornerstone of our success in recent years".
"His performance against Montpellier typified what he brings to the Ulster team, namely commitment, intensity and ferocity at the breakdown.
"It would be hard to find anyone who is more passionate about playing for Ulster than Chris Henry and I am extremely pleased he will be part of the squad until at least 2017."
The protests were organised through the messaging site WhatsApp but it is not clear which group is behind it.
The internet was often unavailable on Wednesday morning but the government has denied blocking it.
The BBC's Brian Hungwe in the capital Harare says it is one of the biggest protests in many years.
Protesters also set up burning barricades in Harare.
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Some of the messages calling for a stay away also urged President Robert Mugabe to step down.
The 92 year old has governed the country since independence in 1980.
On Twitter, activists have been using the hashtag #ShutDownZimbabwe2016 to mobilise support.
Many civil servants have not been paid in more than a month - they went on strike on Tuesday.
On Monday, taxi drivers complaining about police extortion clashed with the security forces in parts of Harare.
The economy has also been hit by currency shortages and a severe drought.
"I can't go to work when the rest of the country is not going to work," Sybert Marumo, who works for an electrical shop, told the AFP news agency.
"Life is tough and we need to show the government that we have been stretched to the limit."
The study says better access to clean water and sanitation is key, with fewer weak and malnourished children becoming infected.
New vaccines have also had a positive impact.
However, diarrhoea is still the fourth-biggest killer of children globally, with almost 500,000 a year dying before their fifth birthday.
This figure could well be a significant under-estimate because of the lack of data in sub-Saharan Africa, where most cases occur.
Diarrhoea is also indirectly responsible for large numbers of deaths, through exacerbating the effects of other diseases, such as pneumonia and measles.
The US researchers, who analysed data from the new Global Burden of Disease study, found well over a third (42%) of deaths happen in Nigeria and India.
Diarrhoeal diseases, such as rotavirus and cholera, are spread by water contaminated with faeces. They are preventable and treatable.
"Diarrhoeal diseases disproportionately affect young children," said lead author Dr Ali Mokdad, from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington.
"Despite some promising reductions in mortality, the devastating impact of these diseases cannot be overlooked."
Source: Lancet Infectious Diseases
World Health Organization: Diarrhoea
While deaths from diarrhoea have dropped by just over 20% overall, and 34% in children, the rate of infection has been falling far more slowly.
For children it dropped by just over 10% between 2005 and 2015.
Of all the diarrhoeal diseases, rotavirus remains the biggest killer of under-fives, according to this study.
But death rates for the disease were down by 44% in 2015.
The researchers attribute much of this to a relatively new vaccine.
"We're encouraged to see fewer children dying of diarrhoea," said Yael Velleman, senior policy analyst on health and hygiene at WaterAid.
"But it is unacceptable that diarrhoea still claims the lives of nearly half a million children under five each year.
"Up to 50% of under-nutrition is linked to chronic infection, diarrhoea and worm infestation caused by dirty water and poor hygiene."
She said those children's life chances were limited by preventable illness - "all for the lack of conditions we have been taking for granted in the UK for over 100 years".
SOURCE: World Health Organization
The Education Training Inspectorate (ETI) report also criticised staff absenteeism at De La Salle College.
The average was 40 days each during the 2015/16 academic year.
That compares to an average staff absence of eight days per year in the post-primary sector.
The inspection further found that aspects of teaching and leadership at the school required "significant improvement".
The inspection was carried out in November 2016 following an independent investigation into the school, commissioned by the Department of Education.
The school, in Andersonstown, west Belfast, has more than 1,000 pupils and was the scene of industrial disputes and protests by parents earlier in 2016.
On child safeguarding, the report said that the school must:
The inspectors will return to the school in six weeks to monitor progress on safeguarding arrangements.
The ETI inspection is also highly critical of a number of aspects of the provision for learning and the governance and management of the school.
It said that "planning, teaching and assessment require significant improvement".
The report also said that "a culture of intimidation and bullying had existed in the school which led to staff being vulnerable and stressed".
"The working relationships between staff need to improve in order to establish a culture of trust and mutual respect across the school," it said.
While it acknowledges recent improvements in working relationships, it also mentions an "unprecedented number of complex human resource issues" at De La Salle.
While the commitment of the governors "through exceptionally difficult circumstances" is mentioned, "the ETI evaluation is that there can be limited confidence in the aspects of governance evaluated".
As a result, the report recommends that the Department of Education (DE) uses its powers to directly appoint additional governors to the board.
Under the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, where the failure of a school is "due (in whole or in part) to the management of the school by the board of governors", DE can take action to directly appoint governors.
However, there were some positive aspects mentioned in the inspection.
"Most of the pupils are motivated and have a positive disposition to learning," it said.
It also said that staff had begun work to address the decline in standards, that they were committed to the care of the pupils and that there has been a significant reduction in staff absence since the beginning of the 2016/17 school year.
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Subah Amini, from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association, was one of 350 volunteers who helped in Cumbria and Yorkshire.
Mr Amini spent 10 months in hospital in London, Wakefield and China after the fall in 2014.
He said he was "thankful to God" that he was alive and had decided to devote his life to helping others.
Volunteers went from Cumbria to Yorkshire, driving people around, organising sandbags and offering emotional support and motivation, Mr Amini said.
"It brought the community together and for us, it made us feel more part of Christmas than we have ever before."
Parts of Yorkshire and Lancashire were hit by flooding on 26 December.
Staff were told that all work would be moved to other sites during the next 15 months.
A company spokesman said all employees based at the Bothwell Street office would probably face "involuntary severance".
The firm said the cuts were being made following a review of Shell's global finance operations.
Shell, which employs 12,000 people globally, said it would relocate some positions to its other international centres but the number had not been decided.
A spokesman added: "For Shell to remain competitive, difficult choices continue to have to be made to improve efficiency and value for money across all of our businesses and functions.
"Subject to employee consultation, we are proposing to close the Shell finance operations office in Glasgow and, over the next 15 months, move its activities to our other locations in our global Shell Business Operations network.
"This will result in a small overall reduction in the number of jobs in Shell's global finance operations. Employees currently based in the Glasgow office will likely face involuntary severance."
The spokesman said that other Shell sites had evolved to handle the activities performed by staff in Glasgow at a "significantly lower cost".
Staff were told about the closure of the Bothwell Street office on Wednesday morning, triggering the start of a 45-day consultation.
Shell launched the Glasgow office in 1998 to oversee areas such as financial reports and management information, governance risk and assurance, and travel and expenditure.
Paul Wheelhouse, Scotland's minister for business, innovation and energy, said he was disappointed by the news.
He added: "This will be a very difficult time for those employees affected, their families and the local area.
"Scottish Enterprise is liaising closely with the company and I am monitoring the situation closely."
He said the Scottish government's initiative for responding to redundancy situations, Partnership Action for Continuing Employment, stood ready to help those affected.
"The Transition Training Fund is also available to support individuals who wish to retrain and secure new opportunities in the oil and gas or wider energy and manufacturing sectors," he said.
Scottish Conservative Glasgow MSP Annie Wells said: "The movement of jobs abroad is a challenging issue and it is as important as ever that both the UK and Scottish governments work together to ensure that things pick up in the future.
"The only silver lining to this story is that the announcement has been made over year ahead of most employees leaving the company.
"I would urge the Scottish government therefore to use this time along with its agencies to make sure that the process of redundancy is made as comfortable as possible for the workers and their families."
Scottish Liberal Democrat energy spokesperson Liam McArthur MSP said: "This news will be a devastating blow to those directly affected and their families.
"It is vital, therefore, that the Scottish government and its agencies now work closely with Shell and staff representatives to support those impacted by this decision."
Hogan debuted in 1977 and is one of the best-known names in the industry.
Hogan has apologised, telling People: "It was unacceptable for me to have used that offensive language; there is no excuse for it."
The comments referred to came in audio transcripts seen by RadarOnline.com and The National Enquirer.
WWE did not link the termination to the tape, saying "WWE terminated its contract with Terry Bollea (aka Hulk Hogan).
"WWE is committed to embracing and celebrating individuals from all backgrounds as demonstrated by the diversity of our employees, performers and fans worldwide."
However his lawyer said Hogan had resigned rather than being fired.
Hogan told People he was disappointed with himself: "This is not who I am. I believe very strongly that every person in the world is important and should not be treated differently based on race, gender, orientation, religious beliefs or otherwise."
He had earlier tweeted this cryptic message.
According to RadarOnline and The National Enquirer, Hogan's comments were made in an audio recording submitted as evidence in his legal battle with gossip site Gawker, who he is suing over the publication of a sex tape.
In transcripts seen by the two organisations, Hogan allegedly tells Heather Clem - a friend's wife with whom he was filmed having sex - "I guess we're all a little racist" and uses racist language while referring to his daughter's love life.
The WWE has scrubbed references of Hogan from its website.
Hogan has enjoyed huge popularity in his long career as a professional wrestler, with his rise helping the expansion of the industry.
In the glory days of "Hulkamania", Hogan was a multiple winner of the WWE's top titles, as well as serving a successful stint in rival WCW.
He returned to the WWE last year for the fourth time after more than six years away from the organisation.
Liam Kelly - after a mistake from Town keeper James McKeown - and Ollie Palmer, against his former club, ensured Andy Hessenthaler's men took all three points having been second-best for much of the first half.
Grimsby's Omar Bogle went the closest to breaking the deadlock with a fine strike that Alex Cisak tipped away while Craig Disley had a penalty shout turned down.
But Town could not make the most of their first-half dominance and they were made to pay a minute short of the hour mark when McKeown spilled a low cross at the feet of Kelly, who duly prodded home.
The opener rocked the hosts and they fell further behind when a slip from the otherwise excellent Shaun Pearson allowed substitute Palmer to race through and slot home.
Second-half replacement Dominic Vose did pull one back in stoppage time when his deflected strike looped over Cisak, but Orient saw the game out to take all three points.
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Match ends, Grimsby Town 1, Leyton Orient 2.
Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 1, Leyton Orient 2.
Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Danny Andrew (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Danny Andrew (Grimsby Town).
Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Ashley Chambers (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Leyton Orient 2. Dominic Vose (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Summerfield.
Attempt saved. Ashley Chambers (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Nicky Hunt.
Attempt blocked. Craig Disley (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Gavin Massey (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card.
Ben Davies (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient).
Attempt missed. Nigel Atangana (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Josh Gowling.
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Tom Parkes.
Omar Bogle (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Yvan Erichot (Leyton Orient).
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Scott Vernon replaces Kayden Jackson.
Goal! Grimsby Town 0, Leyton Orient 2. Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Foul by Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town).
Tom Parkes (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Omar Bogle (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Liam Kelly (Leyton Orient).
Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient).
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Ollie Palmer replaces Dean Cox.
Attempt missed. Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Sandro Semedo.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Dominic Vose replaces James Berrett.
Attempt missed. Omar Bogle (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Liam Kelly.
Attempt missed. Liam Kelly (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
Foul by Ben Davies (Grimsby Town).
Sandro Semedo (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. James Berrett (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
Hand ball by Alex Cisak (Leyton Orient).
Attempt missed. Tom Parkes (Leyton Orient) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Luke Summerfield.
Temporary Sgt David Andrew Gibson, 43, is accused of misconduct in a public office. He has been suspended by Merseyside Police.
He is being investigated by the force's Anti-Corruption Unit, managed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
The officer is due before Liverpool City Magistrates on 18 June.
Rescuers have so far brought seven people out from the rubble alive, eyewitnesses have told the BBC.
A large crowd has gathered and rescue workers have been pleading with people to move back, the BBC's Patience Atuhaire reports from the scene.
Officials have not said what was behind the collapse, which happened opposite Uganda's famous Makerere University.
Several small businesses had reportedly been occupying the basement and ground-floor levels of the building.
Reports of the building's deteriorating condition had already forced some of the business owners to remove their property from the site, amid fears that rainwater had seeped into the foundations, residents told the BBC.
The memorial has been placed on his childhood home at 43 Waverley Gardens in Barking, east London, where he first learned to play football.
As well as captaining the team, Moore set up two of Geoff Hurst's goals in the 1966 final before receiving the Jules Rimet trophy from the Queen.
He was described as "one of the greatest" by ex-FA chairman Greg Dyke.
Mr Dyke, who is an English Heritage Blue Plaque Panel member, said the plaque "honours... the house and the streets where he grew up and first learned his footballing skills".
Bobby Moore, who was born at Upney Hospital in Barking in 1941, developed his footballing skills while playing with his father and uncle in Greatfields Park, near to 43 Waverley Gardens.
He was living in the house when he won his first silverware, the Crisp Shield in the 1950-51 season, and when he joined West Ham United at the age of 16.
At the time, a scout for the club said Moore "would not set the world alight" but praised his "tenacity and industry".
He was appointed England captain in 1963, a year after being a surprise call-up for the 1962 World Cup.
Moore's father, known as Big Bob, watched the 1966 final on television at 43 Waverley Gardens, although his mother was too nervous so spent the game potting plants in the garden.
After retiring, Moore enjoyed a career in the media as lead sports columnist for the Sunday Sport and a football analyst on radio for Capital Gold.
He died from cancer on 24 February 1993, aged 51, a week after making his final radio commentary.
His daughter Roberta said her father would be "truly humbled and deeply touched" by the blue plaque.
The Reds dominated the first half at Anfield, but failed to fully test Foxes keeper Kasper Schmeichel.
They were rewarded when Roberto Firmino's pull-back from the left was steered in by a stretching Benteke.
Leicester offered little threat, Nathan Dyer going closest as they failed to score for the first time this season.
Leicester spent Christmas Day on top of the Premier League, capping a marvellous turnaround after being bottom of the table 12 months ago.
Their first league defeat since losing 5-2 at home to Arsenal on 26 September left them vulnerable to be overtaken by the Gunners later on Saturday.
But Arsene Wenger's men failed to capitalise after a 4-0 loss at Southampton, meaning the Foxes are still two points clear at the summit.
Can Claudio Ranieri's side react positively to defeat? That's the question many sceptics have been asking about the surprise leaders.
After a toothless display at Anfield, where they managed just three shots on target, Leicester will have to improve dramatically if they are to maintain their lofty position.
"We have to clean this result away and restart," said Ranieri afterwards.
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Two of the brightest stars in Leicester's resurgence have been England striker Jamie Vardy and Algeria playmaker Riyad Mahrez.
The two men have contributed 29 of Leicester's 37 Premier League goals this season, as well as providing 10 assists for each other or their team-mates.
But neither made an impact against Liverpool, with Ranieri revealing afterwards that Vardy played with a fever and Mahrez was "very tired".
As a team, Leicester lacked their usual energy and managed to muster just seven attempts at the Liverpool goal.
Liverpool's revival under Jurgen Klopp has showed signs of slowing down in recent weeks, with the Reds picking up just one point in their three previous Premier League matches.
Following the 3-0 defeat at Watford, Klopp decided to recall Belgium striker Divock Origi to provide more pace and movement as the focal point of his attack.
Origi's speed caused problems for the Leicester defence in the opening half an hour, as the hosts began at a brisk tempo.
But a hamstring injury curtailed Origi's afternoon, meaning his international colleague Benteke was summoned from the bench.
Benteke, a £32m summer signing from Aston Villa, had not scored a Premier League goal in six appearances and wastefully headed over an early second-half opportunity.
However, he clinically finished when it mattered - sliding in the winner as Liverpool moved up to eighth.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp: "After four games with no result, that was very important today. Everybody knows of the quality of Leicester and what we had to do today was play simple football.
"The first half was really good and then we had to change. Christian Benteke was not warm, it's not easy to come into the game.
"We made the goal, it was a brilliant situation where the boys showed their quality in small situations. We were never really under pressure."
Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri: "We started to play too late. Liverpool pushed from the beginning and for this reason they deserved to win.
"We tried to do our best but maybe in the first half we were too nervous to play our football. The second half was much better."
Another big match for the Foxes - the visit of third-placed Manchester City on Tuesday. Liverpool return to action on Wednesday, when they travel to struggling Sunderland.
Match ends, Liverpool 1, Leicester City 0.
Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Leicester City 0.
Attempt missed. Andy King (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
Offside, Liverpool. Christian Benteke tries a through ball, but Lucas Leiva is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Allen replaces Adam Lallana.
Substitution, Liverpool. Lucas Leiva replaces Philippe Coutinho.
Foul by Christian Benteke (Liverpool).
Nathan Dyer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Emre Can.
Attempt blocked. Andy King (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Fuchs.
Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool).
Nathan Dyer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
Offside, Liverpool. Simon Mignolet tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
Substitution, Leicester City. Andrej Kramaric replaces Riyad Mahrez.
Offside, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton tries a through ball, but Robert Huth is caught offside.
Foul by Dejan Lovren (Liverpool).
Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Emre Can (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
Offside, Liverpool. Roberto Firmino tries a through ball, but Philippe Coutinho is caught offside.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Simon Mignolet.
Attempt saved. Nathan Dyer (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Christian Fuchs with a cross.
Foul by Dejan Lovren (Liverpool).
Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Alberto Moreno.
Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
Nathan Dyer (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Leicester City. Leonardo Ulloa replaces Jamie Vardy.
Substitution, Leicester City. Nathan Dyer replaces Shinji Okazaki.
Christian Benteke (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Wes Morgan (Leicester City).
Offside, Liverpool. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
Goal! Liverpool 1, Leicester City 0. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a cross.
Robert Huth (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Adam Lallana (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Robert Huth (Leicester City).
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a cross.
Christopher Halliwell is already serving a life term for killing Sian O'Callaghan in 2011.
The 52-year-old evaded justice for five years over Ms Godden's death due to police breaching arrest guidelines.
At Bristol Crown Court, judge Sir John Griffiths Williams said Halliwell's defence was a "cock and bull story".
Ms Godden, a sex worker who struggled with drug addiction, went missing after a night out in Swindon.
Jurors heard she argued with Halliwell before getting into his taxi.
For several years, her family believed she had moved to the Bristol area and didn't immediately report her missing.
While police were investigating the disappearance of Ms O'Callaghan, Halliwell offered to take police to "another one" and led Det Supt Steve Fulcher to a field in Gloucestershire where Becky Godden's remains were found.
However, arrest guidelines were not met which meant his confession was inadmissible when the case first went to court.
The charge of murdering Miss Godden was withdrawn until March, when an investigation by Wiltshire Police uncovered overwhelming evidence against Halliwell which meant the confession could be used.
Wiltshire Police have said they will be speaking to other forces about more potential Halliwell victims.
The judge told him he would die in prison, adding: "I have no doubt that you are a self-centred and domineering individual who wants his own way. You are both calculating and devious."
Whole-life tariffs are reserved for offenders judged to be the most dangerous to society.
Offenders who receive them cannot be released other than at the discretion of the justice secretary on compassionate grounds, for example if they are terminally ill or seriously incapacitated.
They are not eligible for a parole review or release but can have their sentence reduced on appeal.
Notorious current whole-life prisoners include police killer Dale Cregan, Mark Bridger, who murdered five-year-old April Jones, Michael Adebolajo, who along with Michael Adebowale killed Fusilier Lee Rigby, and Moors murderer Ian Brady.
There were 53 prisoners serving "whole life" sentences in England and Wales at the end of June 2016, according to official Ministry of Justice statistics.
They made up 0.7% of the 7,361 prisoners serving life sentences.
He added: "You returned to her body again and again over the years to make sure she hadn't been discovered.
"But for your confession, I have no doubt Becky's remains would never have been found.
"You then tried to manipulate the police and the court process to try to avoid getting what you deserved."
The judge told Becky's parents: "You have had to live with every parent's nightmare of a missing child and then the discovery that she had been dead for some years, buried naked in a field.
"You have been deprived of the opportunity we all want to say farewell to our closest and dearest."
In a victim impact statement read to the court by the prosecution, Becky's mother, Karen Edwards, said: "What must she have gone through?
"My whole world has been destroyed. The only thing I can buy her is flowers for her grave.
"I never had a body to kiss goodbye before she was buried."
A statement from Becky's father said: "I always blocked out what she was doing. I do not like to hear how she was used.
"All I've ever wanted was to know the truth. I just wish we could've had closure when Becky was discovered years ago.
"Halliwell has played games with us. Becky will always remain with me, never forgotten. I will live with my memories of her."
Speaking outside of court, Becky's father John Godden said he was angry about how his daughter had been portrayed and he criticised the police investigation into her death.
He said: "I can tell you wonderful things about Becky. Absolutely wonderful things. I am actually sick and tired about the way she's being portrayed.
"She's being portrayed as if she deserved to get murdered. No matter what she did in her life, she didn't deserve to get murdered. And she deserved justice six years ago.
"The Wiltshire Police are massively at fault."
The collision between the 46-year-old woman's Ford Fiesta and a Land Rover happened at 16:30 on the A68 south of Dalkeith.
The 62-year-old driver of the Land Rover was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, where he remains in a serious condition.
The road has been closed from the Cousland junction to north of Pathhead.
Local diversions are in place and police said the road would remain closed for some time while collision investigations were carried out.
Sgt Neil Inglis, of the Road Policing Unit, said: "Tragically, this collision has resulted in a woman losing her life and a man being seriously injured.
"We're working to establish the circumstances surrounding this and anyone who may be able to help is urged to get in touch as soon as possible.
"If you witnessed this collision, or saw either car beforehand, please contact Police Scotland."
The Reverend Peter Jarvis, 51, of Spencer's Wood, admitted two counts of causing or inciting a girl aged between 13 and 17 to engage in sexual activity.
He also pleaded guilty to possessing an indecent image of a child when he appeared at Winchester Crown Court.
The Bishop of Reading, the Rt Revd Andrew Proud, said it was a matter of "sorrow and regret" for the church.
Chief crown prosecutor for Thames and Chiltern Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Adrian Foster said Jarvis, who committed the offences between 2008 and 2012, had "abused his position of trust".
"Despite his pastoral responsibility towards them, he had an inappropriate sexual interest in them, encouraged them to participate in sexual acts with others while underage, met them after school and at weekends, allowed them to smoke and bought them gifts.
"It is only due to the great courage of the victims that the despicable behaviour of this man has been exposed," he added.
Bishop Proud said Jarvis has been suspended from his duties at St Michael's Church in Spencers Wood, Reading, and a disciplinary process had started.
"We recognise that the suffering of survivors of sexual abuse is profound and long lasting.
"The Church of England will not tolerate abusive behaviour in its clergy or anyone else for whom we have pastoral responsibility.
"All those involved in this sad case remain in my thoughts and prayers," he added.
Blockbusters, though, aren't for everybody. So what is out there if you don't want to watch Transformers: The Last Knight, Spider-Man: Homecoming or War for the Planet of the Apes?
Well, we have animated sequel Cars 3, animated threequel Despicable Me 3 and Christopher Nolan's war epic Dunkirk. But whichever way you slice it, they're really just blockbusters of a different cloth.
So what's left? More than you might think. Here are a few films you might want to check out if you're after something a little bit different.
Director Edgar Wright is known for Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz - films that combined gross-out comedy with sly spins on familiar genre conventions.
His latest film is a relatively straight crime thriller about a baby-faced getaway driver whose skills behind the wheel ensure he's always in demand.
Equipped with a great cast, a cool soundtrack and plenty of tyre-squealing mayhem, it's a slick piece of Tarantino-esque car-nage with a little bit more substance that your average Fast and the Furious.
With the exception of Downton Abbey's Lily James, it is something of an all-male affair though.
The first in a number of upcoming films about Tupac Shakur is a straightforward chronicle of the rapper's short life and career.
Yet that hasn't stopped it irking some of his friends and associates, among them fellow rapper 50 Cent and actress Jada Pinkett Smith.
However, there has been praise for Demetrius Shipp Jr's performance as Shakur, the Harlem-born performer who was shot and killed in September 1996.
The film, by the way, shares its title with the last Tupac album to be released during his lifetime.
A psychological thriller steeped in suspense and dread, this tale of two families sharing a cabin in the woods looks like it might be better released at Halloween.
Given the recent success of Get Out, though, it's perhaps not surprising It Comes At Night - another film to blend genre scares with social commentary - has been given a prominent summer berth.
Joel Edgerton stars as a father who has constructed a refuge from a deadly epidemic that is believed to have wiped out much of the human population.
Said refuge, alas, is not safe from fear and paranoia in a film that currently has an 87% rating on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
Sofia Coppola's latest, her first theatrical feature since 2013's The Bling Ring, is a starry affair that won her a best director prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Set in Virginia during the American Civil War, it tells of a girls' school that is thrown out of whack when it takes in a wounded Union soldier.
The soldier, played by Colin Farrell, upsets the equilibrium of this all-female enclave, drawing out tensions and resentments that had lain out of view.
Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning swell the cast of drama whose source material previously spawned a Clint Eastwood movie in 1971.
The winner of the year's least appealing title is actually a charming romantic comedy about a Muslim comedian from Pakistan who begins a relationship with a white American woman.
It's the ultimate culture clash, made even more complicated when Emily (Zoe Kazan) falls ill and her beau (Kumail Nanjiani) is called upon to offer comfort to her parents.
Inspired by Nanjiani's own romantic life, The Big Sick was a big hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival and was snapped up by Amazon for $12m (£9.5m).
Witty, heartfelt and unexpectedly sophisticated, it also comes with some highly amusing insights into Pakistan's fascination with cricket.
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As a commanding centre-half he appeared in more than 500 games for Barnsley, Manchester City, Celtic and Lyon, and retired while playing for Millwall in 1992 to become the London club's manager.
As a boss, he took the Republic of Ireland to the knockout stage of the 2002 World Cup, and has guided Sunderland and Wolves to the Premier League.
Now, with his current club Ipswich Town second in the Championship, he has told BBC Radio Suffolk why he thinks promotion with Town is his only way back into the top flight, and gives an insight to his managerial career.
You can hear the full interview on Saturday on BBC Radio Suffolk following commentary of the top-of-the-table clash between Ipswich and Derby (kick-off 12:15 GMT).
"I could say I was thrust into it - that when Bruce Rioch left it was a bolt out of the blue, but I'd be lying slightly.
"When I left Celtic I went to France in 1989 and I had a bad knee. I loved it and wanted to stay. Lyon's a beautiful place.
"I had that thought if I wanted to be a manager in England I needed to have my foot in the door somewhere, so I went back to Millwall."
"I start by treating people the way I would like to be treated. It sounds like a bit of a cliche, but how true is it? As a manager I work hard and I expect everyone who works for me to work hard.
"I work very hard with players who cause me problems. Not necessarily just on the pitch, but off the pitch too. I think I have a lot of tolerance and patience for that.
"If you went and asked the players they wouldn't be saying they are my mates or that Mick's a soft touch."
"Sir Alex Ferguson without a doubt. Look at the longevity he had at Manchester United.
"I liked the time Alex Ferguson had for everybody else, the younger managers. I remember getting a note from him when I got my first job 22 years ago. That was lovely. That's a little bit special from a guy who had so much success.
"I don't think that I'm at his level to think I should give someone my number. But lads I know - like Gary Waddock back at Portsmouth - I sent him a text saying 'welcome back to the asylum'."
"The word 'sacked' has a resonance to it that doesn't sound particularly nice. It's like an Exocet missile, you know it's coming, you just don't know where from and when.
"I'm not knocking the media, but the speculation starts and it's a story. It grows legs and goes further.
"At Sunderland, we were 1-0 down and Daryl Murphy equalised in injury time and I was convinced I was getting the tin tack if we lost. I never saw so many sad faces considering we had just got a point.
"Getting the sack is a horrible day. There's tears, some of them are mine because I don't want to go.
"At Wolves we lost 5-1 to our nearest and not so dearest rivals West Brom. I still think we would have stayed up with me and [assistant] Terry Connor at the helm. But it's always embarrassing. Everybody knows you've been sacked."
"My wife Fiona has been my real rock, my support all the time. Not only has she looked after our lovely home and family, she's gone to the games and been all over the world watching matches.
"She loves the football by the way. (If) We were in the house and someone asks, 'what's Tranmere's nickname?' I say, 'Fiona will tell you'.
"We've been married 35 years next year.
"If your family are there and you're getting stick - 'Oi there big nose, you're getting sacked in the morning' - that's tough for them. But they know dad is big enough and daft enough to put up with that."
"I get out on my bike, I love that. It's something I've done for the last 20-odd years.
"I started when I was at Millwall at the end of my career because I was struggling with my knees. Cycling just takes the impact out of it.
"I prefer cycling in the wet and cold than I do golf."
"You're suddenly on the outside, looking in. It really is a horrible feeling.
"A lot of players have struggled with that and struggled with gambling, alcohol, drugs. Or they start businesses that they have no idea about and lose a chunk of money.
"At least football is something they know and love and they get protected by it."
"I would love to take Ipswich to the Premier League.
"Personally, I'd love to do it because I don't think I'd ever get another job in the Premier League. If they're not going to give me one, I'm going to have to boot the door down and gatecrash."
"The first time I did it was with Jon Champion. He said, here's a bit of advice, 'I'll tell everybody what's happening and you tell them why it's happening'. I thought that was great advice.
"I obviously did it OK because I got asked to do it more and more. And I enjoy doing it.
"I didn't find it a challenge. I hear some commentators and think 'you've not got a clue pal, that's a 5-3-2 or there's one in in behind'. I don't find talking about football difficult - why would I?"
Mick McCarthy was speaking to BBC Radio Suffolk's Brenner Woolley
Steve Bloom, who runs a second-hand bookshop in Hawes, North Yorkshire, has been the subject of more than 20 complaints to the parish council over the past four years.
Mr Bloom, who has been branded "rude and offensive", charges the fee which is refundable on purchase of a book.
Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council said he was a discredit to the town.
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Mr Bloom, who described himself as "not really a people person", said the council had given the issue more importance than it deserved.
The 63-year-old admitted he should not have called a customer, who went on to complain to the council, "a pain in the arse".
"I regretted it as soon as I said it," he said.
"He arrived just as I was closing, but I allowed him to go in and browse around. But he ignored me completely when I asked for my 50p, which didn't help things at all."
He explained his policy of asking customers for 50p was a way of finding out whether they were serious or not, and that he did not actually take the money.
"There are times when I've wondered whether it's the right thing to do, but I stand by it," he said.
John Blackie, chairman of Hawes and High Abbotside Parish Council, suggested the "dreadfully rude and offensive" bookseller should change his ways.
"He can see the great difficulties, the upset that he causes in the local community," Mr Blackie said.
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The third suspension in two years lasted for a few hours, affecting some 100 million users.
But Supreme Court judge Ricardo Lewandowski later lifted the nationwide blockage, calling it disproportionate.
WhatsApp said they did not have access to the details requested.
"The suspension of service apparently violates the fundamental precept of freedom of expression and communication," the Supreme Court said in its ruling.
Mr Lewandowski pointed out that the lower court judge's decision seemed "not very reasonable and not very proportional".
WhatsApp - owned by social media giant Facebook since February 2015 - gradually resumed normal service after the court's ruling, correspondents say.
Earlier in the day, lower court Judge Daniela Barbosa ordered the suspension of WhatsApp, accusing its parent company Facebook of failing "to provide information that will be critical to the success of an investigation and later to bolster the criminal case".
It is not clear which investigation she is referring to, but she said the firm had been repeatedly asked to provide messages to police investigators in the city of Caxias, north of Rio.
Taking to Facebook, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum said it was "shocking that less than two months after Brazilian people and lawmakers loudly rejected blocks of services like WhatsApp, history is repeating itself".
He was referring to its suspension for 72 hours in May, which forced users to turn to alternative services - a huge proportion of the internet-using population in a country with some of the world's highest mobile phone charges.
Twitter users responded with frustration - and, in many cases, with humour:
WhatsApp also argues that it cannot share information, because its encrypted communications mean "only you and the person you're communicating with can read what is sent".
Technology commentators suggest regular interruptions to service could dent WhatsApp's popularity.
Wareham Surgery said its "revised system" comes after one GP went off on long-term sickness with a broken hip and another resigned in March.
It said a lack of response to a GP vacancy meant it could only offer on-the-day appointments, which can only be booked during certain hours.
Speaking in the Bournemouth Echo, one patient described it as a "crisis".
The surgery, which is currently using locum GP cover, has asked patients to call to book between 08:30 and 10:30 for a morning appointment, or between 14:00 and 16:00 for an afternoon appointment.
"Depending on demand" it said it may not be able to provide an appointment, which would mean patients calling back the following day.
Healthwatch Dorset said the situation was "simply unacceptable".
"We understand the difficulties they're facing at the Wareham practice, but that doesn't alter the fact that their new appointment system means that patients can't book an appointment with their GP in advance," it added.
An NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) spokesman said it was in talks with the surgery and it was hoped the situation would change at the end of the month.
He said the CCG had set up the Primary Care Workforce Centre with Bournemouth University and Health Education Wessex in April last year in a bid to find "innovative ways to address the recruitment challenge with not only our trainees and future workforce supply, but also our current workforce".
The Sunday night programme was watched by an average of six million viewers in 2015, with one episode in November reaching 7.8 million.
Countryfile beat The X Factor's Sunday results show in the ratings on two occasions last month.
The new five-part daytime series, named Countryfile Diaries, will start in the spring on BBC One.
Running across a week, the spin-off will feature country life through the changing of the seasons and will coincide with Countryfile's seasonal specials.
BBC daytime controller Dan McGolpin said the new programme would allow viewers "to further enjoy the full splendour and sheer variety of life in the British countryside during key moments of the year".
Countryfile's presenters include Matt Baker and Anita Rani and the show achieved its highest audiences in the autumn when it was scheduled before Strictly Come Dancing.
More than 7.2 million households tuned in on average between 8 November and 13 December.
Countryfile executive producer Bill Lyons said the "huge audience" had made the programme the most popular weekly factual series on TV - which he put down to "the enduring love-affair between the British people and their countryside".
The locations and presenters for Countryfile Diaries have not yet been announced.
Hovertravel said it would operate a "one craft service" between Southsea and Ryde until the end of February.
Managing director Neil Chapman said resolving operational issues had "taken considerably longer than we had planned".
The Solent Flyer and Island Flyer, costing £10m, were launched in the summer.
When the vessels were named by sailing champion Sir Ben Ainslie, the company said the investment would "improve passenger comfort through speedier and easier boarding, a quieter ride and better visibility".
However, "bedding in" problems led to cancellations and refunds offered to customers in October and November.
Mr Chapman said: "It's clear to us all the implementation of the two new craft has had several operational issues, and whilst these are resolvable it's taking considerably longer than we had planned.
"In addition, we are managing the continued use of the existing craft."
Its current Island Express craft is also being repaired, leaving only Freedom 90 to operate the reduced timetable.
Hovertravel has been running ferries between Southsea and Ryde since 1965.
Eddie Raymond Tipton was the security director for the Multi-State Lottery Association when he was arrested in January by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations.
Prosecutors said he had been caught on CCTV buying the winning ticket. The $14.3m (£9.5m) prize was never claimed.
Mr Tipton denies the charges.
Citing court papers filed by prosecutors in the case, the Des Moines Register said the 51-year-old "may have inserted a thumb drive into a highly locked-down computer that's supposed to generate the random numbers used to determine lottery winners".
The offline computer is housed in a glass room and in theory can only be accessed by two people at the same time. It is also constantly monitored by a video camera.
It is alleged Mr Tipton used his position as security director to change the video camera settings and record only one second in every minute. This would have given him enough time to enter the room and plug a thumb drive into the computer.
On that drive, according to the prosecution, was a rootkit: a stealthy computer program designed to do a specific task and, in this case, then erase itself.
That task was to predetermine the winning lottery numbers for the draw that Mr Tipton was to later buy the winning ticket for.
Mike McLaughlin, senior analyst at computer security company First Base, said the allegation might sound farfetched but was plausible.
He told the BBC: "It is entirely possible to code a rootkit on a USB drive which could interfere with software on a computer then delete itself.
"It would only take a second to run once plugged in.
"However, this can leave traces on the infected machine if you know where to look."
As a member of staff, Mr Tipton was not allowed to win the lottery himself.
The court filings suggest there was an attempt to claim the prize just hours before it was scheduled to expire by a company incorporated in Belize.
If found guilty of the two charges of fraud, Mr Tipton faces up to five years in jail and a fine of up to $7,500.
Keith Earls's 19th-minute try helped Ireland lead 10-3 but a second Tommaso Allan penalty cut the margin to four.
Ireland needed a last-ditch Peter O'Mahony tackle on Josh Furno to stay ahead after the break.
Allan's third penalty reduced Ireland's lead to the minimum before two relieving Johnny Sexton kicks in reply.
Better line-out work from the Italians could have seen them earn a shock victory with the Irish making three vital steals during the contest.
Ireland needed another heroic performance from lock Iain Henderson as his series of carries were in marked contrast to the largely ineffective efforts of the Ireland back row.
Scrum-half Conor Murray had an afternoon to forget as many of the struggles of Ireland's warm-up matches re-emerged.
After Italy's insipid effort against France and struggle to overcome Canada, most pundits were expecting Ireland to win by a similar margin to the 36-6 victory at the last World Cup.
However, as Quintin Geldenhuys predicted on Friday, the return of captain and number eight Parisse made the Italians a totally different proposition.
The Stade Francais star showed his intent from the off by running at the Irish defence and even demonstrated a canny kicking game as the contest went on.
Parisse was superbly supported by his back-row colleague Simone Favaro while scrum-half Edoardo Gori dominated his battle with off-colour Murray.
The Irish needed a series of vital line-out steals and Henderson's heroics to keep the Italians at bay.
Four points down at the break, the Italians looked set to take the lead on 48 minutes as Furno drove for the line but O'Mahony produced a vital intervention to push the lock into touch.
With mistakes starting to litter the Irish display, Allan's third penalty cut the margin to 10-9 on 52 minutes as Joe Schmidt's side were looking more than a little edgy.
Two Sexton penalties either side of the hour gave Ireland breathing space but they endured a nervous finish as O'Mahony's yellow card saw them completing the game with 14 players as Italy continued to threaten despite Parisse's 65th-minute substitution.
Sergio Parisse, Simone Favaro and Edoardo Gori all have legitimate claims to being named man of the match but Irish lock Henderson edges it as, without his contribution, Joe Schmidt's side would have lost their game.
Henderson's carries and ferocious appetite for work around the breakdown helped to make up for some of the short-comings of the Ireland back row.
Indeed, the Ulster man's performance may lead to renewed suggestions that he should be moved to one of the flanker berths.
Ireland boss Joe Schmidt: "That game was exactly what we expected. We have been allowed to cruise through the first two games and it was a shock to the system to come against a tier one side who needed to win to stay in the tournament.
"I said last week we would take a one-point win, so a seven-point win is good enough.
"France are another level up - we will have to raise our game again. We will work on that this week and hopefully come up with the goods."
Ireland face fellow quarter-finalists France in Sunday's Pool D decider at the Millennium Stadium.
On the basis of this display from a virtually full-strength Ireland team, France will fancy their chances of winning in Cardiff.
The losers would probably be handed the daunting task of facing New Zealand in the last eight.
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Ireland: Zebo; Bowe, Earls, Henshaw, D Kearney; Sexton, Murray; McGrath, Best, Ross, Henderson, O'Connell, O'Mahony, O'Brien, Heaslip.
Replacements: Fitzgerald for Earls (76), Healy for McGrath (58), Cronin for Best (70), White for Ross (58), Toner for Henderson (67), Henry for O'Brien (67).
Not Used: Reddan, Madigan.
Sin Bin: O'Mahony (72).
Italy: McLean; Sarto, Campagnaro, Garcia, Venditti; Allan, Gori; Aguero, Manici, Cittadini, Geldenhuys, Furno, Minto, Favaro, Parisse.
Replacements: Canna for Allan (65), Palazzani for Gori (76), Rizzo for Aguero (62), Giazzon for Manici (42), Chistolini for Cittadini (62), Bergamasco for Favaro (67), Zanni for Parisse (65), Benvenuti for Garcia (4).
Att: 52,187
Ref: Jerome Garces (France).
Caroline Berriman, 30, who worked at Abraham Moss Community School in Manchester, had a suspended sentence given to her in September overturned.
She had admitted having sex with the pupil, who cannot be identified for legal reasons.
The original sentence was referred for being "unduly lenient".
The case was referred by Attorney General Jeremy Wright who pointed to the abuse of trust, the disparity in age and the significant degree of planning or grooming behaviour.
Three judges in London said a sentence of immediate custody was in all the circumstances "clearly necessary and proportionate".
Berriman, of Oldham, was ordered to surrender to her local police station.
The sexual activity took place on 80 occasions over three to four months and resulted in a pregnancy which was terminated, the court heard.
The boy moved in with Berriman but when the situation deteriorated he rang ChildLine and said he was thinking of taking his own life.
When the police became involved he told them he felt "scarred" by what had happened.
Lord Justice Treacy said: "What took place did so on a very large number of occasions and involved her taking the victim to live with her as if the pair were ordinary lovers.
"It seems to us that conduct of this sort and on this scale clearly called for an immediate custodial sentence of some substance."
The original trial judge took into account Berriman's guilty plea, her previous good character and the fact she had to care for a young child when imposing a suspended sentence.
The length of the custodial sentence was also tempered by Berriman's family situation, the judge added.
Across the Severn Bridge, Bristol has operated one of two major trauma centres (MTC) for the south west of England since 2012 - along with Derriford in Plymouth.
It is estimated survival rates have improved by 30%.
It started at the old Frenchay hospital before moving to the new £430m Southmead super-hospital four miles away in 2014.
A cluster of six other hospitals - including Bristol Royal Infirmary - operate as major trauma units in a network around it.
But Southmead, one of 27 MTCs across England, is in line to take the most critical cases first - involving up to 1,500 patients a year.
Dr Ben Walton, consultant in intensive care medicine, said it offered a consistency of service which was not possible before.
"The feeling when these centres were first set up in London it would take five years to see improvements - we've seen it in 18 months," he said.
"In the past, if a patient was seriously injured in a road traffic collision or fell at home, they'd be taken to the nearest hospital with an emergency unit.
"Now, if they fulfil certain criteria and the assessment of the ambulance or pre-hospital doctor crew is that they're likely to have a serious injury, they will by-pass their nearest emergency department and be transferred directly to the major trauma centre."
Dr Walton said the major trauma centre could gather together multiple specialists around the clock and deal with injuries which are often complex.
"Patients are met by a trauma team which is 24/7, 365 days of the year and there will always be a senior clinician - a consultant - leading that team.
"That's of benefit to patients and can't be provided at every hospital, it's impossible."
There is a flow of patients between the other trauma units and the MTC, depending on the seriousness of their condition and stage of their care.
But Dr Walton said: "I think there's no doubt the rehabilitation of patients in our network is patchy. There's not a joined up, consistent service."
Major trauma also went beyond road crashes "people falling or being shot or stabbed".
He added: "A significant proportion are elderly patients with complex, pre-existing medical needs who have had what you might see as an innocuous fall or injury."
The toilet at Mayburn Court in Stromness is just 28ft by 9ft in size.
It is being sold for offers over £5,000.
Orkney Islands Council said it has generated interest from around the world. The toilet is close to the former home of the late poet George MacKay Brown.
It shows the fatal incompatibility between our need to get to places quickly and wildlife trying to get across a road.
In terms of the odds being stacked up against an animal, it's particularly bad news for the slow-moving turtle. They're not exactly going to sprint away from danger.
But research published by academics at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, reports on the major success of a scheme to reduce roadkill.
The findings are claimed to provide lessons for the global problem of animal deaths on roads.
The project focused on a road claimed to have one of the worst roadkill rates in the world. Long Point Causeway, a road beside Lake Erie in Ontario, runs through a nature reserve - a Unesco "biosphere reserve" - which is home to a number of endangered species of turtles.
But this mix of slow animals and fast traffic has meant a terrible rate of attrition. On a stretch of road less than three miles long, 10,000 animals, from 100 different species were being crushed each year, including many rare turtles.
Turtles are relatively slow to reproduce - some species can be 20 years old before they lay their first eggs. It means that generations are replaced only slowly and the survival of turtle populations can be threatened by such loss of life from passing traffic.
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The study, Mitigating Reptile Road Mortality, examined the £1.6m, Long Point Causeway Improvement Project, that tested different ways to stop turtles and snakes becoming roadkill.
Could drivers be persuaded to behave differently?
Researchers found that permanent road warning signs made little difference - as drivers soon stopped paying any attention.
More effective has been the use of a temporary electronic message board, put on display only during the peak summer months for animal road deaths.
"It's quite common now for people to stop and help a turtle across the road rather than run over it," said project co-ordinator, Rick Levick.
But a separate study, using dummy rubber turtles and snakes, had also shown that some drivers deliberately tried to hit the animals.
So rather than urging drivers to be more careful, the big challenge has been stopping turtles getting on to the road in the first place.
Culverts were dug below the surface to allow turtles and snakes to cross safely, and fences and barriers were constructed along the road to force them to use these underpasses.
This was not straightforward. In some parts of the road it was sometimes difficult to put in adequate fencing, such as where the land was very marshy.
And the study found that partial fencing could be worse than being completely unfenced, with animals in large numbers going through the gaps.
Once the stretch of road had been completely sealed off with purpose-designed, plasticised fencing, turtles and snakes then had to be persuaded to go down these culverts.
Regular concrete was too cold, so a specially adapted type of warmer polymer material was used, with a design allowing in enough light to make the animals confident that there really was light at the end of the tunnel.
They also had to be no more than 150m apart, because any more would be beyond the roaming range of the lumbering turtles.
Radio-tagged turtles were followed to find the best combinations of materials and locations.
The last of the turtle crossings were installed earlier this year - and the study is claiming a major improvement.
"The average number of turtles venturing on to the road has dropped by 89% and snake numbers are down 28%," said Chantel Markle, a biologist at McMaster University.
"At many stages during the project, we have found ourselves at the leading edge of both the science and technology in this field," said Mr Levick.
The findings echoed another international roadkill research study published last year, which showed that crossings under roads made little difference, unless there was secure fencing.
Another point raised by researchers is the lack of accurate data about what are claimed as "hundreds of millions" of roadkill deaths each year.
There are a number of attempts to gather more evidence. The California Roadkill Observation System asks volunteers to report animal deaths - with deer, raccoon and skunk the most common fatalities.
Project Splatter, based at the University of Cardiff, is gathering evidence in the UK.
Also in the UK, a Freedom of Information request last month found that deer, badgers and foxes were the most typical animals found beside motorways and major main roads.
Highways England had removed the bodies of more than 600 deer from these major roads in 2016-17. But the AA has published much higher figures for the overall road network, saying 42,000 deer were killed by traffic.
In Canada, on the road beside Lake Erie, Mr Levick said they had decided something had to change.
"We all agreed that it was time to put an end to the slaughter."
Torfaen council said moving post-16 provision to a new £20m facility in Cwmbran from September 2019 would benefit pupils.
But unions fear experienced staff could be lost through redundancies.
They said some pupils could also face longer journey times and fewer course choices.
The council said the "anticipated funding environment" would mean a wider range of academic courses would be available than would otherwise be the case.
But there have been calls for the Welsh Government to intervene.
In 2015, a plan for a larger college with an engineering school of excellence was rejected.
This second proposal is for a smaller college without the engineering school to replace sixth forms at St Albans, Croesyceiliog and Cwmbran secondary schools.
It would be run on the council's behalf by Coleg Gwent, which already provides academic and vocational courses across south east Wales.
School inspection body Estyn said it was likely the plans would at the least maintain the current standards achieved by the pupils.
But it added the council had not considered the effect on pupils from low-income families and did not sufficiently outline how disruption would be minimised.
Sophie Toovey, an English teacher in Pontypool, said moving the sixth form "creates more barriers for students."
Sophie Toovey, an English teacher at St Albans in Pontypool, said: "We have a lot of students from further up the valley and if we close down our sixth form and we have a college built further down in Cwmbran that creates more barriers for disadvantaged students to access further education.
"We also feel strongly that pupils want to stay in sixth form because it's a nurturing environment where they're familiar with their teachers - that relationship's been built up since Year 7."
NUT Cymru secretary David Evans said as redundancies were part of the plans, there was a danger of losing experienced teachers.
"There is nothing in the proposal that suggests Coleg Gwent will be able to match the high quality of provision, pastoral care or continuity of education that has delivered these rewards in the past and that is a major concern for the youngsters, their parents and the wider community," he said.
Jane Setchfield of NASUWT added: "High quality teaching staff could be lost to the community with no measurable gains."
A council spokesman said the proposals offered a "far wider range and quality of academic courses" and would remove unnecessary duplication and spend.
The council agreed some pupils would have to travel further, but said for others it would be closer than current arrangements and it was supported by direct bus services, with investigations under way looking at highway improvements.
It feels like an open-air concert - men, women and children are cheering and trying to get the best vantage point to watch the performance.
The two girls they want to see are 15-year-old Saania and 13-year-old Muqqadas Tabaydar, also known as 'Justin Bibis'.
The teenage sisters became an internet sensation when a video of them singing Justin Bieber's song Baby, with their mother doing background beats on a pot, went viral.
People in Pakistan took to social media. Some announced that Bieber had "competition" in these two girls.
"Pakistan's got talent" was another popular comment about the sisters.
"We've been singing since we were very young - many members of our family sing too. We know all sorts of Pakistani and Bollywood songs," said Saania.
"But we especially love Justin Bieber songs because they touch our hearts.
"When we heard Baby, we started dancing and jumping around and we just lost ourselves to it," she added.
Her sister Muqqadas said they have both listened to the song about 70 times.
"When I heard the song I forgot to eat or drink. I was just listening. I kept practising and practising until I learned it by heart.
"This song has been really lucky for us because we've now become famous!"
Saania and Muqqadas come from a very poor family and dropped out of education after primary school.
They do not speak much English so to learn the song they sounded out the words and transcribed them into Urdu.
They coached each other on the lyrics and the melodies.
They were soon picked up by local television channels who invited them to perform live.
The new-found fame is a big shift from their daily life.
"We really didn't expect all of this to happen to us, to be famous like this. Because of this video we got on a plane for the first time and we've been on TV. That's always been our dream.
"We had our hair and make-up done. We'd never been to a beauty parlour before. All of it was like magic so who knows what will happen next," said Saania smiling.
Their mother Shahnaz Tabaydar said she was also a big fan of Justin Bieber.
"I still can't believe all of this happened to my daughters, all thanks to Justin Bieber. I like him a lot. I feel he's like my son.
"I wish that my girls could one day become professional singers in Pakistan and India. I hope they get the support they need."
Mrs Tabaydar said the girls were taken out of school because the family was too poor. "But I really want them to go back," she said.
Their father said he was proud of his daughters.
Pakistan is a religiously conservative country and girls singing in public is frowned upon. But their father says they have not received any criticism.
"My daughters do something not many others girls can do. They sing English songs which are very hard for them, but they manage it."
Saania and Muqqadas say they want to travel the world.
"Our biggest wish, though, is to meet Justin Bieber and to sing with him."
The dual carriageway is shut in both directions and congestion is stretching back from junction 23a for Abergele to junction 28 for Rhuallt.
North Wales Police said it is dealing with an "ongoing incident" and told motorists to stay in their cars.
Drivers are being advised to avoid the area.
18 November 2016 Last updated at 17:03 GMT
Events across Europe have marked the 100th anniversary of the final day of the battle, which saw millions of people killed during the 141-day World War One offensive.
In this tribute, former Saints rugby player Lennie Newman visits William West's grave and tells the story of the shoemaker who never made it back home.
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A 1-1 draw against Russia on Thursday earned Halilhodzic's side a place in the knockout stages for the first time.
West Germany's controversial victory over Austria 32 years ago allowed both teams to progress at Algeria's expense.
"We have not forgotten," Halilhodzic said. "Everybody has been talking about Algeria and Germany from 1982."
Algeria competed at the World Cup finals for the first time in Spain in 1982, and caused an upset in their opening group game with a 2-1 win over West Germany - then the European champions.
They finished with two wins and a defeat from their three matches, which they completed before West Germany and Austria met in the final group game.
A 1-0 win for the Germans would take both sides through at the expense of Algeria, and that was how the match turned out.
Algerian officials launched a protest, claiming the match was fixed, but the allegations were never proved and the result stood. However, as a result of the controversy, the final round of World Cup group fixtures now kick-off at the same time.
Halilhodzic said. "Thirty-two years ago is a long time. I am very proud of what we have achieved tonight and we deserve to be here.
"I think Algeria played a heroic match and our qualification for the second round is perfectly deserved."
Mae'r cladin ar y Ysgol Uwchradd y Rhyl wedi'i gynhyrchu gan yr un cwmni a wnaeth y deunydd oedd ar Dŵr Grenfell.
Bu farw degau o bobl mewn tân yn y tŵr hwnnw yn Llundain fis diwethaf.
Dywedodd Cyngor Sir Ddibych y byddai "asesiad risg llawn" ar adeilad yr ysgol dros y deuddydd nesaf.
Cafodd rhieni wybod am y penderfyniad i gau'r ysgol mewn llythyr gan y pennaeth ddydd Mercher.
Yn eu datganiad, dywedodd y cyngor sir bod "dim i awgrymu bod risg uwch o dân" yn yr ysgol, wnaeth symud i safle newydd yn 2016.
Dywedon nhw eu bod yn "credu bod y mesurau gofal tân a'r profion eang" ar y safle newydd "yn ddibynadwy".
Nododd y cyngor hefyd bod "gwahaniaethau mawr" yn y ffordd oedd y cladin yn cael ei ddefnyddio ar Dŵr Grenfell ac ar adeilad yr ysgol.
Ond bydd yr ysgol yn cau "rhag ofn" tra bod profion yn cael eu cynnal.
Dywedodd pennaeth yr ysgol, Claire Armitstead, y bydd hi'n rhoi diweddariad i rieni mewn datganiad ddydd am 15:00 dydd Gwener.
Anna Rhodes, an MA Art History student at The University of Manchester, discovered the real subject of the German artwork.
First displayed at West Park Museum, Macclesfield, it was titled "The Virgin Mary Releasing a Soul from Purgatory at the Intercession of King David".
But Ms Rhodes has found it was really Saint Catherine of Alexandria.
The painting was part of the inaugural exhibition of West Park Museum when it opened in 1898.
Ms Rhodes, who works as a Collections Manager for Macclesfield Museums, recognised the work's significance whilst researching for an essay.
Her tutor Dr Edward Wouk said: "This painting at West Park Museum was not forgotten but was essentially totally misunderstood and overlooked.
"Her outstanding research has changed our understanding of when the painting is made, where it was made, for whom it was made, and crucially, what it represents."
The painting depicts Saint Catherine of Alexandria, who is also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel.
It is thought the panel, which was painted by an unknown artist in Nuremberg, would have been part of a larger altar piece dedicated to Saint Catherine, who was martyred in the early 4th Century at the hands of Emperor Maxentius.
Anna Rhodes continued: "When the painting came into the museum's collection in 1898 it was titled 'The Virgin Mary Releasing a Soul from Purgatory at the Intercession of King David'. This had never been questioned and the panel was displayed throughout much of the last century with this interpretation.
"My research shows the painting to actually depict Saint Catherine and the burning philosophers and to originate from the Nuremberg region of Germany."
The museum's oldest painting will be back on display in November.
Yennaris has made 93 appearances for the Bees since signing from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee in 2014.
The 24-year-old's previous contract was due to expire at the end of the 2018-19 season.
"He is continuing to improve in all aspects of his game and is becoming an accomplished goalscoring midfielder," manager Dean Smith said.
The surveys take data from different times in the house buying process and also have different parameters.
So how do house price surveys work and which ones should you trust?
The Land Registry, which records all completed property sales in England and Wales, has been recording the price of all property sales since April 2000, although the data now goes back to January 1995.
The survey features the end of the buying process when a transaction is registered.
The Land Registry is using something called Repeat Sales Regression to measure the change in prices over time.
This means it only measures the change in the price of properties that have been sold before, to ensure a proper comparison.
Most sales are included, except for commercial properties and a small number of residential sales, such as those of council houses and council flats sold at a discount.
Repossessions and property transfers following a divorce are excluded to avoid skewing the sample.
The Land Registry produces a monthly survey, and also provides a quarterly survey to the BBC News website.
The proceeds of all the transactions are totted up, and then divided by the total number of sales to reach an average sale price.
Because it takes virtually all residential property sales into account, the Land Registry's figures can provide a unique insight into not only national but local prices.
In fact, the Registry can provide an accurate picture of prices down to postcode level.
A similar survey is produced in Scotland by the Registers of Scotland.
The government has its own monthly house price index, issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
It covers the whole of the UK and is based on data supplied by the Council of Mortgage Lenders.
This covers a large sample of completed sales which have gone through with a mortgage, which means that cash sales are not included.
The DCLG says that in the first half of 2010 there were an average of 42,000 loans per month to house buyers, and the sample amounted to about 24,000 sales each month, involving 32 lenders.
Thus the DCLG survey has been covering about 60% of UK sales involving a mortgage.
Unlike the Nationwide and Halifax surveys which are weighted according to transactions, the government's survey depends much more on the total amount of money spent.
Relying on expenditure in this way will mean that London and the South East, where house prices are highest, will have a greater influence on the government's index.
It takes figures from when a transaction is completed.
Perhaps the best known snapshots of the property market are provided by two of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders - the Halifax, now part of Lloyds Banking Group, and the Nationwide.
Both surveys cover the entire UK, but are based on a sample of each lender's own loans each month.
The prices measured are those agreed at the point when the mortgage is approved, not at the later point when the sale is completed.
The Nationwide and Halifax surveys use identical statistical methods.
However, because they use different samples the figures sometimes diverge, in terms of both the monthly price changes and annual trends.
Like the DCLG survey, they are based only on property sales financed by mortgage lending, ignoring sales which are transacted on a cash basis.
Put simply, this survey reflects confidence in the property market rather than what is actually happening to house prices.
About 250 estate agents in the UK, who are members of Rics, are asked if they feel prices in their own areas have been rising or falling in the preceding three months.
Although this appears to be a subjective way of measuring property price changes, generally speaking, the Rics survey is the first to show any sea change in the market.
Respondents are also quizzed on a host of other related issues, such as whether the number of buyers and sellers are rising or falling.
Both of these property industry businesses also produce their own house price surveys.
Hometrack was first in on the act in 1999.
Data is collected from 3,500 estate agent offices from all 2,200 postcode districts in England and Wales. The estate agents report whether asking prices are rising or falling.
They are asked to report the "achievable selling price" for each of four standard property types in their area,
Rightmove's survey operates in a completely different way, by collating asking prices for houses placed on its own website over the previous month.
The firm says its website now displays 90% of all homes for sale in the UK although its monthly survey covers just England and Wales.
However, it obviously does not reflect the prices at which properties actually sell.
Lisnagelvin Retail Park in Derry has been bought by M&G Real Estate for £16.7m.
In 2014 the same company bought Fountain House on Donegall Place in Belfast for £13m.
Tristan Capital Partners/Pradera have bought the Showgrounds Retail Park in Omagh for £26.7m.
Earlier in 2015 another Tristan Capital Partners joint venture paid £34m for the Erneside Centre in Enniskillen.
Both developments were sold by the Ballymena-based Corbo group.
Some of Corbo's bank loans were sold to US investment funds Davidson Kempner and Kennedy Wilson in 2014 and that is understood to be a factor in the decision to sell.
The Belfast law firm Tughans acted for Corbo and its head of real estate Phyllis Agnew said the deals were "a significant boost to inward investment and a positive sign for the local economy".
In a letter to the chancellor they said delays threaten to "bring the South East to a standstill".
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said the Dartford Crossing was "creaking under the pressure" of 50 million vehicles crossing each year.
The Department of Transport (DoT) said a decision on the Lower Thames Crossing would be made "in due course".
Highways England has already announced its preferred route of the Lower Thames Crossing connecting Gravesend in Kent to Tilbury in Essex.
The FSB, together with the Kent and Medway Federation of Small Businesses, the Freight Transport Association, the Port of Dover and the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry are calling on the chancellor, ahead of the budget, to guarantee the "earliest delivery" of the new crossing.
They wrote: "As our current infrastructure network stands, it threatens to bring the South East to a standstill.
"With so much of the country's international trade conducted through ports in the South East, this poor connectivity is hampering the UK economy at large."
A DoT spokesman said the government recognised a new crossing would reduce congestion and help economic growth in the South East and the UK as a whole.
He said more than 47,000 had taken part in a public consultation on the crossing.
"Views put forward in the Lower Thames Crossing consultation will inform the government's decision on the location, route and type of crossing."
An FSB spokeswoman said: "We've been hearing promises on the Lower Thames Crossing for some time now.
"The government said there would be an announcement 'in due course' but that's not really good enough.
"We're urging the government to take action now."
Lawro's opponent for the midweek Premier League fixtures is England cricketer Moeen Ali, who is a Liverpool fan.
Moeen is part of the England squad touring India, and you can hear BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentary of their final Twenty20 international in Bangalore from 13:15 GMT on Wednesday.
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You can make your Premier League predictions now, compare them with those of Lawro and other fans by playing the BBC Sport Predictor game.
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
On FA Cup fourth-round weekend, Lawro got 11 correct results, including three perfect scores from the 16 ties for a total of 200 points.
Lawro was up against BBC Radio 1's Adele Roberts and 1Xtra's A.Dot.
He beat Roberts, who got eight correct results, including three perfect scores for a tally of 170 points, but A.Dot came out on top, with 10 correct predictions, including four perfect scores, giving her a total of 220 points, and putting her top of the FA Cup leaderboard.
Those scores do not count towards Lawro's total for the season from Premier League fixtures or appear on the guest leaderboard.
All kick-offs 19:45 GMT unless otherwise stated.
Arsenal v Watford
I watched Watford lose to Millwall in the FA Cup on Sunday, and they were just a mess.
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Arsenal, meanwhile, are on a good run of results again. They have won six out of their past seven games, and drew the other one.
The best news for Gunners boss Arsene Wenger, though, is he has a full squad to choose from apart from Santi Cazorla, who is still a few weeks away from a return.
They will have competition for places and this is a great time of the season for them to kick on.
Lawro's prediction: 3-0
Moeen Ali's prediction: This is going to be a good game. I am going to go for Arsenal to win, purely because they are playing so well at the moment and nobody is really talking about them too much. 3-1
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace still have not won in the Premier League since Sam Allardyce took charge in December, and now they are out of the FA Cup too.
The way Allardyce sees it, every single decision is going against them at the moment and, in fairness, I did think Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure could have been sent off when the score was still 0-0 on Saturday.
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I think Palace are due a performance, when you look at some of the quality they have got in their squad.
But I don't think that elusive first win will happen here. Bournemouth are ticking along quite nicely in mid-table and a point here would be a decent result for them.
You would not say the same for Palace, who are 10 points behind them with 16 games to go.
I still think the relegation fight is between everyone from Watford, who are 14th, downwards - with the exception of defending champions Leicester. I still think the Foxes will be all right.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Moeen Ali's prediction: Palace are struggling a little bit at the moment, and Bournemouth are at home. 2-1
Burnley v Leicester
A great home record against a terrible away record - so the terrible away record wins, right?
I actually think it might. Leicester have not won any of their previous 11 league games on the road this season, but that is going to change at some stage.
I don't think the Foxes work hard enough, which is not an accusation you could ever level at the Clarets under Sean Dyche. But Claudio Ranieri has more quality in his squad.
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Moeen Ali's prediction: I am going to go for a draw in this one. Obviously Leicester have been struggling slightly and Burnley are quite hard to beat at home, but I think it's going to be a tight game.
Middlesbrough v West Brom
I am going to go for an away win here, too. Middlesbrough's home form is improving but West Brom are in a good place at the moment and are looking to cement their place in the top 10.
Lawro's prediction: 1-2
Moeen Ali's prediction: 2-2
Sunderland v Tottenham
Tottenham were given a scare by Wycombe in the FA Cup but then Mauricio Pochettino did make a few changes with this game in mind.
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They are on a great run, but I actually think it will be difficult for Spurs to adjust when most of their regulars come back into the team.
Sunderland did not have a game at the weekend so they will be ready for them, and I am going for a bit of a shock result here.
Lawro's prediction: 1-0
Moeen Ali's prediction: Spurs look a very good side. Their defence is solid as anything and they are getting a lot of goals. 0-3
Swansea v Southampton
Southampton were great value for their win over Liverpool in the EFL Cup but got stuffed by Arsenal in the FA Cup after making a load of changes.
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Saints are having an odd season in the Premier League too, losing four games in a row after Christmas, and their form has been very up and down.
Swansea were already out of the FA Cup so this is their first game since their impressive victory over Liverpool at Anfield.
That is exactly the kind of result a team needs to kick on and I am backing Paul Clement's side to win this game too. There could be some light at the end of the tunnel for them.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Moeen Ali's prediction: Swansea looked good in their win over Liverpool and, under their new manager, they looked better defensively as well. 1-1
Liverpool v Chelsea (20:00 GMT)
I actually think this is a good game for Liverpool to have on the back of their recent poor form.
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It is not as if Jurgen Klopp will have to worry about his players not being up for this one, and they are finding it hard to score against everyone at the moment.
Every team I've seen the Reds play since the start of 2017 have played the same formation - a 4-5-1, or near enough to it - and have sent the Liverpool players inside to where they have got numbers.
They are basically saying to them 'go on, try to break us down' and, as good as Philippe Coutinho and Roberto Firmino are, it is very rare to see Liverpool get behind teams.
The upshot of that is Klopp's side do not look anything like the force they were when their games were much more open earlier in the season.
I know Sadio Mane is back from the Africa Cup of Nations but just because he is available, I do not think Liverpool are going to win.
A draw would be a great result for Chelsea because of the breathing space they have at the top and I don't think it would be a bad one for Liverpool either.
At the start of the season, their aim was to finish in the top four. Even if they drop points in this game I still think they have got a realistic chance of making it.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Moeen Ali's prediction: We are at home so I am going to go with Liverpool. I think we are going to pull it out of the bag - and we need the points. 2-1
West Ham v Man City
Manchester City put five past West Ham when they came here in the FA Cup at the start of January.
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West Ham are improving, and I don't think things will be quite so one-sided this time around, but I am still backing City to win.
Pep Guardiola's side took a bit of a battering when they lost to Everton on 15 January but they have put in some impressive performances since then.
Lawro's prediction: 0-2
Moeen Ali's prediction: 2-3
Man Utd v Hull City (20:00 GMT)
Hull were outplayed by Fulham in the FA Cup while Manchester United beat Wigan easily, despite a decent display by the Latics.
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United got past Hull over two legs to reach the final of the EFL Cup and I can't see the Tigers stopping them here.
It seems a long time since United had some poor results in the autumn, with Jose Mourinho seemingly unsure of his best team.
Slowly but surely it has all come together for them. United always had the quality, but now they have settled down as a team.
Lawro's prediction: 2-0
Moeen Ali's prediction: Hull to win - well, I hope so anyway. 1-2
Stoke v Everton (20:00 GMT)
Everton have found a bit of form, with four wins and a draw in their past five league games.
Toffees boss Ronald Koeman has been busy in the transfer market and, with Ross Barkley's form starting to pick up and Tom Davies emerging too, there seems to be a bit more urgency in his team now.
It will be interesting to see how new Stoke striker Saido Berahino will do following his move from West Brom. He is an extremely good finisher and I think he will perk them up a bit.
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Both of these sides are in the top half, and for good reason - they both have good managers, who are planners and organisers.
Realistically they are both playing for seventh place this season and, as far as Wednesday goes, I think this will be a hard-fought game, with the points shared.
Lawro's prediction: 1-1
Moeen Ali's prediction: It's tough going away to Stoke, so I am going for them to win. 3-2
Lawro was speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
Lawro's best score: 140 points (week 22 v James McAvoy)
Lawro's worst score: 30 points (week four v Dave Bautista)
Alberto Salazar's response to BBC Panorama and ProPublica allegations about anti-doping violations ran to nearly 12,000 words and was beefed up with dozens of emails and statements.
"I will never permit doping. Oregon Project athletes must fully comply with the Wada (World Anti-Doping Agency) code and IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) rules," said Salazar.
He said the journalism behind the programme was false and hurtful, while launching personal attacks on the story's principal contributors. He said they were "haters" and were "at best, misinformed. At worst, they are lying."
Salazar has demanded the BBC retracts its allegations.
The BBC says it stands by the journalism in the programme.
Within two hours of his open letter going online, it was reported that the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) had been investigating allegations that Salazar had skirted anti-doping rules. The reports suggested USADA had taken statements from more than 12 witnesses.
The BBC now understands that at least six former Oregon Project members have been contacted by USADA in the past month, and that an inquiry into Salazar is being led by chief USADA investigator Bill Bock.
USADA does not confirm investigations.
It is worth taking the responses to the allegations made about Salazar and his star athlete Galen Rupp in turn. It is also worth looking at what the statement did not address.
Salazar's former assistant coach Steve Magness raised a number of concerns, and produced a document from a lab report that suggested Galen Rupp was on "testosterone medication" aged 16.
Four weeks ago, Salazar told the BBC the notation on the document had been a mistake, and that the legal nutritional supplement Testoboost had been incorrectly recorded as "testosterone medication".
Mauro DiPasquale, owner of Testoboost, told ProPublica this week Salazar had recently contacted him in the hope that he would confirm Rupp was taking Testoboost in 2002.
He said he had no records regarding Salazar and Testoboost prior to 2004, and had no way of knowing whether Rupp was taking it in 2002.
In his response on Wednesday, Salazar said Rupp "does not recall exactly which supplement he took in 2002. It could have been Testoboost, Alpha Male, Tribex, or ZMA."
The individual who made the notation in this detailed chart about Rupp's blood levels was Dr Loren Myhre, head physiologist at the Nike lab, for whom Salazar said he had the greatest respect.
Salazar said the notation "is an error that cannot be explained as Dr Myhre is no longer alive" and that Rupp "likely made some comment about taking something related to a testosterone supplement" to Dr Myhre.
No other mistakes were revealed in this extensive document.
No other explanation is offered as to why a leading scientist who was working intensively with elite athletes would make such a basic and potentially damaging error in his notes.
This wasn't the only time Dr Myhre was referred to in the BBC and ProPublica output.
"Mike", a runner associated with the Oregon Project whose identity has been protected, told the BBC and ProPublica that in 2007 Dr Myhre advised him to see a specialist to get put on testosterone medication to get his levels "back to normal" because "this is what Alberto does".
Salazar dismissed this claim as "completely false. It is not what I did then; it's not what I do now and it's not what I have ever done."
Allegations had been made by Magness that Salazar had carried out experiments on his own adult son, Alex, to see how much testosterone gel would have to be rubbed on before it triggered a positive test.
The BBC and ProPublica reported that the reason given by Salazar for this at the time was that he was guarding against his athletes being sabotaged by their enemies, though Magness dismissed this explanation as "ludicrous" and said it "was them trying to figure out how to cheat the tests".
Salazar did not respond to this allegation when it was put to him seven weeks ago. Nor did his son.
But in his response on Wednesday, Salazar confirmed the experiments with the banned steroid took place on both of his sons.
He provided detailed email correspondence with endocrinologist Dr Jeffrey Brown, who Salazar said "set up the experiment".
Salazar said his concerns were prompted by twice-banned sprinter Justin Gatlin's 2006 claim that his positive test for testosterone was caused by being sabotaged by a masseur.
"If it was possible, we wanted to make sure our post-race protocol was structured to eliminate this risk," Salazar said.
"I was a bit naive and let my paranoia get the best of me here but there was never intent to do anything illegal."
Following the experiment, Salazar told Dr Brown in an email: "I'll sleep better now after drug tests at big meets knowing someone didn't sabotage us!"
Testosterone is a controlled substance in the US and it is illegal to use it without a prescription.
ProPublica have asked Dr Brown about his participation in the experiment and he appeared to contradict Salazar's claims that it was "set up" by him.
He said he did not prescribe a controlled substance for Salazar's sons or other research subjects as part of an experiment.
"No, absolutely not," Brown said. "I didn't do that, and would not do that. I would never do that."
He said he was merely advising Salazar on how to conduct research on potential sabotage "in a hypothetical situation".
There were no emails provided to show that Salazar had alerted USADA to his testosterone experiment.
Both of Salazar's sons work with the Oregon Project.
Wada rule 2.6.2 stipulates that possession by an "athlete support person" of any prohibited substance or prohibited method is banned without a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) or other acceptable justification.
BBC Panorama and ProPublica published claims that testosterone gel was often carried by Salazar, and was seen by athletes and support staff around training venues.
Two masseurs, John Stiner and Al Kupscak, claimed Salazar had told them it was for his heart.
Salazar had suffered a serious cardiac arrest in 2007 and several cardiologists told the BBC and ProPublica that testosterone would rarely be prescribed for someone who had heart problems.
Salazar had no comment to make on this when the allegation was first made to him a month before transmission.
He denied telling anyone the gel was for his heart and produced a letter from Dr Kristina Harp, dated June 2015, who said he had been prescribed testosterone for hypogonadism (low testosterone) since 2005.
He provided an additional letter from a cardiologist who said the "benefits of preserving his energy level… outweighed the small risk of continued Androgel use".
Former Oregon Project star athlete Kara Goucher alleged that Salazar recommended she take the thyroid medication Cytomel that had not been prescribed for her - she was already prescribed a different thyroid hormone - in order to lose weight.
Goucher showed the BBC a pill bottle with the pharmaceutical label ripped off and the word "Cytomel" handwritten on it - written by Salazar, she said.
In his response, Salazar denied he was unhappy about her weight, and said he'd never given Goucher Cytomel to lose weight.
He said he did once give Goucher Cytomel, but had done so on the instructions of Goucher's doctor, Dr Brown, in August 2011.
For support, Salazar referred to an email from Dr Brown recommending that Salazar should give Cytomel to Goucher at the World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, in August 2011, following a cortisone injection for an injury.
In response, Goucher and her husband Adam - also a former Oregon Project athlete - say their allegation refers to a completely separate incident, in March 2011 ahead of the Boston Marathon. This was six months after the birth of her child, and five months before Daegu.
Goucher said Salazar was conflating two different incidents, adding: "His story is a different timeline. He's trying to use Daegu to cover up Boston."
Allegations were made by the Gouchers that Salazar and Rupp had flouted anti-doping rules by trying to obtain medical exemptions for intravenous drips ahead of races.
IV saline drips are banned under Wada rules and are only permissible with a TUE, which are given to athletes to allow the use of banned drugs or methods when medically necessary.
The Gouchers said Salazar told them "they had it down" and that he had "coached" Rupp on what symptoms of dehydration to describe to a doctor in order to obtain a TUE.
They claimed attempts were made to obtain IV drips in 2007 and 2011.
Salazar and Rupp were presented with these allegations seven weeks ago, but did not respond to them until Wednesday, when Salazar said Rupp had never been awarded a TUE for an IV drip.
He added: "Kara Goucher's claim that someone can make a couple of statements to a doctor and get a TUE is absurd."
Salazar said he attempted to get an IV infusion for magnesium and B12 injections, but not an IV saline drip.
In an email published by Salazar, the US team doctor at the World Championships in Daegu 2011 said: "I do not recall you requesting an IV saline drip or other IV for Galen in Daegu."
Following Salazar's response, a former Nike employee spoke to ProPublica and the BBC, alleging that he too had heard Salazar attempting to obtain an IV infusion for Rupp.
"Galen was always 'dehydrated' right before a big race," he said.
He added that Salazar was "going crazy" when he was unable to obtain an IV for Rupp prior to a race in 2010.
In addition, a former member of the USA track and field medical staff also contacted ProPublica and the BBC and said Salazar became angry in 2008 when Rupp wasn't given an IV at the Beijing Olympics in hot and humid conditions.
Salazar details that Rupp only had two TUEs for asthma and allergies treatment since 2010. It is not clear how many TUEs Rupp had prior to 2010.
Magness was Salazar's former assistant coach, and the witness for whom Salazar reserved his deepest and most personal criticism.
Salazar said Magness was a "poor coach" who lacked personality and whom the top athletes would refuse to work with.
He also heavily suggested Magness was involved in an inappropriate relationship with an athlete.
"By early May 2012, I told Magness that I would not be renewing his contract for 2013," Salazar said.
However, Magness has provided a number of documents in response.
He produced an email from Salazar dated 7 May 2012 - a month before the official termination of his contract - in which Salazar told a colleague he had "complete confidence" in Magness to look after the team of athletes when on the road without him.
On this occasion, the squad included Salazar's prized athlete, Galen Rupp. Salazar added: "…he'll [Magness] take care of all of them."
On 8 May 2012, Salazar wrote to Magness, approving the idea of him coaching Oregon Project runner Lindsay Allen
"Hi Steve, I just spoke with Lindsay and I think that's a great idea for you to take over her coaching…she needs to train with other top woman runners to fulfil her potential," he wrote.
Magness also says claims about an inappropriate relationship are false.
He said: "I did not have a relationship with any athlete during my time at the Nike Oregon Project.
"I began a relationship with the individual he is referring to in 2013, when both of us, as adults of similar age and with no rules against it, entered a private relationship, long after either of us had been a part of the Oregon Project.
"It's obvious this is being used after the fact to paint me as a bad employee."
Magness said there was no mention of an inappropriate relationship in his exit interview, which he secretly recorded.
He also provided his exit letter from Nike, signed by Stephen Vass, from Nike's legal team.
In the letter, Vass describes the contract termination as "mutual" and writes: "As discussed, both you and Nike have decided to terminate your Nike contract..."
Vass finishes: "Should an opportunity present itself to work together again in the future, Nike would welcome consideration of such opportunity."
Salazar cited a number of positive comments made about him by Goucher at the point of her departure from the Oregon Project as evidence that her allegations are false, and said her husband Adam was responsible for the breakdown of their relationship.
Goucher initially told the BBC she had been "fearful" about speaking negatively about her former coach.
"I think especially when I first left Alberto, when I was still with Nike, I was afraid to say anything bad," she said.
Adam Goucher said he found it "frustrating" that his wife used to say "we left him [Salazar] as friends and everything was great" when he knew that was not true.
On Thursday, Kara Goucher said: "Alberto's false statements and one-sided, partial stories don't tell the truth.
"Adam and I went to USADA in February 2013 when we had concerns about what we had experienced at the Oregon Project.
"When BBC and ProPublica approached us with the story, we felt that it was time to tell the truth."
Seven weeks ago, the BBC put to Salazar that he was coach to the US athlete Mary Decker Slaney when she tested positive for testosterone in 1996.
He did not respond to that allegation, but it became a bigger issue when UK Athletics (UKA) was asked what due diligence had been done before Great Britain's Mo Farah was cleared to join the Oregon Project, and also before UKA appointed Salazar as a consultant to its endurance programme in 2013.
In a heated press conference four days after the Panorama broadcast, Farah told the media he had specifically asked Salazar about Slaney before joining him in Oregon, and said Salazar had assured him he was not coaching Slaney at the time of her failed test.
UK Athletics performance director Neil Black said a thorough due diligence process had been completed.
However in the following days, the BBC produced a string of evidence strongly supporting claims that Salazar was indeed a coach of Slaney's when she tested positive.
The evidence included contemporaneous pictures and interviews with the pair training together.
Salazar's 12,000-word response made no mention of Mary Decker Slaney.
UKA has appointed a commission to investigate whether its and Farah's association with Salazar should continue, and has promised to report by August.
There is no suggestion that Farah himself has been involved in doping.
The BBC understands USADA is also investigating allegations that Salazar skirted anti-doping.
Morgan Ruig and Evan Shay, both 28, were on a polo trip in Beijing when they heard about the competition.
They successfully applied to play as the Australian team and wore green blazers bearing the national logo.
The men, who do not play professionally, left North Korea without problems after the event.
The two-day tournament brought 85 participants from around the world to North Korea's only golf course in Pyongyang.
The Australian pair were chaperoned throughout their five-day trip which included a tour of the capital, where they placed a bouquet at a monument to the country's leaders.
"We were very nervous handing our passports over at the border. There are stories of people not coming home," Mr Ruig told the Courier-Mail newspaper.
North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-il opened Pyongyang golf complex in 1987. It is claimed he shot 11 hole-in-ones on his first attempt at the sport.
Mr Ruig and Mr Shay, who became friends at Brisbane Boys' College, did not come close to beating the Supreme Leader's supposed world-record 38 under par.
"I hit 120 and my caddy told me I had bought great shame to my family," Mr Ruig said.
"We played very poorly... but we met some very interesting people."
Mr Ruig told Yahoo Sport that officials "thought it was quite funny", and that they had no problems leaving the country afterwards.
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Defeat by Brighton ended a run of back-to-back wins that had given Wigan hope of survival and leaves them five points adrift in the relegation zone.
Barrow says he was frustrated with the Seagulls' first goal in the loss.
"That's where we are with the points," Barrow told BBC Radio Manchester.
"It's as simple as that, that's what we have to do. There's no need to give up yet."
Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard and his defenders were criticised by Barrow in the post-match press interview, as Brighton took the lead through Glenn Murray's goal from a ball over the top.
Haugaard, who is on loan from Stoke City, has started the past three games for Wigan in the place of Matt Gilks.
"He didn't have a lot to do," Barrow continued. "The first goal has really got me, from being in no trouble at all whatsoever. it's a Sunday league goal.
"We've got to look at that and see what we can do."
Barrow also seemed to suggest the decision as to who did play in goal has not been a personal one.
"That's the case, we'll have to see," he continued.
"We need to have conversations and see where we go. The worrying thing is it didn't get any better through the game."
The world number one resumed leading by two sets to one and with the match 3-3 in the fourth after a storm had halted play on Friday evening.
Murray took the fourth set on Saturday's resumption but Djokovic came through 6-3 6-3 5-7 5-7 6-1.
The 28-year-old Serb will face Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka in the final on Sunday.
Djokovic has now won 28 matches in a row, and another victory would make him only the eighth man to complete the set of all four Grand Slam titles.
His hopes were threatened for the first time on Friday evening as Murray launched a stirring comeback, and the top seed looked in real danger when the Briton grabbed the fourth set on Saturday.
"I'm very glad that I managed to finish this match as a winner," said Djokovic.
"I was hoping I can do it before, but I don't think I have done too much wrong, even today in the fourth. He just came up with some great shots, great points."
Murray said: "Last night before we came off the crowd were really into it and it was a good atmosphere. I was obviously motivated to come out today and try to turn the match around.
"I played a loose game on my serve the first game of the [final] set with the new balls. I missed I think three balls long in that game.
"Then I think Novak relaxed a little bit after that and he hit the ball extremely accurate."
Both men had appeared nerveless as just one point went against serve in Saturday's opening four games, but it was Djokovic who faltered first at 5-5 amid some brilliant, punishing baseline rallies.
Murray's defensive skills began to draw errors and the Scot raised his fist in triumph after sealing the vital break, before closing the set out on serve.
The crowd, enjoying an unexpected bonus ahead of the women's final, rose to acclaim his effort against a player who had seemed invincible for much of the tournament.
Djokovic has been ruthless when it has counted during his unbeaten run, however, finishing off nine-time champion Rafael Nadal 6-1 in the quarter-finals, and with two love sets against Murray to his name this season.
Once again, the world number one powered away in the final stages.
A half-chance passed Murray by when he netted a regulation backhand at deuce in the opening game of the decider, and a poor service game of four errors then cost him dear.
Djokovic resumed the clinical display that had seen him through the first two sets on Friday, powering one rocket of a forehand down the line before breaking again to all but secure victory.
Murray had been on a 15-match winning run on clay coming into the match but in the closing stages could do nothing to avoid an eighth successive defeat by his rival since childhood.
Critics of the 51-year-old, who came to power after a civil war which left 300,000 dead, said he should not run again for office as that would be unconstitutional.
His supporters feel he was justified as he was elected by parliament in 2005 - not voters - a view upheld by Burundi's Constitutional Court.
And the former rebel leader takes pride in the fact that his administration has brought peace to Burundi.
It is this image that he is keen to portray - a man of the people working to rebuild the country, one of the poorest in the world.
It has been reported that diplomats arriving for official meetings with Mr Nkurunziza have been whisked away from the capital, Bujumbura, into the countryside, where they find the president digging in the fields with local farmers.
In fact his enthusiasm for planting avocado trees is so well known that many Burundians have renamed the popular green fruit "amaPeter" after him.
"The man's simplicity is remarkable, and he always draws attention, mingling with village people in the remote rural areas where he spends most of his time," his official biography on the Burundian government website says.
This has made him more popular in rural areas, but not in the capital, where most of the opposition resides.
Before the civil war, Mr Nkurunziza, who had graduated in sports education, was a teacher and assistant lecturer at the University of Burundi.
He also coached the army football team, Muzinga, as well as Union Sporting, a Burundian first division team in the 1990s.
He now has his own side, Hallelujah FC, where "he plays as a striker and scores regularly", his biography says.
The name of the team also indicates one of his other great passions: His Christian faith.
His father, a former governor who was killed in the 1972 massacre of ethnic Hutus, was Catholic and his mother Anglican.
Now a born-again Christian, the father of five never travels without his own football team and a choir, where he combines matches against local team with evangelical prayer sessions, according to the AFP news agency.
He and his wife Denise were once reported to have washed the feet of some of those among the crowd.
It is not only the people who the president believes have put their faith in him.
"Mr Nkurunziza indeed believes he is president by divine will, and he therefore organises his life and government around these values," says presidential spokesman Willy Nyamitwe.
His critics, who include about 40 opposition parties as well as human rights groups, paint a somewhat different picture of him.
They accuse him of being a dictator who refuses to give up power.
This perception grew after Mr Nkurunziza decided to run for a third term, rejecting pressure from protesters and foreign governments to step down.
Scores of people have been killed in protests since he announced his re-election bid in April, and more than 100,000 have fled to neighbouring states, raising fears that Burundi could descend into conflict again.
Mr Nkurunziza survived a coup attempt in May when former army loyalist Godefroid Niyombare led the attempt to overthrow him.
Mr Nkurunziza's forces crushed the coup bid, and the opposition says repression has intensified, making July's elections neither free nor fair.
UN human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein has raised particular concern about Imbonerakure, a youth group allied with Mr Nkurunziza.
It is suspected of carrying out summary executions, tortures and beatings, and "could tip an already extremely tense situation over the edge," he has said.
The Hutu CNDD-FDD rebel group that Mr Nkurunziza led during the civil war - sparked by the killing of Hutu President Melchoir Ndadaye in 1993 - was responsible for several atrocities.
These included several ambushes along major roads, killing many travellers, including Tutsis.
He took up arms in a bid to end the long-standing dominance of the country by the minority Tutsi community.
Mr Nkurunziza was sentenced to death in absentia by a Burundian court in 1998 for laying land mines, but received an amnesty under the peace accord that ended the fighting.
Last year, he tried and failed to change the constitution, which limits the powers of his CNDD-FDD party by guaranteeing positions for the minority Tutsi group in all government institutions.
His critics say this stands at odds with his public stance that he wants to overcome the ethnic tensions that led to the civil war.
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The aircraft were scrambled from RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, on Monday night and helped guide an Air France plane to a safe landing in Newcastle, the RAF said.
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Gen Samir Sulaiman told the BBC he hoped all of Aleppo would be in government hands within weeks.
Gen Sulaiman was speaking a day after the army seized another district, Tariq al-Bab, from the rebels opposing President Bashar al-Assad.
Swathes of east Aleppo held by rebels have been seized by government troops and militiamen in the past three weeks.
Earlier reports on Saturday had suggested as much as two-thirds of the rebel-held area had been recaptured.
Up to 250,000 people remain trapped in besieged areas of the city, the UN says.
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced. The United Nations this week said conditions in east Aleppo were now so dire that medical operations were being conducted without anaesthetics.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said Tariq al-Bab was recaptured more than four years after falling into rebel hands.
Clashes in the district left tens of fighters on both sides killed or injured, it said.
At least 300 people have been killed since the government-led offensive on east Aleppo.
Thousands of people fled Tariq al-Bab into neighbouring areas as fighting intensified.
The thunderous boom of shelling can be heard across Aleppo as Syrian warplanes and artillery pound districts to the east.
The army and its allies are advancing rapidly on the ground, Gen Sulaiman told me, and they expect to recapture 60% within days.
Rebel fighters are now regrouping and retreating south to more densely populated areas of their enclave.
UN officials here say they're bracing for another exodus of civilians. Thousands have already fled to this part of Aleppo.
Sources tell me that that Syria's ally Russia is involved in a new effort to co-ordinate with rebel forces to arrange the evacuation of the sick and wounded and allow as many as 1,000 civilian activists who are not involved in the fighting to leave.
But for all the discussions, what's clear to all is the Syrian military and its allies are determined to retake all of Aleppo within weeks.
Earlier this week, Stephen O'Brien, the UN's humanitarian affairs chief, said besieged areas of the city risked becoming "one giant graveyard".
He said some people inside opposition-controlled areas were so hungry they were reduced to scavenging.
On Thursday, Russia, that supports President Bashar al-Assad's government, indicated it was ready to discuss opening four safe corridors for humanitarian access.
Aleppo was once Syria's largest city and its commercial and industrial hub before the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad began in 2011.
It has been divided in roughly two for the past four years. But in the past 11 months, Syrian troops have broken the deadlock with the help of Iranian-backed militias and Russian air strikes.
In early September they reinstated a siege of the east, and launched a large-scale offensive later that month to retake full control of the city.
The Syrian Observatory says more than 300 civilians have been killed in rebel-held districts since the offensive was stepped up in mid-November.
The Met Office has issued a yellow "be aware" warning for snow, particularly on high ground, for Wrexham, Powys and Monmouthshire.
It says a mixture of rain, hail and sleet will turn into snow during the night.
Untreated roads and pavements could also be icy.
The couple, named as Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Kausar, were found guilty of sending the text message to the imam of their local mosque.
Allegations of blasphemy against Islam are taken very seriously in Pakistan.
Several recent cases have prompted international concern about the application of blasphemy laws.
The imam brought a complaint against the couple last July.
The couple's lawyer told the BBC he would appeal against the sentences and said the trial had not been conducted fairly.
Pakistan has a de facto moratorium on the death penalty so it is unlikely the couple will be executed.
They come from the town of Gojra in Punjab, previously the scene of communal violence.
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In 2009 the rumoured desecration of a copy of the Koran led to a mob burning nearly 40 houses and a church in Gojra. At least eight members of Christian community died in the violence.
Since the 1990s, scores of Christians have been convicted for desecrating the Koran or blaspheming against the Prophet Mohammed.
While most of them have been sentenced to death by the lower courts, many sentences have been overturned due to lack of evidence.
Critics argue that Pakistan's blasphemy laws are frequently misused to settle personal scores and that members of minority groups are also unfairly targeted.
Muslims constitute a majority of those prosecuted, followed by the minority Ahmadi community.
In 2012 the arrest of a young Christian girl, Rimsha Masih, on blasphemy charges provoked international outrage. After being detained in a high security prison for several weeks she was eventually released and her family subsequently fled to Canada.
The mayor of the town of Bria, north-east of the capital Bangui, said bodies were lying in the streets.
The truce, signed in Rome on Monday, included an immediate ceasefire.
It was intended to bring armed groups into the political process in exchange for ending attacks.
Town Mayor Maurice Belikoussou told the Associated Press that dozens of wounded were seeking treatment at the local hospital.
Witnesses told the news agency that fighting had erupted early on Tuesday between the anti-Balaka militia and rebels from the group known as FPRC, who were once part of the Seleka movement.
Thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the CAR since mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted President Francois Bozize in 2013.
The move triggered a backlash from mostly Christian militias, called the anti-Balaka.
The UN said in May that almost all the residents of Bria had fled the town.
After violence erupted last month, 38,500 people left in just three days, it said.
The peace agreement was brokered by the Sant' Egidio Catholic Community in Rome in the wake of years of sectarian violence and the deployment of a long-running UN peacekeeping mission to the country.
More than a dozen militia groups agreed to end hostilities immediately and to co-operate with a truth, justice and reconciliation commission.
But observers say armed groups have yet to show an interest in laying down their arms.
BBC West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy says deals have been signed in the past few years but all have failed to bring the country back to peace and stability.
The girl's mother is in a serious condition in hospital, and her father is also in hospital.
Fire crews, police and an air ambulance were called to Bryn Gorwel in Carmarthen at 18:15 BST on Sunday.
The woman in her 20s was taken to Morriston Hospital, Swansea. The child died in the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
A neighbour said she ran into the street when she heard screaming.
"It was chaos - everyone was screaming," she said.
"The black smoke was horrendous and there were loads of flames. People were crying.
"A man jumped out of the window and the mother was taken out by a fireman over his shoulder.
"The young girl was taken to hospital in a police Jeep."
The woman, who did not want to be named, said the family had moved into the area around two weeks ago.
Another neighbour, Sally Thomas, said: "It's a terrible experience."
One witness said the family had been out for a walk and had returned home around 40 minutes before the fire broke out.
It took almost four hours to bring the fire under control with three crews - two from Carmarthen and one from Kidwelly - attending.
Eight firefighters wearing breathing apparatus tackled the blaze and a thermal imaging camera was used.
Dyfed-Powys Police said the family's relatives were being supported by officers.
Inquiries are continuing to find out the fire's cause.
His body was found in a house in Chobham Street on Wednesday.
A post-mortem examination is to be carried out.
East Belfast MLA Robin Newton has expressed his concern following the death.
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After France came from behind to win 2-1, O'Neill said the fact the hosts had three more days' rest after their final group game was "incredible".
The Republic were back in action four days after their 1-0 win over Italy.
"A three-day differential is genuinely too much and it took its toll on us in the second half," said O'Neill.
"It will sound like an excuse and it's not meant to be. But it is incredible. It really is incredible.
"We knew at the start of the tournament when we were looking at it that after a really tough group, if we took our place in the last 16, the chances were there was going to be a big differential between us and some of the sides that we might play in the competition.
"France, it looked as if it was geared from them to win their group, which they did. Well done to them but three days is far too much. "
Robbie Brady's early penalty gave the Republic the lead but two second-half Antoine Griezmann goals earned France victory as the hosts took control. The tiring Irish ended with 10 men following Shane Duffy's sending-off for a trip on the goalscorer.
"We got the goal and we were pretty comfortable in the first half," added O'Neill.
"We put them under pressure. We rattled them. We got the goal and it actually settled us down. I thought that we were continuing to do very well in the game.
"It's all ifs, buts and maybes, but if we had gone another six, seven, eight minutes without conceding, there would have been a lot of pressure on France and I think we could have used that to our advantage.
"The two goals that they scored came within two or three minutes of each other. If I look back, I think the goals we have conceded have been quite poor. That's my only annoyance."
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Republic captain Seamus Coleman's huge disappointment was there for all to see after the defeat.
"We felt like it was there for us today," said the Everton defender, 27.
"We took a lot of belief from the Italy game. In the first half we played well. The second half was always going to be tough. We just couldn't keep the door closed for long enough."
The Donegal man paid tribute to the team's fans who were restricted to fewer than 5,000 tickets at the Stade de Lyon.
"We only had a little corner of the ground but they were so loud and so positive. It's a special bond between the fans and players.
"We would have loved to have gone a bit further for them."
The Office for National Statistics said clothing sales were 1.6% down on April's level, the biggest fall since September 2014.
Economists had expected retail sales to be flat in May after sales in April were boosted by unusually warm weather.
By contrast, May was cooler than normal.
The suggestion is part of Project Brave - the outcome of an SFA working group tasked with improving and increasing the development of elite players.
It recommends reducing the 29 funded academies to a maximum of 16.
Mackay will consult member clubs in detail at four events this week.
Under the plans, clubs will have their academies assessed by an independent company to assess which ones meet the new criteria.
"We need to focus on the very best players in the very best academies with our limited resources we have," SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said.
"One of the recommendations from the working group was to have no more than 16 academies in Scotland defined as elite. Any club can put a bid in, and they will be independently audited against a defined set of criteria. If they are successful, they will be included in Scotland's list of elite academies."
Project Brave's recommendations:
The working group for the strategy was formed in March last year, and initiated by Mackay's predecessor, Brian McClair.
Clubs that do not meet the eligibility criteria for Club Academy Scotland status - and central funding - will still have access to funding from the SFA to enable them to continue running their academies.
"We want to make sure that we get the best support to help us manage the migration to our new academy system," Regan told the SFA website.
"We have identified an organisation from Europe, Double Pass, who work with a number of key countries, including the FAs in England, Belgium, and others in Scandinavia.
"They will be coming on board sometime in 2017 to start the auditing process to establish whether club academies meet the criteria we set out, and will be continually reviewing academies into next year to make sure they are the standard we need."
In his first major task since succeeding McClair in December, Mackay will give presentations to member clubs in the academy programme at events at St Johnstone, Kilmarnock, Oriam and Hampden Park. Club feedback will then be incorporated into the final report before Project Brave becomes operational at the start of season 2017/18.
Mr Comey told a Senate committee they were wrong to denigrate the agency and its leadership.
He was also "confused" by the "shifting explanations" for his sacking, which came as he led a probe into any links between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
President Donald Trump later said he never sought to impede the inquiry.
Mr Trump's attorney, Marc Kasowitz, said in a statement Mr Comey's testimony "finally confirmed publicly" that the president was not under investigation as part of any probe in Russian political meddling.
In the statement, Mr Trump also denied asking Mr Comey for his loyalty or to drop an investigation into fired national security adviser Michael Flynn during private meetings.
In his testimony, Mr Comey said Mr Trump had repeatedly told him he was doing a "great" job.
He also suggested he was fired to "change the way the Russia investigation was being conducted".
The former FBI boss remained largely composed throughout almost three hours of testimony but became impassioned when delivering his opening remarks.
He told the panel that the White House "chose to defame me, and more importantly the FBI" by claiming the agency was "poorly led".
"Those were lies, plain and simple. And I'm so sorry that the FBI workforce had to hear them," he continued.
"The FBI is honest. The FBI is strong. And the FBI is and always will be independent," he said in his opening remarks.
Mr Comey was leading one of several Russia investigations before Mr Trump fired him.
US intelligence agencies believe Russia interfered in the US election and they are investigating alleged links between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
But there is no known evidence of collusion and President Donald Trump has dismissed the story as "fake news".
His spokeswoman Sarah Sanders on Thursday hit back at Mr Comey, saying: "I can definitively say the president is not a liar."
For Donald Trump the good news from James Comey's testimony is that the former FBI director clearly said the president was not directly under FBI investigation at the time he was fired. The bad news was, well, everything else.
On multiple occasions, Mr Comey said he was either concerned or knew that the president or his administration was lying "plain and simple" - about the circumstances of his dismissal and about the nature of his meetings with the president.
It's clear the president woefully mishandled this, for which he has paid a high price ever since. By unceremoniously sacking him, and offering a muddle of explanations for it, he created an adversary with both the means and the motivation to respond in the most damaging way.
Mr Comey had a friend leak disturbing information about the president's actions to the media. He was given the biggest spotlight in a generation to publicly air further details. He stood before a Senate committee not just to defend himself, but also the honour of the FBI.
The White House may claim today's testimony is a technical exoneration. Politically, however, it's a staggering blow. And when it comes to the presidency, politics is everything.
During Thursday's testimony, Mr Comey emphasised that Russia's political meddling was "not a close call", adding: "There should be no fuzz on this whatsoever."
When asked by the Senate Intelligence Committee whether the president tried to stop the Russia investigation, Mr Comey said: "Not to my understanding, no."
He said he it was not for him to say whether Mr Trump's actions were an obstruction of justice.
Democratic Senator Mark Warner, the committee's vice chairman, pressed Mr Comey on why he decided to keep a record of his conversations with Mr Trump.
"I was honestly concerned that he might lie about the nature of our meeting" he said.
Mr Comey, who published his prepared remarks a day before the hearing, detailed one meeting with Mr Trump in which the president asked Attorney General Jeff Sessions and White House aide Jared Kushner to leave the Oval Office.
"I knew something was about to happen that I needed to pay very close attention to," he said. "I remember thinking that that was a very disturbing development."
During another meeting with Mr Trump, Mr Comey said the president appealed to him to "let go" an investigation into fired national security adviser Michael Flynn and his ties to the Kremlin.
After US media reported the conversation, the president warned Mr Comey in a tweet, saying he "better hope there are no 'tapes' of our conversations".
Mr Comey told the committee he hoped there were tapes, calling on Mr Trump to release them.
"The president surely knows whether he taped me, and if he did my feelings aren't hurt. Release all the tapes, I'm good with it," he said.
The White House has refused to say whether any such tapes exist.
After Mr Trump's tweet about potential tapes, Mr Comey said he realised it was important to release his own account of the story.
He revealed that he asked a "good friend of mine" who is a professor at Columbia Law School to share contents of the memo with a reporter, in order to build pressure for a special counsel.
As a result of this episode, former FBI chief Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to lead an independent investigation into the Trump campaign's potential ties to the Kremlin.
Mr Comey said he was "sure" Mr Mueller was also looking at whether Mr Trump obstructed justice.
Mr Trump attacked Mr Comey for leaking the documents, saying it showed that members of the US government are "actively attempting to undermine this administration".
"He's new in government, and so therefore I think he's learning as he goes," said Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. "I'm not saying it's an acceptable excuse. It's just my observation."
"If you want to convict the president of being inappropriate, putting Comey in a bad spot, being rude, crude and a bull in a china shop, you would win," Senator Lindsey Graham told the BBC.
"The American people elected a bull in a china shop to help them with their lives, not this."
Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said "it's hard to overstate the impact of Jim Comey's testimony today" and that "it seems like the walls are closing in".
The BBC has learned the MoD wants to buy a replacement from US firm Boeing, which is offering a cheaper deal for a joint order with other countries.
But the decision has been delayed until 2016, with the UK firm asking to be allowed to make a new bid for the work.
The delay also risks adding to the cost of running the existing Apache fleet.
The dilemma of giving work to a British firm or buying a much cheaper option is much like the one that occurred back in 1995 when the current generation of attack helicopters was bought.
Then the government opted for a contract with Westland that involved fitting the basic American helicopter with new engines, defensive aids and communications, taking its price from around £20m each to £44m per aircraft.
Lt Gen Gary Coward, head of the Joint Helicopter Command from 2005 to 2008, told Newsnight that the earlier Westland deal "cost an awful lot of time and an awful lot of money".
Newsnight understands that Boeing's current offer to the British government is, once again, around £20m per helicopter, which presents the MoD with an opportunity almost unique in defence procurement history, to buy a new weapon for a fraction of the price of the one it is replacing.
Lt Gen Coward says "there really is no choice" now and that Boeing's offer "is the only sensible option".
Yet, although the MoD made its recommendation to No 10 in October last year, stating a preference for the Boeing option, the order has been held up following representations to Downing Street by AgustaWestland.
Newsnight has been told that the order cannot go ahead until "after the election" because of the political sensitivities of opting for an off-the-shelf buy from Boeing.
Former defence secretary Geoff Hoon, who now runs AgustaWestland's international business division, has been part of the lobbying effort.
The delays could be very expensive. American suppliers will its support of the equipment carried in the Army's current generation of WAH-64 Apaches in 2017, adding greatly to the costs of maintaining the existing fleet.
And Boeing's offer price to the UK is conditional on it joining an imminent, much larger, order for the US Army.
Even if an order were placed immediately after the election, the aircraft would not enter service before 2020. The Army fears a "capability gap" and rising costs as support for the existing plane is switched off from 2017 onwards.
The BBC understands that AgustaWestland has persuaded the government that it should be allowed to make a new bid for the business.
Many in the MoD fear that will provide an opportunity for "gold plating", increasing the value of the work to the Yeovil-based manufacturer.
Signing up for Boeing's project, called Block III Apache AH-64E - a batch of 240 machines to be supplied to the US and other armies - offers the advantage of being part of a large, and therefore cheaper, deal.
However, giving Boeing the contract would leave AgustaWestland short of work. Backers of the firm argue that even the off-the-shelf Boeing helicopter would need some modification, for example to its communications equipment, to make it interoperable with British forces.
The MoD is so keen on the Boeing option that it has already discussed with the Pentagon ways in which the Block III Apache order book might be kept open a little longer so that the UK can join and gain from the likely savings of being part of a bulk order.
The MoD said in a statement: "The assessment phase of the Attack Helicopter Capability Sustainment Programme, which will supply 50 latest-generation Apache helicopters to the UK, is ongoing.
"This phase includes establishing best value for money for the taxpayer and will conclude in March 2016, at which point a decision will be made as to the best procurement route."
However, the suggestion that the assessment will finish in March 2016 marks yet a further six-month delay to the project because Newsnight understands that the Joint Helicopter Command was determined to reach that milestone by September 2015.
Awarding the new contract offers the MoD a chance to make a landmark decision to put cost-effectiveness ahead of industrial interests. But the politics involved with the West Country helicopter-making business have never been easy, as previous defence secretaries can bear witness.
Matthew Kitchener, from Porthcawl, attacked victim Helen John-Hall on the doorstep of her Wellfield Avenue home on his 20th birthday in August 2002.
She was stabbed in the neck and strangled, and only survived because a neighbour disturbed him and he ran off.
He pleaded guilty at Cardiff Crown Court in November that year.
Kitchener, now 34, confessed to a friend who called the police.
He has been held in a series of young offenders' institutions and prisons, then at mental hospitals.
On Friday, three senior judges at London's Criminal Appeal Court said he should never have been sent to jail in the first place, following an appeal by his lawyers.
Lord Justice Flaux said Kitchener had served five years in 2007 and was being considered for a move to an open prison when mental health concerns arose.
He was assessed and "scored very highly" on a psychopathy test, resulting in him actually being moved to more secure conditions.
There, Kitchener attempted suicide and spoke of "increasingly violent thoughts and fantasies".
He was sectioned and has since been confined to various secure mental hospitals, where he is receiving treatment.
Assessment of the offender, who now uses the name Jude Armel, had resulted in a diagnosis of a "psychopathic disorder".
It was probably that disorder which caused the apparently motiveless and impulsive attack, as opposed to any "criminal motive", experts said.
Allowing his appeal, the judge, sitting with Mr Justice Blake and Mr Justice William Davis, said he was convinced Kitchener had suffered from the psychopathic disorder at the time.
He continued: "In the light of what is now known, he needs hospital treatment. His disorder was not initially identified in prison and cannot be treated there.
"Prison is counter-productive to the treatment needed, that can only be provided in a hospital setting."
The life term was replaced with a mental health order, meaning he will be detained and treated in a mental hospital until experts are convinced he is not a danger.
Damien Chazelle's movie is up for best musical or comedy film, while there are acting nominations for its stars Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.
Chazelle is up for best film director and it is also nominated for original screenplay, score and song.
Coming-of-age drama Moonlight is close behind with six nominations, including best drama film.
British actress Naomie Harris is up for best supporting actress for her role as a drug addict in the film.
Manchester by the Sea, about a caretaker who finds himself taking in his teenage nephew, has five nods - best drama film, original screenplay, director for Kenneth Lonergan, actor for Casey Affleck and supporting actress for Michelle Williams.
The other best drama actor nominees are Joel Edgerton for Loving, Andrew Garfield for Hacksaw Ridge, Viggo Mortensen for Captain Fantastic and Denzel Washington for Fences.
Natalie Portman is favourite for the best drama actress award for playing Jacqueline Kennedy in the biopic Jackie.
She will face competition from Arrival's Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain for Miss Sloane, Isabelle Huppert for Elle and Ruth Negga for Loving.
World War II biopic Hacksaw Ridge, Texan family drama Hell or High Water and Indian/Australian coming-of-age movie Lion are also up for best drama film.
BBC series The Night Manager has fared well in the TV categories, with nods for its British stars Olivia Colman, Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie. It is also up for best limited series.
The Golden Globe nominations contained few real surprises and in many ways have confirmed, rather than changed the direction of this year's film awards race, which will culminate with the Oscars in February.
Since it opened the Venice Film Festival in August, La La Land has been seen as the frontrunner for best film and best director at the Academy Awards, with its main rivals remaining Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea.
Although the Golden Globes offers twice as many lead acting categories as the Baftas or the Oscars, today has done little to change the perception that Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) and Emma Stone (La La Land) remain the favourites for the best actor and best actress Academy Awards.
Perhaps most notable is the performance of Moonlight, with just one nomination fewer than La La Land. The Miami-set story of a young black man dealing with his sexuality now looks like the leading film to help end the race controversy of the last two years, with Mahershala Ali heavily tipped to win best supporting actor.
And while Fences performed less strongly overall, Viola Davis is also thought likely to win best supporting actress. A welcome sign that after two years of #OscarsSoWhite, next year's Academy Awards nominations are likely to be more diverse - and on top of that the favourites to win in two of the acting categories are black.
Olivia Colman faces fellow Brit Thandie Newton (Westworld) for best supporting actress in a limited TV series, as well as Game of Thrones star Lena Heady plus Chrissy Metz and Mandy Moore, who are both recognised for family comedy drama This Is Us.
The Night Of's British star Riz Ahmed is nominated alongside Hiddleston for best actor in a limited TV series. They are up against Bryan Cranston for All the Way, John Turturro for for The Night Of and Courtney B Vance for American Crime Story: OJ Simpson v The People.
American Crime Story: OJ Simpson v The People is also recognised, with acting nominations for John Travolta, Sterling K Brown and Sarah Paulson alongside Vance. The drama is also up for best limited series.
In the movie categories, Disney's Zootopia and Moana are among those up for best animated feature film, alongside Kubo and the Strings, My Life as A Zucchini and Sing.
Florence Foster Jenkins, based on the true story of a New York heiress who dreams of being an opera star, has four nominations, including a 30th Golden Globe nod for Meryl Streep and one for Hugh Grant.
It is also up for best comedy or musical film alongside La La Land, 20th Century Woman, Deadpool and Irish film Sing Street, which was written and directed by Once film-maker John Carney.
Other actors recognised in the musical/comedy category include Colin Farrell (The Lobster), Jonah Hill (War Dogs) and Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool).
Alongside La La Land's Stone and Streep in best actress in a musical or comedy film category are Lily Collins (Rules Don't Apply), Hailee Steinfeld (The Edge of Seventeen) and Annette Bening (20th Century Women).
Sully, starring Tom Hanks, was a notable omission from the list, as was with Martin Scorsese's Silence.
The Golden Globes will be handed out in Los Angeles on 8 January at a ceremony hosted by Jimmy Fallon.
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The 2016 silver medallist from Scotland defeated Switzerland's sixth seed Sabrina Jaquet 22-20 21-10.
Olympic champion Marin, from Spain, will go for a third European title after beating Denmark's Mette Poulsen 21-17 21-12.
Marin holds a 5-1 head-to-head record against Gilmour.
"Marin obviously will be tough but I have a plan and will watch some videos of her matches as final preparation," said 23-year-old Gilmour.
In her semi-final, seventh seed Gilmour trailed for much of the opener but from 12-9 down she hit back for a 15-13 lead only for Jaquet to respond with five successive points to lead 18-15 and then 19-16.
Back came Gilmour with four points in a row. Jaquet saved the first set point but Gilmour took her second chance.
In the second, she moved into a 6-2 lead and did not look back.
"I had the momentum and felt more and more confident from winning the first set and as the second progressed but I never lost focus," added Gilmour.
"I know that no match is over until the final point is decided - not even at a 10-point lead.
"I am not really surprised over my level at this time. Four months after my [knee] operation I played my first tournament at the Scottish Nationals and have been on my steady way back ever since."
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You wanted to know if Brexit would have any impact on Christmas markets.
We were asked to investigate why there seem to be more homeless people than ever on the streets of Birmingham.
You also shared the stories behind your surnames and asked us to investigate their origins. Here is a look at what we have found out.
It's that time of year when market traders from Europe make their annual pilgrimage to kick off England's Christmas countdown. It's the first time the rows of glowing wooden huts have been set up since Britain voted to leave the European Union. So will Brexit have any impact on Christmas markets as we know them?
The sleeping bags are evident as commuters walk to New Street Station in Birmingham. Bedding is piled up in shop doorways and shoppers are regularly asked if they can spare some change. But is the number of homeless people in the city centre increasing and what is being done to help those sleeping rough?
While we could not include everyone we did find out some interesting information about the surnames Marriage, Holister, Walker, Amor, Spoors and De'Ath.
And we heard from couples like Tim and Jeni Kenson who created their own surname by merging their family names when they married.
Jon Fraser, highways manager at Worcestershire County Council, tells us the bridge was only refurbished in 2011 and some structural work was carried out.
The public was then asked to pick the new colour scheme.
He says he appreciates it's a modern, steel bridge, with a high wall one one side which perhaps prevents motorists from seeing any views, but confirms there are no plans for a new one in the near future.
Earlier bridges in the town were partially demolished in the English Civil War and washed away in a flood - you can find out more on the Upton-upon-Severn history site, which also has pictures of the current bridge being built.
His first question was: "Why is Ironbridge known as the birthplace of industry?"
Paul Gossage, from the Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust, explained that in 1709 Abraham Darby perfected the technique of smelting iron with coke, rather than with charcoal. That made it possible to mass produce iron in an affordable way.
That allowed all sorts of industries to expand, triggering the industrial revolution.
Don also wanted to know if it was true that the first skyscraper was built in Shrewsbury.
That's not quite correct.
The Ditherington flax mill in Shrewsbury is thought to be the world's first iron-framed building and, as iron frames would later make it possible to build the first skyscrapers, it has been described as "the forerunner to the modern skyscraper".
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In a statement the League One club says its legal advisors are 'dealing with' the petition, which is due to be heard in London on Monday.
"The liability on which the petition is based was paid in full last month," the club added on their website.
Last December the club had difficulty paying their players with the Oldham squad being paid late for three months.
Oldham finished 17th in League One last season and are currently looking for a new manager.
Former boss John Sheridan left SportsDirect.com last month to take over League Two side Notts County.
Phelps, 31, secured his fifth gold of Rio 2016 when he teamed up with Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller and Nathan Adrian to set a new Games record of three minutes 27.95 seconds.
Britain finished 2.71 seconds adrift, with Australia in third.
USA also successfully defended their title in the women's 4x100m medley.
Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer and Simone Manuel clocked 3:53.13 to win USA's 1,000th gold at a summer Games.
"Getting off the bus and walking to the pool tonight, I pretty much felt myself starting to crack," said Phelps.
"Last warm-up, last time putting on a suit, last time walking out in front of people, representing my country... it's insane.
"This is how I wanted to finish my career. I've lived a dream come true. Being able to cap it off with these Games is just the perfect way to finish."
The American legend bowed out with 28 medals from five Olympics after making his debut in 2000.
That is 10 more than the next best. Gymnast Larisa Latynina, who competed for the Soviet Union between 1956 and 1964, won 18, nine of them gold.
"This all started with one little dream as a kid to change the sport of swimming and try to do something nobody has ever done," said Phelps.
"It turned out pretty cool. I've lived a dream come true. Being able to cap it off with these Games... it's just he perfect way to finish."
Britain's James Guy, who took on Phelps in the butterfly leg of the relay, said he expects to see the American racing at the Toyko 2020 Olympics.
"I don't think he'll retire," said Guy. "I think he wants 25 golds and he's got 23."
Murphy set the pace for the Americans in the first leg of the relay, recording a new backstroke world record of 51.85 seconds.
But a blistering breaststroke leg from 100m gold medallist and world record holder Adam Peaty, whose split was 56.59, put Britain into first place.
Phelps overtook Guy in the butterfly. Then Adrian held off Duncan Scott in the final leg to give the USA their 16th swimming gold medal in Rio.
Former British swimmer Karen Pickering on BBC One: "We've run out of words to describe what Michael Phelps has done.
"This comeback has coincided with such great form and we've seen much more of him emotionally. You get drawn into him.
"It seems such a shame if this is the last time we see him race."
USA team-mate Cody Miller tweeted: "The G.O.A.T Michael Phelps isn't just an incredible swimmer.. He's an incredible person and team-mate."
Phelps's partner, Nicole Johnson, tweeted: "I'm at a loss of words... Just so incredibly proud of Michael Phelps and the amazing week he's had!! What a way to close this chapter."
The White House's official Twitter account posted: "Hard work, focus, and a dream - that's the spirit of Michael Phelps. Tonight, we congratulate him and all of Team USA on making history."
His comments follow the allocation of £23bn in Wednesday's Autumn Statement to tackle the UK's poor record on raising output per person.
UK productivity has lagged well behind other advanced economies.
But Lord Lamont told BBC 5 live's Wake Up to Money that the government would struggle to make much of an impact.
"If you want complete honesty I do think it is very difficult for governments to influence the level of productivity. Backing science and R&D is one of the few ways in which you can do it," he said.
Spending large amounts on infrastructure projects, such as roads and railways, will not solve the problem, he said. "I don't think it's a silver bullet."
"I think infrastructure can help productivity, but it will only help productivity if it's built to time and to cost and we haven't always had a very good record in that respect in this country."
"I think the chancellor was right to concentrate a lot of what he was talking about in infrastructure on local schemes - smaller schemes that are, as people say, more shovel ready," said Lord Lamont, who was chancellor from 1990 to 1993.
Presenting his Autumn Statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said: "In the real world, it takes a German worker four days to produce what we make in five, which means in turn that too many British workers work longer hours for lower pay than their counterparts.
"We lag the US and Germany [in productivity] by some 30 percentage points. But we also lag France by over 20 and Italy by eight."
To help the UK catch up, the chancellor announced on Wednesday a National Productivity Investment Fund which will oversee £23bn to be invested over the next five years. Areas to receive investment include:
Responding to that investment, CBI director general Carolyn Fairbairn said: "These measures must now be translated into action. That means tarmac, tracks and telecoms being laid, and clear, deliverable timetables for major projects - only then will they act as a catalyst for investment, jobs and growth."
Some economists think that even £23bn is not enough to tackle the productivity problem.
"He [the chancellor] has correctly identified the long-term problems faced by the UK economy, and this Autumn Statement is a move in the right direction," said Aberdeen Asset Management chief economist Lucy O'Carroll.
"But there isn't really enough money being spent here to solve these long-term problems - hardly surprising, perhaps, when there is so much uncertainty around Brexit."
MLAs flocked to pass an amendment that will allow pigeon racing groups to avail of rates relief being proposed for community and amateur sports clubs.
The Rates (Amendment) Bill is before the house for its further consideration stage.
It aims to provide 100% rates relief for recreational sports clubs.
Some MLAs had their feathers ruffled that pigeon racing is not currently deemed a sport.
Ulster Unionist MLA Robin Swann put forward an amendment to allow it to be included so it can avail of the current 80% level of rates relief.
Mr Swann, however, was not in the chamber for the debate as he had "flown off to the US" so party colleague Leslie Cree took his perch and spoke on the amendment's behalf.
"The minister (Mervyn Storey) has an opportunity to be a trailblazer and an opportunity to be a champion for pigeon men and women," he said.
"Pigeon racing was breaking down political, religious and class barriers long before anything or anyone else was."
UKIP MLA, and former UUP member, David McNarry quipped that he had never raced a pigeon and "wondered whether communications in my old party are still by way of pigeon carrier".
Claire Hanna, from the SDLP, supported the amendment and cooed: "We'll let this one fly, we think the policy does have wings and the clubs should get their rates cheap cheap."
MLAs backed the amendment by 55 votes to 29.
Noah Serra-Morrison died as a result of a skull fracture at his home in Crawley Road, Luton in November.
Hardeep Hunjan, 27, was given a life term after being found guilty of murder and causing or allowing the death of a child at Luton Crown Court on Thursday.
Noah's mother Ronnie Tayler-Morrison, 22, was jailed for six-and-a-half years for causing or allowing his death.
Medical experts said the boy's injuries were similar to those found in people involved in a car crash or who had fallen from a building.
Tayler-Morrison will also serve two years for cruelty, to be served concurrently. She was acquitted of murder.
Hunjan was told he must serve a minimum of 23 years before being eligible for parole.
At sentencing, Mr Justice Baker said: "In my view neither of you have provided a truthful account and it remains a mystery why you, Hunjan, attacked him.
"But at some stage you took hold of Noah and in addition to punching him to his head, you swung him into one of the walls with sufficient force to cause a fracture to his skull and all four of his limbs."
Noah died after sustaining a six inch (15cm) head injury, believed to have been caused by being slammed against a hard surface such as a wall or floor.
He had also suffered multiple limb fractures consistent with being twisted or swung.
The court heard the couple had binged on drink and drugs during Noah's last hours and blamed each other for his death.
The jury was told they delayed calling paramedics for an hour as they tried to cover up the crime - claiming the child had fallen from his cot.
Hunjan and Tayler-Morrison repeatedly lied to police during interviews and fled to Scotland after being released on bail.
Crowds arrived at the Wiltshire landmark before dawn with many others travelling to the Avebury stone circle, which is also in the county.
The winter solstice marks the point when the North Pole is tilted 23.5 degrees away from the sun.
The solstice occurred at 04:49 GMT, with the sun rising at 08:04.
Senior Druid, King Arthur Pendragon said the solstice celebrates the coming of the new sun.
"This is the dawn we've been waiting for, this is the dawn the ancients cared about so much," he said.
"After this they knew the days were going to get longer and the return of hope and renewal."
The ceremony took place on what may have been the mildest 22 December since records began.
The Met Office said it was "finely balanced", but sunshine in the afternoon could put the heat on the 105-year record for the warmest 22 December.
A spokesman said: "Generally speaking there's been quite a bit of cloud, but if the sun peeps through the clouds in early afternoon, it could just push the temperature up to 16C or something like that."
England Heritage said people travel to Stonehenge because of its alignment with the sun on the winter solstice.
"One of the most important and well-known features of Stonehenge is its alignment on the midwinter sunset-midsummer sunrise solstitial axis," a spokesman for the organisation said.
"The midwinter sun sets between the two upright stones of the great trilithon.
"We do not know which solstice was more important to the users of Stonehenge, but several pieces of evidence suggest that midwinter was very important."
The shortest day of the year often falls on 21 December but this year the druid and pagan community marked the first day of winter on 22 December.
That is because the Gregorian calendar of 365 days a year - with an extra day every four years - does not correspond exactly to the solar year of 365.2422 days.
This little den is festooned with quaint mementos. Ranks of black-and-white photographs line the walls.
One image hangs slightly prouder than all its counterparts, its contents elevated to mirror their position in the former Scotland full-back's grand career.
The picture was taken in 1959. Thirty blazered Lions peer through the glass frame, preparing to embark on a five-month odyssey to the other side of the globe, the mighty All Blacks lying in wait.
That tour was a voyage of extreme physical and psychological resilience - 33 matches and more than 30 flights, four punishing Tests and provincial battles that could get every bit as tough, swashbuckling back play and one towering goal-kicker.
"It was a hugely exciting prospect and looking back, it was the trip of a lifetime," Scotland, now in his 81st year, recalls.
"It was very much a player-led tour. I read there's something like 90 people on this year's tour. We had two staff - the manager and his assistant.
"His job was to hand out the 10 shilling-a-day pocket money, and dole out Rothmans cigarettes, if anybody wanted cigarettes.
"There weren't many smokers but one or two took them because, like being in jail, they were a form of currency.
"[The staff] didn't appear at training, and once we were on tour, we were travelling twice a week, playing twice a week. The team who were playing the next game would have a run-out, that was basically led by whomever was captain that day."
The cream of British and Irish rugby, bereft of a coach, puffing on Rothmans and trading smokes like inmates. An absurd image? Perhaps, but this was 1959, the year Fidel Castro seized power in Cuba and The Sound of Music opened on Broadway. Neil Armstrong was still a full decade from taking one small step for man.
Scotland chuckles now about the "supposedly non-stop" flight that took three days, and seven refuelling pit-stops to reach Melbourne, and meanders through the "low-key" six-match preamble in Australia.
The whole business seems hilariously alien today, yet some tenets of the trip are every inch as valid now as they were then.
"With Gregor Townsend's Scotland team, the watchword seems to be speed - it's getting a lot of publicity in the press," Scotland says, thumbing open the handwritten diary he kept to chronicle the tour.
"As it happens, our watchword on the 1959 tour was speed, set out by captain Ronnie Dawson. It's amazing how things come around.
"Back play in New Zealand at the time was actually at a pretty low ebb. It was a very forward-dominated game. We wanted to play 15-man rugby, which they just didn't do.
"To do that, you've actually got to have extremely good forwards, because unless you're getting good ball, your backs are going to be knackered.
"We only had 15 forwards to play 33 games against tough, forward-oriented opposition. No replacement forwards came out. We had three replacement backs but no forwards. I don't think praise can be too high for the level they sustained over that number of games."
With the forwards' mettle holding against the beefy titans of New Zealand rugby, the Lions backs could play, stunning the Kiwi punters and press with their attacking elan.
Scotland, a dashing 22-year-old, came fizzing into the backline in a manner that belied traditional full-back play. In the first Test at Carisbrook, the Lions ran in four unanswered tries, only to be conquered by Don "The Boot" Clarke, Scotland's powerful opposite number, who boomed over six penalties.
"We at the time thought it was grossly unfair," Scotland says. "We got to a point where we were 17-9 ahead with maybe 15 minutes to go, and we had scored four fairly convincing tries.
"Don Clarke then kicked three goals - two of them were debatable. One went straight over the top of a post, and as a full-back, that's something you're very conscious of.
"Not only were there were no neutral referees, but of the touch judges, one was a New Zealander, and one was one of our players who didn't play. We provided a touch judge for every game. Our man Mick English didn't signal. That kick was given.
"Some of the players felt the refereeing was absolutely awful. He was just an average referee doing his best, from where I was. But he never refereed again - certainly not an international."
Many a Kiwi was said to be mortified at winning an international in such dour, try-less fashion. The All Blacks snatched the second Test too, Clarke again the tourists' tormenter, scoring and converting a last-gasp try, before soundly beating the Lions in the third for an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Then came the final showdown at Eden Park, the fortress of New Zealand rugby, where no Lions side had ever prevailed, and none has triumphed since.
"There was a huge feeling of anti-climax after the first Test. We always thought if we got enough ball we could score points and that was true other than the third Test, where we actually played very badly.
"In the last Test, we scored three tries to their none, on a terrible, wet, muddy Eden Park pitch which was really suited much better to them.
"In some ways, that sums up the spirit of the tour, because when we lost the third Test, we still had about seven or eight games to go.
"The adrenaline had gone, we had a number of injuries, we were down players, but we actually managed to win all the other games.
"And in terms of sheer team spirit, that's the best I've ever come across. Everybody really just gritted their teeth and decided that we were going to get some compensation out of it.
"We lost two provincial games in the South Island to Canterbury and Otago. When we got to the North Island, every side was absolutely desperate to beat us, and every Saturday game was a real tough physical and mental battle.
"It became more mental towards the end. Our 30th game was in Whangarei, where the 2017 boys started.
"They had a huge pack of forwards, and all the pre-match publicity was about what they were going to do to the tiring Lions. We were going to get absolutely stuffed, and they were going to be the first side from the North Island to beat the Lions. We actually hammered them - and we took that into the final Test."
After almost five months away from work, wives and familiarity, the Lions stopped off in Canada for two more Tests, before at long last setting course for home.
Within two days of arriving in Edinburgh, Scotland was coerced into running out for Heriot's, the club where his rugby infatuation began, and where he can still be found every other Saturday.
"I think largely because the players make more mistakes, but are still quite ambitious in the style they're playing, it's a better game to watch than the Pro12," he says. "I actually find most of the Pro12 stuff pretty dreary.
"It's so brutally hard now, there is no space, so they're running into each other, and it's very, very repetitive.
"It's money that's talking. You get some multimillionaire who might be very fond of rugby, but is used to winning, so he uses his money to produce a fabulous team. It doesn't impress me all that much.
"It's much better to rely, as they used to, on local talent. You can't be playing quite so much from the heart if you're playing from your wallet. I don't think that's being overly cynical.
"Having said that, I think the guys currently playing for Scotland do it because they enjoy playing and are ambitious to play for Scotland - all things that I wanted to do.
"But none of my contemporaries that I speak to wish they'd been playing in today's game. Whether they made money or didn't was totally irrelevant. We enjoyed each other's company, got on well together, and had respect for each other."
The user interface (UI), which features sliding card graphics, is powered by software originally created for Palm smartphones, which the South Korean firm bought from its previous owner HP last year,
LG said more than 70% of its smart TVs released this year would use webOS.
Analysts had complained LG's earlier menu system had been too confusing.
The firm unveiled the new technology at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, where many of its rivals are also showing off new televisions.
The centre-piece of the new UI is Launcher - a scrollable menu that runs across the bottom part of the screen, allowing the owner to switch between content.
Different coloured cards are used to represent on-air programmes; internet-based movies and shows from firms including Netflix and Amazon; apps including Twitter and Skype; and media stored on other devices.
The idea, the company said, was to allow viewers to simultaneously watch a show, play a game or surf the internet while also searching for other content - removing the need to navigate to a home screen.
A second menu bar, Today, can be activated to run horizontally across the central part of the screen providing suggestions for popular shows and other content the software believes is likely to interest the watcher.
LG also highlighted that the software was designed to make it easier to set up the TV. For example, if you plug in a games console it is identified as such, rather than as an HDMI source.
It also suggested it would be relatively easy for developers to create third-party apps for the platform.
"One of the big problems TV manufacturers have had has been trying to tailor the available content to each user," said Edward Border, from the consultancy IHS Screen Digest.
"They have struggled to crack how to avoid requiring too many clicks or menus to go through. Previous efforts to simplify things have only resulted in it becoming difficult for owners to find what they wanted."
Early feedback for LG's new approach suggested it was an improvement on its previous design, but not a huge leap forward.
"It won't generate massive consumer demand for LG's TVs," wrote Dieter Bohn for the Verge news site, which had an early hands-on with the technology.
"But what it could do is make your next smart TV a little less painful to use."
LG also used its Las Vegas press conference to announce two new pieces of wearable technology.
Its Lifeband Touch is a wristband that features an OLED display, which activates when the wearer rotates their wrist.
Its accelerometer and altimeter sensors allow it to display how many calories have been burned, the number of steps taken and distance covered.
In addition it can tell the time and provide alerts about calls and texts sent to a Bluetooth linked mobile phone, as well as providing a way to control music played via the handset.
The firm also showed off its Heart Rate Earphones, which are designed to capture data about the wearer's blood flow and oxygen consumption while exercising.
LG said both devices would be released in the US before the end of June before rolling out to other markets.
The firm had shown off another fitness tracking wristband at last year's CES but never put it on sale.
The weekend-long event features a fun fair, stalls and musical performances on the Town Moor, and a parade through the city centre on Saturday.
Newcastle Cathedral is holding a Pride Eucharist - a special service of communion to celebrate diversity.
There will also be a candle-lit vigil to show support for those who have lost their lives - and those who keep fighting - for LGBT rights worldwide.
Mark Nichols, chair of Northern Pride which organises the event, said: "I hope it's raising the awareness of the community, that we are your neighbours, your work colleagues, part of your family.
"We are ordinary people; there's nothing different to us, and that's the message I want people to take away, and just want to be able to combat homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia."
In 2016 the festival attracted more than 73,000 visitors and contributed more than £10.4m to the economy, according to estimates.
The event was first staged in August 2007 after a brief gap in Pride activities following the closure of Pride on the Tyne.
Johnston, 28, rose to fame last year by winning the Spanish Open and has since come to be regarded as one of the biggest crowd-pleasers in the game.
Pieters, meanwhile, made a huge impression on his Ryder Cup debut at Hazeltine last year.
Poulter has become one of the greats of the modern Ryder Cup era.
Tournament host Rory McIlroy will return home to defend the title he claimed in style last year, while world number two Hideki Matsuyama will make his regular European Tour debut having finished joint runner-up at last week's US Open.
"This is certainly one of the strongest fields I've ever seen for the Irish Open, if not the strongest. It's really shaping up for an incredible week," said four-time major winner McIlroy.
"Everybody knows how special this tournament is to me, and to return to Northern Ireland as defending champion, with my Foundation again hosting the event, is a real honour.
"The Northern Irish fans are renowned the world over for their great support. The last two tournaments here in 2012 and 2015 were both sell-outs and the atmosphere was something else.
"I expect it to be the same this time with a field of this depth and such a great venue at Portstewart."
The Sale Sharks fly-half was unhurt in a collision between his Mercedes and a Toyota in Chelsea, west London, at about 05:15 BST on Monday.
Cipriani, 27, was breath-tested and taken to a west London police station before being released on bail.
In 2013 he was hit by a bus while on a night out with team-mates, suffering concussion.
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said officers were called to reports of two cars in collision on Imperial Road, London SW6.
There were no reports of any injuries.
"The cars involved were a silver Toyota Prius and a black Mercedes C63," she said.
"The driver of the Mercedes, a 27-year-old man, was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving.
"He was taken to a west London police station where he was later released on police bail. Return date to be confirmed."
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The veterans, from Croatia's 1991 war for independence, have been campaigning since September for better assistance.
But police moved in on Thursday, saying the gathering Zagreb's St Mark's square was illegal.
Many, including some in wheelchairs, sought refuge in St Mark's church and were protected by a group of priests.
The veterans remained in the church on Friday while riot police gathered outside and surrounded the square.
"We do not plan to leave," protest leader Djuro Glogoski told local media, adding that the group would "only be carried out dead".
The veterans have called for the resignation of Predrag Matic, the country's Minister for Veterans' Affairs, and demanded a meeting with Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic.
About 200 more veterans who arrived at St Mark's square on Friday were prevented from entering by a wall of police. Up to 50 broke through, leading to clashes in the square.
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Johnathan Brown, from Basingstoke died when his black Peugeot 208 was involved in a collision with a red Ford Fiesta on the M3 near Micheldever.
In tribute the 30-year-old's family said: "He loved life and always made you smile when you were feeling down".
The crash happened between junction 8 at Winnal and junction 9 at Dummer on 7 September.
In a statement, his family said: "He would always put people first before himself, he had a heart of gold. Heaven has claimed back one of its angels.
"We will always hold him in our thoughts everyday."
Hampshire Constabulary is continuing to appeal for witnesses following the crash.
Harry Studley remains in a critical condition in Bristol Children's Hospital after being shot on Friday.
Jordan Walters, 24, and Emma Jane Horseman, 23, of Bishport Avenue, have been charged with causing grievous bodily harm.
They have been remanded in custody to appear before Bristol Magistrates' Court on Monday.
Police were called to a flat in Bishport Avenue in Hartcliffe at about 16:10 BST.
Harry's parents, Amy Allen and Edward Studley, said in a statement issued through the police: "We would like to thank everyone for their continuing support at this time.
"Harry is still very poorly and we would reiterate that our request for privacy be respected as we and our family come to terms with what has happened."
They said they were "concentrating our focus on our son Harry's recovery".
The 79-year-old child killer died on Monday after spending more than five decades behind bars for murders committed with partner Myra Hindley.
It has been reported that he wished to have his remains burnt and ashes scattered in the city.
But Glasgow City Council said it would refuse any request for Brady to be cremated in the area.
A spokesman said: "We have not had such a request but we would refuse that request.
"We would advise the private crematoria not to accept the request or any such request should it be forthcoming. There has not been any request made."
Brady's body was released to his lawyer by a coroner on Thursday.
It had been held under police guard since his death at Ashworth High Secure Hospital in Maghull, Merseyside at 18:02 on Monday.
Opening an inquest into his death on Tuesday, senior coroner for Sefton Christopher Sumner delayed the release of his body to ask for assurances that a funeral director and crematorium willing to take it had been found.
He also asked for an assurance the ashes of Brady would not be scattered on Saddleworth Moor, where the remains of four of Brady and Myra Hindley's five child victims were found.
At a reconvened hearing on Wednesday the coroner's court heard solicitor and executor of Brady's will, Robin Makin, had said there was "no likelihood" the ashes would be scattered there.
Mr Sumner delayed the body's release until Thursday to allow Merseyside Police to negotiate with Mr Makin about arrangements for the funeral.
Brady and Hindley were jailed for life in 1966 for the killings of John Kilbride, 12, 10-year-old Lesley Ann Downey and Edward Evans, 17.
They went on to admit the murders of Pauline Reade, 16, and 12-year-old Keith Bennett.
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "Responsibility for the body has now transferred to the executor of Ian Brady's will and Merseyside Police has no further involvement."
Born in Glasgow in 1938, Brady later moved to Manchester, where he met Hindley, and was detained at Ashworth Hospital from 1985 onwards.
The inquest at Southport town hall was told Brady's cause of death was cor pulmonale, a form of heart failure, secondary to bronchopneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or lung disease.
Mr Sumner said a full inquest would be held on 29 June.
Critics have likened it to "poverty porn" and The Hunger Games books, where contestants fought for their lives.
The BBC and Twenty Twenty, the show's production company, said: "It is a misinterpretation of the concept of the series to suggest it is exploitative."
They said "the welfare of those taking part is of paramount importance".
Twenty Twenty's spokesman added the show was "a current affairs commission and not an entertainment format", adding it was "at the very earliest stages of production". The independent production company has also made other programmes including The Choir: New Military Wives, Benefits Britain 1949 and The World's Strictest Parents.
Britain's Hardest Grafter was commissioned as a five-week series with 25 people involved in the process, and the spokesman said the prize money was "the equivalent to an annual living-wage salary".
The original brief for the show said it "follows Brits from across the country through a series of real-world jobs to find Britain's Hardest Worker" - the programme's working title.
"These jobs will take place both out in the workplace and within the confines of a specially created factory, a warehouse space which over the course of five episodes will be transformed to cover the UK's largest blue collar sectors," it said.
The "least effective workers" will then be asked to leave until only one is left, "to be declared Britain's Hardest Worker".
The brief added the show would tackle "some of the most pressing issues of our time", exploring the "low" levels of British productivity, whether the benefits system provides "many with a reason not to work" and if it was "hindering their working opportunity".
It will also seek to discover if the "hidden truth about immigrants" is "simply that they work harder than Brits" and if "we need them as much as they need us - or are they simply prepared to work for a lower wage?".
The show will also aim to explore if the young have "simply not inherited the work ethic of older generations or have working conditions just got too hard?".
Twenty Twenty's spokesman added all the contestants would get the equivalent money for the work they do in the workplace-based challenges.
But the show, which is at the casting stage and has not yet started filming, has not just been challenged by the petition.
Some commentators have likened the show to Channel 4's Benefits Street - a documentary series about residents of a deprived street in Birmingham.
The five-part programme, which gave Channel 4 a ratings boost in 2014, was ruled by Ofcom not to have breached broadcasting rules after 887 viewers complained it misrepresented benefits claimants.
Graduate Fog, a graduate careers site which says it names and shames "intern exploiters", called Britain's Hardest Grafter a "controversial Hunger Games-style TV show" and has been encouraging its Twitter followers to sign the petition.
Jack Monroe, the budget-food writer and Guardian columnist, wrote a warning to potential contestants on her website about exposing themselves to the public, stating: "The scummier arms of the media don't care about your personal life or relationships beyond selling newspapers.
"I am writing this because I wish someone had told me. I wish someone had told me, before I signed a book deal for a recipe book - because I needed a job and it was a job - that I was going into a war, unarmed."
Louise Haigh, the Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley, wrote in the Huffington Post: "Instead of the BBC asking why these people don't earn enough to live on, they pit them against each other for pure voyeurism."
Twenty Twenty's spokesman said: "The competition structure is being used as a way of shining a light on the variety of jobs people do in the low wage economy, what it takes to do them well, and to challenge and shatter all sorts of myths surrounding the low paid and unemployed sector.
"When people see the final product we're confident they'll feel the subject was dealt with sensitively."
Early findings from the cockpit voice recorder suggest the pilot made desperate efforts to get back in, sources close to the investigation say.
A German state prosecutor confirmed the reports, Reuters reported, but he did not know which pilot was locked out.
The Airbus 320 from Barcelona to Duesseldorf crashed on Tuesday.
Relatives of the 150 passengers and crew who died are due to visit the area on Thursday.
Lufthansa, which owns Germanwings, arranged two special flights for families and friends on Thursday - one from Barcelona and one from Duesseldorf - to Marseille, and both groups will travel on by road. Separately, some relatives who did not want to fly are travelling by bus from Barcelona.
Germanwings chief Thomas Winkelmann said 72 passengers on flight 4U 9525 were German citizens, including 16 pupils returning from an exchange trip. Spain's government said 51 of the dead were Spanish.
Other victims were from Australia, Argentina, Britain, Iran, Venezuela, the US, the Netherlands, Colombia, Mexico, Japan, Denmark and Israel.
On Wednesday, French officials said usable data had been extracted from the cockpit voice recorder but that it was too early to draw any conclusions.
Remi Jouty, director of the French aviation investigative agency, said he hoped investigators would have the "first rough ideas in a matter of days" but the full analysis could take weeks or even months.
However, the New York Times quoted an unnamed investigator as saying that one of the pilots - it is not clear if it is the captain or the first officer - left the cockpit and had been unable to get back in.
"The guy outside is knocking lightly on the door, and there is no answer," the investigator said, describing audio from the recorder.
"And then he hits the door stronger, and no answer. There is never an answer. You can hear he is trying to smash the door down."
A source close to the investigation gave a similar account to the AFP news agency.
An alarm indicating proximity to the ground can be heard before the moment of impact, the source adds.
Lufthansa has not named the pilots but it said the co-pilot joined Germanwings in September 2013, directly after training, and had flown 630 hours.
This latest revelation, if true, begins to paint a dramatic picture of the last moments in the cockpit. But there are still plenty of questions to answer.
Why did the plane dive? Locked doors don't make planes crash. Why couldn't the pilot open the door? There is an emergency procedure that should allow them to get back in. Who was flying? We now know the co-pilot was relatively inexperienced. Was he trying to cope with an emergency on his own?
If there really was banging on the door, it might also suggest there was at least air in the cabin, because someone was clearly able to breathe. There had been talk of a depressurisation knocking everyone out.
It is surprising that such sensitive information has leaked out - again, it's still not officially confirmed. The rules governing who listens to black boxes are very tight. Only a handful of people are normally allowed into the room when they play the recording back.
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It said the captain had more than 6,000 hours of flying experience and had been with Germanwings since May 2014, having flown previously for Lufthansa and Condor.
Lufthansa has not commented on the reports surrounding the cockpit door, but said its cockpit protocols are in line with rules established by the German aviation safety authority.
These stipulate that when there are two crew, one can leave the cockpit but only for the absolute minimum time.
BBC business reporter Theo Leggett says some airlines have a "rule of two" where if a pilot leaves the cockpit for any length of time another crew member must replace them. However, this is not the case with Lufthansa or some other major airlines.
David Kaminski-Morrow, air transport editor of Flightglobal, said that normally a locked cockpit door could be opened with a code.
"But inside there is a simple switch on the control panel the pilot would turn to lock the door," he said.
He cited the crash of a Mozambican Airlines flight in Namibia in 2013 in which the pilot is believed to have locked himself in the cockpit and put the plane into a nose dive.
Mr Jouty said the second "black box" - the flight data recorder - had not been found and he could not confirm an earlier statement by President Francois Hollande that its casing had been recovered.
In 2012, the Brisbane couple turned up in the rain at 07:00 outside the Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages the day a Civil Partnerships Act came into effect in Queensland.
The new law gave same-sex couples the right to enter into legally recognised civil unions and strengthened de facto legal rights such as next of kin access in hospitals.
The new laws did not recognise marriage for same-sex couples but the two men wanted to "be part of Queensland history" and hoped they were helping pave the road for marriage equality.
"It was really beautiful to see couples - one after the other - lining up behind us," Mr James remembers.
"By the time the doors opened, there were a lot of people, a lot of media, a lot of politicians," he told the BBC, speaking from his Brisbane home.
"It was still only a civil union but we did see it as a step forward in marriage equality."
Instead, just months later, in one of its first moves, the incoming coalition state government watered down civil union laws by scrapping commitment ceremonies and replacing them with registered relationships.
Mr James, 28, and Mr Gillespie, 32, have been together for nearly 11 years and are raising a child. Both come from "huge" families who have joined them in Gay Pride marches and support their wish to get married.
"Being from such big families, our parents have been able to see the beautiful milestones the rest of their kids go through," Mr James says.
"The day they got to see us become parents blew their minds, so there's deep sadness for them that we still can't get married like everyone else in the family can."
"Marriage equality is about seeing me able to do the same things as my siblings. I got to be there at my sister's wedding, at my mother's second wedding. It's not fair and not equal if I can't do the very same thing."
In the wake of last month's historic referendum in Ireland that favoured legalising same-sex marriage, the push for a change in Australia accelerated. But Mr James worries the issue is still "a political football".
There are now three bills before the Australian Parliament proposing to legalise gay marriage and there may yet be a fourth, with bipartisan sponsors. But thanks to strong opposition among some sections of the government, none are guaranteed to be voted on this year.
Mr James hopes support now coming from the majority of Australians and a shift in attitudes by some key MPs are signs things could change.
He wants to galvanise action from mainstream Australia to convince politicians that "history is on their side".
Public support in favour of changing the law was beginning to grow in 2004 when John Howard's conservative government amended the Marriage Act to specify marriage was between "a man and a woman".
Mr James says many of his heterosexual friends are now uncomfortable during their own marriage ceremonies when the celebrant refers to "husband and wife".
"Some of them ask their guests to put their hands over their ears in that bit," he laughs.
He thinks politicians need to be lobbied just as much "by Tom and Susan and Barry and Josephine" as they are by gay activists.
To make that happen, he has launched a Marriage Equality for Australia campaign to raise A$100,000 ($77,000, £50,000) for a prime time television advertisement he hopes will convince heterosexual Australians to actively support marriage equality.
"We want to create something hard-hitting, heartfelt and human that makes people want to get off their lounge chairs and say 'I want to make a difference'," he says.
"I always saw Anthony as the man I wanted to spend the rest of my days with, to grow old with, and to marry. It's been my deep romantic wish from the very early days when we started dating.
It's been a dream I haven't been able to realise yet."
Both finalists, Zambia and Senegal, have never won this trophy and are the only sides in the tournament that are unbeaten.
Home hopes will be firmly pinned on Zambia as they bid for the title, while South Africa and Guinea will battle for bronze in the third place play-off fixture before the title decider.
Hosts Zambia have had the highest number of goals scored with 11 and have conceded just two at this Nations Cup.
It makes for an intriguing contest considering the junior Teranga Lions have had to sweep aside tough opposition to reach the finale and finished top of their group.
Senegal may also have unfinished business with the junior tournament having narrowly lost to Nigeria at the 2015 edition that they hosted.
Krepin Diatta has been carrying the Senegalese hopes with his aggressive style of play and will be the man they may count on to break the host nation that has 50, 000 fans cheering them on.
Senegal coach Ibrahima Ndiaye will have his hopes on semi-finals hero Aliou Badji to pull something out of his bag of tricks to steal the show from Zambia.
As for the hosts, their semi-final opponents South Africa showed that Zambia could be vulnerable even before a partisan crowd, as they fought until extra time before succumbing to an Edward Chilufya goal.
Zambia coach Beston Chambeshi has a front loaded side with a number of goal-getters and three players on three goals at the tournament.
The trio of Fashion Sakala, Patson Daka (pictured) and Edward Chilufya have scored three goals each at the tournament and present Zambia's biggest route to victory.
However, Chambeshi may have some work to do at the heart of midfield which has proved to be Zambia's weak link.
In the early kick-off on Sunday, South Africa and Guinea will be up against each other in the race for third place at Heroes Stadium.
All the top four teams will represent Africa at the Fifa World Cup that will be hosted by South Korea in May.
With more realistic portrayals of transgender characters, Hollywood may be helping society accept transgender people - even transgender children. A growing number of children are using prescription puberty blockers so that they can stop unwanted changes in their bodies like breasts or facial hair.
It's a fairly new treatment and a controversial one. Critics say blocking puberty is tantamount to child abuse and that children should be counselled to accept the bodies into which they were born.
But parents of children with severe gender identity disorder and the doctors who treat them say doing nothing can be harmful and that allowing children to go through puberty in the "wrong gender" can result in severe depression and suicide.
"When I was little I always said I'm a girl. I look like a girl. My heart is a girl heart," says 13-year-old Zoey, who was born a boy but who now identifies as a girl. Her doctor blocked her puberty and then prescribed cross-sex hormones to allow her to develop as a female.
"When I got older, I hid it so I would be accepted at schools, which was the hardest time of my life because I had to act like somebody that I was not."
Zoey started identifying as a female from a very young age. As a toddler, she used to ask her mother, why "God make a mistake" and gave her the wrong body.
The puberty suppressors Zoey and others take are reversible and FDA-approved because they have been used for decades in children going through premature puberty.
But for children with gender dysphoria, or gender identity disorder, the blockers are being started anywhere from age nine to 17. The drugs are credited with buying the children time so they can figure out if they really do want to live as a different gender. Teenagers can then take cross-sex hormones to help them physically develop into the opposite gender.
Doctors have only been using the blockers in transgender children since the late 1990s when Dutch doctors started the practice. Zoey's doctor, Dr Johanna Olson, director of the Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Childrens' Hospital in Los Angeles, first started using them in 2007.
"Of course there are fears around side-effects," says Dr Olson. She says one of her first patients was a 12-year-old who had been menstruating for two years and attempted suicide every time a period arrived.
"So that's obviously a huge part of the balance. I'm going to lose this kid before we have enough data to say 'yes this is a safe intervention on 12 and 13 year olds,' the kid might kill himself," says Dr Olson.
Transgender problems
•41% of transgender people in US have attempted suicide (1.5% for general population)
•Four-times more likely to live in extreme poverty
•Double the rate of unemployment
•Nearly 80% report harassment while in school
•One-fifth have experienced homelessness
Source: National LGBTQ Taskforce
A big debate in the medical community is when to start blockers and cross-sex hormone therapy.
Dr Kenneth Zucker, a gender identity specialist at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, says his clinic typically waits until patients are 16 before prescribing hormones to allow people to develop into the opposite gender. But his clinic has used puberty blockers on children as young as 10, depending on when they start puberty.
Both Dr Olson and Dr Zucker say they've had very few reports of regret from their patients who have received the puberty blockers.
But Dr Zucker says he conducted one study which showed more than 80% of children who came to his clinic and were not treated with hormone blockers were content in their biological gender by the time they were 22.
"There is debate on how low one should go in starting hormonal treatment to suppress puberty," he told the BBC.
"I think where it's going to get interesting in this field in the next 10 years is that, at least in some quarters, there's now a much more permissive approach toward supporting cross-sex hormone therapy and even surgery and the question is going to be, 'is the more permissive approach going to correlate with more regrets or more dissatisfaction?'"
Some transgender children buy illegal medication on the internet to try and treat themselves, often with dire consequences.
Is this a golden age in Hollywood for the transgender community? The TV series Transparent picked up two Golden Globe awards and best actor winner Eddie Redmayne, tipped to win an Oscar for playing Stephen Hawking, will next be playing a transgender woman on the big screen.
Transgender characters have long been portrayed by Hollywood as prostitutes, victims or villains, but with TV shows like Glee and Orange is The New Black, as well as Amazon's new hit Transparent, Hollywood is showcasing the lives of transgender people like never before. That means audiences are becoming acquainted with some unique issues faced by trans people - like safe access to bathrooms and hormone therapy.
"It's unprecedented in the sense that until 10 years ago if there was a trans character in a film or on TV they were either a problem or a criminal," says Jack Halberstam, a gender studies professor at the University of Southern California. "This humanisation of transgender people is clearly new."
Before receiving puberty blockers, children must undergo mental health evaluations, strict medical screenings and counselling. Dr Olson says the best results come with starting hormone blockers at the first signs of puberty. This is made more complicated by the fact that children are going through puberty at younger ages.
Some critics say the rising number of transgender children is due to liberal, urban parents going too far with kids who might just be experimenting with conventions. The reality is that the internet has probably done the most to bring about the rise in transgender children, with families from all walks of life finding each other and swapping stories about their children who appear to be going through a phase that seemingly never ends.
Zoey's mother Ofelia is a working class, Hispanic, single mother-of-three who knew nothing about transgender people until her toddler son started saying: "I am a girl." Now she's an outspoken advocate for transgender rights.
"I feel it's silly they would think I'm egging on a child to go through this. If you understood how difficult it is for them to transition, to be accepted amongst their peers, the struggles they have to go through, the pain they have to go through," Ofelia said.
"This is who my daughter is - this makes sense… for me and my family this works. She is happy. She is in school. She is learning. There's nothing different about her. She is just transgender - that is it."
Because of the growing awareness about transgender people, doctors say their clinics have been inundated with patients over the last few years. The American Medical Association issued guidelines to help doctors.
Transgender adults who cannot easily pass as their gender identity have higher rates of suicide, are more likely to be murdered, and often face discrimination in the workplace.
"There's no reward for being trans, no reward. There's a lifetime of medication, giving up your fertility, it is more challenging to do life when you're trans," says Dr Olson, pointing out that for people who decide to transition it feels like the only option they have to live as their authentic selves.
"The trans experience is remarkable - to walk in both genders - that is so rare. Let's celebrate that, not just tolerate it. We have something to learn from trans people."
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The Portrush golfer posted five birdies and a bogey at the Emirates Golf Club.
Garcia leads on seven under, with Felipe Aguilar of Chile and South African George Coetzee one shot adrift.
Darren Clarke is three over after a round which included three birdies, two bogeys and two double bogeys, while Paul Dunne is two under after a 70.
Swede Henrik Stenson is one of four players tied with McDowell on four under in the clubhouse.
2010 US Open champion McDowell finished joint 28th at the Qatar Masters in Doha last week.
It follows news that a man charged in connection with the killing is missing.
David Black was shot dead as he drove along the M1 on his way to work at Maghaberry prison in November 2012.
Damien Joseph McLaughlin, 40, of Kilmascally Road near Ardboe, is due to stand trial next month on charges that include aiding and abetting his murder.
However, in court on Friday, police said that he had breached his bail conditions and had not been seen by them since November.
In a statement, Mr Black's son, Kyle, said the family felt "very let down, hurt and betrayed by the justice system".
"Not only is the justice system letting us down, but they are letting dad down, and that was a system of which he was a part," he said.
Damien McLaughlin had served just over two years in prison for possession of guns and ammunition.
He spent time in prison on remand on charges connected to Mr Black's killing, but was released on bail in May 2014. A series of conditions imposed were later varied, including the removal of a stipulation that he had to wear an electronic tag and a reduction in the number of days he had to report to police.
At Belfast Crown Court on Friday, a judge revoked McLaughlin's bail after being told that he had failed to sign with police in November and had not been seen by them since.
Kyle Black said the decision to relax the bail conditions was "laughable to say the least".
"What is even more farcical is that someone with previous terrorist convictions and who is charged with further terrorist-related offences cannot sign bail (which should be completed daily) for more than five weeks and takes until then before concerns are raised about his location," he said.
In response, PSNI Det Ch Super Raymond Murray said: "We can't begin to contemplate the distress that David Black's family are feeling following the disclosure of breach of bail conditions by the individual charged with offences in connection with his murder and we fully take on board the concerns they have.
"We contacted Mr Black's family last week, prior to the court proceedings taking place, to make them aware of the situation surrounding bail. We have also arranged a further meeting with them to discuss their concerns.
"While I would like to reassure Mr Black's family, and the public, that our priority is to locate Damien McLaughlin, we are limited in what we can comment on publicly due to the ongoing legal proceedings."
He said police were continuing to make "active enquiries" and were liaising with other police services, including Irish police.
"I love teaching, I miss teaching," he said, adding that his priority was to win a second term in the White House.
President Obama lectured at the University of Chicago's law school for 12 years before he joined the Senate.
His appearance with First Lady Michelle Obama on daytime talk show "The View" is seen as an appeal to women voters.
Six weeks before the election, Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney's campaign team has criticised Mr Obama's decision to fit in the recorded TV interview during a short visit to New York for the UN General Assembly.
Unlike in previous years, President Obama has not scheduled meetings with any other international leaders, notably Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Romney said on Monday he found that "very troubling".
Although the US president and first lady were given a mainly easy ride, one of the four co-hosts - Elisabeth Hasselbeck - pursued the president on foreign policy and asked whether he had failed America's middle class.
"Everything that we've done has been designed to deal with not only the immediate crisis, but make sure that the middle class, which had been struggling for a decade before that, is feeling more secure," he said.
He had a "different vision" from Mr Romney on taxation, he said, criticising his opponent's belief that it was "fair that he pays a lower tax rate than somebody who's making $50,000 a year".
Asked by another of the hosts, Barbara Walters, what he saw himself doing after the presidency, he singled out "working with kids".
"I'm not sure it would necessarily be in the classroom, but the idea of being able to go around in various cities and helping to create mentorships and apprenticeships, and just giving young people the sense of possibility and opportunity," he said.
When Ms Walters suggested that his wife should run for the White House, the president agreed that she would be "terrific, but temperamentally I just don't think that...". At which point Michelle Obama intervened: "It's absolutely true," she said, explaining that she did not have the patience to be president of the United States.
The taped programme, to be broadcast on Tuesday, will be followed a few hours later by Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, who is due to appear on Jay Leno's "Tonight Show" on NBC.
Brady, 79, who tortured and killed five children with lover Myra Hindley, buried four of his victims on the moor.
He died of obstructive pulmonary disease on Monday, an inquest heard.
Senior coroner Christopher Sumner said he knew he did not have the legal power to make such a request but believed it was the "correct moral judgement".
Brady, who along with Hindley became known as the Moors Murderers, was jailed in 1966 for the killing of John Kilbride, aged 12, Lesley Ann Downey, 10, and Edward Evans, 17.
In 1985 he also admitted to the murders of Pauline Reade, 16, and Keith Bennett, who was 12, although he was never prosecuted for their deaths.
Born in Glasgow in 1938, Brady later moved to Manchester and died at Ashworth Hospital, a secure psychiatric unit in Merseyside, where he had been detained since 1985.
Opening an inquest at Southport town hall, Mr Sumner told the hearing he had received a request to release the body of Brady, also known as Ian Stewart-Brady.
He said: "I would like an assurance before I do so that first of all the person who asked to take over responsibility for that funeral has a funeral director willing to deal with the funeral and that he has a crematorium willing and able to cremate Mr Stewart-Brady's body.
"Emotions are high, I have looked at some of the newspaper headlines, they are bound to be."
"I also wanted to have assurance that when Mr Stewart-Brady is cremated his ashes will not be scattered on Saddleworth Moor.
He said it was "a right and proper moral judgment to make" as it would be "offensive" if they were.
Coroner's officer Alby Howard-Murphy said Brady's cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cor pulmonale, a condition that causes the right side of the heart to fail.
Brady had been on successive hunger strikes since 1999 in a bid to hasten his own death and the inquest heard he had been fed through a nasogastric tube.
His condition deteriorated over the last two weeks and the tube was removed on 11 May, the hearing was told.
Brady had stated he did not wish to be resuscitated if he suffered a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead at 18:03 BST on Monday, it emerged.
Mr Howard-Murphy said Brady "retained capacity throughout".
He added there were no relatives of the serial killer known to the court and his body was identified by the manager of Ashworth Hospital Michelle Anderton.
Brady's lawyer Robin Makin, the executor of his will, said he visited him in the hours before his death to discuss his legal wishes and funeral arrangements.
He said: "He was in the last hours of his life so he was pretty weak but we were able to discuss a few things and sort out what he wanted to be done."
Mr Makin said he did not think Brady had any information which would help the search for Keith Bennett, the only victim of Brady and Hindley whose remains have never been found.
He said: "I don't think useful information is going to come from him.
"I think that if he had been able to assist in its location it would have happened in the 1980s."
The coroner asked for a number of measures to be prepared before the next pre-inquest hearing including medical reports from a consultant psychiatrist concerning Brady's mental health, the attending doctors at time of death, palliative care staff, his medical notes and an expert report regarding feeding through a tube in the nose.
The eight-minute hearing was attended by 12 members of the press.
The inquest was adjourned until 29 June.
The trust has launched a ??2.6m appeal to buy Bantham beach and the Avon estuary, part of an estate currently on the market for ??11.5m.
Writing on his blog, the multi-millionaire Virgin boss said he was "urging everyone to get behind" the appeal.
He has not made a donation of his own.
He said: "A lot of the UK's coastline is being overdeveloped and spoiled for future generations.
"We therefore need to get behind the National Trust in their campaign to save one of England's most beautiful and untouched beaches at Bantham."
The family-owned 750-acre (303 hectare) estate includes the beach, estuary and about 20 cottages in Bantham village.
The trust said it planned to maintain access for visitors to the beach and conserve the landscape of the wooded river valley.
Sir Richard said he had a "strong connection to Bantham, having holidayed there as a child".
He added: "My dad used to take me down there in a little bumpyed-bump car and we would catch sand eels to use as bait to go fishing for bass.
"My daughter, Holly has a number of good friends that live there."
The National Trust's Claire Bolitho said the trust was "very grateful" to Sir Richard for publicising the campaign to his four million Twitter followers.
Caroline Danks, the trust's fundraising manager, said ??36,000 had been raised since the appeal was launched on Friday.
"There is still a long way to go and we would urge everyone who loves Bantham like we do to get behind us and help us raise enough money to buy Bantham Beach and Estuary," she said.
The dove, named Nancy, was found by Imdad Sardharwalla and taken to a local vet after being abandoned at birth.
Once strong enough, she was set free but only made it as far as a house two doors away from the surgery.
After making herself at home on the cooker, homeowner Rachel Lucken and others took to Facebook to find a permanent safe aviary for the bird.
Mrs Lucken had spotted the dove being closely watched by cats in her garden after it was released from its aviary at the vet's on Sunday.
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After putting the photo on Facebook another neighbour, Charlotte Page offered to look after the bird, also posting images.
"I think as it was hand-reared it basically doesn't want to be free and is craving human company," Mrs Page said.
Mr Sardharwalla recognised Nancy's pictures and is leading the hunt for a more suitable permanent home.
Nancy meanwhile is being cared for at the vet's once more.
Dr Viola Ross-Smith, from the British Trust for Ornithology, said: "Some species of birds can imprint on the first thing they see, in this case maybe it was a human."
"The dove may well think it actually is a human," she added.
The man was arrested in Coleraine on Thursday.
He is due to appear in Coleraine Magistrates Court on Friday.
Police said the comments concerned a mosque in the Causeway Coast and Glens area.
Gift Horse, with an electronic ribbon tied to its leg displaying live Stock Exchange prices, is by German Hans Haacke. It will be unveiled next year.
David Shrigley's bronze thumbs up - Really Good - will be unveiled in 2016.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson said the "two very different sculptures" were "wryly enigmatic in their own way".
"Our rolling programme of art continues to surprise, providing a contrast to its historic surroundings and giving Londoners and visitors alike another reason to visit Trafalgar Square."
Haacke based his work - a nod to the equestrian statue of William IV originally planned for the plinth - on an etching by George Stubbs.
"I hope the other two horses on Trafalgar Square, the one carrying Charles I, strutting, and the other, with George IV on its back - rather stoic - accept the newcomer graciously and recognise that their temporary companion has a lot to talk about."
The stock exchange ticker makes the link between power, money and history, with Haacke saying he hoped visitors would be "intrigued".
British artist Shrigley's artwork has been cast with a disproportionately long thumb and is intended to engender a sense of positivity.
The artist, who was shortlisted for last year's Turner Prize, called his work "slightly satirical but also serious at the same time".
The two latest artworks will be the 10th and 11th to appear on the plinth, built in 1841.
"The large number of visitors to Trafalgar Square, from both near and far, makes it an ideal location to showcase new works and give everyone the opportunity to appreciate art that they may not normally see or have access to," said Joyce Wilson, of Arts Council England - which supports the Fourth Plinth programme.
Funded by the Mayor of London, the programme invites world-class artists to make new works to stand in the heart of the city.
The 10-strong commissioning group includes artists Jeremy Deller and Grayson Perry, and broadcaster Jon Snow.
Mark Wallinger's figure Ecce Homo was the first piece to stand on the empty plinth - in the northwest corner of the square - in 1999.
The 29-year-old, who previously spent four years with Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, insists he wants to make his mark on Chinese football.
"I don't understand the criticism, I work hard for what I earn. I am focused on my job, "he told BBC Sport.
"They play good football (in China). I will have to adapt to their style and take it from there."
I have always said that the most important thing is that I score goals.
Gyan's comments come after some people in Ghana have voiced their opinion that the striker has shunned more established leagues and stronger sporting competition for the chance to make a fortune.
"It is not as if I am doing anything illegal or robbing people of their money," he countered. "I have learnt to turn the negatives into positives and so I make my decisions and understand that everyone works for money.
"At the end of my career, people will not criticise me anymore. They will move on to the next person. And at the end of my career the most important thing will be how well I did for myself, my family and those closest to me. This time is my era so I have to make sure I make the most of it."
Gyan also dismissed speculation he may lose his sharpness in a league that some people believe will not test him enough.
"I heard those concerns when I was going to Al Ain but I continued to score important goals for the Black Stars," he said. "I have always said that the most important thing is that I score goals. That is what the fans in Ghana and everywhere I play want. And I have scored goals consistently."
Ghana's record goalscorer also outlined his desire to help his new Chinese side win titles and there is evidence from his spell in the UAE that he is capable of doing that. In four years at Al Ain he scored 95 times in 83 appearances and won three domestic titles in the process.
His new boss, the former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, believes that Gyan's form in the UAE is proof of his quality.
"From the club he played in Emirates he scored more goals than the games he played so we are all very happy to have him," said Eriksson.
And on Thursday, Gyan made a flying start to his career with Shanghai by coming off the bench to score the winner against Tianjin Tada. The 2-1 victory lifted Shanghai to the top of the table.
Downing Street said the government was obliged to extradite Mr Assange to Sweden where he faces questioning over sex assault claims, which he denies.
The Wikileaks founder has been staying at Ecuador's London Embassy since June.
South American nations have pledged support for Ecuador after the UK said it could legally enter the building.
The Supreme Court in May dismissed Mr Assange's bid to reopen his appeal against extradition and gave him a two-week grace period before extradition proceedings could start.
"We hope that we can reach a diplomatic solution and we are doing what we can to achieve that," Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman said.
"Under our law, having exhausted all the options of appeal, we are obliged to extradite him to Sweden. It is our intention to carry out that obligation.
"We will continue talking to the Ecuadorean government and others to try to find a diplomatic solution."
Last week Ecuador described as a "threat" a UK letter that drew attention to the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987, which could allow it to potentially lift the embassy's diplomatic status to allow police to enter the building to arrest Mr Assange for breaching his bail terms.
The Foreign Office later said the letter had been sent to clarify "all aspects of British law that Ecuador should be aware of".
It has said it will follow its obligations, under the Extradition Act, to arrest Mr Assange if he leaves the embassy.
Meanwhile, a meeting of the Union of South American Nations agreed a document which said it supported the country "in the face of the threat" to its London embassy.
After Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino finished reading the final declaration from the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) summit, he joined hands with his fellow foreign ministers from across South America and raised them aloft.
Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has suggested Mr Assange could co-operate with Sweden if assurances are given that there would be no extradition to a third country.
On Sunday, Mr Assange, 41, used his first public statement since entering the embassy to claim asylum - delivered from a balcony - to call on the US to stop its "war on whistle-blowers".
The US is carrying out an investigation into Wikileaks, which has published a mass of leaked diplomatic cables, embarrassing several governments and international businesses.
In 2010, the two female Wikileaks supporters accused Mr Assange, an Australian citizen, of committing sexual offences against them while he was in Stockholm to give a lecture. He claims the sex was consensual and the allegations are politically motivated.
It was the county's first first-team match in the city for 26 years.
Captain Babar Azam led the tourists' effort as he blasted 119 off 109 balls, while Ruaidhri Smith claimed a hat-trick in the final over of the innings.
Home skipper Will Bragg top-scored with 61 off 67 balls and Andrew Salter hit three sixes in his 51, but Glamorgan were never in the hunt for victory.
Glamorgan's bowlers had contained the tourists for most of their innings, with Owen Morgan taking two for 49 in his 10 overs.
But Pakistan accelerated as Glamorgan's attack flagged in chilly conditions, before the late drama of Smith's hat-trick.
It was the first by a Glamorgan player in limited-overs matches since Alex Wharf against Warwickshire in 2004.
Pakistan A now face England Lions in 50-overs matches at Cheltenham on 19 July and Canterbury on 24 July, as well as two games against Sri Lanka A.
Glamorgan gave official first-team debuts to young batsmen Kiran Carlson and Tom Smith, ex-Gloucestershire wicket-keeper Cameron Herring, and seamer Jack Murphy.
Blackpool nearly broke the deadlock but on-loan midfielder Liam Smith's 25-yard shot was saved by Reice Charles-Cook.
Sky Blues defender' Chris Stokes headed a corner over before Marc-Antoine Fortune pounced on keeper Colin Doyle's mistake to lash in from three yards.
Jacob Murphy headed wide but one goal proved enough for Coventry, leaving Blackpool winless in seven games.
With 10 games left, Blackpool are two points adrift of safety.
The Sky Blues climb a place back up to seventh, within three points of the play-offs, but 10 points adrift of the automatic promotion places.
City had to play out the final nine minutes with 10 men after Stokes was stretchered off when the visitors had used all of their substitutes.
Sky Blues manager Tony Mowbray told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:
"The team played with heart and soul, and put everything on the line. There was an amazing support here which shows the players what a big club they're playing for.
"Our targets haven't changed. We needed a result from somewhere which would kick-start us to winning football matches. Hopefully this is it.
"We've got to fight hard and hopefully achieve our aims for the season."
Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG) has agreed to take on board a new shareholder.
Venture capital firm 3i Infrastructure has committed £75m to take a 25% stake in the Bellshill-based firm.
The company builds and operates telecom masts in suburban and rural areas.
Being independent of the major mobile phone operators, it provides capacity which they can pay to share.
Earlier this year, Bellshill-based WIG announced plans to invest £1bn in new UK infrastructure.
That is to be focussed on new, mainly rural locations for masts, as the telecoms regulator requires providers to reduce the 'not-spots' in coverage.
The expansion includes installation of small cells and fibre-optic wiring to boost mobile connections in big buildings and on city streets.
The company also plans to expand in meeting mobile communications demand from rail passengers.
WIG was founded 10 years ago, and now operates 2,000 masts. It has expanded into Ireland and the Netherlands, and plans to expand further into western Europe.
The investment by 3i Infrastructure adds to the shareholding by US-based Wood Creek Capital Management, and the Lanarkshire management team.
Scott Coates, chief executive of WIG, said: "Bringing an established European infrastructure investor on board, alongside our existing North American partner, provides us with the financial capabilities needed to scale up our business through investment in up to £1bn of new infrastructure.
"This will transform our ability to support our customers as they extend network coverage in rural areas and improve capacity in urban centres.
"Independent infrastructure companies like WIG provide a conduit for long term infrastructure investors to support the telecoms industry as it takes on the challenges of expanding the quality and reach of connectivity."
There were 77 profit warnings in the period, three more than a year earlier, consultancy EY said.
The number was "higher than expected", the group said.
The rise was in part due to the low oil price, which contributed to 16 warnings, eight of which were oil and gas companies.
The price of oil has fallen by more than 40% since last summer, and currently stands at $65 a barrel. At the beginning of this year, it was below $50.
"Growing competitive pressures" were also a factor in the rise in profit warnings - more than a fifth were due to greater competition and pressure on prices, EY said.
The support services sector also saw eight warnings, with seven in software and computing and six in general retailing.
Companies that issued warnings included retailers Boohoo and AO World, construction company Balfour Beattie and outsourcing firm Mitie.
Overall, the report found that 5.4% of quoted companies issued profit warnings in the period, the highest first-quarter percentage since 2009.
"This is still a tough environment in which to plan and invest," said EY's Alan Hudson.
"The recovery hasn't increased predictability and companies still have little room for manoeuvre when things go wrong, such as a lost contract, adverse currency movement or price drop."
The report highlighted the changing expectations of when interest rates will rise, as well as geopolitical tensions, as factors making forward planning difficult.
The 19-year-old Ipswich loanee, who this week agreed to extend his stay with the Shots until the end of the season, opened the scoring with a low drive from distance into the bottom corner.
Benyu struck again after the break to double his tally, capping a blistering counter-attack by finding a yard in Solihull's box and finishing superbly.
Benyu's heroics extended Aldershot's winning run to four games and gave them a two-point cushion over the chasing pack in fifth place.
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Match ends, Solihull Moors 0, Aldershot Town 2.
Second Half ends, Solihull Moors 0, Aldershot Town 2.
Manny Oyeleke (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Callum Coyle replaces Andy Brown.
Hafeez Sanusi (Solihull Moors) is shown the yellow card.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Dominic Hyam replaces Callum Reynolds.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Matt McClure replaces Kundai Benyu.
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Hafeez Sanusi replaces Ashley Sammons.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Manny Oyeleke replaces Jim Kellerman.
Goal! Solihull Moors 0, Aldershot Town 2. Kundai Benyu (Aldershot Town).
Substitution, Solihull Moors. Omari Sterling-James replaces Jack Byrne.
Kundai Benyu (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Solihull Moors 0, Aldershot Town 1.
First Half ends, Solihull Moors 0, Aldershot Town 1.
Goal! Solihull Moors 0, Aldershot Town 1. Kundai Benyu (Aldershot Town).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
The report by medical and nutrition experts will be considered in the US dietary guidelines which determine school lunches to food package labels.
Cholesterol is now less of a concern, the report said, but added sugar should be limited to 200 calories a day.
The panel also backs moderate coffee drinking for the first time.
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which meets every five years, said a diet high in vegetables, fruits, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds was "more health promoting and is associated with less environmental impact'' than the current US diet, which is high in meat.
It is the first time the panel has made a recommendation on the environmental impact of a diet.
But their report stops short of telling people to be completely vegetarian, saying "no food groups need to be eliminated completely to improve sustainability outcomes".
The panel also backs away from a prior guideline to limit dietary cholesterol, in particular egg consumption.
The report now says the available evidence "shows no appreciable relationship" between heart disease and how much dietary cholesterol you eat, but still recommends eating less saturated fat.
Responding to concerns about caffeine for the first time, the panel said there was "strong evidence" that three to five cups a day can be part of a healthy diet, including reduced risk of diabetes and heart disease.
The panel recommended pregnant women limit caffeine to two cups of coffee a day.
London Fire Brigade (LFB) said firefighters would be working "most of the night" on Thursday.
It said the fire, which has been burning for more than 24 hours, had been contained in the tunnel.
Some 5,000 people were evacuated in Holborn on Wednesday after smoke was seen coming out of an inspection cover.
More than 100 businesses have been affected.
LFB said the cordon in Kingsway had been scaled back, but the road remained closed.
Assistant Commissioner Dany Cotton said: "This is a technically difficult and unusual incident to tackle as it is underground."
Fighting fires in tunnels was "very hazardous," she said, and measures had to be taken to avoid the risk of a gas explosion.
"Firefighters have, however, been applying water through access points throughout the night, to control the spread of the fire," she added.
She asked people to avoid the immediate area if possible.
A total of 35 firefighters and six fire engines are at the fire on Kingsway. Local road closures remain in place.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but it is believed the blaze started among underground cables.
Speaking to BBC London 94.9, Met Police Insp Neil Johnson said: "I imagine this road will be closed a long time after this is finished because of damage the heat does to the road.
"It will have to remain closed until a structural engineer examines it properly and either he or she says what work has to be done and that work is completed - this is not an overnight job."
On Wednesday, onlookers reported struggling to breathe and "chaos" in and around Holborn.
UK Power Networks said the number of customers currently affected by the power cuts stood at about 1,000 and it had restored power to about 2,000.
It is hoped power will be restored to everyone affected by the end of Thursday.
Apologising to customers Matt Rudling, from the firm, said: "The gas is still burning under there and until we can gain access to that particular area we won't understand what's caused it and what we can do."
He added that emergency generators were being used to supply power to the area and engineers were also trying to connect some of the damaged cables to unaffected ones.
Several West End theatres were forced to cancel performances on Wednesday evening including Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Disney's The Lion King, Gypsy, Mamma Mia! The Play That Goes Wrong and The Woman In Black.
Thursday's matinee performances at the Novello and Aldwych theatres were also cancelled.
Councillor Richard Beddoe, from Westminster City Council, said: "We are relieved to hear that there were no serious casualties but the losses to big businesses in the West End, due to poor infrastructure, is just not acceptable. We want to see action."
The National Grid said it was working with emergency services to "isolate the gas supply".
In a statement, the company, which operates gas transmission infrastructure in the UK, said the fire had affected one of its pipes.
"This is a challenging operation due to the fire's location, access to our gas pipe and other utilities in close proximity.
"We cannot just turn a valve and switch off the gas because of safety reasons and [the] impact on the gas network," the statement said.
Transport for London said Holborn station is open, however nine bus services are being diverted, the 1, 59, 68, 91, 168, 171, 188, 243 and 521.
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The move was requested by West African leaders after a summit in Mali, Senegalese news agency APS said.
President Yahya Jammeh is currently refusing to step down until the supreme court can hear his challenge in May.
Regional bloc Ecowas wants the UN to approve military action if Mr Barrow's inauguration is blocked.
On Saturday leaders repeated their calls for Mr Jammeh - who initially accepted the result - to go voluntarily at an Africa-France summit in Bamako.
Mali's president Ibrahim Keita called for "proverbial African wisdom" to prevail to avert a bloodbath and there are growing fears that the uncertainty could cause a refugee exodus.
Thousands of Gambians, mostly women and children, have already crossed the border into neighbouring Senegal and further afield to Guinea-Bissau, where they do not require a visa, officials say.
Mr Barrow, who beat Mr Jammeh in last month's election, was at the Bamako summit and was referred to as the president.
Last week Nigeria's president flew to the Gambian capital Banjul to try to broker a deal but Mr Jammeh would not relinquish power.
Mr Jammeh's attempt to overturn the election result has been delayed because of a shortage of judges but his legal team has asked for an injunction to block Mr Barrow's inauguration.
The African Union has said it will no longer recognise Mr Jammeh's rule after his term ends.
The 51-year-old leader seized power in the country in 1994 and has been accused of human rights abuses, although he has held regular elections.
Not only does it attract foraging bees, but it also encourages nesting, say researchers at University of Sussex.
In past decades, many bumblebee species have declined, due to a number of factors, including intensive farming.
The study, published in Molecular Ecology, suggest farms given funding to improve the environment can increase the size of wild bumblebee populations.
However, rarer species, which forage over shorter distances, may need special attention, as the method of management appeared to have no effect, said scientists.
Agri-environment schemes are now funded as part of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) farms are rewarded for planting strips along the side of fields with bee-friendly plants such as red clover, bird's-foot-trefoil and common knapweed.
The scientists analysed bumblebee populations on HLS farms in West Sussex and Hampshire over two years.
They found greater numbers of common bumblebee species and evidence of more nests on HLS farms, compared with farms without bee-friendly schemes.
However, for rarer bee species such as the common carder bee, there was little difference between the two types of farmland.
"The flower-rich strips on farms may be too few and too scattered in the landscape to benefit those species unable to cover larger distances," said Thomas Wood of the University of Sussex.
"These rarer species could be helped by targeting planting on land near existing colonies and improving the plant quality of existing buffer strips and hedgerows."
Insect pollination has been valued at around £690M per year for UK crop production.
A recent study found that nearly one in 10 of Europe's native wild bee species face extinction.
The European Red List, drawn up by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, found 9.2% of nearly 2,000 species are threatened with extinction.
Threats include loss of habitat from intensive farming, pesticide use, urban development and climate change.
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The 26-year-old - ranked 78 in the world, six places lower than Italian Knapp - won 6-7 (6-8) 6-4 6-4.
Although the big-serving Broady wasted a set point in the first-set tie-break, she broke early in the second.
Next she faces defending champion Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia or France's Pauline Parmentier.
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Mother-of-nine Zoe Sullivan, 38, and husband Ben, 42, from Lossiemouth, Moray, had identical Leah and Erin on the same same day as non-identical Charlotte and Isabelle turned eight.
The four girls were all born on 25 January, and Lean and Erin are now one.
Mrs Sullivan - who is expecting child number 10 - said they were astounded.
Mrs Sullivan said one of the new twins had stopped growing in the womb, so she was induced weeks early.
She said: "Our family isn't one in a million, it's one in 30 million.
"By sheer coincidence, they were then born on Charlotte and Isabelle's birthday.
"Now all our kids want babies on their birthdays."
The couple are parents to Elizabeth, 11, Olivia, 10, Charlotte and Isabelle, both nine, Noah, seven, Evangeline, five, Tobias, four, Leah and Erin, one, with one on the way.
Mr Sullivan said: "We've realised that we're going to have to budget for the 25th as it's an expensive day now with four birthdays."
Scotland led 34-32 at Twickenham when Jon Welsh was ruled deliberately offside for playing the ball after a knock-on by a team-mate.
The governing body said that, because Australia's Nick Phipps touched the ball, "the appropriate decision should have been a scrum to Australia for the original knock-on".
Scotland lost 35-34 after Bernard Foley kicked the penalty.
The statement added that South African Joubert "could not refer to the television match official (TMO) in this case and therefore had to rely on what he saw in real time".
World Rugby regulations only permit the TMO to rule on foul play or whether tries or kicks at goal are legitimate.
Scotland coach Vern Cotter said a TMO referral "would have taken away any doubt".
Joubert has not been selected to officiate in this weekend's semi-finals.
Frenchman Jerome Garces will referee South Africa versus New Zealand on Saturday and England's Wayne Barnes will oversee Australia against Argentina on Sunday. Both matches are at Twickenham.
World Rugby high performance match official manager Joel Jutge said: "Despite this experience, Craig has been and remains a world-class referee and an important member of our team."
Former South Africa captain Bobby Skinstad said the reaction to his compatriot's decision had been "blown out of all proportion".
Skinstad, who won 42 caps, said Joubert had "dedicated his refereeing career to the memory of his father", who was also a rugby match official.
He added: "Craig is a quality individual and a top, top referee.
"I'd feel really sad if any of this has got to him as a person, given he has given so much to the game."
Joubert, who refereed the 2011 World Cup final, was criticised for running from the pitch after the final whistle without shaking hands with the players.
Former Scotland captain Gavin Hastings described Joubert's swift exit as the "the worst thing I have seen on a rugby field in a very long time".
Matt Dawson, part of England's World Cup-winning side of 2003, said it was "disrespectful to the game".
Countries in the oil cartel Opec and several other oil nations started to reduce production at the start of 2017.
The move initially pushed up the oil price, but it has dropped in the last few weeks on fears the limits would not be enough to deal with an oil glut.
A group of ministers agreed on Sunday to review extending the cuts by six months, taking them to the end of 2017.
At a meeting in Kuwait, they requested that officials report next month "regarding the extension of the voluntary production adjustments".
Opec countries and 11 other oil-producing nations, including Russia, agreed in December 2016 to slash production, the first time in 15 years that a global pact had been struck.
The price of Brent crude peaked at over $57 a barrel in January, before slipping back to below $51 a barrel in recent weeks.
That was after Opec revealed a surprise jump in global crude stocks in February, and US oil producers - who are not part of the cuts - started to increase production again.
Abhishek Deshpande, an oil analyst at Natixis, told the BBC the price had fallen after oil traders became "jittery" about the market.
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Enda Kenny, who has been taoiseach for six years, is set to address questions over his leadership at a meeting of his Fine Gael parliamentary party later.
The 66-year-old has been under pressure to resign from factions within his own party dissatisfied with his leadership.
But his department has confirmed his travel plans as taoiseach for June.
Irish public service broadcaster, RTÉ, has reported that Mr Kenny will lead a two-day trade mission to the United States early next month.
It said he is also due to attend a World War One commemoration in Belgium as taoiseach in June.
Mr Kenny's leadership has been undermined after criticism of his handling of a series of scandals involving An Garda SÃochána (Irish police).
A number of inquiries are under way, after allegations that senior officers tried to smear a whistleblower who raised concerns over corruption in how motorists' penalty points were being recorded.
In February, there had been speculation that Mr Kenny would face a motion of no confidence from his own party.
However, that was avoided after he said he would deal with the question of his leadership "effectively and conclusively" after the St Patrick's Day celebrations in March.
Irish media have been speculating for months on the leadership ambitions of his potential successors.
The meeting was organised by a number of families whose children have died from taking prescription drugs in the last few months.
The misuse of prescription drugs is a concern for the authorities.
In the last few months the PSNI has investigated the deaths of five people, all thought to be drug-related.
One of those was a 16-year-old girl.
Gerry McConville from the Falls Community Council said something needs to be done urgently to tackle the issue.
"In the past we've had legal highs, illegal drugs and at the moment the emphasis is on prescription drugs," he said.
"We need to get the message out to young people that they don't need to take these drugs and that there is help available."
Figures from the Public Health Agency show that prescription drug deaths in Northern Ireland are, on average, 10 times more prevalent than cocaine deaths.
Deirdre Lennon's son, Caomhan, died two years ago on Mother's day after taking three Tramadol - he was just 19.
"Caomhan's last words to me were 'mummy I love you'. It took him five to eight hours to die," she said.
"He took a massive heart attack and his organs failed."
The Grade-II listed prison was shut in 2013 and Reading Borough Council hoped to take it over for redevelopment.
However, after a two-year wait for a Ministry of Justice decision, it has been told HMP Reading will be retained.
Reading Labour Party has now started an online petition calling on the government to reverse its decision.
Deputy council leader Tony Page described the news as a "bombshell" and a "major reversal" by the government.
The council's discussions on alternative uses for the site have involved English Heritage and the Ancient Monuments Commission.
One plan would see it becoming part of the regeneration of the town's Abbey Quarter, the 12th Century ruins where Henry I was buried.
Mr Page said: "A unique opportunity is in danger of being lost as a result of government dithering and procrastination.
"My appeal to Michael Gove and the government is to reconsider their decision and advance the disposal of the Reading Prison site as soon as possible so as to dovetail into the exciting regeneration of the adjoining Abbey Quarter."
The letter from Andrew Holdsworth, head of estates strategy at the MoJ on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice, stated: "It is sensible that we have contingencies in place to deal with unexpected events such as a larger than projected increase in the prison population.
"This allows us to have reserve capacity without the cost of keeping them fully operational.
"The site at Reading is one of these contingency options, although I must emphasise that there are no current plans to reopen it.
"While we will not dispose of the site until further notice, we will continue to consider potential future uses."
Peers are discussing legislation which will give the prime minister the power to invoke Article 50 and begin the process of Britain leaving the EU.
Monmouth MP David Davies said peers had to "realise the people have spoken".
Former Neath MP Lord Peter Hain said peers could and would win "important amendments" to the bill.
Mr Davies, chairman of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, told The Wales Report the Lords should simply "rubber stamp" the legislation which was approved last week by MPs with a majority of four to one and without amendment.
"We have voted to leave the EU and the Lords need to come on board and realise that the people have spoken," he added.
Former Labour Welsh Secretary Lord Hain said the House of Commons would "triumph over the Lords, but we will win some important amendments including an open border in Northern Ireland".
The Lords continue their scrutiny of the Brexit bill next week.
Mr Davies said: "The Lords can play a useful role in revising difficult and complicated legislation, but this is very simple, we're giving the prime minister the power to pull out of the European Union.
"If they want to start messing around with that, I think it's not just the far left that questions their existence, it's going to be people like me as well, so they better start thinking about that.
"I am a true blue Conservative and I have never really questioned the Lords, but I am starting to think to myself as I look around the rest of the United Kingdom 'there's no second chamber in Wales and there's no second chamber in Scotland'."
Lord Hain added: "It's first time in the history of Parliament that a Tory government has not had an automatic majority because Tony Blair abolished 600 hereditary peers.
"They're in the same position now that all Labour governments have always been in."
Three-time European champions Leinster held a 16-5 lead thanks to a penalty try and four Johnny Sexton kicks.
But Toulon earned their own penalty try, adding to Juan Smith's score, to cut the deficit to four points.
Anthony Etrillard went over and Tom Taylor kicked a penalty to win it for the French side.
The results means Toulon move up to second in Pool Five, level on points with third-placed Bath and trailing leaders Wasps by six points.
Leinster, meanwhile, remain bottom with two losing bonus points on the board and miss out on the knockout stages in Europe for only the second time in 12 years.
The Dubliners had lost 24-9 in the reverse fixture last week but were in control at half-time at the Aviva Stadium, with Sexton rediscovering his form with the boot to kick his team into an early lead.
Toulon lost Duane Vermeulen to the sin-bin after 12 minutes for an offside infringement, and soon Leinster were awarded a penalty try after the scrum was hauled down.
Smith crashed over for the visitors to make it 10-5 but fly-half Sexton kicked two penalties to give Leinster a healthy lead.
Toulon responded brilliantly in the second half and the Leinster defence finally gave way.
Referee Wayne Barnes awarded a penalty try to Toulon, which Taylor converted, and, with 15 minutes to go, a powerful drive ended with Etrillard touching down.
Taylor added a conversion and penalty, before Leinster lost Jordi Murphy to the sin-bin, and a knock-on denied Mamuka Gorgodze a late bonus point try at the death.
Leinster: R Kearney; D Kearney, Te'o, Fitzgerald, Nacewa (capt); Sexton, Reddan; McGrath, Strauss, Ross; Toner, McCarthy; Ruddock, Van der Flier, Heaslip.
Replacements: Moore for Ross (24), Madigan for Te'o (37), Cronin for Strauss (46), Healey for McGrath (46), Denton for M McCarthy (56), Kirchner for Sexton (66), Murphy for Heaslip (69), N McCarthy for Reddan (76).
Sin Bin: Murphy (76).
Toulon: D Armitage; Habana, Bastareaud, Nonu, Mitchell; Giteau, Escande; Fresia, Guirado, Stevens; Suta, Taofifenua; Smith, S Armitage, Vermeulen.
Replacements: Taylor for D. Armitage (46), Tillous-Borde for Escande (46), Chiocci for Fresia (46), Etrillard for Guirado (49), Chilachava for Stevens (46), Gorgodze for Suta (66), Mikautadze for Taofifenua (50), Fernandez Lobbe for J. Smith (56).
Sin Bin: Vermeulen (12).
Berry said she was staying with the BBC out of "loyalty", adding that it had nurtured her and the show.
She said Bake Off had been "a unique and brilliant format from day one" and that she was "just sad for the audience who may not be ready for change".
But Hollywood said he was "delighted" to be staying on the show.
"It's been a huge part of my life in the past few years and I just couldn't turn my back on all that," he said.
BBC media correspondent David Sillito said Hollywood had been offered "some appearances" on Top Gear by the BBC before he signed the Channel 4 deal.
Berry wished the show "every success", and added: "Farewell to soggy bottoms."
Last week Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins also announced they were leaving, saying they were not "going with the dough".
Hollywood, who has signed a three-year deal, said: "I want to thank the BBC and Mel and Sue for making my time in the tent great fun and really rewarding."
He also thanked his fellow judge Berry in a later tweet, adding: "She has made the right decision for her."
Berry, Hollywood, Giedroyc and Perkins have appeared on the show since the first series was broadcast on BBC Two in 2010.
Jay Hunt, chief creative officer of Channel 4, said: "Paul really is the star baker - an exceptional talent with a twinkle in his eye."
She added: "His wit, warmth and wisdom are vital ingredients in Bake Off's success. I'm so delighted he's coming to Channel 4."
Charlotte Moore, controller of BBC One, said: "Mary is an extraordinary woman, loved and adored by the British public, and the BBC is her natural home," adding: "I can't wait to cook up more unmissable shows with her in the future."
Love Productions, which makes the series, said they respected Berry's decision but that the whole crew would "miss her".
Former Culture Secretary John Whittingdale told BBC Radio 4's World at One he had been "surprised" at Channel 4's decision to buy Bake Off, adding: "It does raise questions about whether or not it's appropriate."
Whittingdale said the network had a remit to be distinctive and different - but accepted the need to generate revenue through advertising to fund such programming.
"But in this case, they have essentially poached a show, which is very successful, from another public service broadcaster - and at some considerable cost," he said.
Whittingdale said it was "up to the production company to decide which way to go, but they've followed the money".
He added: "It's one of those shows that is very heavily dependent on the character of the presenters.
"If you take those things away, you're not left with much other than, I suppose, a tent and a few ovens."
Channel 4 told Radio 4 it had "always operated a cross-funding model where more commercially successful programming helps subsidise the delivery of our public service remit".
Former BBC and ITV chairman and Channel 4 chief executive Michael Grade said the programme may not work with Berry gone.
"It's a huge gamble in my view," he said. "All hit shows of this kind are essentially a great format obviously, but fantastic chemistry.
"You make the casting choices of the presenters and you hope to goodness they gel. Well, the four of them have gelled to the extent that they've become national celebrities and national treasures, especially Mary Berry."
Jamie Oliver, who appears on Channel 4 and has been mooted as a potential replacement judge, congratulated Hollywood on his move.
He posted on Twitter: "Welcome @PaulHollywood I know you and the team will do an amazing job on bake off big love j."
It was announced last week that The Great British Bake Off was moving from BBC One to Channel 4.
The network has signed a three-year deal with Love Productions, which makes the programme.
Giedroyc and Perkins left the show the day after its move to Channel 4 was announced.
Channel 4 will begin airing the programme in 2017, starting with a celebrity special in aid of Stand Up To Cancer.
The Great British Bake Off began airing on BBC Two in 2010, and quickly became a ratings success for the channel. It grew in popularity each year, leading to its eventual move to BBC One in 2014.
Last year's final, which crowned Nadiya Hussain as winner, was the UK's most watched television programme of the year, with 15.1 million viewers for the final, according to consolidated figures which include catch-up viewing.
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Six other officers were injured, one seriously, on the island of Sitrah.
Bahrain has suffered unrest since a 2011 uprising in which the Shia majority demanded reforms from the Sunni-led government.
The latest attack comes just days after Bahraini authorities said they had foiled an arms smuggling plot linked to Iran.
Two Bahrainis were arrested after they admitted receiving a shipment of explosives, automatic weapons and ammunition from Iranian handlers, officials said.
Bahrain's government has previously accused Iran of supporting Shia militants in the kingdom.
It also recalled its ambassador to Tehran on Saturday, over "hostile comments" by Iranian leaders.
The explosion in Sitrah is the latest in a series of blasts that have targeted police in villages with a predominately Shia population.
Roads leading into the town were blocked by officers, as the wounded were taken to hospital.
Iran has always denied interfering in Bahrain, although it acknowledges it does support opposition groups seeking greater political and economic rights for the Shia Muslim community.
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The haunted look that followed the Premier League defeat at Sunderland and the humiliating Europa League loss at Danish minnows FC Midtjylland was temporarily replaced by the satisfaction of an easy 3-0 win at the League One strugglers in the FA Cup fifth round.
The respite only lasts until Thursday when they must beat Midtjylland at Old Trafford to keep those European aspirations afloat - but is it already too late for Van Gaal to salvage his Manchester United career?
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Manchester United's win at Liverpool on 17 January appeared to release the pressure valve on the 64-year-old Dutchman - only for it to be turned up several notches by the home defeat by Southampton a week later.
This was the match that sealed the statistic that may yet be Van Gaal's Old Trafford epitaph: 11 successive home games without a first-half goal.
Since then there has been a rising tide of speculation - none of it refuted by anyone at the club, about Van Gaal's position as manager - particularly regarding conversations with the representatives of former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
Now even a Van Gaal win is not regarded as a win. It is regarded as a stay of execution, a delay of the inevitable. They are not victories - they are small acts of crisis aversion.
Van Gaal rightly pointed out that the trip to Shrewsbury Town could have been difficult. The FA Cup's history is littered with these sorts of shocks - but United went about their business professionally, efficiently and with commitment.
The environment surrounding Van Gaal and Old Trafford, the sense of inevitability that he will be gone at the season's end - perhaps before if they suffer any more serious losses - means that any sort of win is met with the reaction: "Until the next time."
It was exactly the same at Shrewsbury. Van Gaal is the man who cannot win…even when he wins.
The scenery now shifts to Old Trafford on Thursday.
Van Gaal emerged unscathed from this FA Cup tie and was in the sort of positive mood that has deserted him recently.
He insisted they have a good chance of beating Midtjylland to progress in the Europa League, with the prize for its winner a place in next season's Champions League, have a home FA Cup quarter-final against West Ham and - for all the trauma - remain in fifth place in the Premier League, just six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City.
This was very much a "glass half full" Van Gaal - but it will drain at an alarming rate should they not overcome the Danes.
It will be crisis time again before Sunday's Old Trafford meeting with Arsenal in the league. Defeat there, should that come on the back of a Europa League loss, might make the pressure unbearable and force a reluctant hierarchy, or more specifically executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward, to act.
The other side of the coin is that if United win on Thursday and beat Arsenal, with that last-eight tie against the Hammers in their locker, things might just look a little rosier - at least in the short-term.
Barring something remarkable, the general acceptance is that Van Gaal will be gone at the end of the season. He is now almost reduced to managing on a match-to-match basis.
A win may keep the wolf from the door but a loss could unleash the whole pack. It is an unhealthy life of management uncertainty.
It is clear the preferred option of Woodward is that Van Gaal can muddle through until the end of the season when the big decision can be taken with some time, not a rush job brought on before the end of this campaign by a rash of poor results.
It seems United will only look in two directions: Ryan Giggs or Mourinho.
Some reports suggest the traditionalists inside Old Trafford, such as Sir Bobby Charlton and Sir Alex Ferguson, are supporters of the continuity candidate in Welshman Giggs, who has always been seen as a future United manager.
In the opposite corner is the proven winner Mourinho, waiting for his coronation, the Portuguese's camp already sounded out by United but with no promise of future employment.
Giggs certainly emerges as a key figure from the intrigue.
As the man who has sat as the silent sidekick through the misery of the Van Gaal and David Moyes years, could he seriously do the same again under Mourinho, who famously always brings his own entourage with him?
Unlikely - which would mean him moving away from his beloved Old Trafford after making a club record 963 appearances, winning 13 Premier League titles, four FA Cups and two Champions Leagues.
And will this factor be a consideration? Would Giggs really want to succeed Van Gaal right now with the club's playing resources so average and such a rebuilding job to be done? He is unlikely to turn it down but it is quite a task for a rookie with no full-time management experience.
And could it be that Woodward simply does not know what to do? Is the perceived loyalty to Van Gaal merely masking indecision with various factions inside Old Trafford split between Giggs and Mourinho?
At least the win over Shrewsbury buys Woodward time to deliberate further on the questions that will shape Manchester United's future- even if only for a few days.
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Midfielder Ramsey, set to play a key role for Wales at Euro 2016 this summer, was replaced 16 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute.
Arsenal have Laurent Koscielny out and fellow centre-backs Per Mertesacker and Gabriel also picked up injuries.
"The most serious looks to be Ramsey," said Wenger. "I think it's a thigh strain."
Mertesacker was involved in a clash of heads with Hull midfielder Nick Powell as holders Arsenal won the fifth-round replay to book a home quarter-final against Watford on Sunday.
"Mertesacker is just a cut on his eye," added Wenger. "That looks to be very short term. Gabriel is a hamstring."
Two goals each from France striker Olivier Giroud and England forward Theo Walcott secured Arsenal's first win in six games.
That run has included a 2-0 Champions League last-16 first-leg defeat by Barcelona and Premier League losses to Manchester United and Swansea.
Against Hull, some Gunners fans held up a banner reading "Arsene, thanks for the memories but it's time to say goodbye".
Wenger said: "There's nothing disappointing for me, I do my job. Look at the history of the club and you will see that I have nothing to be scared of."
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Hogg, who scored two tries in the win, says the Scots are confident they can beat any opponent in next year's Six Nations Championship.
"We believe we can win every single game," he said.
"If you're going into it with a different mentality than that, you're obviously going to get beaten."
Hogg believes Scotland learned from their agonising 23-22 defeat to Australia in the first of the November fixtures, putting those lessons into practice in beating Argentina in similarly dramatic fashion a week later.
"You saw at times us going into zigzag patterns and milking penalties against Argentina," he said. "Ultimately that won us the game. We're a fairly young team throughout, so we're continuing to learn and work hard and hopefully we'll continue to improve as well.
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"We believe in ourselves, we'll back the coaching team over the hill and back, and we're ready (for the Six Nations). I think we're in a very good place.
"We've got good depth in our team, everybody's competing for places which makes training a lot better. We're playing some fantastic rugby out there and when we get good set-piece ball, get on the front foot, we look dangerous.
"We'll keep grounded, keep working hard, and when the Six Nations comes along we'll fire into it."
Scotland begin their Six Nations campaign against Ireland at Murrayfield on 4 February.
Captain Greig Laidlaw admits the defeat to the Wallabies still rankles, but says a similarly dynamic and comprehensive preparation is paramount if the Scots are to overcome Joe Schmidt's side.
"If I'm being honest, I'm probably still upset about the Australia game," said the scrum-half. "We feel we were good enough to win that and we're disappointed we let it slip away.
"But that game's gone, and we'll never get it back, and when we do come back, the training week will be so important.
"We trained so much better in the week leading into that Australian game and that shone through in our performance, and if we're going to come close to putting Ireland away, we'll need to train and prepare well for that game."
David Cameron has pledged all UK homes and businesses will have access to "fast broadband" by 2020.
A "universal service obligation" will come in, giving people a legal right to request an "affordable" connection.
Wales Office Minister Alun Cairns said the announcement makes sure "no part of Wales is left behind in the digital revolution".
In a 2012 pledge by then-Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, he said the UK would have "the fastest broadband of any major European country" by 2015.
He defined high-speed broadband as offering a download speed of greater than 24 megabits per second (Mbps). Communications regulator Ofcom defines it as 30Mbps.
Mr Cairns added: "The rollout of superfast broadband has transformed Wales, with over 500,000 homes and businesses now able to access fast and reliable connectivity.
"However, for people living in our most rural areas, there is still a long way to go."
In 2015, 52 drivers tested positive for drugs after new laws were introduced.
More than 9,500 breath tests and 190 drug wipes were administered during the All Wales Campaign in June and July.
Dyfed-Powys Police Assistant Chief Constable Pam Kelly said a "significant" number of motorists continued to ignore the law.
"Although this was a month-long focused campaign, the drive to change attitudes, increase road safety and catch offenders will continue year round," she said.
Led by Dyfed-Powys Police, a total of 9,532 breath tests were administered by officers from Wales' four police forces with 306 of those testing positive or people refused or failed to provide a test.
In Wales, England and Northern Ireland the alcohol limit for drivers is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, 35 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath or 107 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of urine
A total of 199 roadside tests for drugs were administered with 131 showing positive for drugs.
Police in England and Wales have been able to use "drugalyser" devices at the roadside since March 2015.
The mouth swab can test for cocaine and cannabis from a saliva sample within three minutes.
Drivers face prosecution if they exceed limits set for the presence of eight illegal drugs and eight prescription drugs which are sometimes abused.
Motorists who test positive can face a criminal record, loss of their licence for at least a year and a fine of up to £5,000.
The prescription drugs that fall under the new regulations are morphine, diazepam, clonazepam, flunitrazepam, lorazepam, oxazepam, temazepam and methadone.
The illegal drugs include cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, ketamine and heroin.
Road Safety Wales chairwoman Susan Storch said: "Those that selfishly break the law are endangering themselves and, more importantly, other road users."
In a memo to officials at the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) on 8 September, 1987, the Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, Ken Bloomfield, had made reference to Ian Paisley paying rates.
It noted that the DUP leader had paid the rates due on his Belfast manse and his office following a threat to refer the case to the Enforcement of Judgments Office.
In an earlier report, dated 20 August, 1987, Mr Bloomfield, now Sir Ken, reported that the DUP deputy leader, and now first minister of Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson, had been summoned to court the following month in respect of non-payment of motor tax.
"If he declines to pay any penalties which the court may impose, it is possible he could be committed to prison," the official commented.
Mr Bloomfield also noted that 14 of the 26 local councils in Northern Ireland were currently displaying "Ulster Says No" banners.
The child was abducted while playing, allegedly by a man, who beheaded him and threw the blood around his house.
The suspect, identified as Mr Rao, was caught on the outskirts of Pokuru village, where he was beaten up and set on fire by an angry mob.
He has been admitted to hospital with severe burn injuries.
CH Srikant, the superintendent of police for Prakasam district where the village is located, told BBC Hindi that another child had told his parents that Mr Rao had abducted the victim.
"When the [victim's] parents reached his [Mr Rao's] house, they found the child's body there, and some villagers went looking for him [Mr Rao]," Mr Srikant said.
Police said they were told by local people that Mr Rao "suffered from psychological problems" after his wife left him a year ago.
Police have also registered a case against some villagers for setting Mr Rao on fire.
More than 20 polar research teams have combined forces to produce estimates of the state of the ice in Greenland and Antarctica in a paper in Science.
Until now different measurement means have produced a wide range of estimates with large uncertainties.
But sea-level rise is now among the most pressing questions of our time.
Polar ice has a tremendous capacity to cause massive rises - with huge potential impacts on coastal cities and communities around the world.
But the remoteness and sheer size of the ice sheets mean accurate measurements are a serious challenge even for satellites which have to distinguish snow from ice, and the rise of the land from the shrinking of the ice.
The new estimate shows that polar melting contributed about one-fifth of the overall global sea level rise since 1992; other factors include warming that causes the seawater to expand.
The study does not seek to forecast future change.
Supported by US and European space agencies Nasa and Esa, the research brought together data from satellites measuring the surface altitude, the flow of the glaciers and the gravitational effect of the ice mass to produce the first joint assessment of how the ice sheets are changing.
The results show that the largest ice sheet - that of East Antarctica - has gained mass over the study period of 1992-2011 as increased snowfall added to its volume.
However, Greenland, West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula were all found to be losing mass - and on a scale that more than compensates for East Antarctica's gain.
The study's headline conclusion is that the polar ice sheets have overall contributed 11.1mm to sea level rise but with a "give or take" uncertainty of 3.8mm - meaning the contribution could be as little as 7.3mm or as much as 14.9mm.
The combined rate of melting from all the ice sheets has increased over the past 20 years with Greenland losing five times as much now as in 1992.
The lead author of the research, Prof Andrew Shepherd of Leeds University, said the study brought to an end 20 years of disagreement between different teams.
"We can now say for sure that Antarctica is losing ice and we can see how the rate of loss from Greenland is going up over the same period as well," he added.
"Prior to now there'd been 30 to 40 different estimates of how the ice sheets are changing, and what we realised was that most people just wanted one number to tell them what the real change was.
"So we've brought everybody together to produce a single estimate and it turns out that estimate is two to three times more reliable than the last one."
Prof Shepherd said the measurements were in line with climate change predictions.
"We would expect Greenland to melt more rapidly because the temperatures have risen," he said."We would expect West Antarctica to flow more quickly because the ocean is warmer. And we would also expect East Antarctica to grow because there's more snowfall as a consequence of climate warming."
Dr Erik Ivins, a co-author from Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said one issue that had "plagued" ice-sheet studies was land springing up in a process called "post-glacial rebound" - with effects as high as 1cm per year.
But the use of GPS to measure vertical motion and estimates of the ice sheets' movements over the past 21,000 years had allowed the rebound effect to be properly understood.
"The new estimates from space gravity for Antarctica's ice sheet loss rates are lowered by using these improved post-glacial rebound models," Dr Ivins said.
"The results, then, are more consistent with other space observations that were taken over the past decade. This is one of the major findings in the inter-comparison effort by this international team of scientists."
The findings are in line with the broad range of forecasts in the 2007 assessment by the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
And they were completed in time to be considered for the next report, due in September next year.
Another author, Dr Hamish Pritchard of the British Antarctic Survey, said: "The next big challenge - now that we've got quite a good understanding of what's happened over the last 20 years - is to predict what will happen over the next century.
"And that is going to be a tough challenge with difficult processes going on in inside the glaciers and ice sheets."
The research was undertaken as part of the Ice Sheet Mass Balance Inter-comparison Exercise (IMBIE).
The agreements included an $110bn arms deal, which the White House described as the single biggest in US history.
Mr Trump and his wife Melania were greeted in the Saudi capital by King Salman on Saturday morning local time.
The eight-day trip comes as Mr Trump faces uproar at home following his sacking of FBI director James Comey.
It will also take in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Brussels, the Vatican, and Sicily.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the arms deal was aimed at countering the "malign" influence of Iran.
"The package of defence equipment and services supports the long-term security of Saudi Arabia and the entire Gulf region," he told a news conference in Riyadh.
Mr Trump is accompanied on his visit by his daughter Ivanka, an unpaid White House adviser, and her husband Jared Kushner, a key member of the Trump administration.
Like British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on their recent visits to Saudi Arabia, Mrs Trump and Ivanka Trump did not wear headscarves.
In January 2015, Mr Trump criticised then-First Lady Michelle Obama for doing the same. In a tweet, Mr Trump said she had "insulted" her hosts.
On Sunday, Mr Trump will attend the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh and speak about his "hopes of a peaceful vision of Islam". Aides say the president hopes his speech will resonate worldwide and express "a common vision of peace, progress and prosperity".
Mr Trump caused controversy during his campaign by calling for Muslims to be temporarily banned from entering the US over security concerns. Legislation aimed at restricting travel from several Muslim-majority countries remains tied up in the US courts.
The summit agenda is expected to focus on combating Islamist militants and the growing regional influence of Iran.
Mr Trump has been a fierce critic of the international deal with Iran which eased sanctions in return for a curb on its nuclear activities.
Unlike his predecessor, Barack Obama, he is not expected to highlight human rights during his trip.
In a tweet, King Salman praised Mr Trump, adding that he hoped his visit would "strengthen our strategic co-operation". He later handed the US President Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz medal.
It's being called a summit like no other and in some ways, that's true. Saudis note that past presidential visits were organised by the Royal Court. This time Riyadh is bursting with summits and forums, drawing in all levels of government and everyone from wealthy CEOs, to experts on extremism, to young savvy social media experts.
But behind the hype, there's nervousness too. "We don't talk about an elephant in the room, we call it the elephant in Riyadh," a young Saudi tells me, highlighting the famous unpredictability of the US president when he veers from the official script. This visit is tightly choreographed to minimise that risk.
And it's not that officials in Riyadh are unaware of the crises roiling Washington. "The Saudis still see him as a president who can and will deliver when it comes to their interests," says one adviser. That's what matters for now. But whether Washington will fully follow the Saudi script for the region still has to be seen.
White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said that Saudi Arabia had signed a deal to buy just under $110bn (£84bn) of American-made arms, which he said was the biggest such deal in US history.
Reuters news agency reports the deal includes the assembly of 150 Blackhawk helicopters in Saudi Arabia, worth about $6bn alone.
AFP quoted a White House official as saying the deal will bolster the kingdom's "ability to contribute to counter-terrorism operations across the region, reducing the burden on the US military to conduct those operations".
Saudi Arabia has been fighting Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen since March 2015. The United Nations says about 10,000 people have been killed since the fighting began, with Yemen on the verge of famine.
Rex Tillerson said the arms deal and other investments would add up to more than $350bn.
US giant General Electric said it had signed agreements worth $15 billion, and Saudi oil giant Aramco, had been expected to sign $50bn (£38bn) of deals with 11 US companies.
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The letter from Human Rights Foundation (HRF) says the money to pay her comes from "government corruption and human rights violations".
Angolan rapper Luaty Beirao has been in prison since June, along with 14 other activists who are on trial accused of preparing a coup.
Representatives for Minaj and the Angolan government are yet to comment.
Since the end of the conflict in 2002, Africa's second-largest oil producer has witnessed an economic boom, but critics of the elected government say the wealth has only benefited a small elite.
HRF's Thor Halvorssen says in the letter "your participation in a performance sponsored by a thuggish kleptocratic dynasty involved in gross human rights violations would be improper".
Minaj is due to perform at a Christmas party hosted by mobile phone company Unitel.
Mr Halvorssen points out that the company is controlled by Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and said to be Africa's richest woman.
Transparency International recently named the billionaire Ms Dos Santos as one of 15 symbols of grand corruption worldwide.
Two days after the accusation Ms Dos Santos's company Fidequity issued a statement insisting it is an independent company and doesn't use public funds.
Minaj is not the only performer to be criticised by rights groups for their choice of gigs.
Singer Jennifer Lopez was criticised in 2013 for singing Happy Birthday to the leader of Turkmenistan, who was accused of human rights violations.
In 2011 Nelly Furtado said that she would give away $1 million (£615,000) she was paid to perform for the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
The way players navigate the 3D levels in Sea Hero Quest will be anonymously tracked and sent to the researchers.
Understanding how people navigate 3D environments is important because the skill is often one of the first lost by people who have dementia.
Researchers say the game could generate an unprecedented amount of data.
"We have never seen anything undertaken in dementia research at this scale before," said Hilary Evans, chief executive at Alzheimer's Research UK, one of the organisations involved.
"The largest spatial navigation study to date comprised fewer than 600 volunteers.
"Providing the research community with access to an open-source data set of this nature, at this scale, in such a short period of time is exactly the kind of innovation required to unlock the next breakthrough in dementia research."
The free game was developed by the charity, researchers from University College London and the University of East Anglia, with the backing of communications giant Deutsche Telekom.
Players follow a sailor's quest to revisit some of his father's memories, and battle fantastical sea creatures.
The routes they take will generate global "heat maps" that will show researchers how people generally explore 3D environments.
The ultimate goal is to develop new diagnostic tests that can detect when somebody's spatial navigation skills are failing.
Researchers from UCL said the game generated useful data about 150 times faster than lab-based experiments.
"In my research team, I could only test about 200 people a year, and that's working hard," Dr Hugo Spiers, from UCL, told the BBC.
"But last night I tested 200 people in one minute with this game."
Players can opt to reveal their gender, age and location to the researchers, although they can choose to take part completely anonymously.
"This project provides an unprecedented chance to study how many thousands of people from different countries and cultures navigate space," said Dr Spiers.
"It's a massive online citizen science experiment that will give us an idea of what is 'normal' through this game.
"If we tile that information together, we can get a sense of how dementia changes over a lifetime, and other demographic factors."
Dr Spiers stressed the game was not itself a test for dementia.
"If you're worried about your memory or any changes to your health, speak to your GP," he said.
The researchers plan to share the first results of their data collection in November.
Kerr, 39, followed up her stunning third-round 62 with another bogey-free round to finish on 20 under par.
Jang held a three-shot lead at the end of the third round in Hawaii and led for much of Saturday but slipped back with a double bogey at the eighth.
She finished tied for second on 17 under with Lydia Ko and In Gee Chun.
New Zealand's Ko, the world number one, came home with eight birdies in the final 12 holes for a round of 64.
Kerr described her final two days as "an unbelievable run".
She added: "It's been an epic day. It didn't start out so hot, but I knew if I just hung in there and made a couple birdies I would get it going, and the back nine was magic for me this week."
Becky Morgan of Wales finished tied for 16th on 10 under par after closing with a 70, while England's Bronte Law shot a 72 for six under par and a share of 39th place.
Northern Ireland's Stephanie Meadow was two shots further back on two under following a 70.
A spokesman said thieves made off with hard drives and other computer equipment early on Wednesday.
Hawks sources believe the crime was an inside job rather than a burglary, local media reported.
"No dockets [case files] were stolen," Hawks spokesman Hangwani Mulaudzi told Reuters.
The unit's human resources, finance and supply chain departments had been targeted, he said.
The Hawks - otherwise known as the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation - investigate serious organised and commercial crimes, and high-level corruption.
Mr Mulaudzi said a forensics team was examining the site, and that it was too soon to say who the thieves were.
South Africa's Eyewitness News observed on Twitter that the break-in comes amid a tussle for control of the unit between its ex-head Berning Ntlameza and Police Minister Fikile Mbalula.
The IT theft is not the first to hit South Africa's establishment this year.
In March, 15 computers containing information on South Africa's judges and court officials were stolen from the administrative offices of the Chief Justice.
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It is six games without a win now for Scunthorpe, who are struggling to hang on to their top two spot in League One.
After a goalless first-half stalemate in which neither side really threatened, the Iron were sunk by two second-half goals within the space of nine minutes.
Wimbledon opened the scoring on the hour when midfielder Dean Parrett forced his shot home from close range after good work down the left by former Scunthorpe winger Andy Barcham.
The visitors then made it 2-0 in the 69th minute when striker Dominic Poleon found room on the edge of the box to beat keeper Luke Daniels with a sweet shot low into the bottom corner.
Skipper Stephen Dawson did his best to inspire Scunthorpe from midfield and went close with one good second-half effort.
The hosts did manage to reduce the arrears in the 74th minute when leading marksman Josh Morris netted his 20th goal of the season direct from a free-kick on the edge of the box.
It was their first goal in three home games.
Substitutes Scott Wiseman and Kevin Van Veen both went close to an equaliser as Scunthorpe launched a late rally but it could not save them from a second home defeat in three games that could prove costly.
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Match ends, Scunthorpe United 1, AFC Wimbledon 2.
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 1, AFC Wimbledon 2.
Foul by Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United).
David Fitzpatrick (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Kevin van Veen (Scunthorpe United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Tom Soares.
Hand ball by David Fitzpatrick (AFC Wimbledon).
Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by David Fitzpatrick (AFC Wimbledon).
Attempt blocked. Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
David Fitzpatrick (AFC Wimbledon) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matt Crooks (Scunthorpe United).
Matt Crooks (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Tom Elliott (AFC Wimbledon).
Tom Soares (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Dannie Bulman replaces Dominic Poleon.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. David Fitzpatrick replaces George Francomb.
Attempt missed. Scott Wiseman (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Paul Robinson.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 1, AFC Wimbledon 2. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Scott Wiseman replaces Jordan Clarke.
Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon).
Duane Holmes (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 0, AFC Wimbledon 2. Dominic Poleon (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Jake Reeves.
Attempt missed. Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Matt Crooks replaces Neal Bishop.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Kevin van Veen replaces Craig Davies.
Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Tom Elliott replaces Lyle Taylor.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 0, AFC Wimbledon 1. Dean Parrett (AFC Wimbledon) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dominic Poleon with a cross.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Will Nightingale.
Attempt missed. Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Tom Soares.
Attempt blocked. Craig Davies (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Lyle Taylor (AFC Wimbledon).
Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Jake Reeves (AFC Wimbledon) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Tom Soares.
England batsman Bell will skipper the team against Yorkshire in the annual four-day game, starting on 20 March.
The 33-year-old will also be part of the MCC squad for the preceding Emirates T20 tournament in Dubai on 18 March, featuring the MCC, along with three English county teams.
Bell already has commitments in March with Warwickshire in the UAE.
He will lead a Bears side in two T20 matches against the West Indies, both at the Dubai International Stadium (4 and 6 March).
Warwickshire will then have a two-day practice game involving players from their own squad in Sharjah, before meeting a United Arab Emirates XI over two days at the same venue.
"This match is perfect for me to get some time in the middle ahead of the new season," said Bell, who has retired from one-day international cricket, but is still hopeful of recapturing his Test place this summer.
"I'm very grateful to the MCC for offering me the chance to both play for and captain the team. It's a nice opportunity for some practice in warm weather, and it will of course be a privilege to represent MCC again."
Following a request from Yorkshire, the MCC v champion county game, traditionally played at Lord's until 2010, will revert to being played in day conditions with a red ball.
After successfully defending their county title in England last summer, Yorkshire will aim to emulate last year's success in the Abu Dhabi curtain-raiser when they beat an MCC side captained by Nick Compton, and containing England captain Alastair Cook, by nine wickets.
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Fulham 1-1 Burton
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Norwich 2-1 Wigan
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Reading 0-0 Birmingham
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Pro-enterprise and deregulation will be his watch words, bringing a distinctly Conservative flavour to the top of the department.
It's no coincidence that during his rapid rise up the ministerial ranks he has had a picture of Margaret Thatcher on his office wall.
And, let's not forget, Mr Javid will be the first Conservative business secretary for 18 years.
His in-tray certainly contains its fair share of controversies - the European Union in/out referendum, new rules on strikes in the public sector and airport expansion will be all jostling for his time.
The Conservative election manifesto pledged to tighten the laws on strikes, demanding a 50% turnout in strike ballots.
The plans, which will be included in the Queen's Speech at the end of the month, will also demand that any strike affecting "essential" public services such as health, education, transport and the fire service, would need the backing of 40% of those eligible to vote.
Unions have condemned the plans, with Dave Prentis of Unison saying that the new rules would make it "virtually impossible" for anyone in the public sector to go on strike.
"The changes we want to make to strike laws are absolutely proportionate and sensible," Mr Javid told me.
"It was something we would have liked to have done earlier but it was blocked by the Lib Dems. What people are fed up with is strike action that hasn't been properly supported by members of the union.
"Especially when it comes to essential public services, think of the impact [a strike] has - transport, the health service - on ordinary people going about their daily jobs. I think they should be in people's minds as well when these kind of decisions are made."
I ask him the obvious question - will this make going on strike in the public sector harder?
"Of course, by increasing the thresholds it will certainly increase the hurdles that need to be crossed but it is the right thing to do, it is the fair thing to do."
It's all part of what Mr Javid sees as a relentlessly pro-business approach.
The son of Pakistani immigrants who arrived in Britain - it's been reported - with £1 to their name, Mr Javid is quick to mention his background as a way of explaining his approach to the new job.
"Business is something that has been with me throughout my life," the former banker tells me.
"I grew up living above my father's shop, he was a bus driver who then had market stalls, then we had a family shop. I believe passionately in free enterprise, it is the lifeblood of any successful economy.
"There are lots of reasons for governments to be involved in making rules and regulations, but there are also lots of reasons for governments to stay out of the way. Sometimes I think they can get too involved and actually make things worse rather than better.
"I believe in more deregulation, we are committed to reducing the burden of regulation on businesses."
Of course, one of the most pressing issues for the many businesses that will be beating a path to Mr Javid's door will be Britain's relationship with the European Union.
Mr Javid is no europhile and despite repeated questions, he refuses to say whether he would back Britain staying in the European Union if suitable reforms were agreed.
"We need to settle this issue. The right way to end the uncertainty is to have this referendum and let the British people decide," he said.
"I am confident about getting the reforms. Because if you look at the track record of the Prime Minister, the negotiations he's had in the past and what he has achieved, it suggests that we will be successful in these negotiations.
"I don't think anyone, including me, can make a decision on what will actually happen in that referendum until we know what the results are.
"But it doesn't really matter what I think, ultimately it is a decision for the British people and that's the right way to do it."
I try asking again - with the right reforms in place, would he back Britain remaining in the European Union?
"We have to go about discussing those reforms first and see where we end up," he replies carefully.
"I want the best outcome for Britain and until we have started that process it is not possible to say."
In the past, Mr Javid has said that leaving the EU "isn't something we should be scared of". Does he still believe that?
"I've said that and I would say it again."
On the vexed issue of expanding airport capacity in the south-east of England and whether there should be a new runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick - or neither - Mr Javid is diplomatic.
As a former backer of the Free Enterprise Group of MPs, he did support more runway capacity at Heathrow in 2012.
But that was before he was in the Cabinet.
Now, he will only talk of the need for more "capacity" in the South East.
"Whether it is ultimately going to be Heathrow or Gatwick, that is a decision we haven't yet taken as a government," he said.
Finally, we talk about the BBC, which came under Mr Javid's departmental responsibilities in his previous role as culture secretary.
Yesterday, David Cameron announced that John Whittingdale would replace Mr Javid at the Department of Culture, putting him in charge of the renewal of the BBC's Charter and the future of the licence fee.
Mr Whittingdale has described the licence fee as "worse than a poll tax" and "unsustainable".
I ask Mr Javid whether Mr Whittingdale's appointment shows the BBC is likely to be in for a tough ride over the course of this Parliament.
The Daily Telegraph said this morning that the Tories were going "to war" against the BBC.
"He's a big fan of the BBC," Mr Javid says of Mr Whittingdale.
"And he also understands when you have had so many changes in the broadcast environment over many years - just the technology changes have been phenomenal - you need to look at all the issues and get a long-term sustainable funding arrangement for the BBC."
The election campaign has brought some complaints from politicians, Mr Javid included, that the BBC was not always as balanced as it should have been, criticism that has been robustly dealt with by the corporation.
Mr Javid says that the election coverage should be looked at as part of the charter renewal process.
"Throughout the election campaign there were lots of people that had views on whether it was fair coverage or not, on all sides of the political spectrum," he said.
"As a politician I don't think it's a judgement I can reasonably make myself, I think these are the kind of things that should be looked at independently.
"The review that will happen [on election coverage] is the charter review and that is something that looks at a number of issues and I think that's the right way to do this.
"Of course there was coverage throughout the election and not just from the BBC that will irritate you and I don't think that's surprising to hear, that happens."
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."
The first on Saturday evening saw a total of 71 balloons take off, and earlier on Sunday, some 115 took part.
Planned ascents on Thursday and Friday had to be cancelled due to gusty conditions.
Last year's parking problems saw the event close its gates for the first time. This time, car park spaces had to be pre-booked.
Saturday saw 90-minute long shuttle bus delays while a closed bridge at the Cumberland basin also caused traffic problems.
However, thousands of people turned up to watch the evening nightglow and fireworks display.
A final mass ascent is expected at 18:00 BST to round off the festival which closes at 20:30 BST
The HH-60G Pave Hawk, based at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, came down at a nature reserve in Cley next the Sea in north Norfolk on Tuesday night.
Emergency services and military personnel remain at the crash site, which is a marshland nature reserve.
A 1,200ft (400m) area is cordoned off and the A149 through Cley is closed. The public are urged to avoid the area.
The aircraft was carrying live munitions and police said they were investigating the nature of the weaponry, which may pose a risk to the public.
Assistant Chief Constable Sarah Hamlin, of Norfolk Police, said: "I would like to pass on my condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of those US Air Force personnel who have sadly lost their lives in this tragic incident.
"I would urge the public to stay away from the area - the cordon and road closures are in place to allow our experts to carry out these processes safely and there is no risk to members of the public if this section of marshland is avoided."
A second helicopter from RAF Lakenheath was also in the area at the time of the crash and sent to the marshes to try to assist - it remains at the scene while the investigation continues.
Inquiries into the cause of the crash, as well as the recovery of the wreckage and the second aircraft, are expected to take a number of days to complete, owing to the geography and the munitions from the crashed helicopter.
A police spokesman said an environmental assessment would also take place.
Details of the four crew members will not be released until next-of-kin have been informed, police said.
They added it was not believed anyone in the surrounding area had been injured.
An RAF Lakenheath spokesman said: "The aircraft, assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing, was on a low-level training mission when the crash occurred."
The helicopter came down at about 19:00 GMT and a spokesman said the first unit arrived at the scene at 19:53 GMT.
By Jon WelchBBC News
The scene of the crash is near a coastal village popular with birdwatchers and walkers.
The helicopter came down on marshes that were badly flooded during last month's tidal surge.
The cause of the crash remains a mystery. The weather conditions are good and seem unlikely to have been a factor in what happened.
Police are assessing the scene and the area is likely to remain cordoned off for some time. Further clues are likely to emerge at first light.
Suzanne McKnespiey, who runs Cookie's Crab Shop, in nearby Salthouse, said she heard the sound of a low aircraft overhead between 18:30 and 19:00 GMT.
"I quickly looked out of the window and it was a helicopter," she said.
"It was low and very loud. It flew overhead and out towards the sea, going very fast.
"We're used to hearing helicopters here but not that low."
She said she was shocked to hear the news of the four deaths.
"It's terrible. It's very sad and makes you feel sick to the pit of your stomach," she added.
"It makes you realise all your troubles are little ones."
Mrs McKnespiey's husband Peter said he heard what he thought were two helicopters passing overhead.
"One sounded not quite right. The next thing I heard was a siren, maybe 10 minutes later but I didn't think much more of it.
"Then there was a lot of activity. Blue flashing lights and sirens."
He said he understood the crash had taken place near a raised bank known as East Bank, above the flooded marshland.
Michael Girling, who was also in the area, said he heard the impact of the crash.
"I thought the helicopter had landed on the beach," he said. "It had obviously ditched."
The HH-60G Pave Hawk is a version of the US Army's Black Hawk helicopter
The helicopter is made by Sikorsky and is used for combat search and rescue, mainly to recover downed aircrew or other isolated personnel in war zones
It was used to aid victims in Sri Lanka following the devastating Boxing Day 2004 tsunami
The Pave Hawk has a four-man crew and can carry up to 12 troops
It is just more than 17m long (nearly 65ft) and has a maximum speed of 224mph
The aircraft can reach heights of 14,000ft
It was initially thought the aircraft had ditched in the North Sea.
A spokesman for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution said three crews were launched before being stood down soon after when it was established the aircraft was onshore.
The 48th Fighter Wing, also known as the Liberty Wing, is assigned to the United States Air Forces in Europe.
In addition to HH-60G Pave Hawks, it is home to squadrons of F-15 Eagle tactical fighter planes and F-15E Strike Eagle dual-role fighters.
Military aviation analyst Roger Smith said he was "very surprised" this type of helicopter was involved in a crash.
"It's a very safe outfit... well equipped to fly in poor weather with a highly-trained crew, used to flying at night," he said.
He said the crew would normally be made up of a pilot, co-pilot, crew chief (flight engineer) and gunner.
"Its main role is combat air rescue when an allied pilot is shot down behind enemy lines," he said.
"This has to be done in the cover of darkness so they have to be able to fly in the dark in bad weather."
Retired USAF colonel Rick Davis added: "I would imagine the H-60 has the best safety record of any helicopter that the United States military has ever owned."
Cley is one mile east of Blakeney and four miles north of Holt, on the main coast road between Wells and Sheringham.
The village has a nature reserve, famous as a bird-watching site.
Aviation expert Chris Yates told BBC's Today programme: "This area of the country has lived with military operations for an awful lot of years, and it's rare for accidents such as this to happen.
"We have to be mindful that these are military flyers and they are the best, of the best, of the best.
"It would be unusual, once we get through this investigation, to find that this was pilot error; it might be more mechanical fault."
In Moscow slang, a snowdrop is a corpse that lies buried or hidden in the winter snows, emerging only in the thaw.
It was an expression that AD Miller came across during his three years as The Economist's correspondent in the Russian capital.
"It seemed a very striking image for the harshness of life in Russia," explains Miller.
"It also seemed to be a novelistic image that could stand for things you try to repress that come back to bite you."
In Snowdrops, Moscow is seen through the eyes of Nick Platt, an English lawyer living in the city during the Russian oil boom.
When he rescues two sisters from a purse snatcher on the subway, it sets in motion a chain of events that take him from the Black Sea to the Arctic.
"It is a pretty dark view of Russia," Miller admits.
"It is a place where if you don't have powerful connections your life is a bit of a tightrope walk. If something goes wrong you can be in very deep trouble very quickly."
How did he find those Moscow winters?
"It's not the cold that gets you - it's the ice," he recalls. "But the winters can be very exhilarating and beguiling. Hopefully I've managed to convey some of that in my book."
'Very bad deeds'
Born in London in 1974, Miller studied literature at Cambridge and Princeton, and began his journalistic career writing travel pieces about America. He worked as a television producer before joining The Economist, where he is currently the magazine's Britain editor.
Miller's own experiences in Russia were "slightly more uneventful" than those of his fictional creation.
"Snowdrops draws on my observations of Moscow, but in the end it's about moral degeneration about how even the most normal seeming people can become embroiled in very bad deeds," he says.
While Snowdrops is his first novel, Miller is also the author of The Earl of Petticoat Lane, a family and social history published in 2006.
Not surprisingly, Miller is keen on the great Russian novelists. He has also been reading The Stranger's Child, by fellow Booker hopeful and former winner Alan Hollinghurst.
"He's an inimitable and beautiful writer. I loved The Line of Beauty," says Miller, who learned of his own Booker longlisting while at his desk at work.
"I was astonished. It was a little hard to concentrate for the rest of the afternoon and at 5pm I knocked off to have a glass of champagne."
He adds: "When I was writing this book I was by no means confident it was going to be published at all. The idea of it being on the Booker longlist was not remotely on my radar.
"I've been in an uncharacteristically good mood."
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Chloe Keegan, 41, of Marsden Terrace in Ramsey, failed a breath test after crashing her car into a field in Sulby on 18 April.
She was ordered to carry out 200 hours of community service and was banned from driving for six years at Douglas courthouse on Tuesday.
Keegan resigned from her job with the Manx force after the incident.
Deputy High Bailiff Jayne Hughes said her actions had undermined the work of the police when it came to tackling drink-driving.
The disruption is across counties Tyrone and Londonderry.
Normal out-of-hours repairs are not being carried out because of the dispute over pensions.
NI Water said it would try to minimise disruption, but resources were limited. The company has a postcode search on its website for customers to check for information.
The areas still affected:
Omagh: Carrickmore, Dungannon (Sultan Road), Glenhull, Greencastle, Loughmacrory, Mountfield, Omagh (Camcosy Road, Gorticashel Road, Cairn Road, Cloghan Road, Fernagh Road, Green Road, Striff Lane), Pomeroy (Camlough Road and Loughmallon) and Sixmilecross.
Draperstown: Cahore Heights and surrounding areas
Pomeroy: Sluggan Road, Bardahessiagh Lane
An alternative water supply is available in the following locations:
Greencastle: Maryville, Sheskinshule, Omagh, BT79 7QW (near Greencastle and Crockanboy Road junction)
Creggan: Creggan Visitors Centre, 182 Creggan Road, Carrickmore, BT79 9AA
Mountfield: Main Street, Mountfield, BT79 7PP
Loughmacrory: Loughmacrory Community Centre, Ballybrack Road, Loughmacrory, BT79 9LU
Carrickmore: Creggan Road and Barony Road crossroads (at the layby opposite the filling station), BT79 9BL
NI Water said customers will need to bring their own containers to collect water from the tanks.
Customers are also asked to boil the water before use.
Patricia Gray lives outside Draperstown, County Londonderry, and has been without water since Thursday morning.
"We've had two short spurts of water this morning for about half an hour, on Saturday, for about one hour and that's it. This is day four.
"It's the coldest snap in the winter and we can't even heat the house because of the pressurised system that uses the water.
"We've had three or four inches of snow.
"There's six of us in the house altogether, three teenage girls who shower and wash their hair everyday.
"It's awful, it's just got to the point where it is really frustrating and everybody is very angry in this area that nothing seems to be getting done.
"We're rate payers, we're paying for a service that has just let us down completely.
"We're quite rural, this would never be allowed to happen in Hillsborough. Belfast wouldn't be crippled the way we are.
"Apologies really are no good for us. People are running a multi-million pound company and it's just not good enough."
NI Water chief executive Sara Venning said: "It is completely unacceptable that this industrial action is aimed and targeted at customers."
She added: "We made an offer on Friday and we asked that while they consider the offer they put in place arrangements to protect the public drinking water supply.
"They refused to do that, and we see these interruptions to supply as a direct consequence of their refusal."
NI Water said as a result of the industrial action, unions were only allowing their staff to work between eight and four during the week, so outside of those hours, there was no cover for the water treatment works or the distribution works.
Ryan McKinney of the public service union Nipsa said NI Water had put forward what they said was a "final offer" on Friday, but it was not enough to suspend their industrial action.
"If that offer had been one that we felt would have been accepted by our representatives and the wider membership, we would have been in a position to reinstate the emergency protocol," he said.
"However, it's quite clear to us that the offer falls well short of the main demand of the workers in this dispute - it would mean they would have to accept the pension changes this year, and there's no package that ameliorates any of that."
He said more talks would be held with NI Water this week, and it was important to resolve the dispute.
"When I speak to our members, who after all are also affected when an area loses water, they say to me, 'why should we reinstate goodwill?' When was the last time they got any goodwill from the company?
"When workers in an important public utility decide to take action, unfortunately that will pit them against other working people as well, and all of them are really being affected by the government's decision."
Last weekend, about 10,000 customers in counties Fermanagh and Tyrone were left without water after a pump at a treatment plant in Enniskillen broke down.
Nipsa, Unite and GMB members voted last month for a work-to-rule and withdrawal of on-call services and overtime in a row over pensions.
NI Water said it remained "committed to continued engagement" with trade unions in an effort to resolve the dispute.
ITV offered 236p a share for the company, valuing it at more than £1bn.
But the Canada-based film distribution and TV production company said the bid "fundamentally undervalues the company and its prospects".
Entertainment One owns more than 40,000 film and television titles, including last year's Oscar-winning Spotlight and AMC drama Fear the Walking Dead.
In all, it has 4,500 hours of TV programming and 45,000 music tracks. Its library is valued at more than $1bn.
Shares in Entertainment One jumped almost 10% on Tuesday and rose a further 7% on Wednesday to 234.40p.
In a statement, ITV said it had "a clear strategy that, over recent years, has created significant value for shareholders".
"A key part of that strategy is continuing to build a scaled international content and global distribution business, with a focus on US-scripted content.
"ITV believes that the proposed combination with eOne has strong strategic rationale and would further accelerate ITV's rebalancing of the business."
Neil Wilson, markets analyst at ETX Capital, said: "ITV will be disappointed that's bid for Entertainment One has been rejected, but it can hardly be surprised.
"ITV may well fatten up its bid - Entertainment One was valued at close to 368p in July 2015, before its main backer Marwyn Value Investors sold off a big chunk of its holding.
"Around this time Entertainment One began a series of acquisitions that has hit its price, while a refinancing plan in December sent the stock plunging 20%."
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has said the company is striving to build "a global production business of scale" in an attempt to reduce its reliance on advertising revenue.
Shares in ITV have fallen almost 30% this year and it was particularly hard hit following the Brexit vote in June.
The broadcaster has made a series of acquisitions to bolster the ITV Studios division, which last month reported a 31% rise in revenues to £651m.
ITV Studios makes programmes including Coronation Street, Come Dine With Me, Hell's Kitchen, I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and the Jeremy Kyle Show.
Last year, ITV bought Talpa, the production company that makes The Voice. The UK version of the talent show will move from BBC1 to the commercial broadcaster in 2017.
Mr Wilson added: "Terrestrial TV is coming under huge pressure from on-demand services like Amazon Prime and Netflix, which also own a lot of their own content.
"ITV has been snapping up production companies as it clearly understands content is vital for its future, but it too could be the subject of a takeover.
"A sharp fall in its share price this year and the collapse in sterling since the Brexit vote has left it wide open. The cheap pound makes unique UK assets like ITV very desirable."
The Irish News has a picture of an industrial yard in County Fermanagh with "a row of biomass boilers" inside.
The paper says when it visited the premises last week, the door was open while the boilers burned inside.
The owner said it was for an industrial process and was not an abuse of the Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
The Belfast Telegraph says that, for the second time in less than a year, taxpayers will have to foot the bill for MLAs who will not be returning to Stormont after an assembly election.
More than £1m was handed out to 33 former MLAs after last May's election, it says, as each are entitled to payouts of up to £80,000 to help them adjust to life outside politics.
This time around, there will be 18 guaranteed payments as the number of MLAs is cut from 108 to 90, with other payouts for MLAs not standing this time or who lose their seats. Inside, the paper lists the MLAs given payouts in 2016 and what they received.
The News Letter focuses on DUP special adviser (SPAD) John Robinson's response to allegations by Jonathan Bell in relation to the RHI scheme.
Mr Robinson has admitted his father-in-law is an RHI claimant, but said he had never advised anyone to join the scheme.
Inside, the paper reports on DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds' comments in the House of Commons that the 2 March election is about the Troubles and Sinn Féin's desire to see former soldiers prosecuted, rather than about the RHI scheme.
The Mirror leads with Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams' accusation that former first minister Arlene Foster has betrayed the Northern Ireland electorate over Brexit.
Mr Adams says it was Mrs Foster's "duty" to uphold the wishes of the majority in Northern Ireland who voted to remain in the EU.
Moving away from politics, the Belfast Telegraph, Irish News and News Letter all report on the brother and sister critically injured by a car after getting off a school bus in County Antrim.
The Belfast Telegraph also carries an interview with Joanne McGibbon, whose husband Michael was murdered by dissident republicans in north Belfast last year.
Joanne took her four children to Disney World in Florida as a Christmas surprise. She says she and Michael had often talked about taking the children to the resort, and it was bittersweet making the trip without him.
Also on the subject of dissident republican violence, The Irish News reports that the bomb defused by the army in the Poleglass area of west Belfast at the weekend is believed to have been of a type not previously used in Northern Ireland.
The paper's security correspondent Alison Morris says this may have contributed to the length of time it took to make the device safe.
Meanwhile, the News Letter quotes former senior police officer Norman Baxter as saying there should be "public outrage" over the judiciary's handling of the case against 40-year-old Damien McLauglin.
The Ardboe man, who is out on bail charged in connection with the murder of prison officer David Black, has not been seen by police since November.
Finally, the paper has the story of the Matchett family from Waringstown whose Mercedes Benz parked in their driveway has been left unusable - by rats.
The rodents have chewed through electrical wiring and seats after apparently getting access through the exhaust and boot. James Matchett said he encountered one of them while vacuuming the vehicle.
It's enough to drive you round the Benz.
The bird is one of four on a list that the International Council for the Conservation of Nature have put together to highlight which species of birds are at risk.
Atlantic puffins, European turtle doves, Slavonian grebe and Pochards are also on the list.
This doubles the number of UK species on the critical list to eight different birds.
The Atlantic puffin population is still in the millions, but fewer young birds are surviving long enough to have babies.
The environmental organisation says numbers of turtle doves have fallen in the UK by 90 per cent in the past 40 years.
BBC reporter Dafydd Evans sent Newsround this report.
Zhi Min Soh, 23, was struck on Edinburgh's Princes Street, at its junction with Lothian Road, at 08:30 on Wednesday 31 May.
Pedal on Parliament have asked for "a short, respectful protest" at the scene exactly a week on from the accident.
Cyclists have previously branded the tracks "an accident waiting to happen".
Ms Soh, from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia, was a medical student at Edinburgh University.
She was described as "talented and thoughtful". The university said it had lost "a bright star of the future".
A Pedal on Parliament statement said: "We and every other cyclist we have spoken to personally and online are angry as well as saddened at this death.
"Edinburgh's tram tracks have been described as an accident waiting to happen from the moment they were unveiled.
"As a result, hundreds of cyclists have been injured from falls on the tracks, and thousands more have had close shaves, putting many off cycling those roads at all.
"This is a sorry record for a city that aspires to be the most cycle-friendly in Scotland. We should not have had to wait for a young woman to die for there to be ministerial action, and a review."
It comes after lawyers claimed warnings about the safety risks which tram tracks in Edinburgh pose to cyclists have been ignored.
City of Edinburgh Council said it has made "every effort" to raise awareness about the tracks.
Customers who use the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) or NatWest mobile banking app can now request cash, up to £100, via their smartphone.
They are given a six-digit code to enter into an ATM to release the cash.
A similar system has been developed by cash machine operator NCR. This requires users to scan a barcode to withdraw the money.
The services are the latest developments in a long-predicted move towards the smartphone becoming a digital wallet.
RBS said that its new system would help customers who had forgotten their bank cards, or who wished to send cash to family members in a hurry.
It would also allow the people to leave their wallets at home in favour of taking a mobile phone, it suggested.
"It is a really simple and secure way to help our customers get cash whenever and wherever they need it," said Ben Green, head of mobile at RBS and NatWest.
The service is available to customers who have downloaded the bank's free app and use the 8,000 RBS, NatWest or Tesco branded ATMs in the UK. Some 2.6 million people have installed it on their smartphone so far, the bank said.
At present, customers using a card can withdraw up to £300. Initially the limit on the cardless withdrawal will be £100.
Access to the app requires a password, and the withdrawal code will be hidden until the user taps the screen. This is aimed at preventing thieves from looking over the user's shoulder to steal the code.
The system is an extension of a RBS service that allowed people whose card had been stolen to access emergency cash from an ATM.
The bank is also unveiling a system which allows customers to make charity donations at its ATMs.
In a separate development, NCR has announced that it has developed software that allows people to scan a barcode on their smartphone at an ATM to release an amount entered in their smartphone.
It is looking for banks and building societies to adopt the software.
Blindwells, next to the A1, is a site near Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton.
Plans for 1,600 houses makes Blindwells one of the largest residential developments to be given the go-ahead in Scotland in recent years.
Developers are planning 480 affordable homes on the site.
The proposals include a mix of uses including 25 acres of employment land that will bring more than 100 jobs to Blindwells, a new primary school, and in the longer term a High School, a new park and ride, a site for a new rail halt, playing fields and more than 10 miles of paths through the parkland and open space.
Hargreaves, which owns the site, has been working on the project with East Lothian Council since 2013.
Iain Slater, development and estates director for Hargreaves, said: "We are obviously delighted that East Lothian Council has approved our application and we look forward to starting the construction work soon.
"I would like to thank East Lothian Council for its co-operation in helping realise the original vision for a new community at Blindwells.
"East Lothian is one of the most attractive places to live in the UK, and Hargreaves has worked hard to ensure that we create a high quality new community of which the council and residents can be proud."
Long term plans for the site include 3,200 homes built over 15 years.
The 38-year-old is the club's longest-serving player, making 171 appearances in almost five years at St Andrew's.
The former West Bromwich Albion defender played 25 times last season as Birmingham avoided relegation to the third tier on the final day.
Robinson will continue to help as a coach at the club, having previous assisted Blues' under-23 side.
Champions Toulon had gone into the final round of games as group leaders, but Wasps leapfrogged them on points scored in their two meetings.
Saturday's game was evenly poised at half-time, with the hosts taking a narrow 15-10 lead.
But Wasps ran in 36 unanswered points in a superb second-half performance.
Toulon had to settle for second place in Pool Five, and go through as one of three runners-up.
Wasps will now play the winners of Pool Two in the quarter-finals and could secure a home tie, depending on Sunday's results.
Wasps seemed unlikely group winners after being drawn alongside three-time European champions Leinster and Toulon, as well as last year's Premiership finalists Bath.
But the Coventry-based outfit went into the final game, against an under-performing Leinster side, knowing a win would see them through.
Dai Young's team got off to the worst possible start after only two minutes at the Ricoh Arena, when a rapid break saw Zane Kirchner go over in the right-hand corner for the visitors.
But the Irish province, who finished bottom of the pool, lost influential fly-half Johnny Sexton to concussion after only 10 minutes and their afternoon began to unravel.
Jimmy Gopperth converted his own try and England's Joe Launchbury, on his return from concussion, also went over to put Wasps ahead.
While Wasps front-rower Lorenzo Cittadini was in the sin-bin, an acrobatic inside pass by Rob Kearney saw Eoin Reddan score Leinster's second, but it was to be their final points of the match.
Elliot Daly will head to England's Six Nations training camp on Sunday off the back of a man-of-the-match performance which included a sensational try.
The Wasps outside centre, as yet uncapped at international level, raced diagonally from 40 metres out, beating Rob and Dave Kearney, to touchdown his side's third score of the game.
The bonus point came via a penalty try and Leinster's defence crumbled again as Daly sent wing Frank Halai over.
Full-back Charles Piutau showed his pace to cross with 10 minutes remaining, before Ashley Johnson stepped off the bench to heap more misery on Leinster, who were handed their heaviest European defeat to date.
Speaking about Daly's influence on the game, director of rugby Young said: "He showed what a threat he is against the best in Europe.
"He's also been excellent at the bread and butter stuff like defence that you expect from an international centre.
"He was outstanding and while I don't select the England team, I don't think he can do any more."
Wasps: Charles Piutau; Josh Bassett, Elliot Daly, Brendan Macken, Frank Halai; Jimmy Gopperth, Joe Simpson; Matt Mullan, Edd Shervington, Lorenzo Cittadini; Joe Launchbury, Bradley Davies, James Haskell (capt), George Smith, Sam Jones.
Replacements: Ashley Johnson, Tom Bristow, Jake Cooper-Woolley, James Gaskell, Nathan Hughes, Dan Robson, Ruaridh Jackson, Rob Miller.
Sin Bin: Cittadini (29).
Leinster: Rob Kearney; Zane Kirchner, Luke Fitzgerald, Noel Reid, Dave Kearney; Johnny Sexton (capt), Eoin Reddan; Jack McGrath, Sean Cronin, Marty Moore; Devin Toner, Rhys Ruddock; Dominic Ryan, Jordi Murphy, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Richardt Strauss, Peter Dooley, Michael Bent, Ross Molony, Josh van der Flier, Isaac Boss, Cathal Marsh, Ben Te'o.
Ref: Mathieu Raynal (France).
Attendance: 16,519
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Johnson confirmed his departure and the Scottish Rugby Union announced that he will be available for the June tour to Australia, Fiji and Samoa.
"I will not be looking to renew [my contract] at the end of the season," said the 49-year-old Australian.
Scotland coach Andy Robinson has been seeking an experienced coach.
Johnson added: "When I joined the region I had a remit to help set-up systems that would enable us to bring through home grown talent, coaches and players, a challenge I've thoroughly enjoyed getting my teeth into over the last three years.
"I feel that now is the right time for me to move on to other challenges but I remain 100% committed to the Ospreys between now and the end of the season."
The real legacy he [Johnson] will leave is the systems and structures he has helped to develop that will allow us to continue leading the way in Wales
Johnson's role with Scotland is thought to also include some involvement with Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Ospreys chief operations officer Andrew Hore said: "It is a huge disappointment for us to be losing Scott at the end of the season, but we understand that he feels it is the right time for him to move on to other challenges having served the three years he committed himself to us for originally."
Hore added: "By informing us of his intentions at this early stage, it allows us to use this time to consider our next course of action and the options available to us as we plan for the future."
Managing director Roger Blyth said: "While he has brought silverware to the Liberty Stadium and we hope that will be the case once again this season, the real legacy he will leave is the systems and structures he has helped to develop that will allow us to continue leading the way in Wales."
Johnson joined the Ospreys ahead of the 2009-10 season, leaving the role of USA Eagles national coach to do so.
He first arrived in Wales as a skills coach during 2011 World Cup winning coach Graham Henry's reign and was assistant coach during the Steve Hansen and Mike Ruddock eras.
Wales won their first Grand Slam in 27 years under Ruddock in 2005 and many credited Johnson with playing a key role in that achievement.
Johnson became Wales caretaker coach during the 2006 Six Nations following Ruddock's controversial departure.
In March 2006 Johnson became one of John Connolly's assistant coaches and selectors ahead of the Wallabies' 2007 World Cup campaign.
In 2008 he became USA coach and left the following year to return to Wales with the Ospreys.
During his time at the Liberty Stadium, they reached the 2009-10 Heineken Cup quarter-finals where they were defeated 29-28 by Biarritz.
A year later they bowed out after a tough pool stage featuring Munster, Toulon and London Irish and this term are struggling in the competition having drawn 26-26 in Treviso and lost back-to-back games against Saracens in Pool Five.
In what was the Magners League, the Ospreys' greatest triumph came in Johnson's first Ospreys term, a 17-12 win over Leinster in Dublin in the tournament's inaugural Grand Final.
Ahead of the 2011-12 season they lost high-profile players James Hook, Lee Byrne, Jerry Collins, Marty Holah and Mike Phillips and were without a glut of Test stars playing for Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Samoa at the World Cup.
But after a strong start in what is now the Pro12 League, the Ospreys lie second to Leinster with eight wins from 11 games.
Wasps coach Dai Young and Johnson coached the Barbarians when they beat Wales in June, 2011.
Johnson was Wales' observer of Sir Clive Woodward's British and Irish Lions back-room staff during the ill-fated 2005 tour to New Zealand.
Scotland coach Robinson was a Woodward assistant on that tour and has sought someone of the right calibre to be his right-hand man.
"I am delighted Scott has agreed to join the Scotland coaching team. I have huge respect for him as a coach and a person having coached against him on numerous occasions," Robinson said.
At the 2011 World Cup Scotland failed to reach the quarter-finals for the first time and Robinson is keen to emulate the template that brought the All Blacks success at the tournament.
Graham Henry had Test-hardened coaches in former Wales coach Steve Hansen and ex-All Blacks head coach Wayne Smith as his assistants.
Johnson's solicitor, Duncan Sandlant, of Esportif international, had indicated that Scotland was not his only option, saying: "Scott has a number of options which he is seriously considering."
The Australian had been linked in reports in New Zealand with a role as assistant to new All Blacks head coach Hansen.
But Ian Foster's appointment as one of Hansen's back-room staff made such a move unlikely for Johnson.
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Auditions began earlier than usual this year, and were held in Manchester and London.
Lots of people turned up for their moment in the limelight, and Leah chatted to a few about their hopes for the auditions.
The 61-year-old driver of a VW Golf and children aged between six and nine were hurt in the crash on Friday with an Audi S4 on the A23 near Crawley.
A nine-year-old boy with serious injuries was taken to St Georges Hospital in Tooting and is stable.
Sussex Police said the four occupants of the Audi left the scene, near Applegreen service station.
Two males aged 17 and 24 have been arrested.
5 December 2016 Last updated at 15:42 GMT
The event in Calne was attended by 1,254 people dressed as shepherds, angels and wise men.
This beat the previous record of 1,039 people, which was set in the US state of Utah.
Guinness World Record official Jack Brockbank described it as "a fantastic result" for the town.
The body of the 36-year-old was discovered on Friday evening in Culver Street, Salisbury.
Officers said "there may be a quantity of contaminated heroin" in the city and have issued an 'urgent warning' to drug users to be aware.
The woman has not been formally identified.
DS Guy Williams, of Salisbury CID, said the batch of drugs could "have the potential to lead to further illness or death".
He added: "We would like to reassure the local community we are carrying out a detailed and robust investigation following this death and enquiries will be continuing."
Temperatures plummeted overnight and Northern Ireland suffered its coldest August night on record at -1.9C.
The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for rain on Monday - indicating people should "be aware" - for Wales and most of England.
The forecaster said the rain was caused by a "complex area of low pressure".
It said the conditions could cause problems for motorists, with surface water and spray predicted.
BBC weather presenter Darren Bett said that following sunshine on Sunday, increasing cloud would then bring heavy rain.
Temperatures on Monday will struggle to get above 19C (66F), forecasters said.
Scotland, where it is not a bank holiday, is expected to have the best of the weather.
The Met Office said strong winds would be an additional factor, as well as rain, close to southern coasts and in north-west England.
In Northern Ireland, the forecaster said temperatures would not exceed 15C and there would be cloud and patches of rain, becoming heavier and more persistent across the southern border.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, the temperature dropped to -1.9C at Katesbridge, in County Down - which set a new record for the coldest August night in Northern Ireland. The previous low of -1.1C was set in 1964.
In Scotland, the mercury in Eskdalemuir fell to 0.8C overnight. In southern England, Bournemouth saw a low of 2C.
The lowest August temperature ever recorded in the UK was -4.5C in Lagganlia in the Scottish Highlands, registered in 1973.
Low temperatures are expected again in Scotland overnight on Sunday, but the rest of the country will be less cold, BBC forecasters said.
The Met Office warned people across the UK to be aware that there may be "some impacts to holiday traffic and other outdoor activities".
A spokesman said: "A complex area of low pressure will bring an unpleasant day's weather to much of England and Wales on Monday.
"Rainfall amounts are likely to exceed 15mm (0.6in) quite widely, while a few places could see more than 30mm (1.1in). There will be a lot of surface water and spray on roads, and winds will be locally strong and gusty, for instance over parts of north-west England."
Tourism agency Visit England said more than five million people were planning an overnight stay away from home over the weekend.
About one million people are expected to attend London's Notting Hill Carnival, one of Europe's biggest events of its kind, which takes place on Sunday and Monday.
Romania captain Nastase swore at the umpire before abusing Johanna Konta and GB captain Anne Keothavong on Saturday.
He was banned from the tie and later handed a provisional suspension by the International Tennis Federation (ITF).
"Ilie is very patriotic and sometimes he says things that he doesn't really mean," said Comaneci.
"Everybody in Romania loves Ilie because he is Ilie."
But Comaneci, a close friend of two-time Grand Slam champion Nastase, warned the 70-year-old must accept any punishment imposed by the ITF.
"Ilie is responsible for what comes out of his mouth, and I think it is important in sport that you keep the respect and good behaviour," she added.
"He will have to deal with it [the consequences], but he can survive whatever happens to him. People make mistakes."
The ITF is investigating Nastase's conduct in Constanta on Saturday, and also derogatory comments he made relating to the unborn child of 23-time Grand Slam singles champion.
The organisation said the provisional suspension meant Nastase "shall be denied access to any ITF event, including the Fed Cup", pending further investigation into "a breach of the Fed Cup welfare policy".
ITF president David Haggerty said: "One of the principles that is important is that we want a rigorous process that is fair.
"We will also hear Nastase's side of the argument. It will be a thorough process conducted in an efficient manner. I do not think you will be hearing any final decisions in the next two weeks."
Despite that, Nastase returned to the site as Britain were beaten 3-1 on Sunday.
He was later ordered to leave after entering the VIP restaurant, BBC Sport's tennis correspondent Russell Fuller reported.
A spokesperson for the ITF told BBC Sport on Monday the organisation was aware of Nastase re-entering the venue on Sunday.
But, as the investigation is ongoing, no further comment will be made.
Nastase said on Monday: "I don't regret it and they can send me to prison if they want - I don't care."
The Times reported on Monday that the All England Club has held initial discussions about Nastase's behaviour and will not invite him into the Royal Box at Wimbledon this year.
An All England Club spokesman told the Press Association: "Invitations to the Royal Box are at the discretion of the chairman and committee of management who will take into account a range of factors, including any suspensions, when determining the guest list for the Championships."
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David Lander, of Montrose, was caught on CCTV at Wagley's bar in Exchange Street and Sizzlers in Guild Street at the end of November.
Lander admitted the crimes at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. He was estimated to have taken about £160 in total.
The court heard he had lost his bus ticket home.
Sheriff Donald Ferguson told Lander: "This has crossed the custodial threshold by a large margin.
"This was a mean and despicable offence and it's important that you are jailed immediately."
The tin at Wagley's was in aid of Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) and the bar is raising funds to replace the money.
The basic machine is capable of pricking a finger but is programmed not to do so every time it can.
Mr Reben has nicknamed it "The First Law" after a set of rules devised by sci-fi author Isaac Asimov.
He said he hoped it would further debate about Artificial Intelligence.
"The real concern about AI is that it gets out of control," he said.
"[The tech giants] are saying it's way out there, but let's think about it now before it's too late. I am proving that [harmful robots] can exist now. We absolutely have to confront it."
Mr Reben's work suggests that perhaps an AI "kill switch", such as the one being developed by scientists from Google's artificial intelligence division, DeepMind, and Oxford University, might be useful sooner rather than later.
In an academic paper, the researchers outlined how future intelligent machines could be coded to prevent them from learning to override human input.
"It will be interesting to hear what kill switch is proposed," said Mr Reben.
"Why would a robot not be able to undo its kill switch if it had got so smart?"
In a set of three robotics laws written by Isaac Asimov, initially included in a short story published in 1942, the first law is that a robot may not hurt humans.
Mr Reben told the BBC his First Law machine, which at its worst can draw blood, was a "philosophical experiment".
"The robot makes a decision that I as a creator cannot predict," he said
"I don't know who it will or will not hurt.
"It's intriguing, it's causing pain that's not for a useful purpose - we are moving into an ethics question, robots that are specifically built to do things that are ethically dubious."
The simple machine cost about $200 (£141) to make and took a few days to put together, Mr Reben said.
He has no plans to exhibit or market it.
Mr Reben has built a number of robots based on the theme of the relationship between technology and humans, including one which offered head massages and film-making "blabdroid" robots, which encouraged people to talk to them.
"The robot arm on the head scratcher is the same design as the arm built into the machine that makes you bleed," he said.
"It's general purpose - there's a fun, intimate side, but it could decide to do something harmful."
Footage of a train narrowly missing two people who walked into a tunnel in Downhill Strand was released by Translink on Tuesday.
The CCTV film shows Ray Cunningham, 23, waving to the train to warn the driver.
Mr Cunningham, a lifeguard for six years, said he "feared the worst" when seeing the two enter the tunnel.
According to Mr Cunningham, the pair were tourists from the Republic of Ireland who entered the tunnel thinking it was abandoned.
"It was two people between 40 and 50-years-old. I got them out to make sure they were ok," he said.
"When I talked to them they said that they were using it because they thought that it was abandoned or not in use.
"This is the first time I've ever seen it happen."
The 26-year-old said he was on patrol at the water's edge and doing his final scan of the beach with his binoculars.
It was then that he spotted two people enter the tunnel from about half a kilometre away.
"Obviously alarm bells started ringing. I made my way to the tunnel entrance, took a quick look around to see if I could see them," Mr Cunningham explained.
"Then I noticed the train going down the tracks at quite a speed, so I immediately started waving for the train to stop.
"I knew that these people were in the tunnel and I was freaking out. At the time I was expecting the worst and then out of the darkness the couple started stumbling towards me and that was a massive relief.
"There's no recesses in that tunnel so there is nowhere to really hide. From what I can see in the video they just dived to the ground and hoped for the best," he said.
The pair were not struck by the train and only received some scratches in the incident.
Translink, which operates buses and trains in Northern Ireland, released the July 2015 footage as part of a campaign to raise awareness over the risk of trespassing onto rail tracks.
Gavin Massey scored the only goal of the game in the 18th minute, side-footing in from Elliot Lee's fine pass.
Visiting keeper Elliot Parish saved on-loan Norwich player Jacob Murphy's penalty shortly before the interval.
A second Easter win for 23rd-placed Colchester moves them within seven points of safety, while Coventry are eight points adrift of the play-offs.
The Sky Blues have now lost nine of their last 13 matches, to plummet from fourth to 10th.
The 41-floor ageing property, which occupies a full block that fronts Fifth Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Street, was purchased by Kushner Companies in 2006 for $1.8bn (£1.5bn). At the time, it was the highest price paid for a single building in Manhattan.
But does Chinese interest in the building, just a few blocks south of Trump Tower, raise questions over a potential conflict of interest with someone so personally and professionally close to the US president? And would a possible sale to China's Anbang Insurance Group pose security risks?
On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Anbang was planning a $4bn (£3.3bn) investment deal with the owners of 666 Fifth Avenue. The agreement, the news agency reported, would make Kushner Companies, owned by Jared Kushner and his father Charles, more than $400m (£327m).
The report says that some real estate experts consider the terms of such a transaction unusually favourable for the US company.
On Tuesday, however, Anbang said that reports circulating of its investment in the Fifth Avenue property were "not correct".
"There is no investment from Anbang for this deal," the company wrote in a statement.
Kushner Companies later confirmed that it is in "active discussions" over the building in Manhattan, but did not name Anbang specifically.
"Nothing has been finalised," company spokesman James Yolles told Reuters news agency.
After Mr Kushner was given a senior role inside the White House, his lawyer told the New York Times that he "would recuse from particular matters that would have a direct and predictable effect on his remaining financial interests".
As an owner of Kushner Companies, and with close ties to Mr Trump, investment deals under negotiation between his company and firms such as Anbang do raise questions.
Responding to these concerns, company spokesman Mr Yolles said that Mr Kushner sold his ownership stake in 666 Fifth Avenue to family members, meaning that any transaction would pose no conflict of interest with his role at the White House.
"Kushner Companies has taken significant steps to avoid potential conflicts and will continue to do so," Mr Yolles said in a statement.
Jared Kushner, 36, is married to Mr Trump's daughter, Ivanka. In 2006, at just 25, the softly-spoken millionaire bought the once-venerable New York Observer newspaper.
Although he shares with Mr Trump a complete lack of political experience, last year he exerted a powerful influence over the Trump campaign - including digital strategy and top-level hires - and carried that clout into the White House.
His father, Charles, founded Kushner Companies in 1985 and made his fortune as a New Jersey property mogul.
A controversial figure, Kushner senior received a prison sentence in 2005 for tax evasion, illegal campaign contributions and witness tampering.
At the time, he admitted setting up his own brother-in-law with a prostitute, secretly filming the liaison, and sending the tape to his sister in an effort to dissuade them from testifying against him.
The man who prosecuted Charles Kushner was the former US Attorney for New Jersey and 2016 Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie.
Jared Kushner is reported to have been involved in counselling Mr Trump to choose Mike Pence as his running mate, over Mr Christie.
China's Anbang Insurance Group was founded in 2004. It is now one of the country's corporate goliaths with an increasingly large international portfolio and interests ranging from banking to traditional Chinese medicine.
The firm first came to prominence in 2015 when it bought New York's landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel for $1.95bn (£1.35bn), then the biggest US real estate deal by a Chinese buyer.
Following the acquisition, then President Barack Obama refused to stay at the Waldorf Astoria during a UN general assembly gathering, citing security concerns.
Anbang has been making an aggressive push into the US property market over the last few years but little is known about the company.
In April 2016, the firm unexpectedly abandoned a $14bn (£9.75bn) takeover offer for Starwood Hotels, ending a three-week bidding war with Marriott. According to reports at the time, there were questions over its financing sources.
The company now claims to have total assets of more than 1.9tn yuan ($300bn, £240bn).
Anbang chairman Wu Xiaohui is considered one of the best politically-connected men in China, having married the grand-daughter of former leader, Deng Xiaopeng.
Mr Wu, 49, is considered "reclusive" but in 2015 he appeared at a Harvard event in Beijing, where he spoke about his firm's investment strategy.
"We must win the first battle and every battle thereafter, as we are representing Chinese enterprises going global," he said.
Company records have also shown members of the board to include the son of a top military commander under former leader Mao Zedong and the son of China's former prime minister Zhu Rongji.
Mr Trump's overseas business interests invite questions of whether his foreign policy decisions are directed by US interests or by his own - or his family's - business interests.
A section of the US Constitution known as the Emoluments Clause restricts what US presidents can accept from foreign governments.
America's founding fathers included this to prevent US leaders from being beholden to foreign governments.
After Mr Trump was elected in early November he spoke over the phone with Argentine President Mauricio Macri. After that call, the Trump Organization issued a press release indicating that Trump Tower Buenos Aires - which had been waiting permit approval to be built - was a done deal.
In January, Donald Trump said he had formally given "complete and total" control of the Trump Organization's businesses to his two sons in a bid to avoid conflicts of interest.
But meetings with Indian business partners and current projects in places like the Philippines and Brazil are also raising questions about what the power of the presidency could do for the Trump brand's international negotiating power.
23 December 2015 Last updated at 18:27 GMT
The manoeuvre, which saw the van turning around and driving back the wrong way, was captured by Marek Scyzor near junction 33 at Milton, Cambridgeshire.
He sent the footage to the BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
Cambridgeshire Police said: "Congestion and accidents can cause tailbacks and delays on the county's roads but that is no excuse for this type of driving behaviour."
We have a big ship with tanks full of fuel, aground on an island in a sea fringed with natural protected areas.
So the worst case scenario is pretty bad.
Isola del Giglio, where the stricken cruise ship rests, is part of the Tuscan Archipelago National Park, the largest marine protected area in Italy.
Among its inhabitants are important plants and birds and some rare frogs, while the seas support coral, cetaceans and the occasional Mediterranean monk seal - a critically endangered species.
However, there is also quite a large human presence in the archipelago. On Giglio itself, only about half the land area is protected, and none of the seas around the shore.
Other islands further to the north and west - Elba, Pianosa, Montecristo - contain more natural riches.
To the east on the mainland, lies the Laguna di Orbetello, an important bird reserve.
A little further north is the Natural Park of Maremma - the only Italian habitat for at least one dune-dwelling plant, a stopover point for migratory birds, and the location for a successful reintroduction of osprey.
Elena Moutier, a scientific consultant working at the park, told BBC News that an oil spill there "would be a disaster".
"The Maremma Park is one of the most important regional parks in Italy, for the landscape, the ecosystem and the richness in endemic species of plants and animals," she said.
However, all of this is in the realms of the potential, not the actual.
As far as we are aware - and sources including the salvage company Smit and environmental group WWF concur - there has been no fuel spillage so far.
There has been a fair amount of confusion about what material is on board, with some reports saying the Concordia runs on heavy fuel oil and others citing diesel.
That's a crucial point if there is a spill.
While relatively light diesel would disperse fairly quickly in a swelling sea, heavy fuel oil is clumpy and clinging, as we saw in the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010.
The answer is that the ship contains both. Smit's figures are 2,400 tonnes of heavy fuel oil and 200 tonnes of diesel; the manufacturer of the ship's engines told BBC News that they are "fuel flexible".
For comparison, said Simon Boxall from the UK's National Oceanography Centre, the fuel oil consignment is equivalent to "about half of a day's output" from the Deepwater Horizon disaster "when spewing oil at the full rate".
But the ship's proximity to the coast means a spill would be "damaging", he said.
Smit's experts and equipment are now in place near the stricken ship, and are ready to begin extracting the oil. The process involves drilling holes at the highest and lowest points of the tanks and fitting valves to them.
Seawater exerts pressure from the bottom, forcing the oil up and and out of the top valve. The sticky oil is encouraged to flow by using heat from a steam generator on a nearby barge.
The process could take two to four weeks.
The big risk in the meantime would be if the vessel began breaking up.
During a news conference on Tuesday morning, contractors were optimistic that it would not.
The seas are said to be calm; and although the Concordia is perched in coastal shallows with the potential to tumble into deeper waters, Smit believes it's unlikely to move.
"Based on the first underwater pictures, there are quite a number of [hull] penetrations on the starboard side," operations manager Kees van Essen told reporters.
"They are acting as an anchor; so although we never underestimate the danger, the chance of the vessel sliding down into deeper water is minimal."
In case of spillages in the meantime, the site is surrounded by booms - although as Deepwater Horizon proved, their utility as barriers can be substantially less than promised.
Perhaps the closest recent comparator is the Rena, the container ship that struck New Zealand's Astrolabe Reef in October.
Again, the site was in an area of outstanding ecological importance. And the pounding seas eventually broke the ship in two.
Nevertheless, the incident fell a long way short of constituting an environmental disaster - mainly because salvage operators were able to pump out the vast majority of the oil.
So far, the indications are that the Concordia may prove even less damaging - at least from an environmental point of view.
In both cases, there's a wider question. Neither vessel was on its scheduled course, for different reasons.
But parts of the Italian government and environment groups are asking whether such large vessels should be able to travel through, or even close to, areas that are supposed to be protected.
As Italy's Environment Minister Corrado Clini put it, referring to the passenger boats that ferry people around the Venetian lagoon: "That's enough, we have to stop treating these ships like they were simple vaporetti [small ferries]."
But cargo ships and cruise liners have commercial imperatives to go where they go. We will see whether Mr Clini wins the argument he is bound to have if he is serious about reining them in.
Dan Fish returns at full-back, while Jarrad Hoeta starts in the second row.
Visitors Scarlets welcome Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies back to their starting line-up after a calf problem.
That means Aled Davies is named among the replacements, along with Wales hooker Emyr Phillips, who has been selected as back-row cover.
And with Jake Ball (knee) and John Barclay (forearm) both injured, Tom Price and Jack Condy come into the Scarlets pack.
Blues' other positional switch will mean Phys Patchell moving to fly-half.
Australia international prop Salesi Ma'afu, who joined on 18 December, is not named in the home side's squad.
Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Rey Lee-Lo, Tom James; Rhys Patchell, Lloyd Williams; Gethin Jenkins (capt), Kristian Dacey, Taufa'ao Filise; Jarrad Hoeata, James Down; Josh Turnbull, Josh Navidi, Manoa Vosawai.
Replacements: Ethan Lewis, Sam Hobbs, Dillon Lewis, Lou Reed, Macauley Cook, Tavis Knoyle, Jarrod Evans, Garyn Smith.
Scarlets: Michael Collins; Steff Evans, Gareth Owen, Hadleigh Parkes, DTH van der Merwe; Aled Thomas, Gareth Davies; Rob Evans, Ken Owens (capt), Samson Lee; Tom Price, Lewis Rawlins; Aaron Shingler, Jack Condy, Morgan Allen.
Replacements: Kirby Myhill, Phil John, Rhodri Jones, Maselino Paulino, Emyr Phillips, Aled Davies, Steve Shingler, Regan King.
Referee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)
Assistant referees: Ian Davies, Gwyn Morris (WRU)
Citing commissioner: Gwyn Bowden (WRU)
TMO: Derek Bevan (WRU)
The £350m move will initially see 900 workers relocating from sites such as Porton Down in Wiltshire to the former GlaxoSmithKline labs in Harlow.
Public Health England says the move is a "big step forward for UK public health science".
But Salisbury MP John Glen has said he is "extremely disappointed" now the decision has been confirmed.
The new facilities, based on the site currently owned by GSK, will create a centre for research, health improvement and protection working on international health threats, such as Ebola.
The chancellor made the announcement while visiting Harlow this morning.
It was not only crucial for the future of research in public health, but it was also the right decision for the taxpayer, he said.
Duncan Selbie, Public Health England chief executive, said it was a "big step forward".
"Giving our world leading scientists world class facilities, located in the region with the greatest concentration of academic and commercial expertise in life sciences, will ensure we can deal with the health challenges we face now and are certain to in the future," he added.
But Salisbury MP John Glen, whose constituency covers the Porton Down site, said: "I am extremely disappointed to hear this decision has finally been confirmed.
"I have had four debates and lobbied hard for five years but the question now is how to maximise the opportunities for a brighter future for Porton.
"I met the chancellor yesterday and he has readily agreed to support a task force for Porton."
The group claims the bank deliberately misled shareholders into believing it was in good financial health just before it collapsed in 2008.
More than 12,000 private shareholders and 100 institutional investors have raised a class action against the bank.
Former chief executive Fred Goodwin is among those named in the action.
Ex-chairman Sir Tom McKillop is also being sued, along with Johnny Cameron and Guy Whittaker, who were senior figures at the bank in 2008.
RBS has declined to comment on the development.
The institutions involved in the claim are understood to include 20 charities as well as churches, pension funds, hedge funds, fund managers and private client brokers. Collectively they manage in excess of £200bn.
The bank has 30 days to respond to the claim, which relates to a £12bn rights issue by RBS in 2008 to shore up its balance sheet after its disastrous acquisition of Dutch bank ABN Amro.
It is the second in recent days to be lodged against RBS.
Last week a group of 21 claimants launched a multimillion-pound lawsuit, also over its 2008 cash call.
The latest claimants said in a statement on Wednesday: "The action group maintains that the bank's directors sought to mislead shareholders by misrepresenting the underlying strength of the bank and omitting critical information from the 2008 rights issue prospectus.
"This means that RBS will be liable for the losses incurred on shares subscribed in the rights issue, by reason of breaches of Section 90 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000."
The action group estimated that the final claim may be as much as £4bn.
A spokesman for the investors said: "Today represents a giant step forward for the many thousands of ordinary people who lost money as the result of inexcusable actions taken by banks and their directors in the financial crisis.
"Now, for the first time, some of these directors will have to answer for their actions in a British court."
The class action has been raised with High Court of Justice's Chancery Division in London.
RBS was saved from collapse in 2008 by a UK government bailout and is now 82% taxpayer-owned.
He was discovered in Surgeon's Gully area, to the south east of Ben Nevis.
The 23-year-old, from London, had been reported missing on 31 March, after he failed to return to his accommodation in Fort William.
His next of kin have been informed and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.
Mr Knox had last been seen at about 10:00 on 30 March in the Glen Nevis area of Lochaber. It is believed he was planning to ascend Ben Nevis.
A previous search, immediately after Mr Knox's disappearance, had been suspended due to bad weather.
The 70 prints featuring Alfred Hitchcock, Sir Laurence Olivier, Henry Fonda and John Wayne were used in Cardiff cinemas from 1936 to 1940.
But two builders later stumbled upon them while renovating the home of a late cinema owner in Penarth in 1985.
They have been put up for auction but are so rare there is no guide price.
The posters, which are up to 3m (10ft) tall, were turned into makeshift underlay after once being used in the New Theatre, Capitol, Empire and Olympia cinema theatres.
They include Alfred Hitchcock's second Hollywood feature, Foreign Correspondent, in 1940 and John Wayne's breakthrough film, Stagecoach, in 1939.
Also included is Fire Over England, the first British film to have its premiere in Los Angeles and the first to pair together Hollywood stars Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in 1937.
They have been kept in pristine condition after being found by the builders.
Now film fans are to be given the chance to own them as they go up for auction next month.
Auctioneer Ben Rogers Jones, of Rogers Jones & Co, said valuing the posters was "nearly impossible" because there was no comparison "in terms of titles, condition and size of some of them".
"It wasn't just the sheer volume of them that was impressive but the condition was fantastic considering their age and the imposing size of the 12-sheet posters," he added.
Former All Blacks players Tana Umaga and Michael Jones led mourners.
Lomu, who was of Tongan descent, died suddenly at the age of 40 earlier this month. He was widely regarded as one of the best players of all time.
Another public memorial service is due to be held on Monday at Auckland's Eden Park stadium.
Lomu was diagnosed with a rare kidney condition in 1995. It forced him to quit the game and he had a kidney transplant in 2004, but the organ stopped functioning in 2011 and he had to have regular dialysis.
He died of cardiac arrest in Auckland, but the exact cause of his death has not been established.
Lomu was capped 63 times by his country and was considered one of the game's first global superstars.
"He impressed us with his courage, his humility, his grace under pressure," New Zealand's Governor General Jerry Mateparae said, AFP reports.
"His determination to use his influence and his mana (prestige) for the benefit of others was exemplary," he said.
Pellegrini will not admit it, of course. He seemed to enjoy deflecting questions about what Tuesday's win over Paris St-Germain meant to him - and for his future - preferring to talk about the club's prospects instead.
The 62-year-old Chilean has done that a lot since City announced to the world at the start of February that he is making way for current Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola in the summer, handling any praise or criticism that comes his way with the same quiet dignity.
On Tuesday night he was given congratulations by the media for his achievements, which surely deserve more credit given the unique circumstances he finds himself in.
His replacement has already been named and has been given the brief of winning Europe's elite club competition, but it is still possible that Pellegrini could win it first - and beat his successor along the way.
Win or lose, Tuesday night was always going to be seen as one of the games that will define Pellegrini's time at City, along with the silverware he has collected.
Defeat would have ended his final chance of adding to his haul of trophies, which stands at one Premier League title and two League Cups and is viewed by some as a modest showing from three seasons at a club of City's means.
An exit would also have increased the volume of those voices that believe the club's faltering form in the Premier League in recent weeks has been down to the announcement Pellegrini is on his way out.
Instead, victory keeps alive City's chances of the type of triumph that their wealthy Middle Eastern owners surely envisaged when they bought the club in 2008.
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And even if he falls short, Pellegrini is already responsible for the sort of landmarks he knows he was expected to reach when he was appointed in 2013.
City are now into a European semi-final for the first time since 1971, when they lost to Chelsea in the last four during their defence of the now obsolete Cup Winners' Cup - which remains their only continental trophy to date.
Pellegrini had already taken them out of the Champions League groups for the first time in 2013-14, then helped them win their group for the first time this season and has continued to lead them into uncharted territory in the knockout stages.
"I came to City because I had good performances in Europe, so to leave this club without taking them to a new state would have been a bad thing for me," the Chilean conceded after Tuesday's victory.
"It is very important to me to be in the semi-finals because that is my job."
Given his side scored a record 151 goals in all competitions in his first season in charge and are also known for some chaotic defending, a 1-0 win with one shot on target was an unlikely way to register such a significant European victory.
An exciting attack and an occasionally disastrous defence is the way Pellegrini's City sides will be remembered.
On Tuesday, however, his team - and some of his signings - showed they are capable of disciplined defence too.
Not that it affected his attacking philosophy. Pellegrini said before the game that he would not change his style to protect the advantage City held with the away goals they scored in last week's 2-2 first-leg draw in the French capital.
We should not be surprised that it worked. While the Champions League semi-finals are new territory for City, Pellegrini has been there before.
It is 10 years since he took Villarreal to the last four, where they narrowly lost to Arsenal after missing a last-gasp penalty that would have forced extra time.
He came within seconds of returning in 2013 with Malaga, when it took two stoppage-time goals by Borussia Dortmund to steal victory in their quarter-final.
His success and style of play - the Daily Telegraph described it as "death by beautiful geometry" during City's title-winning season of 2013-14 - surely makes him a catch for Europe's leading sides when he leaves Manchester behind.
Whatever his long-term future holds, Pellegrini does not want to talk about it yet.
"I am not thinking about it. I don't want to link anything that has happened with this win with the future and another job that happens for me," he said.
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In the short-term, City - and Pellegrini's - chances of winning the Champions League will be clearer once Wednesday's quarter-finals are completed and Friday's draw is made.
He would not entertain the thought of City meeting Guardiola's Bayern Munich side - who play Benfica on Wednesday - before the season is out, asking: "This is interesting for who? The media?"
Instead, as usual, he was concentrating on his own team. Before those semi-final first legs take place, City play three Premier League games and Pellegrini says his focus is on those to ensure they finish in the top four and are back in Europe's top tournament next season.
Could they win it this time though? On the back of their performance against PSG, even Pellegrini dares to dream.
"In the semi-finals you know you have to play against a very big team," he said. "But playing the way we did here, we have a lot of chance against anyone."
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said the fish, which weighed "a few tonnes" was found near the A78 Shore Road.
North Ayrshire Council was notified along with Largs Coastguard Rescue Team which photographed the shark.
Basking sharks can be up to 40ft long and are the largest fish found in British waters.
They are the second largest fish in the world, after the whale shark, according to the Shark Trust charity.
An MCA spokeswoman said: "This was reported to us by a member of the public in the evening of 23 January. The shark was dead when it washed up. It was 15ft long and weighed a few tonnes.
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City came from behind to beat Reading 3-2, Arsenal eased to a 5-1 win at Yeovil and Liverpool overcame Women's FA Cup finalists Birmingham 2-0.
Liverpool's win stretched their lead at the top to four points after four games, but Manchester City and second-placed Chelsea have two games in hand.
Yeovil remain bottom after four league defeats since their promotion in 2016.
The Lady Glovers fell behind early on to England striker Jodie Taylor's penalty and it was soon 2-0 to Arsenal through Molly Clark's own goal.
Taylor's finish and Danielle Carter's header put the visitors 4-0 up, while Lucy Quinn slotted in a Yeovil consolation before half-time.
Former USA international Heather O'Reilly added the Gunners' fifth from the spot in the second half, after England right-back Alex Scott was obstructed by Helen Bleazard.
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The sanctions, which were unanimously passed by the UN on Saturday, were a "violent violation of our sovereignty," the official KCNA news agency said.
Separately, South Korea says the North has rejected an offer to restart talks, dismissing it as insincere.
The sanctions will aim to reduce North Korea's export revenues by a third.
The UN Security Council decision followed repeated missile tests by the North which have escalated tensions on the peninsula.
In its first major response on Monday, North Korea insisted that it would continue to develop its controversial nuclear weapons programme.
The state-run KCNA news agency said Pyongyang would "not put our self-defensive nuclear deterrent on the negotiating table" while it faces threats from the US.
It threatened to make the US "pay the price for its crime... thousands of times," referring to America's role in drafting the UN sanctions resolution.
Speaking to reporters at a regional forum in the Philippine capital, Manila, North Korean spokesman Bang Kwang Hyuk said: "The worsening situation on the Korean peninsula, as well as the nuclear issues, were caused by the United States.
"We affirm that we'll never place our nuclear and ballistic missiles programme on the negotiating table, and won't budge an inch on strengthening nuclear armament."
The remarks come after reports emerged that the North and South Korean foreign ministers had met briefly on Sunday evening on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Manila.
South Korean media reported that its Foreign Minister, Kang Kyung-wha, shook hands with her North Korean counterpart, Ri Yong Ho, in a brief and unarranged meeting at an official dinner event.
A South Korean official told the BBC that Mr Ri had dismissed Ms Kang's offer of talks as "insincere".
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Ms Kang as saying that Mr Ri's rejection of the talks proposal appeared to be connected to the new sanctions.
"I told him that [the two offers for talks] are an urgent matter that should be carried out immediately with any political agenda put aside and asked him to proactively react," she was quoted as saying.
The foreign minister of China, which is Pyongyang's closest ally, told journalists on Monday: "My feeling is that the North did not entirely reject the positive proposals raised by the South."
Wang Yi added that China also supported the South's initiatives, and was "100%" committed to enforcing the latest round of UN sanctions.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is also at the Asean forum, where he spoke about North Korea.
Noting Russia and China's participation in the unanimous vote, he told journalists it was clear there was now "no daylight among the international community" on their desire for North Korea to stop its tests.
"The best signal that North Korea can give us [is] that they are prepared to talk would be to stop these missile launches," he added.
Russia and China have previously differed with others on how to handle Pyongyang, but in recent months have joined calls for North Korea to stop its missile tests - while also urging the US and South Korea to halt military drills, and withdraw an anti-missile system from the South.
Meanwhile, the US military has said it is working with its close ally South Korea to review guidelines covering the size of missile warheads that South Korea can deploy.
The current bilateral guidelines limit the power of South Korean missiles, but Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said these restrictions might be altered.
"It is a topic under active consideration here and I would tell you that we would be favourably inclined to do anything which furthers the defensive capabilities of South Korea," he told reporters.
"We will always adapt to the threat as it changes."
On Monday, US President Donald Trump spoke to his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in over the phone about relations on the Korean peninsula.
They agreed that North Korea "poses a grave and growing direct threat" and the two leaders were committed to fully implementing the latest round of UN sanctions, the White House said in a statement.
At a conference in Sydney on countering terrorist propaganda, he said IS was a death cult with far-reaching tentacles.
Australia says more than 100 of its citizens are fighting with militant jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq.
Last year, Australia raised its threat level to high and has conducted a series of counter-terrorism raids.
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The two-day regional security summit includes ministers from 25 countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Laos, Vietnam and New Zealand.
Representatives from Google, Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites are also attending.
"Daesh [IS] is coming, if it can, for every person and for every government with a simple message: 'Submit or die','" Mr Abbott said in his opening remarks. "You can't negotiate with an entity like this, you can only fight it."
"This is not terrorism for a local grievance, this is terrorism with global ambitions."
Mr Abbott said the main challenge was working out how to stop young people from joining jihadists groups, which he said would be the work of the conference.
"We need idealistic young people to appreciate that joining this death cult [IS] is an utterly misguided and wrong-headed way to express their desire to sacrifice," he said.
Amid concern about the domestic impact of jihadist groups, Australia has introduced new national security measures including criminalising travel to terror hotspots and giving extra funding to police and security agencies.
The government recently announced plans to table law to remove citizenship from dual nationals who support extremist groups.
Mr Abbotts remarks come after US President Barack Obama approved sending up to 450 more military personnel to Iraq to train forces fighting IS.
Michael Smith, 46, had denied the offences alleged to have taken place at the Benvenuto Takeaway and Prego Takeaways between 2010 and 2014.
A jury found him not guilty of pressing himself against three women and making sexual comments.
Two charges of sending sexual communication and exposing himself were found not proven.
He was also found not guilty on the direction of Sheriff Scott Pattison during the trial of charges of indecent practices involving a girl under 16.
The Investing in the Teaching Workforce programme aims to allow some teachers over the age of 55 to retire early.
Teachers who have qualified since 2012 will then be eligible to apply for the jobs their retirements create.
It will cost £8m, which is being made available through the public sector transformation fund.
It was originally announced last December by Mr Weir's predecessor John O'Dowd, who wanted to spend £33m to enable 500 teachers to retire and be replaced.
But the scheme was delayed due to lack of agreement over some of the criteria, including the definition of the term newly-qualified - and it has also been scaled back.
The scheme will initially run on a pilot basis for the 2016-17 academic year, but may be renewed in 2017-18 if funding is available.
A number of experienced teachers in temporary posts had expressed concern they would not be eligible to apply for the jobs.
Mr Weir said he was aware some teachers who did not meet the criteria would be disappointed.
"However I must stress that without this scheme these employment opportunities would not exist," he said.
"As well as helping to refresh the teaching workforce, it will provide up to 120 job opportunities for recently qualified teachers who have been unable to obtain permanent teaching posts."
The Department of Education (DE) said that any jobs created under the scheme are unlikely to be advertised until 2017.
The move was welcomed by Irish National Teachers' Organisation Northern Secretary Gerry Murphy.
"INTO recognises the pilot scheme falls short of what many teachers not in permanent posts would have wanted," he said.
"However, as a teacher's union, we welcome any move that secures full time, meaningful employment for teachers."
Three huge battles were fought around Ypres in World War One but it was never captured by the Germans.
The town's St George's Memorial Church was built to honour the dead but funds ran out before bells were fitted.
New bells made in Loughborough will now leave for Ypres on 22 August carried by two WW1 era lorries.
John Taylor & Co, the firm which made them, is opening its doors for one day at 10:30 BST before the bells are transported.
Ypres, one of the few parts of Belgium to be held be the allies, was the scene for three battles in 1914, 1915 and 1917.
The third battle, known as Passchendaele, alone cost the allies roughly 250,000 casualties, with nearly 80,000 dead.
St George's was built in 1927 but the bell tower has stood empty since.
Andrew Wilby, chairman of John Taylor & Co, said: "We have been making memorial bells since the end of the war so this represents the continuation of a long tradition.
"We are very pleased to finally complete this church in time for the centenary, and each of these bells in uniquely marked with a poppy."
They will be on display at the Dorset Steam Fair over the August Bank Holiday before participating in the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate on 30 August.
After installation in St Georges Church, they will ring out for the first time there at a special service to mark the completion of the project on 22nd October.
The 41-year-old hit 696 home runs - fourth on the all-time list - but was given a 162-game doping ban in 2014.
"I've given these fans a lot of headaches over the years. I disappointed a lot of people, but this feels good," he said.
'A-Rod' will now become a club advisor.
Rodriguez helped the Yankees win the World Series in 2009 and was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
A sell-out 46,459 Yankee Stadium crowd chanted "We want A-Rod" as he was brought on to the field by coach Joe Giradi.
"I have a huge heart. This is the last time he plays. I wanted it to be something," Giradi said.
With the game won, Rodriguez was given the ball, hugged his team-mates, grabbed a handful of dirt, raised his cap and walked to the dugout, before covering his face with a towel.
He told a news conference: "With all that I've been through, and for them to show up on a night like tonight and show me that type love is something that I'll never forget.
"It was overwhelming."
It was a man whose name has never appeared on a ballot, however, who ended up winning the Southern Republican Leadership Conference straw poll.
Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon turned conservative author and activist, won the support of 25.4% of the 958 conference attendees who voted.
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker came in second at 20.5%, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz finished third with 16.6%.
After the announcement, Carson supporters who ran a table in the convention hallway were understandably thrilled - although they insisted they weren't surprised, saying they had a steady stream of people interested in their candidate.
"We think he's amazing, and he's a great speaker, he has great ideas and he doesn't take all the credit," said Stella Cox from Newcastle, Oklahoma.
"He's smart, and he has common sense," added Jola Mills from Tuttle, Oklahoma.
Mr Carson's campaign will likely tout its victory in the days ahead. But do the views of Southern conservative activists and operators - a majority of whom hail from deeply conservative Oklahoma - really matter in the vast sweep of the campaign?
After all, four years ago in New Orleans, Texas Congressman Ron Paul won the poll. Eventual nominee Mitt Romney finished fifth.
In a field as crowded as this, however, every little boost matters.
And while the first votes, to be cast in Iowa and New Hampshire, are still more than eight months away, there's a new sense of urgency among candidates to cement their place in the top 10 according to national opinion polls so they can participate in the first presidential debate, hosted by Fox News in August.
To that end, the past three days here in Oklahoma City gave some often overlooked candidates a chance to step into the spotlight.
While front-runners like former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Mr Walker made appearances, three presidential hopefuls in the US Senate - Marco Rubio, Mr Cruz and Lindsey Graham - were stuck in Washington, voting on trade and national security legislation. They appeared only via video.
That opened the door for other candidates, like former Texas Governor Rick Perry (fifth in the straw poll with 5%), former Senator Rick Santorum, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (fourth at 5.3%), Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and former Hewlett-Packard head Carly Fiorina.
Mr Christie pitched the audience on his plan to limit Social Security retirement benefits for the wealthy and cut government regulation.
Later on Friday, Mr Jindal focused on what he sees as an ongoing cultural and political war on religious values - most notably in the recent protest against states that attempt to allow business to refuse to do business with those seeking same-sex marriages.
"The United States of America did not create religious liberty," he said, "religious liberty created the United States of America."
It was a line that struck a chord with Ron Hulshizer of Edmond, Oklahoma, who was in the crowd.
"When he made the comment that the country was founded on religious freedom, if you look at the history, it was," he said. "It's ironic it's now come that Christians, and really all religions, are under persecution. If you're not secular, you're just not on the right side."
On Saturday morning, Ms Fiorina touted her experience as a business leader, her foreign policy views and her ability to take on the woman who would be her likely Democratic opponent.
"We know Hillary Clinton won't be held to account unless we have a nominee who holds her to account in the general election," she said.
Mr Carson perhaps benefited the most from the smaller list of attendees, however, as he filled in for Mr Cruz - last year's straw poll winner - as the keynote speaker of Friday evening's gala dinner.
"I always enjoy coming to Oklahoma," Mr Carson told the members of the audience who paid $100 (£65) a head for the meal, "because there are a lot of people here with common sense."
The conservative firebrand had particularly vocal backing from those at the conference who feel like the current crop of Republican politicians have let them down.
"When conservatives won in 2010 and 2014, we expected big things, and they've gone to Washington and they've stayed, and not much has changed," said Carson supporter Ken Farr of San Antonio, Texas.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who has raised the most money in the early days of the campaign and still holds a narrow lead in most national polls, came in sixth in the straw poll with 4.9%.
During his speech on Friday morning, he said the Republican Party has to move "beyond preaching to the choir" - a reference to the conservative true believers in the audience.
"I love the choir, don't get me wrong, but we need to get outside of our comfort zone," he said, adding that he will reach out to voters in Latino neighbourhoods, college campuses and black churches.
His spot among the top-tier of candidates in the race gives Mr Bush that luxury. For many of the others here over the past three days, the choir is where their preaching has to start.
If they're going to make a move, audiences like those in Oklahoma City need to get on board.
But is that the view of the people who use the hospitals' services? These people got in touch with the BBC to air their opinions.
Sue Munro said: "Addenbrooke's have cared for me all my life in a timely and efficient (and considerate) way. Without them I wouldn't be alive. They're great!"
David Harding said: "Are we really surprised, for years it's had problems and worked hard at covering them up, but patients and visitors saw the truth. Now it's in the open maybe something will be done to correct the problems."
Sonya Louise-Bubbles Pledger said: "I cannot say nothing but praise - the staff do a wonderful job considering their low wages cut backs and more population."
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Paul Bernal said: "I was one of the victims - an appointment delayed three months because of computer problems."
Eric and Ern Col said: "My mother came out on Sunday. Hip replacement. Treatment and care was SECOND TO NONE! Brilliant staff!"
Sharon Goddard said: "Me too 'outstanding' care received so why in Special measures? Daft."
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Phil said: "Addenbrooke's has become too big and too arrogant. The lower end staff do a great job but certain consultants walk around as though they are untouchable and unanswerable."
Carole said: "I am not surprised that Addenbrooke's hospital has gone into special measures. When my late husband, who had motor neurone disease, was in there for a week it was appalling. I worked in the NHS myself for 14 years and I am horrified by how low care has sunk."
Sue said: "Addenbrooke's may be a little slow with outpatients and yes it can be annoying, perhaps we should look at a bigger picture here, they do a BRILLIANT JOB and waiting a while tells me they have time to spend with each person, to me this feels good".
The incident happened on the Glasgow to Aberdeen service on Saturday between 21:55 and 22:15.
BTP said he was racially abusive towards staff in the middle carriage.
He was described as about 5ft 8in tall, with short dark hair and olive-coloured skin, wearing dark jeans, a maroon top and a dark jacket.
The actual amount will vary for each person depending on years of service and the length of time they have paid into the pension scheme.
Three unions will begin balloting members on the proposal from Monday.
The deal includes investment in Port Talbot and moving from a final salary pension to a less generous scheme.
Clarification on the new pension arrangements for older workers is thought to be one of the reasons the three unions decided to urge members to support the change.
Previously, the Community, Unite and GMB unions said they would not make a recommendation to members on which way to vote.
This arrangement does not involve extra funding from Tata for the pension deal set-out last month but will instead involve money being moved around within that pot.
Steel pension assurances urged
It has become clear that there has been significant unhappiness amongst Tata's staff about the pension proposals and there was no guarantee that the proposals would accepted by union members.
It us too early to say what, if any, impact these arrangements for older workers along with the unions decision to support the pension changes will have.
This ballot is consultative and Tata is not bound by the result.
Behind him, Ed Sheeran and George Ezra are up for four awards and Brighton duo Royal Blood have three nominations.
But despite saying he's "hysterical" about his band's two nominations, Clean Bandit's Milan Neil Amin-Smith tells Newsbeat he's not too comfortable with "all white boys" leading the way.
"It seems a bit weird and a problem," he says.
Having referenced Kwabs and MNEK as notable black male artists from the last 12 months, Milan says: "It's bizarre."
"The Oscars [nominees] were announced today and it was all white men doing everything.
"I think there is something that needs talking about there."
There are no female nominees up for best album, which is probably the most sought-after award at the Brits. There were no women in this category last year either.
Emeli Sande took home the prize in 2013 for Our Version of Events. Paloma Faith was also in the running that year.
Clean Bandit member Grace Chatto, who noted Brit nominees Jess Glynne and Jessie Ware as having a "great year", says: "I was kind of surprised because there have been big female singers this year.
"I wonder why that [more male acts being nominated] is. I don't think it's because they're men, is it?
Milan replies: "Well, I think it has been the year of the white man, which is quite depressing isn't it?"
2013 also saw Adele's Skyfall win best British single with six female acts in the category.
This year there are two with Ella Henderson nominated for Ghost and Jess Glynne named twice for features on Route 94's My Love and Clean Bandit's Rather Be.
The singer tells Newsbeat that she didn't see a problem with men dominating some of the major categories.
She says: "Women have ruled [the Brits] for quite a while. It's the men's turn."
In a statement, the British Phonographic Industry who are in charge of the Brits told Newsbeat: ""The BRIT Awards nominations process starts off with a list of the best-selling artists from the past 12 months.
"This is drawn up based on Official Charts Company data. A Voting Academy - comprising more than 1,000 artists, executives, critics and music enthusiasts from right across the UK music sector - then cast their vote to determine which acts make the final shortlist.
"It is an open and transparent process driven by a combination of market data and personal taste."
Charli XCX, who said she was "surprised" by her best video nomination for Boom Clap, tells Newsbeat this year's nominations don't reflect a "bad year for women" and suggested the acts with more nominations "have obviously had very big years".
She says: "I think there are some amazing British women winning all over the world who have had amazing year like [FKA] twigs I don't think it's a bad year for women at all.
"But yes it was a shame that the scope wasn't wider and more diverse."
The winners of the 2015 Brit Awards will be announced at a ceremony at London's O2 on 25 February with performances from Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith among others.
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A new draft law by the Welsh government will put the responsibility on local authorities to make sure there are enough public toilets.
They would be required to assess, regularly review, and meet the local demand for the conveniences.
The new duty will be in a draft law setting out measures aimed at improving public health.
If passed, it is thought it could be the first duty of its type to be introduced in the UK.
It would apply to all toilets owned by local authorities, including those in libraries and sports halls.
Last year the British Toilet Association estimated that there has been a 40% drop in the number of public toilets across the UK in the last 10 years.
Older people's charities have long argued that cuts to public toilet provision have had a big impact, especially on older and disabled people who they claim can be left afraid of venturing out of their homes.
In March 2012 the assembly's health and social care committee published a report which claimed there was a "strong public health case for better public toilet provision".
AMs heard evidence that often public toilets were difficult to find or not open when needed, and that facilities did not meet their needs and were unclean and unsafe.
Health minister Mark Drakeford told the BBC's Sunday Politics Wales: "We know that if people are not confident that they will have the facilities they need then it has a distorting effect on their lives.
"They stay at home when they would like to go out. They don't take tablets that they need to take in order to be able to go out.
"And for older people, people with some mental health conditions, people with young families and children, the fact that they need to be confident that there are proper facilities that they can use if they want to be out in our society is a genuine public health issue."
"In an age of austerity the answer simply cannot be find more money for it. what we have to do is be more imaginative."
BBC Wales also understands the new public health draft law will seek to introduce tougher controls on staff and premises offering cosmetic procedures - such as tattoo parlours or clinics carrying out cosmetic piercing, acupuncture and electrolysis.
Business providing these services will be required to meet minimum hygiene and infection control standards and be listed in a new register for Wales.
Practitioners would need to pass a test to join the register.
The law, if passed, also requires them to explain risks to customers before any procedures are carried out, and to offer adequate after care advice.
The aim, according to a Welsh government source, would be to offer both staff and customers greater protection.
Some councils already operate voluntary registers.
The white paper sets out the Welsh government's proposals for legislation which will be consulted on.
"Choices have consequences" - that warning to Kenyans, issued by US Assistant Secretary of State Jonnie Carson almost a month before the presidential election won by Uhuru Kenyatta, played on the minds of many voters as they cast their ballots on 4 March.
When in early February, during a briefing to journalists, Mr Carson was pushed to explain America's position regarding the candidacy of two politicians who are charged with crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, he had a simple answer:
"We live in an interconnected world," Mr Carson said, "and people should be thoughtful about the impact that their choices have on their nation, on the region, on the economy, on the society and on the world in which they live. Choices have consequences."
Alone in the polling booth, more than six million Kenyans said to themselves: "I'm an African and a Kenyan, I don't need anyone out there telling me who or what to vote for."
As a consequence - they now have President-elect Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, who will divide their time between running Kenya and fighting their cases at The Hague.
Some are calling it government by Skype.
Kenyans also have a new form of decentralised government, the product of a progressive constitution they approved in 2010, that seeks to redistribute power and wealth from Nairobi and the presidency, to 47 counties, each led by a governor and local assembly.
That same constitution also introduces 47 new seats for women in parliament in an attempt create better gender equality.
A bigger voice for women will certainly change the tone of debate in parliament, which in the past tended to echo the contents of the MPs honourable wallets, as they awarded themselves hefty pay increases.
Despite these major changes in governance, any Kenyan who went to sleep soon after independence 50 years ago, and woke up last weekend will be forgiven for quickly telling themselves: "I haven't missed much - Kenyatta is still fighting Odinga!"
Profile: Uhuru Kenyatta
Kenyatta and the ICC
Multiple challenges for Kenyatta
Just like the early 1960s when President Jomo Kenyatta's main rival was Oginga Odinga; his son Uhuru Kenyatta's main challenger for power was Mr Oginga's son, Raila Odinga.
Indeed, the more things change in Kenya, the more they remain the same.
Former President Daniel arap Moi's shadow is also back in parliament and the new upper chamber, the Senate, in the form of his two sons, Alexander and Raymond Moi.
Like father like son, like brother like brother, like brother like sister.
The new Kenyan leadership is certainly a family affair, with another four sets of siblings elected into office.
But this was also an election with a difference.
A presidential debate was held for the first time ever - not once but three times.
With more than 80% of registered voters heading to the polling stations, it was the highest turnout in Kenya's history.
And although the final results took six days to be released, not a machete was lifted in anger - this was Kenyans at their most patient.
By turning up in such large numbers, Kenyans were re-establishing their faith in the democratic process.
And with Mr Odinga pledging to accept the ruling of the Supreme Court which will hear his case alleging that Mr Kenyatta's victory was rigged, he and the rest of Kenya was expressing confidence in the judiciary.
This too was an election about dreams and possibilities.
That an unknown high school teacher from a minority community could run for presidency and beat seasoned politicians was unheard of.
Never mind that Mohamed Abduba Dida, was the source of comic relief in the presidential election campaign with such profound utterances like "you should only eat when you're hungry".
It was also an election fought and followed on social media.
Twitter was ablaze with running commentary on the campaign, the polling, the results and the waiting.
It featured the serious and light-hearted.
One presidential candidate who won the lowest number of votes was advised by tweeters not to bother taking up public space to concede defeat, but just spend a few minutes ringing each of the handful of people who voted for him and thank them personally.
The Kenyan media itself was a big winner in the election.
Compared to 2007 when the media was accused of fanning the post-election violence, this time round every single media house went all out with robust and consistent messages of peace.
So what awaits the new president when he finally takes the keys to State House once the Supreme Court has made its ruling on the pending petition?
Most people voted not for "policies that speak to me" but for "personalities that speak like me". Deep and genuine social healing and building of bridges will be a top priority.
President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta acknowledged the urgency of the matter in his victory speech when he paid tribute to several police officers killed on the eve of the election.
Without security, meaningful development will be difficult. The president's tenure is unlikely to be secure if Kenyans remain insecure.
Kenyans will watch keenly how his government will address historical injustices regarding land that have left thousands displaced and forced Kenyans to jump on each other's throats disrupting lives and livelihoods.
Throughout the campaign, the Jubilee coalition led by Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto sold itself as a digital or modern, youthful party, compared to their rivals who were said to be stuck in the old analogue era.
By choosing to position themselves as "digital" leaders, the two will have now have to live with the consequences of the meaning of "digital".
As a broadcaster, I understand digital to mean bigger capacity, greater variety and flexibility; and also better quality - in this case of leadership and service delivery.
Kenyans are looking up to the new leadership with great hopes for better healthcare, jobs, improved agriculture and a faster pace of economic development.
The people are waiting to see what choice will preoccupy the president and his deputy - Kenya's development or the ICC process.
With the ICC prosecutors now saying they have new evidence against Mr Kenyatta and that his prosecution should continue, choices, indeed, might have consequences.
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Two flight attendants were also given prison sentences of 45 and 60 days respectively.
The co-pilot, 38, was found to have a blood alcohol level of almost seven times the legal limit.
He told the court that he and his colleagues had downed two bottles of whisky before he began drinking beer.
"We lost control," the man told the court on Monday, explaining his blood alcohol reading of 1.35mg of ethanol per millilitre of blood, far over the 0.2mg limit.
The crew were tested by Norwegian police after an anonymous tip-off and the four accused were prevented from boarding the plane.
They had begun drinking at 15:00 on 7 August, the co-pilot told the court, and had agreed to stop at 20:00 but lost control of the amount they had drunk because they were tired after three consecutive flights.
He was still drinking beer shortly before 02:00 the next day, around four hours before his flight was due to leave with some 100 passengers on board.
He was initially sentenced to eight months in jail but that was reduced to six because he admitted the charges. He is yet to decide whether to appeal.
The plane's 50-year-old captain is also being held in custody and faces trial on 17 September. He denies some of the charges against him.
Reports suggest his blood alcohol level was more than double the limit, at 0.54mg.
After the four crew members were arrested, airBaltic said it was introducing additional safety measures, including pre-duty breathalyser tests for all "safety-critical personnel".
The airline said all four had been suspended and it was seeking their dismissal.
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The 23-year-old began his career at Middlesex before joining Essex in 2010.
The left-hander went on to hit 1,640 runs in 33 first-class matches, before being released by the side last season.
I believe this opportunity with one of the most ambitious and progressive clubs in the game will provide the platform to re-establish my early credentials as a prospective England player
"I'm thrilled to be joining Derbyshire and am very much looking forward to playing my part in helping the club become established as a force in English cricket," he said.
"I've been inspired by the club's leadership since we first began talking and I'm looking forward to repaying their faith when the 2013 season gets underway."
Godleman, who represented England throughout the junior ranks, has played 69 first-class matches for all sides, and averages 30.23 with the bat.
He hit a record-breaking 149 for England Under-19s in a one-day international against Pakistan in 2007, but has since struggled to make an impact for both his club sides and his country.
"My first-class career began very early with a century on debut at 17, but it has not progressed as I would have liked during the past couple of seasons," he explained.
"However, I believe this opportunity with one of the most ambitious and progressive clubs in the game will provide the platform to re-establish my early credentials as a prospective England player."
Derbyshire head coach Karl Krikken added: "Billy is a talented batsman who, at 23, has a great chance to develop at the club and fulfil his potential.
"He already has experience under his belt, yet he remains ambitious.
"His game is still developing, he is hungry for success and he still has plenty to prove - factors that combine to make Billy an exciting signing."
Anti-tunnel campaigners say artificial light from it would create a permanent "glow" and put an end to the phenomenon of a "last flash" as the sun goes down.
The proposed location for the western portal of the A303 tunnel is directly in line with the "sun gap", they claim.
Highways England said it was still looking at all options for the road.
Chairman of Amesbury Museum and Heritage Trust, Andy Rhind-Tutt, said an exploratory archaeological dig currently taking place about 800m (0.5 mile) from the monument, was related to the proposed location of the western portal, and was directly in line with the solstice alignment.
"The point about Stonehenge is all about sunset and sunrise and celebrating the end of the dark nights.
"On 20 or 21 December the sun sets, and it cuts absolutely straight through the stones.
"Winter was the big celebration at Stonehenge.
"People were there 5,000 years ago celebrating the fact that the sun is setting for the last time at the end of the dark nights.
"If they are going to put a tunnel in and it came out where they are exploring at the moment, you're going to have this glow coming off the ground as the sun sets, so it would destroy the whole purpose and meaning of Stonehenge."
In 2014 the government announced it would commit to building a tunnel, removing the A303 from the landscape at the World Heritage Site, and earlier this year a Unesco report backed the idea.
Highways England said the dig was just one part of a wide range of surveys it was undertaking.
A spokeswoman said: "Since we last met with communities earlier in the year, we have been working hard to make sure we fully understand the benefits and potential impacts of upgrading the A303 past Stonehenge.
"Based on our work so far, a tunnel is our working assumption, but we have to remain open-minded and are still evaluating all options to improve the road."
The proposed options will go out to public consultation early next year.
English Heritage said it was looking forward to seeing more detailed designs and contributing to the consultation but supported the idea of a tunnel "if it is designed and delivered well".
A row broke out between Andrew RT Davies and Alun Cairns earlier in the election campaign after neither took part in the BBC Wales debate.
The two made rival claims as to why.
But at a news conference on Tuesday Mr Davies said Mr Cairns has been and will be an exceptional secretary of state for Wales.
Asked about a Tory source suggesting potential moves against him, Mr Davies said: "Does this look like the face of a worried man?"
Clwyd West AM Darren Millar had taken the helm for the Conservatives at the BBC Wales Leaders' Debate, which was held last Tuesday.
"We didn't have a spat at all," Mr Davies said.
"Alun and myself have worked tirelessly over the years together and I look forward to continue working with Alun.
"Alun has been and will be an exceptional secretary of state for Wales."
Mr Davies denied an earlier suggestion by a Tory source that he was bored with his job as Welsh Conservative leader.
Referring to himself, he said: "This is a man who is working tirelessly to ensure that Conservatives succeed on Thursday, supporting our candidates.
"There are many keyboard warriors there in all political parties.
"What amazes me is the amount of currency the political media give to those unnamed sources."
Mr Davies said the prime minister was on record as giving him support.
"And I'm not looking for support to be honest with you," he said, "because I'm not in that position."
Last Thursday Mr Cairns told BBC Radio Wales that Mr Davies was "always down to do" the BBC debate, but that Mr Davies "couldn't do it for personal reasons".
A spokesman for Mr Davies then released a statement claiming Mr Cairns had been "unwilling" to do the debate himself.
In a later BBC Radio Wales interview after the row broke out Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns backed Andrew RT Davies as leader of the Welsh Conservatives "without a question".
Daryl Mitchell's removal as captain, to be replaced by his vice-captain Leach, came as a surprise when it was announced at the end of last season.
But Rhodes is convinced that Leach has the right leadership skills to help Worcestershire succeed this summer.
"Joe's got a lot of good qualities for captaincy," he told BBC Midlands Today.
"He's a good man manager, a motivational sort of guy. And I'm really looking forward to the new season, as I think we'll do well under Joe.
"Tactically, he'll learn and get better at it. But I do know that the more you do it, the easier it gets."
Worcestershire once again start in Division Two in the County Championship, having finished third last season, when they and second-placed Kent lost out to Essex in the race to win the one promotion place to the restructured new eight-team Division One.
That leaves Rhodes' men in a reshuffled 10-team division, which includes relegated Nottinghamshire and Durham, chasing two promotion places again.
And, although they are unlikely to see much of England all-rounder Moeen Ali this summer, they do have a double dose of all-round international quality in the form of their two overseas signings, Australia's John Hastings and, for the T20 Blast only, New Zealand's Mitchell Santner.
Not to mention potential international stars of the future like Joe Clarke, already part of the England Lions set-up over the winter, and possibly also wicketkeeper Ben Cox.
"I did check out some of the betting markets, which surprised me," said Rhodes. "We're long odds and nobody seems to rate us.
"But that's a good position to be in, with nothing to lose and and it gives us a chance to prove a few people wrong.
"I've always liked being an underdog and it's generally worked well for Worcestershire, apart from the era in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when we had Ian Botham, Graham Dilley and Graeme Hick and were favourites for quite a while.
"But it would certainly be nice to surprise a few of these big clubs this summer."
Rhodes is very pleased with the county's acquisition of Australia international all-rounder John Hastings, who is scheduled to be at New Road for the whole summer.
"Getting the right type of person is very important to us," said Rhodes. "It always has been. We take a lot of time and effort trying to get it right.
"He's a bloke we're very pleased to have in our dressing room, a good club man, like another Australian we had here Andy Bichel was before.
"It's so key to the dressing room. I have a saying I often use that it's about getting the right people for our bus and putting them in the right seats."
Hastings added: "I liked the feel of the club when I've come here in the past. They're well led by Steve Rhodes, who is the linchpin of the club.
"The reason I was so keen to come was because I liked the way they went about things in the game I've played against them for Durham and I can't wait to get going."
Rhodes admits that he has concerns over the imbalance of a 14-game fixture list in Division Two, in which not all the 10 counties will now get the chance to test each other both home and away.
"The way they've chopped it up and reduced the number of games makes it a strange system, having 10 teams and only 14 games. But we'll give it a good crack," he said.
"We know the likes of Nottinghamshire are favourites. They've been a Division One team a long time.
"Durham will be strong, even with their 48-point deficit at the start of the season, and Kent will be tough. They proved it last year when they pipped us for second.
"But you can look at all the teams and their recruitment has been strong. There's a lot of foreigners coming in playing as locals and non-overseas players.
"That may enhance some of the quality of the cricket but it's not great for James Whitaker and the England selectors as it gives them less players to pick from."
Worcestershire's 23-year-old batsman Tom Fell starts this season determined to bounce back to his form of 2015, when he reached the landmark of 1,000 Championship runs, before missing the opening half of the 2016 season following his battle against testicular cancer.
"Getting that 1,000 run mark and averaging 40 plus are the kind of standards I've got to set myself if I do want to go to the next level," he said.
"Last season was always a little bit of a write-off but there is still plenty of time in my career.
"I was considered for the England Development Programme and was fairly close although I never actually got onto that tour.
"And I was part of the ECB Scholarship going out to Perth so it was nice knowing I was in their minds for potentially going on a tour at some stage."
Nine people have died in the attack at the Olympia shopping complex.
The Munich Colmcilles chair Nicole Werner said the club's members had been in contact online to reassure each other that they were safe.
"The whole incident happened shortly before six o'clock.
"The news spread very fast and obviously everyone has been afraid, because nothing like this has ever happened in Munich in my experience.
"It's a very safe town - people don't even have guns here, so shootings like this aren't something that happen.
"But we've all been in touch with each other through Whatsapp and Facebook, just making sure everyone we know and all our members are safe and so far everyone has got back to us."
Ms Werner said some of her acquaintances in the Irish community were - although safe - still stranded in the city centre.
"Obviously, everyone in town who's not at home is scared and since six o'clock we've been hearing sirens and helicopters," she said.
"But it seems like they're pulling forces from all over Bavaria to try to catch these guys.
"There are a lot of rumours circulating and we'll just have to wait and see what the motivation was."
A statement said planes had attacked an IS depot in north-east Iraq, and there would be more raids in the coming days.
The US has carried out more than 170 air strikes against the jihadist group in Iraq since mid-August.
IS remains in control of dozens of cities and towns in Iraq and Syria, where it has declared a caliphate.
Analysis: Jonathan Marcus, BBC defence correspondent
France is the first of Washington's allies to strike at IS targets. The mission underscores the perhaps surprising military activism of the socialist French president.
He has committed his country to military interventions in Mali, Central Africa and now Iraq. The French government has made it clear that its air strikes will be restricted to IS targets in Iraq and that there will be no French troops involved in fighting on the ground.
This geographical restriction of French air operations underscores the complexity of President Obama's stated aim of degrading and disrupting IS activities in Syria too.
That is a mission that US air power may have to take on alone and, despite the fact that Congress is moving to back a "train and equip" programme for the "moderate" Syrian opposition, there are still many questions about how effectively the counter-IS struggle can be extended to Syrian territory as well.
Friday's air strike comes a day after President Hollande said he had agreed to an Iraqi request for air support, but it would only target IS in Iraq and not in neighbouring Syria.
He also insisted that he would not send ground troops.
France had already been carrying out reconnaissance flights over Iraq and providing weapons to Kurdish fighters in the north.
Mr Hollande's office said Rafale planes had carried out the attack and "the objective was hit and completely destroyed".
It did not give details on the type of material at the depot, or its exact location.
However, Qassim al-Moussawi, a spokesman for the Iraqi military, said four French air strikes had hit the town of Zumar, killing dozens of militants, AP news agency reported.
The BBC's Hugh Schofield in Paris says it is the first sign of President Hollande's determination to join military action against IS.
On Monday, France - which opposed the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq - hosted an international conference on the crisis.
It saw 26 countries pledge their commitment to supporting the new Iraqi government in its fight against IS "by any means necessary, including appropriate military assistance".
Friday's air strike took place while US Gen Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was in France for talks with his counterpart.
"The French were our very first ally and they are there again for us," he told reporters in Normandy. "It just reminds me why these relationships really matter."
The UK has also been conducting reconnaissance flights in support of the US air campaign.
It has not ruled out air strikes in Iraq or Syria, but has said that targeting IS positions in the latter would be complicated.
On Thursday, the US Senate approved President Barack Obama's plan to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels to fight IS.
US air strikes are now expected in Syria, but Mr Obama has pledged to not authorise a ground operation in either country.
Earlier, the president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani, called on the international community to "use every means" to protect a Kurdish city in northern Syria.
Ain al-Arab, known as Kobane in Kurdish, has been besieged by IS fighters. Mr Barzani said "IS terrorists" should be "hit and destroyed wherever they are".
The shadow culture minister was among 47 MPs to ignore the party's three-line whip to back the European Union Bill.
Leader Jeremy Corbyn previously suggested shadow ministers could be sacked if they went against the whip.
MPs overwhelmingly backed the measure in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
There were 498 votes in favour to 114 and the move will allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way.
The bill now faces further scrutiny in the Commons and the House of Lords before it can become law.
The prime minister has set a deadline of 31 March for invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, getting official talks with the EU started.
Cardiff West MP Mr Brennan was one of seven Welsh Labour MPs to oppose the move as most MPs from Wales backed it.
Bridgend MP Madeline Moon and Rhondda MP Chris Bryant, Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley), Owen Smith (Pontypridd) and Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) were the others voted against the move.
Mr Brennan was the second Labour front-bencher in Wales to announce he would vote against Jeremy Corbyn's wishes, following Cardiff Central MP Jo Stevens who quit as shadow Welsh secretary on Friday over the order.
In a blog post ahead of the vote Mr Brennan wrote his constituents had given him a "clear message" and it was his "duty to oppose" the Bill.
Cardiff was one of five areas in Wales to vote remain at the referendum in June.
Mr Brennan wrote that Prime Minister Theresa May's recent speech on the process of leaving the EU had "helped to clarify that the path she is leading the UK down is likely to make Britain little more than an annex of Trumpland".
"That is a future I cannot vote for. It is also a future which a clear majority of my constituents do not support," he wrote.
He added: "I believe it is now quite clear that triggering article 50 will lead Britain on a road to the kind of economy and society I have never believed in.
"That is also the view of the majority of my constituents. Taken together, those two things mean that I cannot vote to trigger Article 50."
The MP added that he respected those who had taken the opposing view after June's Brexit referendum, but added: "I have come to the conclusion that the Government is intent on a disastrous direction of travel that becomes almost inevitable with the vote on Article 50, and that it is my duty to oppose it."
The Commission on Religion and Belief in Public Life also says major events including the next coronation should have a more "pluralist character" to reflect changing religious attitudes.
And it calls for a reduction in faith school admissions based on religion.
The Church of England said it was based on an "old-fashioned view".
The report, Living With Difference, also says:
The commission, chaired by crossbench peer and former judge Baroness Butler-Sloss and put together by 20 "leading religious and academic thinkers", said British society had been transformed in the past half century, with almost half the UK population now identifying themselves as non-religious.
However, Baroness Butler-Sloss said issues such as the Paris terror attacks and the recent row over the banning of a Church of England advert in cinemas showed religious beliefs were still central to society.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, she said it was "absolute rubbish" to say the report proposed getting rid of Christianity from public life.
"What we are saying is add to things, not change them so they diminish," she said.
She said other faiths should "play a part" in the coronation, and that schools should still have the right to hold religious assemblies if they wanted but should not be forced to do so.
On faith school admissions, she said no more than half of pupils should be selected because of their religion.
At the moment, 26 "Lords Spiritual" attend the Upper House, including the Archbishops of Canterbury and York.
They and the Bishops of Durham, London and Winchester automatically take seats in the Lords while there are 21 further seats for bishops, based on length of service.
The prelates are regular contributors to Lords proceedings, the Archbishop of Canterbury having spoken in last week's debate on military action in Syria. But there have been longstanding calls for other faiths to be represented and for clergy to have no role in the Upper House at all.
The commission was established by interfaith organisation the Woolf Institute and spent two years compiling its report.
The National Secular Society criticised its findings, saying it was full of "handwringing but few concrete solutions".
"They failed to call for the removal of the bishops from the House of Lords, Westminster being the only parliament in the world to have them," said its director Keith Porteous Wood.
"They even want even more clerics appointed there from minority faiths in a country where the majority are not religious."
The government has said reform of the House of Lords is not a priority after attempts by its coalition predecessor to make the chamber partly elected were abandoned in 2013 amid opposition from Tory MPs and peers.
The Church of England said the report "misunderstood" the role of the Church in schools and was characterised by the "old fashioned view that traditional religion is declining in importance and that non-adherence to a religion is the same as humanism or secularism".
"In a fortnight where we have seen overwhelming public support for the Church of England over the Lord's Prayer cinema advert, it is important to remember that most public opinion is strongly opposed to the marginalisation of Christianity," a spokesman said.
Mary Shipstone was shot twice in the head outside her home in Northiam on 11 September as she returned home from school with her mother.
Her father, Yasser Alromisse, killed himself after the shooting. Mary died in hospital the following day.
Her mother Lyndsey Shipstone described her as a "fun, bright and inquisitive little girl".
The private service in St Mary's Church was followed by a private committal service in Beckley churchyard.
Mary's mother, Lyndsey Shipstone said: "It has been a month since our beautiful Mary was taken from us but the pain is still as fresh now as it was then.
"Mary was such a fun, bright, inquisitive little girl.
"Losing her so violently has left us in a state of trauma and grief. Her absence feels like a void that cannot be overcome.
"I will never forgot the kindness we have been shown over the last few weeks."
The Reverend Rod White, who has been helping to care for Ms Shipstone since the shooting, said: "The community have really come together in their love and support of the family.
"I know there have been very good neighbours who have been there with them throughout this difficult time."
At the scene
By Juliette Parkin, BBC South East Today reporter
Members of Mary's family followed her small coffin, covered in white, into St Mary's Church before the funeral started at 11:00 BST.
During the service, which was relayed by speaker to people outside the church, Reverend Rod White, spoke of Mary's "strong-willed streak" and "her bright-eyed energy".
He seemed to struggle at times as as he led tributes to the seven-year-old who was baptised at the church last December.
As well as the celebration of the life of a "caring and lively" little girl, there's a real sense of deep sadness here today over the fact that it was tragically cut short.
Speaking after the shooting, Ms Shipstone said the family had moved to Northiam from a women's refuge in Camber Sands, after she separated from her violent husband.
Ms Shipstone said: "As soon as I put my front door key in there was a terrible bang behind me and I turned round and Mary was on the ground.
"I saw her father with the gun in his hand pointing at Mary's head and he fired it a second time, and then he retreated into the car.
"I just dropped down to Mary and dragged her round the front of the house away from the car.
"I was screaming for help and I was telling the neighbours that he had a gun and Mary had been shot."
A fund to help children affected by trauma has been set up in memory of Mary.
Money from the fund will support Rye-based charity The Music Well, which offers music therapy to children.
Ms Shipstone said: "She will never leave our thoughts but at the moment every day is a struggle for us as we try to come to terms with our grief."
The machine - which is designed to look as human-like as possible - has had the German language added to its repertoire.
The firm also told the BBC that it upgraded the machine's control system to make its movements smoother.
However, one expert suggested the realistic appearance might not be best suited to Western audiences.
Prof Noel Sharkey - a roboticist at the University of Sheffield - said he thought the machine still fell "clearly on this side of the uncanny valley".
The term refers to the fact that many people feel increasingly uncomfortable the closer a robot gets to appearing like a human being, so long as the two remain distinguishable.
Toshiba brought the Chihira Kanae droid to the ITB travel expo to highlight what it hopes could become a viable product for the tourism industry.
The machine has been installed at an information desk where it responds to attendees' verbal questions about the conference.
It marks the first appearance of the robot outside Japan, where it was unveiled last month.
The earlier models in the series are:
"We have improved the software and the hardware to [improve] the air pressure system," explained Hitoshi Tokuda, chief specialist at Toshiba's research and development centre.
"If the air pressure is unstable, her movements become affected by vibrations. So, if the air flow is very precisely controlled, her movements are smoother."
Like its predecessors, Chihira Kanae can also interpret and respond to requests in English, Japanese and Chinese, as well as using sign language.
"It can be combined with any kind of language processing system, so we can make her speak many other languages as well," added Mr Tokuda.
"We have created Chihira Kanae to have a human-like appearance as people, particularly the older generation, find this look more welcoming and approachable.
"This is particularly important as, in addition to her work in the tourism and service industries, Chirhira Kanae will be used in the health sector to care for older people.
"We have also found that people prefer speaking to a human-like communication android as they can ask their questions as many times as they need, without feeling embarrassed or awkward."
However, Prof Sharkey is not convinced by Toshiba's approach.
"As a robot, it is very good but it still has that slight look of a psycho killer," he commented.
He added that there was a growing cultural split in opinions about what androids should look like.
"In surveys between Japan and the US, it seems that the Japanese really want robots that are indistinguishable from humans, while in the US and the West in general, people would rather know it's a robot that they are dealing with.
"Personally, I would always prefer to know that I am dealing with a robot rather than being deceived by a machine. It is a matter of trust."
A contrast to Toshiba's approach is a new collaboration between IBM and Hilton Hotels & Resorts.
They are using a robot to provide guests at one of Hilton's Virginia properties with information about local attractions.
The machine uses IBM's Watson artificial intelligence software to make its recommendations.
The companies selected Nao - a squat, plastic-looking android made by Japan's Softbank - to deliver the information.
Bojan, 23, made his debut for Barcelona as a 16-year-old but spent last season on loan at Ajax, scoring four times in 24 appearances for the Dutch club.
Stoke boss Mark Hughes said: "Anyone who knows European football will be aware of him as a player and the fact that he sees his future at Stoke City is really exciting."
Bojan won one cap for Spain in 2008.
He has not played for Barcelona since re-signing in 2013 after two years at Roma and has also been on loan at Milan.
Hughes added: "He's desperate to prove himself in the Premier League and we're pleased to be able to offer him that platform."
Bojan was the all-time highest scorer in the Barca youth system, scoring more than 400 goals at La Masia. He went on to score 26 goals for the first team between 2007 and 2011.
Stoke have already signed Phil Bardsley,Steve Sidwell,Mame Biram Diouf and Dionatan Teixeira this summer.
Following the news that Wrexham boss Dean Keates has signed a new three-and-a-half year contract, the Dragons failed to find a breakthrough.
They paid the price when Scott Rendell scored with 20 minutes remaining, before Jim Kellermann made certain.
Aldershot remain seventh and in touch with the play-offs, while Wrexham are tenth, ten points off fifth.
Wrexham manager Dean Keates told BBC Radio Wales Sport:
"It is a feeling of disappointment after that one, obviously we are the home side and the expectation is to win football matches at home.
"In the first half we were ok but we were not bang at it. In the second half you give Aldershot credit, I thought they were outstanding and dictated the tempo of the game.
"We are frustrated, we needed to take our chances in the first half.
"It is not good enough, our decent run has come to an end and we need a reaction now."
Match ends, Wrexham 0, Aldershot Town 2.
Second Half ends, Wrexham 0, Aldershot Town 2.
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Jonny Giles replaces Kundai Benyu.
Goal! Wrexham 0, Aldershot Town 2. Jim Kellerman (Aldershot Town).
Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan White replaces Oliver Shenton.
Substitution, Wrexham. Rob Evans replaces Paul Rutherford.
Substitution, Wrexham. Antony Barry replaces Mitchell Lund.
Nick Arnold (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal! Wrexham 0, Aldershot Town 1. Scott Rendell (Aldershot Town).
Substitution, Aldershot Town. Shamir Fenelon replaces Bernard Mensah.
Mitchell Lund (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kundai Benyu (Aldershot Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Izale McLeod (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Second Half begins Wrexham 0, Aldershot Town 0.
First Half ends, Wrexham 0, Aldershot Town 0.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Gap shares sank by 13.1% after a seventh consecutive quarter of falling revenue and warned that fewer people were visiting stores.
Abercrombie & Fitch's stock fell 13.9% on poor sales and a weak outlook.
Both have been attempting to revitalise their brands, with limited success.
Neil Saunders, chief executive of Conlumino, the retail research company, pinned the blame for Abercrombie & Fitch's poor figures on a failure to communicate with customers about the changes it has made to its fashion lines.
Once known for its picture-perfect models and sales assistants, as well as Abercrombie & Fitch monogrammed garments, the retailer has shifted "towards a more inclusive and gentler approach with an emphasis on stylish, quality clothing", said Mr Saunders.
However, a "confusing" marketing campaign, poor foot traffic at both its flagship and mall-situated shops and warmer weather resulted a 6% fall in third quarter sales to $821.7m and an 80% slump in profit to $7.9m.
Abercrombie & Fitch said it expects business to remain challenging for the rest of the year, which includes Black Friday, the post-Thanksgiving Day shopping jamboree, as well as Christmas and the New Year.
Gap also said that footfall was down in the current quarter covering the holiday period and said that it would shut 65 stores this year compared to a previous forecast of 50 closures.
The retailer announced in October that it was closing all its Banana Republic outlets in the UK to focus on its North American business.
For the third quarter, sales fell by 2% and profit dipped to $204m. While its Old Navy brand thrived with revenue up 3%, sales at Gap Global and Banana Republic both fell by 8%.
The management at Gap, under chief executive Art Peck, has been struggling to stop a continuing slide in turnover.
Mr Peck said: "The retail environment and the apparel environment continues to be challenging. Traffic remains challenging and, as a planning assumption, we believe that will carry forward as well."
Kadcyla is used to treat an aggressive, advanced type of breast cancer known as HER2 positive.
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) said the drug would enable patients to spend "more time with their families and in some cases return to work".
Scottish health secretary Shona Robison said the SMC made a "good decision".
She added that it was expected to benefit about 100 women a year north of the border.
The move was welcomed by campaigners and charities which pointed out that Scotland is now one of 18 countries, including France and Germany, which offers the drug.
Patients in England can get the treatment through the Cancer Drugs Fund, but it has not been made routinely available by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice).
Late last year Nice published final draft guidance saying Kadcyla is not set at an affordable price.
In Scotland, Breast Cancer Now said they worked alongside four "inspirational" women - all with incurable secondary breast cancer - who led the "Unlock Kadcyla" campaign.
More than 13,000 people signed a petition which was presented to the SMC and drugs company Roche.
The charity's director for Scotland, Mary Allison, said: "This decision will transform treatment options for women with HER2 positive secondary breast cancer in Scotland."
She added: "We are pleased that the SMC and Roche have worked together to unlock this revolutionary drug. We hope this will be just the start of improved access to breast cancer medicines in Scotland.
"Both the Scottish government and Breast Cancer Now share the same vision of making sure that by 2050 everyone who develops breast cancer will live.
"If we are to achieve this, we'll need to ensure that patients in Scotland are able to access the best possible treatments - and today is a real step forward for women with HER2 positive disease."
BBC health correspondent Nick Triggle wrote about the drug in 2014, spelling out how its high cost was causing a funding conundrum.
One of the women involved in the campaign, Alison Tait, said breast cancer patients and their families had been given a lifeline.
"I couldn't be happier," she said.
The single mother from Edinburgh added: "I'm not thinking about me today. I'm thinking about my daughter Ellen. I'm glad that this drug, and the extra time it gives, will be available to all women who need it.
"For my family it means that Ellen and I have the best chance of sharing those big life moments together - that we can share more of life."
Nicolas White, head of Scotland at Breast Cancer Care, hailed the move as a "landmark decision".
He said: "Kadcyla can mean an extra six months with loved ones to make countless more precious memories - that time is priceless.
"These women already live with extreme uncertainty every day, and worries about not being able to access the drugs they need to live longer only add to their anxiety. Knowing that Kadcyla is now on the table offers a real glimmer of hope.
"We now need to keep up the momentum in approving life-extending drugs for all types of incurable breast cancer. The best possible treatments must be available to all, yet too many are still kept out of reach.
"This is just one part of a complex puzzle we must solve to ensure nobody is left receiving the second-rate care so many currently experience."
United Closures and Plastics (UCP) said the move was part of a two-year multi-million pound investment programme.
It is working on the next generation of bottle and security closures for the spirits industry.
UCP said they would help spirits brands protect their products from the growing global counterfeit trade in spirits.
Scottish Enterprise is supporting the project with a research and development grant of £1.5m.
The cash will be used to help develop new products and accelerate getting them to market.
UCP already has 300 people working at its Bridge of Allan plant. Its parent company is French-owned Global Closure Systems, which makes plastic and metal closures and dispensing systems for a range of markets including food, health care and wine and spirits.
UCP managing director David Richardson said: "This is a very exciting time for our business as we are using innovation in design and materials to protect our existing customers' brands worldwide and grow our customer base globally."
A 24-hour operation on five lines had been due to start at weekends on 12 September but it was delayed in a row over staff pay and conditions.
LU has now said a previous three-year pay offer will be extended to a fourth year and it would hire part-time staff.
The RMT, Aslef and TSSA unions have said they are considering the offer.
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They have been seeking assurances on how many night shifts their members would have to work amid concerns it could impact their work-life balance.
Lengthy talks held at the conciliation service Acas have so far failed to make a breakthrough.
LU has now offered to employ part-time staff to cover the shifts with a £500 bonus for all those working on the Night Tube lines - Jubilee, Victoria, Piccadilly, Central and Northern.
The updated offer includes a pay rise of RPI inflation plus 0.25% in year four, as well as an average of 2% and RPI in the first year dropping to 1% plus RPI in years two and three.
But it said the new deal no longer included a £200 bonus per Night Tube shift for drivers.
LU has urged the unions to put the revised deal to their members.
Steve Griffiths, chief operating officer at LU, said: "We have listened to union feedback and have made absolute guarantees which mean no existing driver will have to work the Night Tube, unless they choose to do so. Instead we will hire part-time train drivers.
"We have also been working hard to secure a long-term pay deal in order to provide certainty for our staff and for London, so we are now adding a fourth year to the deal.
"This does not come at any additional cost to the taxpayer as it will be covered by our business plan."
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Marcelo Odebrecht is accused of paying millions of dollars in bribes to senior officials at the state oil company Petrobras to secure lucrative building contracts.
He denies the allegations. Mr Odebrecht is the third-generation heir of a company founded by his grandfather.
Twelve other people have been charged with corruption involving Petrobras.
Mr Odebrecht has been under preventive arrest since June.
His habit of systematically taking notes of everything he did may have turned against him, providing what investigators have considered important evidence, says the BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio de Janeiro.
The company issued a statement on Friday complaining about the way prosecutors had handled the case.
"The allegations presented by the Prosecutor's Office do not justify the arbitrary and illegal detention of the president of the Odebrecht Group, Marcelo Odebrecht, and four of the company's executives," it said.
President Dilma Rousseff was head of Petrobras for many years - but she is not implicated in the scandal.
Her approval rating have plunged, however, since allegations emerged that senior politicians had benefitted from the corruption scheme.
The investigation began in 2013, but last year it unveiled evidence of a huge corruption scheme at the heart of Petrobras - Brazil's largest company.
The corruption probe is going beyond the oil company.
On Tuesday, police carried out arrests and search warrants to investigate a similar scheme within Brazil's state-controlled electric company Eletrobras.
Wetherspoon fell out with the Dutch brewing giant over supplying beer to one pub, and will now not be serving Heineken lager or Murphy's stout in the UK at all.
The pub chain takes £60m of Heineken products a year in the UK.
A dispute with Diageo means Wetherspoon does not serve Guinness in Ireland.
JD Wetherspoon said that Heineken had refused to supply its lager - Ireland's biggest-selling draught beer - and Murphy's stout to Wetherspoon's second pub in Ireland, which is due to open in Dun Laoghaire.
The spat means Strongbow cider, John Smith's bitter and Foster's lager are also off Wetherspoon's UK menu.
Wetherspoon has been selling pints of Heineken lager and Murphy's at prices around 40% below the competition at its first Irish pub in Blackrock, Dublin.
The row in Ireland came to a head when Heineken requested Wetherspoon chief executive John Hutson give personal guarantees to pay all Heineken bills if Wetherspoon did not pay them, according to the pub chain.
Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin said: "We have been trading with Heineken for 35 years and they have never requested personal guarantees before.
"It's obstructive to do so now, especially when we made record profits of around £80m last year.
"The refusal to supply Heineken lager and Murphy's just before the opening of our new pub in Dun Laoghaire, which represents an investment by us of nearly four million euros, is unacceptable and hard to understand."
Heineken UK declined to comment in detail, but said: "We are aware of the comments made by JD Wetherspoon (JDW) and its chairman this morning.
"Heineken UK has had a long standing and successful relationship with JDW in the UK market over a 35-year period, and it is unfortunate that commercial issues in Ireland between Heineken Ireland and JD Wetherspoon have led to the current situation.
"We are seeking a resolution as soon as possible."
The pub chain last year outlined plans for around 30 pubs in the Republic of Ireland.
The Spaniard, 21, led from pole and crossed the line 4.124secs ahead despite breaking a leg two months ago.
Marquez said: "The start was very good and after that my lead was such that the race was a bit boring."
He now leads by 14 points after two rounds of MotoGP 2014 after winning the season's opener in Qatar last month.
The Honda bikes finished over 20 seconds in front of the field and it was the battle for third that proved most exciting for spectators, with Italy's Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) finishing ahead of Stefan Bradl (Honda) and Britain's Bradley Smith (Yamaha).
The Austin track is certainly to Marquez's liking after he claimed his maiden win in last year's race on his way to becoming the youngest MotoGP champion.
Marquez, who fractured his right fibula during a dirt-track training session in Lleida, near Barcelona in February, was never headed in qualifying or the race.
Second-placed Pedrosa said: "Marc was a little too fast for me. He was three-tenths of a second faster per lap and there was no part of the track I could close him up."
It is the first time a rider has won the first two MotoGP races of the season from pole since Australian Mick Doohan in 1995.
Britain's Cal Crutchlow was stretchered from the track after coming off his Ducati on lap 12 and his manager later said that he may have broken his right hand.
Spain's Maverick Vinales took the Moto2 race from Pons Kalex team-mate Esteve Rabat, with Australia's Jack Miller on a KTM winning his second successive Moto3 race of the season.
Grand Prix of the Americas MotoGP results:
1. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda 43mins 33.430secs,
2. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda at 4.124secs,
3. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 20.976,
4. Stefan Bradl (Germany) Honda 22.790,
5. Bradley Smith (Britain) Yamaha 22.963,
6. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha 26.567,
7. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati 28.257,
8. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 45.519,
9. Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha 47.605,
10. Jorge Lorenzo (Spain) Yamaha 49.111
The text, from Party Treasurer Philip Higginson to another senior party figure, said it would be a "huge win" to "negotiate the removal of Credlin".
The leak to ABC follows criticism last month of Ms Credlin by Mr Higginson.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has backed Ms Credlin and called for unity.
In the message published by ABC, Mr Higginson said Ms Credlin had harmed the party through her "non understanding of team harmony".
Mr Higginson said he anticipated a "hatchet job" against him for criticising Ms Credlin, adding that he thought he was "watching the party committing suicide".
Ms Credlin is Mr Abbott's closest and most senior adviser and is seen as a huge influence on the prime minister.
Dubbed "the boss" by some Liberal MPs, she has been accused by some of heavy-handed and centralised party control.
A leadership challenge and poor polling have led Liberal Party backbenchers unsympathetic to the prime minister to call for her resignation.
Ms Bishop called the leaked text "deeply unfortunate".
"It's very colourful language," she told Sky News. "It's deeply unfortunate it has been said and been made public. The less the internal workings of the Liberal Party are made public, the better off for everybody."
The message is a further embarrassment for the Liberal Party following a leaked letter from Mr Higginson to the party's federal executive in February, in which he criticised the party over the positions held by Ms Credlin and her husband, party director Brian Loughnane.
He wrote: "How this party ever let a husband-and-wife team into those two key roles, where collegiate competitive tension is mandatory and private consultations between colleagues to see that each side is served well, is a complete mystery," the letter said.
One officer fired at rioters who threw rocks at police.
The unrest in the Rinkeby suburb on Monday night came after police tried to arrest a suspect on drugs charges.
It also comes after US President Donald Trump referred to Sweden in a speech on immigration problems, baffling Swedes about a non-existent incident.
Rioters, some of them wearing masks, threw rocks, set vehicles on fire and looted shops from about 20:00 (19:00 GMT) on Monday in Rinkeby, which has a history of unrest.
Warning shots were fired, but police later said one officer had also fired at least one shot at stone-throwers, a rare occurrence in Sweden.
No gunshot wounds were reported.
A number of other injuries were reported, including a shopkeeper.
A photographer from Dagens Nyheter said he was assaulted by a group of people when arriving to report on the unrest and spent the night in hospital.
The unrest subsided at about midnight.
Police spokesman Lars Bystrom said: "This kind of situation doesn't happen that often but it is always regrettable when it happens."
Sweden has seen urban unrest in some areas with large immigrant populations, where there have been job and integration issues.
At a rally in Florida on Saturday, Mr Trump suggested Sweden could face the kind of terrorist attacks that have hit France, Belgium and Germany.
He said: "You look at what's happening in Germany, you look at what's happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this. Sweden. They took in large numbers. They're having problems like they never thought possible."
The statement about a particular incident on Friday night baffled Swedes, including former Prime Minister Carl Bildt, who tweeted: "Sweden? Terror attack? What has he been smoking?"
The hashtag #lastnightinSweden was soon trending on Twitter, and the Swedish embassy in Washington asked the state department for clarification.
Mr Trump later tweeted that his statement "was in reference to a story that was broadcast on FoxNews concerning immigrants & Sweden".
Some people suggest Mr Trump might have been referring to a clip aired on Fox News on Friday night of a documentary about alleged violence committed by refugees in Sweden.
Mr Trump continued with a tweet on Monday, saying: "The FAKE NEWS media is trying to say that large-scale immigration in Sweden is working out just beautifully. NOT!"
Sweden, with a population of about 9.5 million, saw a sharp increase in asylum seekers in 2015, with more than 162,000 people claiming asylum. Almost a third came from Syria.
With the influx, tensions also rose with some isolated attacks on immigrants, as well as pro- and anti-migrant demonstrations.
Sweden had been offering permanent residence to all Syrians but the high number of arrivals prompted a change in the rules.
The number of asylum applications dropped to 29,000 in 2016 after Sweden introduced new border checks incurring longer processing times, as well as financial incentives for migrants who voluntarily returned to their country of origin.
The killing of a 22-year-old woman in January 2016 by an asylum seeker based at the centre where she worked put further pressure on the government to reassess its approach.
Sweden has generally low crime rates.
Preliminary statistics from the Swedish Crime Survey (in Swedish) show only a marginal increase in 2016 from the year before. Fraud and crimes against individuals were up, but drugs crimes and theft had decreased.
The number of reported rapes increased by 13%, although that is still lower than the number reported in 2014 (6,700), as Sweden's The Local reports.
There have been no terror attacks in Sweden since the country's open-door policy on migration began in 2013.
In 2010, two bombs detonated in central Stockholm, killing the attacker - an Iraq-born Swedish man - and injuring two others, in what police described as a terrorist attack.
In October 2015, a masked man who was believed to have far-right sympathies killed a teacher and pupil in a sword attack.
And in Malmo last October, a fire at a Muslim community centre was claimed by the Islamic State group - the incident was cited by the White House in the list of incidents it deemed "under-reported" by the media.
Separately, Sweden is believed to have the highest number of Islamic State fighters per capita in Europe. About 140 of the 300 who went to Syria and Iraq have since returned, leaving the authorities to grapple with how best to reintegrate them into society.
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Moshin Amin, 30, from Broomer Street, Dewsbury, has been charged with firearms offences related to a loaded semi-automatic handgun.
Yassar Yaqub, 28, from Huddersfield, was shot when police stopped a car near junction 24 of the M62 on Monday.
Mr Amin has been detained in custody and will appear before Leeds magistrates on Friday morning.
He was charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause of fear of violence, possession of a sound moderator and possession of ammunition, said West Yorkshire Police.
Mr Yaqub was in the front seat of a white Audi stopped by police. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has said a gun was found in the car.
Earlier, the IPCC said post-mortem tests showed Mr Yaqub died of gunshot wounds
Five men were arrested in total during the police operation in West Yorkshire on Monday.
Two other men aged 37 and 26 have been released on police bail pending further inquiries.
Two men, aged 26 and 30, have already been released on bail.
The police operation is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Prosecutors said the men were in constant contact with IS in Syria through Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the leader of the attacks in Paris last November.
He was killed in a shootout in Paris days after the attacks in which 130 people were murdered.
The Verviers cell was planning an attack in Belgium, prosecutors said.
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"The cell in Verviers aimed for the bloodiest possible attacks using bombs and automatic weapons," Judge Pierre Hendrickx said.
"For Abaaoud and the Verviers cell, the airport at Zaventem constituted a target," he added.
The airport was eventually targeted in March by militants who were also connected to Abaaoud. Two men detonated suicide vests, killing 17 people.
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Marouane El Bali, Souhaib El Abdi and Mohamed Arshad were charged with forming a terror organisation and given 16 years. Omar Damache was jailed for eight years on the same charge.
The men had returned from fighting with IS in Syria and a cache of explosives and weapons was found in the building where they lived, prosecutors said.
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Two other men, Sofiane Amghar and Khalid Ben Larbi - who were killed in the Verviers raid - had also travelled to Syria.
A total of 16 suspects were charged in connection with the raid last January, but nine remain on the run.
The raid came a week after jihadists attacked the offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, killing 12 people.
The airport's operators said its preferred options would see 25,000 fewer people being directly under approach and take-off routes.
More than 5,000 people responded to the first round of consultation which ended in September 2016.
Any change to flight paths around the airport would have to be approved by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Local campaign group Edinburgh Airport Watch said the flight path changes would have "a negative affect on the health and well being of hundreds of thousands of people across West Lothian, Falkirk and Fife".
Edinburgh, which is Scotland's busiest airport, said modernising its use of airspace was needed to handle "strong levels of growth" in traffic.
Chief executive Gordon Dewar said: "Edinburgh Airport and the aviation sector in general are strongly growing parts of a still sluggish Scottish economy - and we have to get this right for the sake of jobs in Scotland and environmental considerations.
"At the very heart of our proposals are the findings of the initial consultation - we have listened to the public in finding a solution.
"The bottom line is that our proposed changes would mean a reduction in noise for nearly 25,000 people."
He added: "In this second stage of public consultation we will be reaching out again to our neighbouring communities.
"Our community engagement campaign will be backed up by media advertising and a locally-targeted social media campaign to provide information relating to drop-in sessions and links to the feedback pages of the website."
Mr Dewar said he had written to more than 640,000 households across Edinburgh, the Lothians, Falkirk and Fife outlining the design of the flight paths and seeking the public's views on the proposals.
Plans to allow for further expansion of traffic at Edinburgh Airport have attracted criticism from environment campaigners.
Transform Scotland, the campaign for sustainable transport, voiced its opposition during the first phase of consultation.
Director Colin Howden said: "Aviation is the most polluting form of transport and one that threatens Scotland's ability to meet its climate change commitments."
A spokeswoman for Edinburgh Airport Watch said: "We encourage people to read the airport's document carefully and to respond before the 30th April. Even if you already responded to the first consultation, we urge people to respond again.
"The cost of unfettered aviation expansion is poorer air quality, traffic chaos on the roads around the airport, more noise misery for neighbours - some of them now 20 miles or more from the runway - and a worsening of Scotland's already enormous tourism deficit as people take their money out of our economy and spend it elsewhere.
"It is difficult to see what sustainable benefit there can be to Scotland or the local area from allowing this airport to expand any further."
Subject to CAA approval, the proposed flight path changes could come into effect from spring 2018.
However, Hilton will continue to operate the hotel "for the next 100 years", including renovating the property in the coming months.
Shares in Hilton jumped 3% on news of the sale, before later declining.
Hilton said it would use the proceeds from the sale to invest in other hotels and assets in the United States.
The Waldorf purchase by Anbang is the most ever paid for a US building by a Chinese buyer, according to Bloomberg.
The Beijing-based firm has more than 700bn Chinese yuan ($114.03: £72bn) in assets. Some analysts believe it may look to convert some of the hotel rooms on the higher floors into private residences.
"This relationship represents a unique opportunity for our organisations to work together to finally maximise the full value of this iconic asset on a full city block in midtown Manhattan," said Christopher J Nassetta, president and chief executive officer of Hilton Worldwide, in a statement.
The Hilton hotel chain, which went public last year, is majority-owned by private equity giant Blackstone.
Asian investors have been buying into top New York properties in recent years, helped by record low interest rates.
Hong Kong billionaire Cheng Yu-tung bought The Carlyle hotel in 2011 while disgraced Indian businessman Subrata Roy owns The Plaza on the corner of Central Park.
Last year, real estate firm Soho China bought a 40% stake in Manhattan's General Motors Building in a $1.4bn deal.
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International also put its money into US property, buying the 60-storey 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza for $725m.
Conrad Hilton, the eponymous founder of the hotel firm, bought the Waldorf in 1949, 18 years after it opened.
It has been the scene of many films, such as "Weekend at the Waldorf", and was briefly the residence of Marilyn Monroe after she left Hollywood.
The historic luxury hotel has more than 1,400 rooms, some of which can cost more than $2,000 a night.
The 43-year-old actor has been widely tipped by bookmakers to take over the role when Daniel Craig leaves the film series.
Elba, who is currently on the big screen in Star Trek Beyond, told ABC's Good Morning America: "I think I'm too old for that.
"Running around in cars and ladies and martinis, who wants to do that? Sounds terrible."
The oldest actor in the film's history to have taken on the role of James Bond was Roger Moore, who was 45 when he appeared in his first film - 1973's Live and Let Die.
Elba, famous for his roles in Luther and The Wire, said he has not been contacted by the James Bond team about the possibility of joining the franchise.
"I keep saying if it were to happen it would be the will of a nation because there haven't been any talks between me and the studio about any of that," he said.
"But everywhere I go people want that to happen."
Elba is one of the favourites to step into Craig's shoes, with bookmakers naming him, Tom Hiddleston, Aidan Turner and James Norton as the frontrunners.
Bond producer Barbara Broccoli is currently working on other projects - including Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, which will star Jamie Bell and Annette Bening.
It is not yet known when the next James Bond film - the 25th in the franchise - will begin production.
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The unnamed suspect was charged with extortion, internet luring, criminal harassment and child pornography, Canadian police say.
Suspected of numerous other abuse cases, he has entered no plea.
Ms Todd posted a video before her death where she told how she was blackmailed into exposing herself online.
After pictures were posted on Facebook, an online bullying campaign began and the 15-year-old from British Columbia eventually killed herself.
Her story made headlines worldwide and her video, which contains images of self-harm some readers may find distressing, has been watched millions of time.
On the basis of materials seized, the detainee is also suspected of dozens of cases of online abuse in the Netherlands, the UK and the US, the Dutch newspaper Omroep Brabant reports.
Carol Todd, Amanda's mother, thanked police at news of the arrest, saying: "This is truly a day we have been waiting for."
The suspect, who was arrested in January, made his first court appearance in Amsterdam on Wednesday, at which his detention was reportedly extended for three months.
"Today marks a major milestone in our investigation," said Inspector Paulette Friel of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. "A suspect has been identified, he has been arrested and he has been charged."
The suspect is said to have been living alone in a holiday home in the Netherlands town of Oisterwijk.
"The suspicions against the man are that he approached underage girls via the internet and then seduced them into performing sexual acts in front of a webcam,'' Dutch prosecutors said in a statement, quoted by AP.
"He is suspected of subsequently pressurising them to participate in making new material."
Suspected targets include men who were allegedly convinced the man was an underage boy and were persuaded into performing sexual acts on camera.
His lawyer, Christian van Dijk, said: "Prosecutors seem to think they have a big fish here, but if I see the evidence, it's not much. Lots of references to IP addresses and such."
He added: "He seems like a decent person, a young good-looking man who is easy to speak to."
Carol Todd told Canada's Globe and Mail newspaper she believed others were involved in the abuse too.
"I don't want everyone to get so hyped up that this is it, that this is the end," she said. "I don't think in my heart that this is the end. It's the start of it. There's more than one person in those chat rooms. There are more people responsible for extorting [Amanda]."
The 24-year-old, signed for a reported £32m from Lille in 2012, has scored 13 times in 36 appearances this season.
"Since I came here in 2012, I have always felt good and the club has been very supportive to me," Hazard said.
"He is already a top player and his evolution has been fantastic," manager Jose Mourinho said. "He is still very young and he can become the best."
Hazard, who helped Belgium reach the World Cup quarter-finals last year, has made a total 147 appearances for the Blues, scoring 43 goals.
"The manager has helped me improve a lot, the fans have been fantastic and I have an amazing understanding with my team-mates," he added.
"I always try to give pleasure to the supporters with my style of play and it is nice to know they appreciate my work."
Willem Holleeder is already in jail, pending trial in a number of cases involving the Amsterdam underworld.
The sisters, who testified against him in a murder case last year, say they are "bewildered but not surprised".
The suspect is also accused of plotting to murder crime reporter Peter de Vries. He denies all charges.
Dubbed "The Nose", 55-year-old Holleeder was already in custody facing murder and attempted murder charges, as well as belonging to a criminal organisation.
He was arrested in his cell in April over the alleged plot to kill his sisters after a tip-off from a fellow prisoner, prosecutors said.
"Holleeder allegedly already paid money and promised more, should his plans indeed be carried out," they added.
Appearing in court on Tuesday, Holleeder denied he had plans to kill his sisters and Mr de Vries.
"It's absolutely not in my interest that anything happens to them," he said.
When his sisters testified against him in a murder case last year, one of them said she was signing her death warrant.
Astrid Holleeder told the Dutch newspaper NRC she had hoped she would be safe after his arrest in 2014. But instinctively she knew he would not leave them alone.
"He doesn't tolerate opposition", she told the paper. "Willem wants revenge."
Crime journalist Peter de Vries, who wrote a best-selling book about the Heineken kidnapping, also suspects revenge as the motive: "He's let it be known several times that he's after me," he said.
Holleeder became a household name in the Netherlands for his role in the abduction of beer magnate Freddy Heineken and his driver more than three decades ago.
The two were released unharmed after a large ransom was paid.
Holleeder was sentenced to 11 years for the kidnapping, which became one of the country's best-known crime sagas and was turned into a movie last year.
He was arrested again in 2006 for extortion against two men who were later found dead, and released in 2012 after serving two thirds of his sentence.
He became a minor celebrity until he was re-arrested in December 2014, even appearing on TV and posing for pictures with fans on Amsterdam's beer terraces.
Hunter Lain and Co has submitted a planning application to develop a new malt whisky distillery at Ardnahoe in the north-east of the island.
If the plans go ahead construction could start in May with the first whisky flowing by the end of 2017.
Distiller Jean Donnay is also hoping to start work on a new distillery west of Bowmore later this year.
Hunter Laing is a family-owned business, formed in 2013, which now distributes to 65 markets in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australasia.
Director Scott Laing said: "The opportunity to bring fresh investment to the island and provide a new chapter in Islay's illustrious whisky-making history is tremendously exciting all of us."
"The distillery could drive Islay's economy by creating several full-time jobs on the island as well as many seasonal positions."
If Hunter Laing is given permission for the project, land owned by Islay Estates will be transferred to the bottler.
Lord Margadale, chairman of Islay Estates, said: "Islay is a beautiful island that is famed for its distinctive whisky; this is an exciting opportunity to build on this reputation and to help secure a strong economic future for the island."
There will be a 21-day public consultation period before Argyll and Bute Council makes a decision on the application.
Jean Donnay, owner and designer of Glann ar Mor distillery in Brittany, also has plans for a new distillery, on Loch Indaal, just west of Bowmore.
The Gartbreck project was delayed by a problem "from a missing plot of land" but Ms Donnay has said she hopes work will start this spring.
Palestinian officials said two people were hurt as sites belonging to Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine were hit.
Shells also reportedly damaged a water tower in the town of Beit Hanoun.
Earlier, a rocket launched in Gaza landed near a house in the Israeli town of Sderot without causing any injuries.
Israel and militants in Gaza led by Hamas, which dominates the coastal territory, fought a 50-day war in the summer of 2014.
Since then, a ceasefire has largely held, but some small jihadist groups have defied the agreement and periodically fired rockets at Israel.
A senior Israeli military official told the Haaretz newspaper that "dozens" of strikes on Sunday night had targeted Hamas "infrastructure".
"The attacks were out of the ordinary, but there is no intention to escalate the situation," the official added.
Military spokesman Lt Col Peter Lerner said it remained "committed to the stability of the region and operated in order to bring quiet to the people of southern Israel".
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said: "We hold [Israel] responsible for the escalation in the Gaza Strip and we stress that its aggression will not succeed in breaking the will of our people and dictate terms to the resistance."
Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahhar later blamed "a group not committed to the principles of the resistance of the occupation" for firing the rocket at Sderot.
Haaretz identified the group as Ahfad al-Sahaba-Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdis, which it said was affiliated with Salafist groups that identify with so-called Islamic State (IS).
The world number one, 21, had planned to appeal after Lutalo Muhammad was chosen instead for the -80kg category.
But Cook has given up on the High Court challenge and declined the offer of being first reserve for the Games.
"Leaving aside emotion and the rights and wrongs, selection policy must be more objective. Athletes have to be absolutely clear what the selection criteria are, and have the opportunity to obtain clarification when excluded.
"Governing bodies who are recipients of public funding have a responsibility to act transparently, and be prepared to explain themselves. UK Sport is promising tighter controls on sports governance and, in the future, some funding for individual sports will depend on standards being met."
"The financial implications for me, and, more importantly, for my parents, of doing so are too prohibitive," he said in a statement.
Cook, from Dorchester in Dorset, broke down in tears when he learned of his omission from the London Games.
In a statement on Friday, he said it would be "hugely difficult" to work with Team GB coaches after the controversy.
"I wish all of the athletes the very best of luck - that includes Lutalo Muhammad," he said.
"I love my country. I love my sport. I don't think that I could have done any more in terms of my performance. I will sit down with my team though and consider my best way forward in the coming months.
"The Olympics, and especially a home Olympics, would have been the pinnacle of my career. I feel totally devastated."
His team say they have evidence which supports their view that GB Taekwondo was planning to overlook him for Olympic selection as early as August 2011.
He quit the GB academy programme two months earlier, but officials have denied the Olympic selection was pre-determined.
The British Olympic Association (BOA) declined to meet Cook's legal team to discuss the omission at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
"I am really disappointed that the BOA did not agree to my case being heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It is the specialist forum for sports-related matters," he said.
"The High Court is significantly more expensive, time-consuming and does not have the experience or expertise in dealing with sports-related disputes."
The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is currently conducting an investigation into GB Taekwondo's selection procedure, but Cook said the results would not be known before the Olympics.
"It has already publicly stated that the selection process has brought the sport into disrepute due to a perceived lack of transparency," said Cook.
"I welcome this investigation but I am hugely disappointed that the WTF has now indicated that it will not finalise the review and findings in time for London 2012. This is particularly disappointing as the BOA had reserved the right to reconsider its decision to ratify Great Britain Taekwondo's nomination in light of the WTF's findings."
Cook called for the introduction of a new worldwide automatic selection criteria, which would guarantee the top 10 in the world in each weight category a place at future Olympics and World Championships.
GB Taekwondo has said it believes Muhammad's fighting style to be more tactically beneficial for London 2012, with a greater ability to score and concedes fewer head kicks than Cook.
In a statement reacting to Cook dropping his appeal, it said: "This has been a difficult and unsettling period for both athletes concerned, as well as for the GB team as whole.
"However, Aaron is a world-class athlete who still has a very bright future in the sport and we would hope that he continues to be available to represent Great Britain in the future.
"With just four weeks before the opening ceremony, the focus must now be to ensure that the Great Britain team has the best prepared athletes at London 2012."
But Jamie Cunningham, chief executive officer of the Professional Sports Group which represents Cook, said: "I am sure that the complete story will emerge in time.
"Many individuals within the sport of taekwondo know the true story but ultimately could not speak out for fear of damaging their own careers."
A first win over New Zealand in Chicago was followed by Saturday's battling 27-24 victory over Australia.
All four semi-finalists at the 2015 Rugby World Cup came from the southern hemisphere but Ireland also secured a maiden win in South Africa in June.
"We feel that as a team on our day we can compete with anyone," said Best.
"After the Rugby World Cup there was all the talk about a big void between the northern and southern hemisphere.
"We didn't think there was a gap 12 months ago but we've simply got to keep improving. It's a good sign for us with the depth that we are now building."
Ireland's success over the Wallabies saw them become the first European side to defeat all three of the big southern hemisphere sides in a calendar year since England achieved the feat in 2003.
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Schmidt described seeing his injury-ravaged team beat Australia as "one of his proudest days" after a performance which showed "immense character".
The New Zealand-born coach signed a contract extension through to the 2019 Rugby World Cup before their successful November series, which began by ending the All Blacks' 18-match unbeaten run in Chicago.
Their resultant rise to fourth place in the world rankings could prove crucial to their seeding for the World Cup draw on 10 May, with Ireland still having the chance to improve their position with a good performance in the 2017 Six Nations.
By contrast, third-placed Australia only have this Saturday's Test against England at Twickenham to consolidate their standing.
Schmidt handed out 18 debuts in his team's 12 Tests during 2016, demonstrating the strength in depth at his disposal.
The emergence of the likes of Garry Ringrose, Joey Carbery and Josh van der Flier as quality performers on the international stage have been major plusses from the autumn internationals and the 'feelgood' factor is returning to Irish rugby after a disappointing World Cup quarter-final exit and an indifferent Six Nations campaign.
Having only beaten Italy and Scotland, and drawn with Wales, in the 2016 Six Nations, Ireland will be hopeful that home advantage will prove enough to help them overhaul France and Grand Slam winners England at the Aviva Stadium in February and March of next year.
By that stage, the battle for British & Irish Lions places will have been brought into much sharper focus, with tight-head prop Tadhg Furlong among those already emerging as a contender to be on the plane to New Zealand.
"It's kind of daunting in a way, to be honest with you," said prop Furlong of links to next summer's Lions squad.
"Because you know in your own head that 'jeez, my scrum wasn't great there' or 'my entry wasn't great here, and if I do this against a really great scrummaging pack, I'm going to be torn apart here'.
"That is your thought process and, with people throwing that out, you get kind of embarrassed.
"The Lions is synonymous with such a big brand and so many great players have played there. Do I see myself there at the minute? No.
"I think I have a long journey to go and, as I said, I've only started four games for Ireland, two Heineken Cup games for Leinster and it is a big, big step to be making those shouts."
About 1.7 million cars rolled off production lines in 2016, a rise of 8.5% on the year before.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) added that exports rose 10.3% to 1.35 million vehicles, a record for the second consecutive year.
But SMMT head Mike Hawes repeated fears that investment would suffer without a suitable post-Brexit EU trade deal.
Mr Hawes said that car production was on course to reach an all-time high before 2020. But the SMMT's statement sounded a note of caution after revealing that investment by the industry fell to £1.66bn last year, compared with about £2.5bn in recent years.
On Tuesday, Mr Hawes told MPs on the Treasury Committee that many carmakers are putting off investment until there is more clarity over the UK's trade relations with the EU.
Mr Hawes said: "Significant investment in new plants and products over the past few years has driven this growth, not a post-Brexit bounce.
"We want trade deals but they must be the right deals, not rushed deals. Failure to do so could damage UK automotive manufacturing beyond repair."
The imposition of tariffs would be "a red line for the industry," he said. "There would be an impact on demand and jobs - that's a cliff edge we want to avoid."
However, Business Secretary Greg Clark insisted the car industry would thrive, saying: "Our modern industrial strategy will make the UK one of the most competitive places in the world to grow a business and these figures show why the UK automotive sector has such a vital role to play as we build on our strengths and extend excellence into the future."
UK car exports to EU countries increased by 7.5% to 758,680 last year, accounting for half of all exports, the SMMT said.
There was also a big rise in car exports to the US, where demand jumped by almost half, accounting for around 14% of all UK car exports.
Increases were also seen in Turkey, Japan and Canada, with a modest 3% rise in China, the SMMT reported.
The UK has 15 car plants, directly employing 169,000 workers and 814,000 across the sector.
Jaguar Land Rover increased production by 11% last year to 544,000, Nissan's rose by 6.5% to 507,000, the Mini by 4.9% to 210,000, and Honda by 12% to 134,000. Production of Toyota models fell by 5% to 180,000.
The top 10 British best-sellers worldwide last year were the Nissan Qashqai, Toyota Auris, Mini, Vauxhall Astra, Range Rover Sport and Evoque, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Honda Civic, Jaguar F-Pace and Jaguar XE.
The bodies of a Spanish man and a Polish woman were found on Saturday at the Dome du Gouter peak, at an altitude of 4,400m.
The pair were found on the slopes of the mountain between Italy and France, near the Gouter refuge.
Their deaths come just days after nine climbers were found killed during an avalanche on the nearby slopes of Mont Maudit.
According to Italian news sources, the pair were part of a larger group of eight climbers who set out to climb the mountain earlier on Saturday and got caught in a storm. Their six fellow climbers were rescued by Italian alpine rescue teams.
All are currently being treated for exposure in hospital in the Italian mountain town of Aosta.
The bodies of the pair who died on Saturday were found on the French side of the border.
In Thursday's incident, which local authorities said was the deadliest avalanche in recent memory, nine climbers died on Mont Maudit.
Mont Maudit is the massif's third-highest peak, rising to 4,465m (14,650ft) and is considered one of the more difficult, though popular, paths to the summit of Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest peak.
Three of those killed were from the UK, three from Germany, two from Spain and one from Switzerland. Twelve other climbers were injured.
Among those who died was 55-year-old Roger Payne, was one of Britain's most respected climbers and a former general-secretary of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC)..
The Oak Leafers dominated the first half as they led 0-12 to 0-3 at the interval and held on to win comfortably despite Antrim's second-half revival.
Early points from Peter Hagan, Niall Loughlin and Niall Toner helped Derry lead 0-6 to 0-1 at Celtic Park.
Ronan Hanna saved a Derry penalty before the Oak Leafers were restricted to four second-half points.
Derry hit the first two second-half points to extend their lead to 0-14 to 0-3 as Loughlin pointed his fourth 45 of the contest.
Antrim hit five unanswered points to cut the lead to six as Oisin Lenaghan, Ryan McNulty and Odhran Eastwood (two) were among the scorers.
However, the nearest the Saffrons could get was the five-point margin at the finish.
Fergal McCusker's Derry side will face Donegal at Ballybofey next week.
They said there had been seven injury accidents at the site since improvements were carried out in 2011.
The two organisations have written to the Scottish government asking it to help resolve the issue.
Transport Scotland is investigating the problems and hopes to have completed its studies by the end of March.
NHS chairman John Raine and SBC leader David Parker are behind the calls for action on the junction from the hospital to the Melrose bypass - the A6091 road.
"I have received considerable representation from staff and patients at the BGH about concerns at the road junction and the regular accidents that take place there," Mr Raine said.
"There are very real worries about the entrance to the BGH and it is completely unacceptable that the region's only hospital should have an accident blackspot at its entrance."
Mr Parker said "minor tweaks" had been made in 2012 but it was time for "something more substantial" to be done.
"The road junction at the BGH is in my ward, and as well as my own constituents who regularly raise concerns, a great many people from communities across the Borders have made representations to me about the unacceptable nature of the junction and the many accidents which happen there," he said.
As well as writing to Transport Minister Derek Mackay, the council and the health board have contacted local MPs and MSPs to raise the issue.
A Transport Scotland spokesperson said: "Road safety is a key priority and we can confirm the Borders General Hospital junction has been identified for investigation.
"Our operating company for the south east unit, Amey, are due to complete this road safety investigation by the end of March and we will consider any recommendations made once the report has been received."
Sharon Edwards, 42, is charged with murdering David Edwards at their home in Chorley, Lancashire, in August.
Pictures of Mr Edwards showed him with a black eye and burst lip while his face was described as black and blue.
Mrs Edwards told Manchester Crown Court she had been "protective" of Mr Edwards and the stab wound was accidental.
Solicitor Mr Edwards, 51, was found dead in bed with a chest wound two months after the couple married in Las Vegas
Prosecutors said Mrs Edwards' claim her husband had walked into a kitchen knife was "fictional".
Mrs Edwards previously admitted holding the knife that killed him but denies deliberately pushing it into him.
During cross examination, prosecutor Anne Whyte QC challenged Mrs Edwards' version of events.
She said: "It is a wound caused by a knife that has gone 8cm into his chest and you hadn't realised that had happened?"
The defendant said: "I hadn't realised."
Ms Whyte QC suggested to Ms Edwards she was "making it up as you are going along".
She said the defendant fully appreciated "the supreme gravity of what happened".
"You were busy worrying about yourself," she said.
Mrs Edwards replied: "That is not true."
The prosecutor said: "I'm going to suggest you knew perfectly well you needed an explanation of why you were holding the knife at the time of your husband's fatal injury.
"You were thinking of number one."
Ms Whyte suggested Mrs Edwards had told her husband to "rewrite history" and lie about injuries she had inflicted on him.
The court heard he had told a doctor and a nurse that his wife regularly assaulted him.
In a recording of a conversation Mr Edwards had with his wife, he was heard to say "we are going to have to refine the excuse for my eye, you know the garage door that we made up, that doesn't wash".
Mrs Edwards said she had only ever slapped her husband but claimed he had not been frightened of her.
She told the court: "I was a loving wife and I was protective of him."
Ms Edwards denies the murder charge.
The trial continues.
The 24-year-old, who made six appearances during one season at the Valley, has signed a two-year deal with the League One side.
Bees manager Uwe Rosler told the club website: "With Simon Moore going out the door, there is an opportunity for someone to come in.
"We decided David was the perfect choice for us."
He added: "He is at the right age and he is very hungry to make the number one spot his own.
"David will face strong competition for the goalkeeper spot from Jack Bonham and Richard Lee, when Richard is fit again."
"Goalkeeper is a crucial position and David is a very good player."
Former England Under-20 international Button came through the youth ranks at Tottenham but only made one senior appearance for the Premier League club before joining Charlton last summer.
Since turning pro in 2005, Button has had loan spells at 11 different clubs.
Norway, the UK, France and Spain all scrambled jets as the TU-160 planes skirted the airspace of each country.
It comes at a time of heightened tension between the West and Russia.
Correspondents say the frequency of Russian bombers being intercepted by Nato planes has increased markedly.
Spanish media say it is the furthest south such an operation has had to take place.
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The incident happened on 22 September but the full extent only came to light recently in a statement by the French ministry of defence (in French). It referred to it as an Air Policing [Baltic support] mission by the four countries involved.
It said Norway first detected the two Blackjack bombers to the north and scrambled two F-16 fighters to accompany them towards the north of Scotland.
The British RAF then sent Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth to intercept the planes as they flew to the west of Shetland.
The RAF said at the time that at no point did the Russian jets enter UK air space.
British Typhoons were also launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire as a precautionary measure, the RAF added, but did not intercept the bombers.
The Russian planes then skirted the west of Ireland and were picked up by two French Rafale fighter planes 100km off the coast of Brittany, the French ministry of defence said. Two other Rafale jets later took over to shadow the bombers as they flew south.
Finally, Spain sent two F-18 fighters to intercept the Russian planes north of Bilbao. The bombers then turned around and made a return journey. It is not believed that any further interceptions took place.
Iceland later complained to Russia that TU-160 Blackjack bombers had flown too close to civil airliners on the same day.
The foreign ministry said the planes had flown between 6,000-9,000ft (1,800-2,700m) below a plane flying from Reykjavik to Stockholm.
For the UK, it was the latest of several similar incidents involving Russian military aircraft.
In November 2015, Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled from Lossiemouth to intercept two Blackjack bombers.
RAF Typhoons from Lossiemouth were also scrambled in October 2015 to intercept two similar aircraft flying over the North Sea.
Russia's relations with the West have declined since the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in March 2014.
They recently hit a new low when the US broke off military co-operation with Moscow over Syria.
The Sims Group is consulting over plans to close its Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment unit at South Dock, which would see 99 posts go.
A 45-day consultation period began on 10 July.
The GMB union is consulting and said no final decision had been made, but changes in the market place meant the business was "commercially unattractive".
In June, Australia-based Sims Metal Management published outline details of a restructuring of its business in the UK and Canada.
It said the review "determined certain loss-making assets to be outside of the strategic long-term interests of the company".
A statement continued: "Legislation and market dynamics in the UK and Canada have resulted in these businesses being commercially unattractive to the company going forward".
The Sims Group is the world's largest publicly-listed recycler of both metals and electronic materials.
A nearby fridge recycling unit operated by Sims, which employs 35 staff, will be unaffected by the closure proposals.
Luke Harlow invited Kayleigh Haywood to his flat and engaged in sexual activity with the schoolgirl - before his friend Stephen Beadman raped and murdered her.
In one text, Harlow said of their planned meeting: "Let's just keep it secret."
Both of the men deny falsely imprisoning Kayleigh at Harlow's home in Ibstock, Leicestershire.
In another message to Kayleigh, Harlow wrote: "I really like you I just keep worrying about the age range because I could get into trouble.
"I am too old for you and I will get into trouble for seeing you."
Stephen Beadman, 29, of George Avenue, Ibstock, Leicestershire
Luke Harlow, 27, also of George Avenue, Ibstock, Leicestershire
Harlow first made contact with Kayleigh on 31 October, by Facebook.
In one text to Kayleigh, Harlow wrote: "I don't want you to think I'm a creep would you be my girlfriend if I was younger."
In another he wrote: "Don't go around telling people about this they will think it's weird."
He also asked Kayleigh: "What do you say if a lad chats you up at school?"
Kayleigh replied: "I'm taken."
In another message in the days before they met, Harlow wrote: "I will go to the shop on Friday to get some alcohol, it helps if you're a bit drunk when you meet someone for the first time."
The trial at Nottingham Crown Court heard how Beadman did a Google search for "lime pit" hours after dumping Kayleigh's body in a hedgerow.
He is also alleged to have accessed a betting website and watched a TV show on his computer shortly after raping and murdering Kayleigh.
The court has heard that Kayleigh went to Harlow's flat willingly on the evening of Friday 13 November, having told her family she was staying with a friend.
However, Beadman and Harlow are accused of keeping her prisoner between about 21:00 GMT on 14 November and 03:00 on 15 November.
Further analysis of Beadman's computer showed he used it to access Kayleigh's Facebook page and Harlow's Facebook page shortly before his arrest, the court heard.
The trial continues.
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group will retain a 20% holding in the chain, which owns 267 gyms in nine countries.
Private equity firm CVC Capital, which jointly owned the health club with Virgin Group, sold its stake entirely.
Brait's primary listing is on the MTF exchange in Luxembourg, with a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
The group also has an almost 20% stake in the UK's Iceland Foods.
Brait said it would fund the deal from cash reserves.
The deal is subject to approval from South African competition authorities.
"Virgin Active is a business that we are proud to have been associated with from the very beginning, over 15 years ago," said Sir Richard.
"We are delighted that we will continue to play a part in this alongside Brait, another long-term investor with a strong track record in growing businesses."
Brait's chief executive, John Gnodde, said that "Virgin Active's successful track record, high cash generation and exciting growth prospects in both emerging and developed markets make this an attractive opportunity" for the company and its shareholders.
Former ambulance driver Michael Kearns, 46, cut up an ambulance on its way to hospital in Chelmsford, Essex.
He pulled his car in front of the vehicle and then hit the driver, the city's crown court heard.
Kearns denied dangerous driving and assault, but was found guilty and given a nine-month suspended sentence.
Judge Patricia Lynch banned Kearns from driving for a year.
She also ordered Kearns, of Broomfield, Chelmsford, to complete unpaid community work.
The court heard he struck a glancing blow and his victim was not badly hurt.
Tom Nicholson Pratt, mitigating for Kearns, said he had suffered from post-traumatic stress after being attacked several times while working as an ambulance driver.
"He only threw one punch which connected - the driver referred to it glancing off his cheek," he said.
Kearns cared for his sick mother and worked as a driver transporting organs for transplant, he said.
Prosecutor Alex Sutter-Green told the court there was an elderly patient in the back of the vehicle and a paramedic travelling in the ambulance witnessed the attack.
"The defendant got out, opened the door and punched the victim," he said.
The court heard Kearns had a previous assault conviction following a similar incident in 2013.
Judge Lynch said: "You have led an otherwise good and industrious life.
"The post-traumatic stress from your previous work helps explain why an otherwise sensible and sane person commits offences such as this.
"It is a very serious matter and it is just not acceptable."
In Dudley North, the seat he was selected by the Conservatives to fight in the general election, Mr Amin had become hard to avoid.
When I first looked at the local newspaper online, the pages were surrounded by "Amin" logos in the preferred Tory shade of blue.
Not long after we met, he asked me to pose for a photo, snapped by one of his campaign team, and doubtless rapidly tweeted out to followers of the would-be MP.
Perhaps no surprise that the man running such a disciplined operation has served in the army and been to Sandhurst.
That was very much the message he delivered on Friday, as he addressed school and college pupils at a hustings in Dudley which I'd been invited to chair.
There was combative debate, too, not least with his Labour rival, the MP Ian Austin. Both men knew the Dudley contest was critical for their respective parties; Ian Austin held the seat by just over 600 votes in 2010.
Just as David Cameron was denied a majority by failing to take seats like this one, so Ed Miliband is unlikely to be in No 10 if Labour loses Dudley North.
He was self-confident and fluent. The only obvious mis-step came right at the end, when he interrupted Vicky Duckworth, the Green candidate for the neighbouring seat.
She expressed the opinion that politics often seemed to be about men shouting at each other; Mr Amin complained she was engaging in gender bias.
A few weeks ago, one Conservative MP who knows him well and respects his talents, said Afzal Amin had warned him of the risks of over-confidence. He thought he risked running before he could walk.
Well, he stumbled badly this weekend. Whatever the purpose of his contacts with the English Defence League - and he strongly disputes claims that he wanted them to hold a protest that would then be called off, for which he could then take the credit - the exposure has damaged him and, potentially, the prospects of his party re-taking the seat.
In February, the EDL staged a rally against plans for a new mosque in the town.
As the Mail on Sunday story makes clear, Afzal Amin pleaded with them beforehand not to hold that demonstration; but it went ahead anyway. It's what happened subsequently which will feature in Tuesday's disciplinary hearing.
Over the weekend, I put his defence to a very senior Conservative source - that this was an attempt to broker a compromise in order to bring together a divided community. The arch response: Dudley isn't Kandahar.
Nor do I think from my visits to the town, where I'm going to be based for the general election, will people in Dudley appreciate being painted as somewhere riven by racial discord.
True, Dudley was the scene of one of England's earliest race riots. But that was in 1962.
Although the controversy over replacing the mosque - currently in a converted school and inadequate for the numbers who want to worship there - has been running for a decade, community relations are generally good.
Even those who don't want a new mosque didn't want the EDL protestors - nor to be fair the anti-fascist counter-demonstrators who followed them.
As for the Conservative Party, the view of the national leadership is that you don't collaborate with the EDL.
Not least because the Tories are still struggling to bury some historic baggage in the Black Country: Enoch Powell was an MP in Wolverhampton when he delivered his Rivers of Blood speech about immigration in 1968.
Four years before that, there was the notorious election in Smethwick which the Conservatives were accused of winning by wooing white voters with an offensive rhyme suggesting who'd they'd get as a neighbour if they voted Labour.
Afzal Amin grew up in Smethwick so he should be aware of that history.
He was, until his suspension on Saturday, one of about 17% of Conservative parliamentary candidates who are not white. The party is proud of that, but it's still struggling to translate that into votes.
Afzal Amin may believe that he can persuade the party to lift the suspension when he meets party officials on Tuesday. I have my doubts.
Even if they accept his defence, will the other parties be so charitable? The allegations would follow him on the campaign trail, and make planned visits by cabinet ministers next to impossible.
On Friday, just before the hustings in Dudley began, Afzal Amin gave me his business card. It introduces him as 'prospective member of Parliament Dudley North'.
I think I'll keep it; it could yet become a collector's item.
Ambulance crews and police were called to Kendor Gardens at 08:07 GMT and found the man with stab wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Metropolitan Police say that a man is in custody on suspicion of murder.
Police believe the victim was attacked when people would have been making their way to the station and have appealed for witnesses to contact them.
His next of kin have yet to be informed.
Det Ch Insp Dave Reid said he was "appealing for anyone who may have seen the stabbing or the events leading up to the incident to get in contact with us".
A post-mortem examination and formal identification will take place "in due course", the Met said.
The discovery of the body was made at approximately 12:45 GMT at a property in Bridge Street.
Dyfed-Powys Police do not believe there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and the man has yet to be identified.
Inquiries are ongoing.
The footage revealed that the clever primates habitually make special water-dipping sticks - chewing the end of the stick to turn it into a soft, water-absorbing brush.
Primate researchers examined the "dipping sticks" and concluded they were made specifically for drinking.
The findings are reported in the American Journal of Primatology.
Lead researcher Juan Lapuente, from the Comoe Chimpanzee Conservation Project, in Ivory Coast, explained that using similar brush-tipped sticks to dip into bees' nests for honey was common in chimpanzee populations across Africa.
"But the use of brush-tipped sticks to dip for water is completely new and had never been described before," he told BBC News.
"These chimps use especially long brush tips that they make specifically for water - much longer than those used for honey."
The researchers tested the chimps' drinking sticks in an "absorption experiment", which showed that the particularly long brush-tips provided an advantage.
"The longer the brush, the more water they collect," said Mr Lapuente.
"This technology allows Comoe chimpanzees to obtain water from extremely narrow and deep tree holes that only they - and no other animal - can exploit, which [gives] them a superb adaptive advantage to survive in this dry and unpredictable environment."
This suggests that this particular population of chimpanzees has what the researchers call a "drinking culture" - a custom shared throughout this group of making these special water-dipping sticks to help them through the dry season.
The population belongs to the Western Chimpanzee sub-species, now critically endangered.
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North Tyneside Council is to demolish the old Whisky Bends pub, the former Avenue pub and 2 Eastcliffe, which includes the former High Point Hotel.
The three derelict properties are being removed as part of a wider rejuvenation of North Tyneside's seaside.
A council spokeswoman said she was "delighted" to see "real progress".
The council said it has also agreed to finalise negotiations with the owner of the former Wallsend police station.
The deal would allow Wallsend Town Hall to be used as a business centre and deliver land for affordable housing in the town centre.
Elected mayor Norma Redfearn said: "I know the people in both Whitley Bay and Wallsend have been so frustrated at the delays they have had to suffer over many years.
"I hope they will be delighted that they will eventually be able to see some real progress."
As part of the regeneration, tourist attraction Spanish City is to be restored and reopened thanks to a £3.7m Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The moves were agreed at a meeting of the elected mayor and cabinet on Monday.
The bank cited lower-than-expected inflationary pressures for the cut, from the previous rate of 2%.
Data published last week showed inflation is at a record low - well below the target band of 2%-3%.
Investors in Australia cheered the bank's move. The benchmark S&P ASX 200 jumped 2% to close at 5,353.80.
"The board judged that prospects for sustainable growth in the economy, with inflation returning to target over time, would be improved by easing monetary policy at this meeting," said Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens in a statement.
The rate cut comes hours ahead of the federal budget for 2016-17.
Small tax cuts and increased spending on health, infrastructure and education have already been foreshadowed or announced to be part of the budget.
It is also seen as an unofficial election campaign launch. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will dissolve parliament and call an early election on or before 11 May.
Elsewhere in the region, other Asian stock markets were higher on Tuesday following positive trading sessions in the US and Europe on Monday.
In South Korea, the Kospi index closed up 0.4% at 1,996.41.
Trading in China restarted after a long weekend and the Shanghai Composite index closed up 54.32 points, or 1.85%, at 2,992.64.
Investors shrugged off a private survey which indicated a mild contraction in China's manufacturing activity. The Caixin Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) came in at 49.4 in April, compared with 49.7 in March.
A reading below 50 indicates a contraction. The PMI tracks activities in factories and workshops.
The data differs from China's state figures released at the weekend, which showed a reading of 50.1 for April, compared with 50.2 in March.
In Hong Kong the Hang Seng index fell 390.11 points, or 1.85%, to 20,676.94.
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The 19-year-old, who made his first-class debut in June, should become the first Jerseyman to represent England.
"It's going to be the most remarkable occasion," said Jenner's dad Ward, also chairman of the Jersey Cricket Board.
"He's now got to turn up at 08:00 BST tomorrow in a suit, which his mum is flying over to him."
He added: "Jonty will meet his mum at Gatwick tonight to get his suit - hopefully it'll be dry-cleaned in time."
Jenner, who is yet to make his County Championship bow, scored 68 against South Africa A last month for Sussex having spent most of the season playing for their second team.
The 12th man role is given to specialist fielders, with Jenner coming on as a substitute if a member of the team gets injured.
His father added that Carl Hopkinson, fielding coach at Sussex, recommended Jenner for the role.
"I didn't quite believe it at first, but when he told me more about how it came about there was some logic to it," he added to BBC Sport.
"Carl recognises, like a lot of people, that Jonty's one of the best fielders in the country. He has close links with the England setup and Jonty was then asked if he fancied it, which he obviously did.
"I imagine it's almost 100% certain he'll get on the pitch at some stage."
Prosecutors believe Mered Medhanie, known as The General, is at the heart of the operation to smuggle migrants from Africa to Europe.
An Eritrean man authorities say is Mr Mered was held in Sudan in May and flown to Rome on Tuesday.
But the man's friends told the BBC there had been a case of mistaken identity and he was innocent.
He was named by friends as Mered Tesfamariam.
A spokesman for Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA), that was involved in the operation, told the Press Association they were "liaising with our partners".
It added: "This is a complex multi-partner operation and it is too soon to speculate about these claims."
An Italian police official told the BBC that he was unaware of any investigation into the identity of the suspected smuggler. The BBC understands that the Italian police still believe they have the right person.
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The NCA said it had tracked the suspect down to an address in Khartoum, where he was then arrested.
Images of him arriving in Rome were distributed by Italian police on Wednesday.
The BBC spoke to one man, Hermon Berhe, who lives in Ethiopia and said he grew up in Eritrea with the man shown in the pictures.
"I don't think he has any bone in his body which can involve such kind of things," he said. "He is a loving, friendly and kind person."
Another Eritrean man told the BBC's Will Ross he recently shared a house in Sudan with the man who was arrested.
Meron Estefanos, a Swedish-Eritrean journalist who interviewed Mr Mered last year, told Swedish media the man in the images was not him, but was instead a 28-year-old man with the same name.
"He's just a refugee who was in Khartoum, poor guy," she told Aftonbladet newspaper.
Italian news agency Ansa said Mr Mered was accused of being "the leader and organiser of one of the largest criminal groups operating between central Africa and Libya".
Prosecutors accuse Mr Mered of running the network alongside an Ethiopian accomplice, who is still at large.
The two men are accused of buying up kidnapped migrants from other gangs and sending those migrants on barely seaworthy ships across the Mediterranean towards Europe.
Known as "The General", as he styled himself on late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, Mr Mered is also said to have driven around in a tank and boasted: "Nobody is stronger than me."
The NCA says Mr Mered is thought to have arranged the transit of a boat that sank near the Italian island of Lampedusa in October 2013.
At least 359 migrants died when the boat, travelling from Libya, capsized. Most were from Eritrea and Somalia.
The Dow Jones fell 73.04 points, or 0.4%, to 18,563.01.
The wider S&P 500 dropped 8.80 points to 2,181.35, while the tech-focused Nasdaq index fell 17.32 points to 5,244.70.
Shares in Walmart fell 1.2% to $72.45 after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway cuts its stake in the retailer.
Industrial gas supplier Praxair saw its shares jump nearly 5% after the company said it was in early merger talks with Germany's Linde.
On the currency markets, the dollar hit seven-week lows against the euro, yen and Swiss franc after official figures suggested US inflationary pressures remain weak, potentially delaying further interest rate rises.
Figures from the Labor Department showed consumer prices were unchanged last month, while core prices - which exclude food and energy costs - rose just 0.1%.
Documents obtained under a Freedom of Information request by the politician show that officers have been tracking her political movements since 2001.
Baroness Jones said the practice was "an absolute waste of time".
The Met Police claimed the force could not comment on individual cases.
Baroness Jones said: "When I got my file I was absolutely shocked to find it was three pages of essentially gossip and reporting on speeches I had made or tweets that I had made.
"At a time when they are finding it difficult to keep officers on the street, the fact they have got me on a database and they are keeping it up to date is ludicrous."
The documents list the peer's speaking engagements at events including police violence protests, a Stop the War rally in 2007 and a protest against the growing of genetically modified wheat crops in 2012.
They also record her social media activity, stating that she tweeted she was concerned about being "kettled" by the police during a vigil in 2012.
Baroness Jones, who used to be a member of the disbanded police watchdog the Metropolitan Police Authority said as a Green Party politician some of her views could be seen as extreme by some.
"They are using a label of 'domestic extremist' for people who are publicly elected, have never been arrested and have no criminal background. I do think it is a waste of their time," she said.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) defines domestic extremism as individuals or campaign groups that carry out "criminal acts of direct action in furtherance of what is typically a single-issue campaign", adding that the groups usually seek to change legislation outside of the normal democratic process.
The Met said the National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit database contains about 2,500 individual records.
The force added that the databases were "maintained in compliance with the Management of Police Information (MOPI) statutory code of practice".
Flanker Jemma Forsyth is promoted from the bench to start at blind-side in place of the injured Karen Dunbar.
Dunbar has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations after suffering a knee injury against France.
Worcester back-row Lyndsay O'Donnell is called up to the replacements, with the rest of the 23 unchanged.
Scotland, seeking a first Six Nations win since 2010, suffered an agonising last-gasp 22-15 home defeat by Ireland in their opening game being being thrashed 55-0 in France.
Wales, meanwhile, won 20-8 in Italy but crashed 63-0 at home to England the following week.
"We had a strong performance against Ireland in our opening match and a lot of good things were achieved, from which the players can take great pride from," said Scotland head coach Shade Munro.
"Unfortunately, we were unable to build on those positives against a very physical French team.
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"The players are a tight-knit group and are determined to keep improving together. As a squad we remain focused and determined on making progress in this campaign and competing hard against all opposition.
"Wales pose a different challenge but one we are familiar with, having played them last October in a friendly as part of our increased training and game schedule.
"Home advantage will be key and I know the noise from the crowd during the Ireland game really lifted the players, so it would be great to see more supporters in the stands at Broadwood Stadium this Friday."
Scotland: Chloe Rollie (Murrayfield Wanderers), Megan Gaffney (Edinburgh University), Lisa Thomson (Edinburgh University), Lisa Martin (Murrayfield Wanderers, capt), Rhona Lloyd (Edinburgh University), Helen Nelson (Murrayfield Wanderers), Sarah Law (Murrayfield Wanderers/Edinburgh University); Tracey Balmer (Worcester), Lana Skeldon (Hillhead Jordanhill), Lindsey Smith (Hillhead Jordanhill), Emma Wassell (Murrayfield Wanderers), Deborah McCormack (Aylesford Bulls), Jemma Forsyth (Hillhead Jordanhill), Louise McMillan (Hillhead Jordanhill), Jade Konkel (Hillhead Jordanhill).
Replacements: Lucy Park (Murrayfield Wanderers), Heather Lockhart (Hillhead Jordanhill), Katie Dougan (Edinburgh University), Sarah Bonar (Lichfield), Lyndsay O'Donnell (Worcester), Jenny Maxwell (Lichfield), Eilidh Sinclair (Murrayfield Wanderers), Lauren Harris (Melrose).
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The home home affairs department was allocated £2.8m to construct a 20-cell facility to replace the existing 40-year-old block at Lord Street station.
Lord Street is one of three police stations to close in the next year due to cuts within the constabulary budget.
A Manx government spokesman said building work was scheduled for completion by March 2015.
Home Affairs Minister Juan Watterson said: "For a number of years we have been detaining people in conditions that are unfit for the purpose, that are not safe enough for officers or detainees to be kept in.
"It must not be forgotten that detainees are innocent until proven guilty."
The Spanish judiciary has ruled the vote unconstitutional but Catalan leader Artur Mas warned against any attempt to disrupt it.
Spain's constitutional court suspended earlier plans for a referendum on secession.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the vote would have no effect and urged the region to return to "sanity".
Voters will be asked whether they want a Catalan state and whether that state should be independent.
More than 40,000 volunteers are helping to set up and run the informal exercise.
As of 18:00 local time (17:00 GMT) - two hours before the close of polling, 1,977,531 had voted, according to the Catalan government.
Catalonia is a wealthy region of 7.5 million people and contributes more to the Spanish economy than it gets back through central government funds. Economic and cultural grievances have fuelled Catalan nationalism.
Pro-independence supporters have campaigned earnestly for a big turnout.
The BBC's Europe correspondent Chris Morris says many Catalans have always felt that they do not quite fit in a unitary state.
He says there is a long history of support for winning independence from Spain, or at least much greater autonomy within it.
This was the symbolic independence vote they tried to ban but Spanish legal hurdles could not stop Catalonians from turning out.
Barcelona's CIC secondary school is teeming with people of all ages, elbow to elbow, undeterred by the rain.
Patiently they queue to register before heading for one of the nine precious cardboard ballot boxes, at tables around the school, supervised by happy volunteers.
Most voters I speak to favour independence but there are others voting No, exercising their right to vote in defiance of what they see as Madrid's intransigence.
Radiating good humour, one couple told me they were voting different ways. Lilian Subietas, proud mother of four young Catalans, said she was persuaded to vote Yes while her husband, airline pilot Cesar Saiz, said he was voting No because Europe needed to stay together.
Twitter debate from Barcelona bar
This week, the Constitutional Court demanded the vote be suspended.
But Catalonia's government insisted it went ahead with its "consultation of citizens", with no official electoral roll.
Mr Mas has warned the Spanish government against any attempt to halt the vote.
He said: "I don't know what they will do, it does not depend on us, but if they have a minimum of common sense I think any action out of the ordinary would be a direct attack on democracy and a direct attack on fundamental rights."
Mr Rajoy urged a return to sanity and for talks "within the legal framework of the constitution".
He said the vote would be "neither a referendum nor a consultation nor anything of the sort".
He added: "What is certain is that it will not have any effect."
BBC profile: Catalonia
The Libres e Iguales (Free and Equal) group, which opposes the vote, held protests in dozens of cities.
One protest in Barcelona witnessed minor scuffles but no arrests.
Rallies in favour of the vote have also been held.
Murial Casal, the president of Omnium Cultural, which promotes Catalan culture, told a gathering on Friday: "Call your parents, your friends and your neighbours and tell them that they have to vote."
Catalonia adopted a charter in 2006 giving it "nation" status but this was overruled by the Constitutional Court in 2010.
Independence supporters hope that a strong vote of support will put more pressure on the central government to open negotiations over more tax and political autonomy, ultimately leading to a full-blown independence referendum. They say that support from more than 1.5 million Catalans would add weight to their cause.
Many of those opposed to independence are not expected to participate in the poll.
Godwin Benson designed Tuteria, a platform that links qualified tutors to students in their area and within their budget.
He developed the platform based on the experiences he had as a tutor.
The engineering innovation award was launched in 2014 and rewards innovators in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mr Benson beat 16 participants to clinch the £25,000 ($32,000) prize money.
Other entries in the competition included a system that reduces the amount of energy used to heat water, an app that controls water consumption and a smart jacket to identity pneumonia.
The group received coaching on preparing business plans and communication ahead of their final presentation on Tuesday in front of a live audience in Kenya's capital, Nairobi.
The head judge of the competition Malcolm Brinded said that Tuteria could change the lives of people eager to learn:
"We're proud to have him as our third Africa Prize winner, and we trust Tuteria will go on to change the lives of millions of people who are eager to learn and develop new skills."
Mr Benson told the BBC Focus on Africa radio programme that he always knew he had a great project
"It is something that solves the problem of access to quality, personalised learning and helps people earn income from sharing their knowledge," he said.
The app has a ratings system, and allows students to book lessons using an upfront online payment system.
Tutors are then paid once the lessons have been confirmed, and Tuteria takes 15 to 30% commission for each paid lesson.
Tutors cover a range of academic subjects.
Mr Benson plans to use the prize money to widen Tuteria's offering "even beyond Nigeria." And to include online classes and video courses as well.
26 November 2013 Last updated at 07:51 GMT
The cheeky Prince was joking around in his first interview ahead of his trek to the South Pole.
He and his team are preparing for a charity mission, which will see him trek 12 miles a day in temperatures as low as minus 45 degrees Celsius, to raise money and awareness for Walking with the Wounded.
When asked about how his family feel about it all, he said his father Prince Charles was worried and Prince William must be jealous - watch the clip to find out why!
Mr Leighton is the group's first independent non-executive chair under its new management structure.
He is currently chief executive of High Street jewellery retailer Pandora, but will step down on 1 March.
Mr Leighton served as Asda's chief executive from 1996 to 2000 before joining Royal Mail as non-executive chairman.
The introduction of independent board members is part of sweeping changes to the Co-op's organisational structure.
In November last year, Sir Christopher Kelly became the first independent board member to be appointed.
The changes were brought in following a review by Lord Myners in which he called the group "manifestly dysfunctional" and recommended a major shake-up.
The review came after the group reported a £2.5bn loss in 2013 and its banking arm almost collapsed.
The group's board must now comprise a majority of independent directors - including an independent chairman and five independent non-executive directors.
However, the Co-op's board will include three positions for member-nominated directors, contrary to Lord Myners' recommendations.
The Manchester-based Co-op Group plans to appoint four more independent non-executive directors before its annual general meeting in May.
Mr Leighton has said that he knows Co-op's business well as his father ran a local branch.
He takes over from Ursula Lidbetter who has chaired the Co-op since November 2013.
The Welshman, who rides for Ducati, suffered a spinal injury, fractured his left thumb and was also diagnosed with a closed thoracic trauma.
Davies is having an intense course of physiotherapy and is still feeling the effects of the crash.
"I couldn't breathe when it happened," the 30-year-old told BBC Wales Sport.
"I am flat out with the physio and doing a couple of sessions a day and basically doing everything I can.
"I am still feeling a bit sore through the back and ribs, but I am definitely seeing some progress quite early, so I am pretty happy."
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Davies, from Presteigne, was leading Saturday's race when the incident happened.
Northern Irish rider Jonathan Rea was right behind him as the pair fought for victory, and Rea was unable to avoid Davies, who lost the front of his bike.
Rea had nowhere to go but right over the top of the Knighton-born rider.
Davies got up from the crash, but was then put on a stretcher and sent to hospital in Rimini.
"I came off the side of the bike and Jonny just had nowhere to go," he said.
"The first thing I felt was him coming over me and I knew I had been run over.
"I assumed it was Jonny but until I saw him on the deck I wasn't sure. I couldn't breathe straight away and it really, really knocked the wind out of my sails.
"I always try and get back on the bike if I can. So I ran over to it thinking, my breath is going to come back, it has got to come back in a minute.
"I tried to pick up the bike but I had literally nothing. Normally I can pick the bike up fairly easily off the ground, but I had no power and I still hadn't managed to draw breath.
"I needed to get off the track and I went over to the gravel trap and basically tried to clamber on to the stretcher as quickly as possible because I was starting to feel what had gone on.
"I could feel a lot of pain through my mid-section and I was struggling for breath. At that point it was race over and I needed to be checked out."
Crashing is commonplace in motorbike racing, and Davies knows the outcome in Misano could have been so much worse, especially as his injuries were so close to the spinal cord.
"I have injured the L3, which is the lumber part of the spine, so the lower bit and the traverse process is kind of like a wing that comes off the vertebrae," he said.
"It's the better part to break of the vertebrae, even though it is a complete break and it is fully separated it is much better than actually breaking the vertebrae itself, because that is when it gets dangerous with the spinal cord.
"This is still not ideal, it would be better if it didn't happen but backs are dangerous things and I feel quite lucky to be walking away with just that really."
Davies won the World Supersport title in 2011, and for the past five years he has been fighting for the World Superbike championship crown.
His best finish so far was second in 2015, and this season Davies is third in the overall standings.
The 2011 BBC Wales Sports Personality of the year winner is now aiming to be back on track for the next round of the series at Laguna on 7 July.
"All being well with a couple of weeks of good physio I should be back on the bike racing at Laguna," he said.
"It is just about the physio now. I have been doing two sessions a day and definitely hitting it hard and making sure I am doing everything to get back on the bike.
"I feel like I have got off lightly generally."
It will be the first multi-million pound A-list film to get made at the new facilities on the outskirts of the Welsh capital.
The original film starred Brandon Lee, who died on set after being accidentally shot.
Carwyn Jones made the announcement while visiting the studios as Pinewood marks its first year in Wales.
The new film will draw on the Welsh government's £30m Media Investment Budget - which has already been used to help fund the film Take Down.
But a reboot of The Crow is a real feather in cap for the new studio, as the original remains highly regarded with passionate fans.
It began life as a dark fantasy action comic book story, in which rock musician Eric Draven is revived from the dead to avenge his murder and death of his girlfriend.
The original film spawned a number of sequels and a television series.
Actor Jack Huston is widely reported to be in talks to take on the lead role, after earlier speculation that Welsh actor and The Hobbit star Luke Evans might take the part.
The studio confirmed that The Crow "will begin filming at Pinewood shortly".
"It will be first major feature film production to be shot at the studio," said the company.
Touring the facilities at Wentloog on Monday, First Minister Carwyn Jones said: "The fact Pinewood has chosen to open a facility in Wales and so many production companies are filming here is testament to our beautiful landscape, vibrant cities, wonderful historical assets."
He said alongside a skilled workforce and Welsh government support "these combine to make our nation an excellent place to produce high quality film and television".
The studios are already committed to another major production - an historical drama for the US cable channel FX.
The Russian President made the comments in a film on state-run television marking his 15 years in power.
The documentary gives considerable time to the conflict in the North Caucasus, a battle for independence that mutated into an Islamist insurgency.
Mr Putin accuses the West of trying to tear Russia apart by supporting terrorists.
"Our security services recorded direct contact between North Caucasus fighters and representatives of US intelligence in Azerbaijan," Mr Putin discloses in the lengthy film.
Once informed, he says, US President George W Bush promised to "kick ass".
But he claims US intelligence then wrote to their Russian counterparts instead, proclaiming a right to support all "opposition forces" in the country.
The first, devastating war with Chechen separatists ended with Russian troops forced to withdraw in 1996.
Three years later, Mr Putin launched a second campaign vowing to "wipe out the terrorists".
The war was punctuated by attacks within Russia by Chechens, including the Beslan school siege in 2004 that left more than 300 people dead.
The revelation fits President Putin's often-repeated narrative of a Russia that sought strong ties with the West as equals after the end of the Cold War, only to be constantly deceived and rebuffed.
"Even I thought that with the end of the ideological barrier in the form of the Communist Party's monopoly on power, things would change radically," Mr Putin says.
"But it turns out […] there are geopolitical interests not linked to any ideology at all."
The documentary highlights his efforts to rebuild Russia's military alongside the economy, both from a perilous state.
With a cast of characters ranging from former ministers to the patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church, it centres on a fawning interview with Mr Putin himself.
The resulting portrayal is of a leader who barely sleeps: focused and determined, but a man of the people and a worthy opponent to the hostile West.
The film bypasses critical issues such as media censorship, the handling of the Beslan siege or the role of the judicial system in jailing oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
It is the second major production about Putin's Russia to be screened in a month, following a big-budget, special effects-laden film on the annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.
Despite the economic sanctions and isolation that the annexation brought, Mr Putin declares he has "no regrets" over Crimea.
As for what pleases him most about his 15 years in power, he returns to the Chechen theme to conclude: "Keeping the country together."
An American consortium led by Jason Levien and Steve Kaplan is in talks about buying around 60% in the Swans.
The trust will retain its full 21.1% stake and says its views "should not be ignored" as negotiations continue.
Having initially been sceptical of the American investment, the trust says in a statement: "Now it is time to move on."
The statement continues: "Club leadership must be united and the future ownership structure of the club determined before the end of the season to enable the club to be as effective as possible in the transfer market over the summer.
"We talked last week of our disappointment as an organisation at the situation that had arisen. But now it is time to move on.
"The Trust is looking to work constructively with all the various parties in order to achieve a solution that is best for the football club.
"At the fans' forum last Thursday night, we talked about how a protracted period of uncertainty in the boardroom is not in the best interests of the club."
Levien, the managing general partner of Major League Soccer side DC United, has been in Wales to continue discussions.
Under the terms of the deal, it is expected chairman Huw Jenkins and vice-chairman Leigh Dineen will hold management roles at the Liberty Stadium.
The trust was disappointed it had been "kept at arm's length from negotiations" after some of its members met Levien on 9 April as news of the potential takeover emerged.
But the trust, which has a representative on the Swansea board, has since studied the takeover proposals and the transaction is to be completed before the Premier League's new record £5.136bn television rights deal starts at the beginning of the 2016-17 season.
"We have to work with the other shareholders, and the other shareholders have to work with us, to reach an agreement that works for all parties and, most importantly, the football club," the trust added in its statement.
"It is our job, as custodians of a significant stake in the club, to ensure we protect the interests of our members whilst moving discussions towards a conclusion.
"Our football club, uniquely in the Premier League, provides a strong 'voice in the boardroom' on behalf of all supporters, and we should not give it up lightly.
"As the second largest shareholder, our views should not be ignored."
The 23-year-old Belgian will provide back-up to Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button next season and replaces Denmark's Kevin Magnussen, who will be released at the end of the season.
"I definitely want to race something next year, but what it will be we don't know yet," Vandoorne said.
"There's definitely some options though and we're talking about them."
Vandoorne, who was also McLaren's reserve driver in 2014, could compete in Japan's Super Formula series and has a test already lined up.
He added: "I'm going to be test and reserve driver at McLaren anyway, which is a good position to be in."
The supposed omission was said to be due to impending climate change.
The low-lying islands of the Maldives are at risk from rising sea levels.
The spoof blog post was taken seriously by several media outlets in the Maldives.
The Telegraph blog post was written by a climate change sceptic, James Delingpole.
On Monday, scientists said the new edition of the Times Atlas had exaggerated the scale of ice-cover reduction in another part of the world, Greenland.
Mr Delingpole's blog said the next edition of the famous atlas would continue what he called its "Climate Change alarmism", by completely erasing some very low-lying areas - the Maldives, Tuvalu and "major parts of Bangladesh".
He quoted a fictitious "spokesman" for the atlas as saying that in map-making, "emotional truth" was more important than actual truth.
Some Maldivian websites and newspapers took the satirical blog seriously.
An opposition politician sent out a mass text message blaming the Maldives' president for the country's omission from the map, because he'd staged events such as an underwater cabinet meeting.
A spokesperson for the atlas's publisher, HarperCollins, has confirmed to a Maldives website, Minivan News, that the blog post was bogus.
The Maldives' acting high commissioner in London has written to the newspaper's editor seeking a clarification and apology.
He said the post had implied that his country's climate change plight was a con-trick, and this, he said, was despicable and hurtful.
However, he added that Maldivians had as strong a sense of humour as anyone.
A Maldives government official told the BBC the Telegraph should not publish such "nonsense" under its brand name when it could be mistaken for news.
But he said Maldives newspapers should also confess to having been duped.
Carla Whitlock was attacked with drain cleaner containing sulphuric acid on 18 September last year.
Southampton Crown Court heard the acid was thrown in the 37-year-old's face after a drug deal went wrong.
Billy Midmore was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. His brother Geoffrey admitted the offence.
The pair, from London, are due to be sentenced at a later date.
Acid attack victim 'still struggling'
Billy Midmore had denied any involvement in the attack, including being present when it was carried out, and he said the acid was bought to unblock a toilet.
However, he had admitted sending Ms Whitlock threatening texts after his brother was robbed of £2,000 worth of drugs and cash.
The mother-of-six had helped broker the deal between the brothers and a Southampton dealer.
During the trial, the jury heard Geoffrey Midmore had sent a photograph of the bottle of drain cleaner on WhatsApp to an acquaintance together with the words: "This is one face melter."
Judge Peter Ralls QC described it as an "appalling crime".
Det Ch Insp Dave Brown, of Hampshire Constabulary, described the acid attack on Ms Whitlock, which happened outside Turtle Bay in the city's Guildhall Square, as "horrific" but also "rare".
He said she suffered "significant facial trauma and mental trauma" as well as the irreversible eye injury.
"This is an example of just how criminals will enforce debt," he said.
He added: "It is very much about exerting dominance within their peer group and they will go to no end of means in order to establish that dominance, and make sure that they can conduct their business through fear."
Following the conviction, Kerry Maylin, from the Crown Prosecution Service Wessex, said the brothers "launched a vicious attack" on Ms Whitlock.
"She suffered greatly from her injuries at the time of her attack and her scars will always be a reminder of what the Midmore brothers did to her," she said.
She added: "Only an hour following the attack they could be seen on the CCTV of the train high five-ing and fist bumping. They were not sorry, they were jubilant."
The brothers were arrested in Gillingham, Kent, following a two-week nationwide manhunt.
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Pulis became manager of the Eagles in November 2013 with them in the bottom three of the Premier League, before he took them to a final position of 11th.
He left before the start of this season and took over at West Brom on 1 January after Alan Irvine was sacked.
"The expectations are much more intense here," Pulis told BBC Sport.
"They have been in the Premier League for a number of years, but if you take your foot off the pedal you can get stung."
Saido Berahino scored the only goal as West Brom beat Hull 1-0 on Saturday in Pulis's first Premier League match in charge of the Baggies.
The win was only Albion's second in 11 league games and took them up to 14th, although Pulis said he still wanted to strengthen the squad in the January transfer window.
"There's a lot of work to be done," he added. "It's the shortest period of the season left that I've ever stepped into a club. We only have three weeks of the window left so in some respects it's really tougher than Crystal Palace.
"I had six to eight weeks there to look at the side and see the players I needed to improve. We're looking at a few new players and a few positions.
"The squad needs it and the chairman knows that. But the most important thing is to bring in people that are better than what we have got. I don't want to sign players that are of a similar quality."
The 27-year-old centre-back started his career at Macclesfield, but also played for Peterborough and had several loan spells before joining Carlisle.
Brisley's loan stint at Leyton Orient in the 2015-16 season saw him play under current Notts boss Kevin Nolan.
"He's a great lad on and off the field. He's a leader," Nolan said.
"I loved working with him at Orient and I still think we can bring out a lot more in him. He's a fantastic addition to what is already a very strong squad."
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The power cuts are mainly along the west of Ireland.
A gust of 118km/h (73mph) was recorded at Mace Head off County Galway as Desmond, the fourth named storm of the winter, reached the west coast.
In Northern Ireland, strong wind and heavy rain warnings are in force for Friday night.
In counties Down and Tyrone, roads were closed due to fallen trees.
The wet and windy weather is expected to continue on Saturday.
Critics of the law say it could be used to discriminate against gay people because it gives business owners a legal defence based on their faith.
The measure now requires the signature of Republican Governor Asa Hutchinson, but it already has his backing.
A law signed last week in Indiana sparked a national outcry and calls to boycott the state.
Apple, Yelp, Angie's List, the White House and Warren Buffett were among its critics.
Sport: National Collegiate Athletic Association, NBA, basketball players Charles Barkley and Jason Collins
Business: Angie's List, Yelp, Warren Buffett, Apple, Gap, Levi's
Politics: White House, Hillary Clinton, governors of New York, Connecticut and Washington state, cities San Francisco, Indianapolis and Seattle
Celebrities: Miley Cyrus, George Takei, Larry King
The furore forced the Indiana governor to say he wanted state lawmakers to add language to the law to clarify that it is not discriminatory.
Now the focus shifts to Arkansas, where hundreds of people filled the state capitol building for a second day to protest against the measure.
Some held signs that read "Hate is Not Holy" and "We are Open for Business for All Arkansans".
The bill would prohibit state and local governments from infringing on a person's religious beliefs without a "compelling" reason.
While it makes no mention of gay people, there is a fear that businesses who are religiously opposed to same-sex weddings could refuse them service and have a legal defence against a lawsuit.
Unlike other US states with similar laws, Indiana and Arkansas grant corporations the right to religious freedom.
Mr Pence was asked at the news conference whether he had been surprised by all the fuss the legislation has provoked.
He said he was amazed. Needless to say many remain unconvinced by that explanation.
All of which leaves broadly only two conclusions.
Mike Pence is a knave or naive. And that is not a good place for a politician to be.
A messy political U-turn in Indiana
Governor Mike Pence, who signed the Indiana bill into law last week, said he "was proud to sign" it but denied the law gave businesses the right to deny services to anyone.
In recent days the governors of Connecticut, Washington state and New York have taken action against him.
They banned state-funded travel to Indiana and other states that simultaneously have Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) measures and no balancing law to protect gays and lesbians from discrimination.
But there was some support for the laws too.
The Family Research Council applauded Arkansas and said there would be no need for RFRAs "if there were not a growing hostility toward faith".
The tiny metallic particles are often used because of their anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties - in wound dressings for example.
By using organic molecules to coat the particles, the researchers made them resistant to tarnishing, which has previously limited their use.
The work has been published in the journal Nature.
Previously, gold nanoparticles have been more widely used because they are more stable. Silver nanoparticles are cheaper, but tarnish too easily.
Now a team has developed a way to make stable silver nanoparticles on a larger scale than was possible before.
These nanoparticles are even more stable than their gold counterparts.
To manufacture the tiny particles, scientists created a mixture which combined silver atoms with organic molecules that formed an outer protective layer, and sulphur atoms that bridged the two.
"We had a big surprise when we looked at the structure of the different layers," said author Terry Bigioni from the University of Toledo in Ohio, US.
The nanoparticles were made up of 32 silver atoms arranged into a dodecahedral core. These were surrounded by what are known as "mounts": 3-D structures combining two silver atoms with five sulphur atoms.
The mounts held up the protective organic layer that surrounds the whole particle, Dr Bigioni explained.
It is this serendipitous, unique, and highly symmetrical structure that is responsible for the stability.
Nanoparticles are commonly grown using "seeds" - anchors to which the material clings in order for it to grow. This leads to many differently-sized particles being formed.
Another surprise from the research was that the seeds were not needed, and all the nanoparticles formed were the same size and identical in structure.
Once this unique structure has been created, the particle becomes an inert bystander that does not interfere with the growth of further nanoparticles. This means that large quantities of stable particles can be created.
"So far, we've only managed to destroy [the nanoparticles] at 400C," said Dr Bigioni.
Dr Rickard Arvidsson, from the Chalmers Institute of Technology in Sweden, highlighted potential environmental concerns for these ultra-stable particles.
"Generally, the persistence and stability of chemicals is associated with an environmental hazard, and there may be high environmental impacts when mining silver."
The stability and yield observed as a result of the new process has the potential to give silver nanoparticles the edge over those made from gold.
"We have an opportunity to study something very stable, and very unique. This will be big for materials science," Dr Bigioni explained.
The ultra-stable silver nanoparticles could find new uses in biomedical applications, the University of Toledo chemist said.
"As all the nanoparticles are the same size, testing their durability and effect in and on the human body is much easier than with conventional nanoparticles," he said.
Clarke scored 15 goals in 32 League One games for the Shakers last season.
The 31-year-old has made almost 400 career appearances in spells with 16 clubs, including Coventry City, Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday.
"He is widely recognised as one of the top centre-forwards in the division and he will complement what we have," boss Chris Wilder told the club website.
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The rate dropped to 9.1% last month, from a downwardly revised 9.2% in May.
Separately, inflation remained unchanged in July at 1.3%, according to a preliminary estimate from Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office.
However, core inflation, which excludes food, alcohol and energy prices, rose to 1.2% from 1.1% in June.
Inflation in the 19-nation bloc still remains well below the European Central Bank's target of close to, but below, 2%.
Unemployment fell in all 19 eurozone member countries except Estonia.
The lowest unemployment rates last month were in Germany at 3.8% and Malta at 4.1%.
Greece has the highest rate of unemployment in the eurozone at 21.7%, and also the highest rate of youth unemployment at 45.5%, although those figures refer to April - the latest data available for the country.
The second highest unemployment rate was 17.1% in Spain, which was down from 19.9% a year earlier.
Spain also had the second highest level of youth unemployment among 15-24 year olds at 39.2%.
The increase in the core rate of inflation had not been expected by analysts.
Signs of recovery in the eurozone have led to much speculation that the European Central Bank (ECB) will soon start to cut back its 2.3 trillion euro (£2 trillion) quantitative easing (QE) programme, which has involved bond buying to try to boost the bloc's economy and avoid deflation.
ECB president Mario Draghi has previously said that sluggish core inflation and wage growth are reasons to be cautious about reining in the policy.
"Today's upside surprise in core inflation is likely to give the ECB some comfort, even though its level remains low," Morgan Stanley economist Daniele Antonucci said. "We expect a QE tapering announcement this autumn."
However, Connor Campbell, financial analyst at Spreadex, said the markets felt the latest data was not strong enough "to push the ECB in a hawkish direction", and tighten its policy.
Jack Letts, 20, from Oxford, has been labelled "Jihadi Jack" by some newspapers, which reported he left the UK to join the group when he was 18.
But his parents have dismissed the claims as "false" and said he travelled to the region for humanitarian reasons.
Police confirmed Mr Letts had been under investigation since March 2015.
The South East Counter Terrorism Unit (Sectu) said it was aware of the recent media reports and "can confirm we are investigating".
"This investigation began in March 2015 and is ongoing," Sectu added.
"We are unable to comment [on] any specifics... but would like to say that anyone who knows of someone who may be potentially vulnerable to being drawn into terrorist-related activity, including travelling abroad to conflict zones, should contact local police."
On his Facebook page Mr Letts also said the reports were false.
Speaking to the Oxford Mail newspaper his parents John and Sally Letts described their son as "a really kind, funny kid who is very gentle".
They said he travelled to Kuwait in the summer of 2014 to learn Arabic, before travelling to Syria in September 2014.
They believe he is now in the war-torn country, possibly working in hospitals or as a translator.
His mother said media reports claiming he had adopted the name Ibrahim or Abu Muhammed and had a son in Iraq were "absolutely ridiculous".
But she said he had converted to Islam and reports he was married could be true.
On Facebook, Jack Letts said: "Maybe they got bored worrying about what colour socks certain celebrities wear and took out the frustration on me."
After three years of losses, Barclays is back in the black, it will have sold off all its non-essential businesses by June, its capital levels are very close to the point where the banking authorities will let it start paying higher dividends, and interest rates could head upward - a good thing for banks' profit margins. Its shares rose 3% on the news - happy days.
However, a huge upheaval of the European banking system is on the horizon as the UK prepares to trigger Article 50, taking the financial heart of Europe out of the EU, and out of the single market.
Today we got a little more detail on Barclays' contingency planning. It seems Dublin may become the headquarters of its European business, requiring hundreds of additional staff there and in its offices in Frankfurt and Milan, which may become branches of the Dublin bank rather than the UK bank.
Despite this structural sleight of hand, Mr Staley is confident London will remain the financial centre of Europe long after Brexit.
But he also issued an important warning. What happens to a 10-year loan, or agreement with a customer in the EU, struck in the next two years before the UK formally leaves? How can the parties be sure that the terms of the contract between them are still valid in the years after Brexit, before the terms of trade have been agreed?
According to Mr Staley, honouring deals like this into the future - or "grandfathering" them - is crucial to maintain confidence in this coming period of uncertainty.
He also had a warning for Donald Trump. Don't mess with US bank regulation.
Promised cuts to tax and banking regulation in the US have seen shares in the likes of Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan rocket. But, according to Mr Staley, dismantling the controls put in place after the financial crisis would undo a lot of good work done to make the financial system safer.
"Higher capital levels and lower risk taking by banks has been a good thing, and I don't think (regulation) should be rolled back," he said.
If the stock market is right, and the big investment banks will be able to generate higher returns by taking more risk, Barclays' sizeable US operations may have a tough choice to make: keep up with your Wall Street neighbours, or look safer (and more boring) to investors.
Four of the Orkney and Shetland MP's constituents raised the action, which was heard in court this week, under the Representation of the People Act.
They claim Lib Dem Mr Carmichael authorised a leaked memo in order to influence the outcome of May's vote.
Aberdeen woman Sheila Ritchie is trying to raise £50,000 to help Mr Carmichael.
More than £2,000 has been donated so far.
The constituents who brought the petition were also aided by crowd funding.
Two days of evidence was heard at a special election court in Edinburgh earlier this week, before being adjourned to a later date.
The case is believed to be the first of its kind in Scotland for 50 years.
It arose from a story in the Daily Telegraph at the start of the general election campaign in April.
Mr Carmichael - Scottish Secretary in the Tory-Lib Dem coalition before the election - had authorised the leaking of a civil service memo suggesting First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had told the French ambassador she wanted David Cameron to remain in Downing Street.
He claimed in a TV interview the first he had heard of it was when he received a phone call from a journalist.
However, the MP later admitted full responsibility for sanctioning its release, and accepted the "details of the account are not correct".
Slade, who revealed his desire to stay at Cardiff long-term despite fan pressure, says the players understand.
Tan told BBC Wales: "In every match I want to see 30 or 40 attempts on goal."
Cardiff boss Slade explained: "The more attempts at goal, the more you take, the idea being you score or test the goalkeeper."
Tan outlined his football philosophy in a question and answer session with supporters on Thursday, where he revealed he plans to reduce the club's £140m debt by half.
"Just shoot from 25, 30 yards, I told the players. What's the point of passing, passing, passing and hoping to get in the box that way," Tan said.
"Unless you're Lionel Messi looking for a tap-in, it's not going to work.
"They get the ball and it seems to be like a hot potato. Pass it to somebody else straight away. As fans, you must see that, because I do.
"The law of averages says the more you shoot, the more you'll score. If you shoot 30 times you'll get three goals, 40 times will be four goals, 50 times and you'll get five goals.
"Don't respond by saying I know nothing about football. I've learned an awful lot, I see players regularly scoring in the Premier League from distance and we have to do that."
Cardiff are ninth in the Championship, five points outside the play-offs, and Slade insists his players will listen to their major shareholder.
"The players sat and listened to that, they saw the logic of taking opportunities when they come to them," he said.
"I think all players know that, whether you are shooting from five, 10 or 25 yards out."
Slade has admitted he wants to stay with the club beyond this season when his current contract expires and Tan has called on fans to back Slade although the Malaysian entrepreneur has not given the Cardiff boss no assurances.
Asked if he wanted a new contract, Slade said: ''Yes of course when it's right. I have enjoyed my time here. I am not looking to move.''
The historic event occurred after he defeated English forces at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297.
A ceremony took place in front of gathered nobles and clergy in the Kirk o' the Forest in Selkirk.
A geophysics survey in the ruins of the town's 18th Century Auld Kirk has revealed remains of a medieval chapel.
The investigation was expected to find traces of its 16th Century predecessor but instead it showed remains which could pinpoint the spot where Wallace was honoured.
It is a scene which was depicted in Mel Gibson's Braveheart.
The church itself was demolished and later churches built on the site.
We hope to work with the community to make the most of this fascinating discovery and the tourism potential it has.
Dr Chris Bowles, Scottish Borders Council's archaeologist, said: "The association between William Wallace and this area is quite well documented, with Wallace using guerrilla tactics to fight the English from the Ettrick Forest.
"We knew vaguely that this site was associated with Wallace, and that the Scottish nobles made him Guardian of Scotland at the Kirk o' the Forest in recognition of his military successes.
"We had been expecting the geophysics survey to uncover a 16th Century church that we know to have existed and which was a replacement to the medieval church, but the only evidence in the survey is in relation to the medieval church."
He said they found the "foundation footprint of a medieval chapel" within the footprint of the 18th Century church.
"There are certainly wall lines forming an east-west aligned rectangle," he said.
"The measurements are similar to St Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle and point to it possibly being a Romanesque chapel.
"If it is the Kirk o' the Forest, it is where Wallace was honoured. He went on to become the legendary figure he remains today."
Dr Bowles, who commissioned the survey by the University of Durham in conjunction with the Selkirk Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme (Cars), said the site could now become a visitor attraction.
"While these geophysics results suggest a medieval chapel beneath the later church, we are very restricted by the burials in the area to allow any excavation," he said.
"But in the future it may be possible to conduct limited investigations in areas where there is no evidence of burial."
Gary Stewart, convenor of the Society of William Wallace, hailed the discovery as "a rare physical link to the hero".
He added: "This is a fantastic discovery, and another piece in the jigsaw of Wallace's life.
"It lets us know the exact place where Wallace was appointed as Guardian."
Colin Gilmour, Selkirk Cars project manager, said the discovery could draw tourism to the town.
He said: "There is nothing currently signposting people to the Auld Kirk site, but with this latest discovery it could become a major attraction and assist with the regeneration of the town centre.
"We hope to work with the community to make the most of this fascinating discovery and the tourism potential it has."
Scottish Borders councillor Ron Smith said the discovery strengthened the links between William Wallace and Selkirk.
A re-enactment of Wallace's appointment to guardianship could be held at the site later this year.
The owner and founder of Herbert of Liverpool died in the early hours after a long battle with cancer.
Mr Howe also flirted with politics and briefly stood for Mayor of Liverpool in 2012.
Comedian Ricky Tomlinson and Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson led the tributes. Mr Anderson said: "He always wanted to help others."
Tomlinson said of his lifelong friend: "He brought some big acts to Liverpool to perform at his charity dos.
"He absolutely loved showbusiness. He was Mr Bling; that was the name of his building, Bling Bling."
The Royle Family star said he wanted to organise a cabaret show in Mr Howe's memory and donate the money raised to his chosen charities.
Mr Howe, who set up Queenie's Christmas charity in memory of his mother, also featured on ITV docu-soap Shampoo and Channel 5's Celebrity Super Spa.
He put his name forward as an independent candidate for the Mayor of Liverpool in 2012 but withdrew because of what he described as the "viperous attitude" of local politics.
Friend Bernie Buxton from Liverpool Taxi Drivers Children In Care Outing Fund said he was Liverpool's Father Christmas.
"His legacy in the city is the fundraising he has done... [for] the children and pensioners of Merseyside.
"He will never be forgotten."
Actress Jennifer Ellison and Claire Sweeney were among the celebrities who had their hair cut by Mr Howe.
Ellison tweeted: "Heartbroken. This morning we lost one of the most generous men I have ever met. My friend Herbert of Liverpool."
The figure was revealed by Legal Affairs Minister Annabelle Ewing in response to a parliamentary question.
Ministers gave £60,000 to the Safeguarding Communities, Reducing Offending (Sacro) scheme last year.
It was created in an effort to keep people aged 12 to 24 charged with sectarian offences out of court.
More than 1,000 charges have been brought under the Scottish government's Offensive Behaviour at Football Act since its launch, leading to more than 200 criminal prosecutions, official figures up to 2015-16 show.
However, prosecutors have sent just 34 people to Sacro's anti-sectarian services programme, with only 22 people completing it.
All four of Holyrood's opposition parties have pledged to repeal the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act.
Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Liam McArthur, who uncovered the Sacro data, said the low uptake to the programme of those charged under the act was a cause for concern.
He said ministers needed to work with the Crown Office to make sure the most was made of the resource.
"Sacro's diversion-from-prosecution scheme is something that has the potential to make a big difference," he said.
"The fact that uptake is so low is therefore a concern.
"The Scottish government has provided funding, but more needs to be done to ensure that the Crown Office are making use of the programme when this is the best option.
"Unless action is taken, SNP ministers leave themselves open to the charge of having no interest in genuinely addressing the huge flaws in the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act (OBFA) or supporting schemes that help keep people out of court."
In response to the figures, Ms Ewing said she would meet with the Lord Advocate to discuss the issue.
She said: "Decisions to refer an accused to a diversion scheme are taken by prosecutors after full consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case reported by the police.
"The Scottish government-supported Sacro anti-sectarian services (SASS) diversion-from-prosecution programme was developed in late 2013 and began working with referrals in May 2014.
"The service is open to a wide range of organisations to make referrals although participation is voluntary, and if the client decides against participation the matter is returned to the referring body."
Lloyd-Roberts has acute myeloid leukaemia and is dependant on a stem-cell transplant to survive.
The BBC is holding an open day on Monday for anyone aged 16-30 to volunteer as a possible donor.
Lloyd-Roberts has worked for ITN and the BBC, making her name in foreign affairs.
She has reported on events in Syria, Burma and North Korea among many others, and has campaigned for human rights.
Lloyd-Roberts told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme she had been "really encouraged" by the number of people attending the open day.
Held in the BBC's New Broadcasting House in central London, it hopes to encourage 16- to 30-year-olds to join the register of the blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan Trust by supplying a saliva sample. It is open to the public as well as BBC staff.
Lloyd-Roberts's chances of surviving the disease rest on a transplant.
"My prognosis is very grim. So I'm counting on one," she said.
But she added she was "very confident" that a successful donor would be found with the assistance of the charity.
Until then, she said, her "life is on hold".
"You feel as though you're in limbo. You really can't plan anything," she told Derbyshire.
"The kind of work I do for the BBC tends to be long-length investigative films, which can take two months to do. So clearly my work is on hold.
"I really want to remain optimistic, but it's a strange period.
"You can't work, you can't live a normal life, I could have to go to the hospital any day."
But she added that despite "this killer disease in my body", she currently felt "physically fine".
"This is what is so insidious and maddening about it," she said.
Since being diagnosed four months ago, Lloyd-Roberts has undergone two rounds of chemotherapy at University College Hospital in London, and is now in remission.
She had expected a stem-cell transplant to take place in May, but the would-be donor failed medical tests and the operation was cancelled.
"It was a major disappointment," she said.
"I had my bags packed and was ready to go into hospital when the call came the day before I was due to go in, saying that the donor had failed his medical."
Of the 25 million names on the Anthony Nolan Trust register, only three potential donors had been identified - with all three later ruled out.
The charity says that only one in about 1,200 people on the register ends up donating in any given year. Because there are many thousands of different tissue types, matches can be rare.
Those unable to attend the BBC open day can sign up on the Anthony Nolan Trust website.
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Paralympian John Stubbs is Britain's most successful archer with a cabinet full of accolades including a Paralympic gold medal from 2008 and four world titles.
However, the 51-year-old has had to overcome a traumatic accident and battle mental health issues. It all started on 6 November 1989 - a date which would have more significance later in his triumphant archery career.
Aged 24, Stubbs was content with his situation in life as he travelled home on his motorbike from his dream job as a fabrication engineer to his young wife and newborn son in Warrington, Cheshire. But on a cold and dark evening, his world was turned upside down.
"Somebody in a car sideswiped me. I ended up landing in a farmer's field, not knowing at the time how bad my injuries were," Stubbs reflected.
"The driver had gone. My only thoughts were to get up and switch my bike off. But I couldn't. I crawled towards the bike on the edge of the road and the amount of pain I was in made me pass out."
His ordeal was not over, though.
"Another car ran me over while I was down. They couldn't see me on the road," he adds. "But the next person to see me was a female doctor.
"There had been a hoax call for an accident and the ambulance that picked me up was on its way back to the station.
"If I had waited for another ambulance, I would have probably died at the scene. I had to have a 68-pint blood transfusion because I had severed the femoral arteries in both my legs."
Stubbs would later have his right leg amputated, and treatment on his damaged left leg. Months after, as he was undergoing rehabilitation, Stubbs was lost and did not know how to cope with his predicament.
"You're thrown into this situation where you've acquired a disability through no fault of your own," he said.
I feel like my life has gone full circle now
"I felt like I was a burden on my family. I was seeking solace in the bottle.
"It was at that point I felt there was only one way out and that was when I tried to commit suicide."
Fortunately for Stubbs, a concerned neighbour and close friend Mark Chadwick had followed him to a local pond, where he had attempted to drown himself.
"My neighbour dragged me out," said Stubbs.
"It was a cry for help more than anything. My doctor was told about this and I went through counselling."
Stubbs received treatment at a clinic in Withington, Manchester, where he realised his situation was better than other people in less favourable circumstances.
"It felt like a shock treatment to me. Going in there and seeing people that would love to be in the position I was. It was that kind of place where they relied on other things to keep them going," he said.
"That's when I realised 'what have I got to complain about?' It was a reality check for me and it really hit me hard, emotionally. I realised I had a lot more to offer."
With his new-found determination and drive to succeed in life, Stubbs tried a variety of sports before finding his true purpose, armed with a bow and a set of arrows, in 1994.
"I was playing disabled cricket but I felt like I needed an extra activity," he said.
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"I went down to a disabled sports club to try a variety of things because I was struggling to find a sport that would float my boat. But then I peered through some double doors and there was this guy teaching archery, who beckoned me to come and have a go.
"I was really chuffed that I had found something that challenged me," added the former world number one Para-archer.
"I didn't feel like I had that when I had my accident. That was what was missing.
"I never realised at the time where it would actually take me and now I've been across the world with it. It made me realise that I've been very fortunate in my life as a disabled person. It made me a success."
Although Stubbs went on to top the podium at European and world events, with a career-defining moment as a gold medallist at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, he would always feel low on the anniversary of his accident.
That was until he claimed two gold medals and a silver at the 2013 World Para-archery Championships in Thailand on its 24th anniversary.
"I always used to look at that date in a negative stance because that's the day my whole world changed," he said.
"I did that every year right up until I won gold on that day. To compete and win a gold medal on what usually was a sad day... I used to remember that day for all the wrong reasons but now it will be remembered for a good reason."
The next World Para-archery Championships are in Beijing this September and Stubbs feels there is room for one more gold medal to complete his career.
"I want to win gold at the World Championships in Beijing," he said. "I won a Paralympic gold medal there in 2008 and I feel like my life has gone full circle now." | Jersey and Sussex batsman Jonty Jenner has been named as 12th man for England's first Test against South Africa at Lord's, starting on Thursday.
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The 23-year-old, who is vying with Shane Watson for the Ashes all-rounder berth, brought his hundred up off 93 balls, including five sixes, before retiring on 101.
Watson himself made a 76-ball 81 as Australia reached 322-4 at stumps.
Kent began the day on 203-5 but lost their last five wickets for 77 runs.
Fast bowler Ryan Harris, who has not played a test since January, took his first wickets of the tour.
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The song was broadcast simultaneously on Tuesday on BBC One, Two, Three, Four and Radio 1, 2, 4, 6 and 5 Live.
The track, which will also be released in aid of Children in Need, features 27 artists across all musical genres.
They include Sir Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Chris Martin, Sam Smith, Brian May, Jamie Cullum and Nicola Benedetti.
BBC local and national radio stations, BBC World Service, 1Xtra, 4 Xtra, Asian Network and BBC iPlayer and iPlayer Radio also came together to play the song at 20:00 BST (19:00 GMT).
BBC Radio 3, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News were due to air it shortly afterwards.
BBC Music will encompass TV and radio programming, digital services and schemes to support emerging talent including the introduction of classical music to UK primary schools.
The song's original writer, Brian Wilson, also features on the track, along with the BBC Concert Orchestra.
The collective group of musicians has been named the Impossible Orchestra.
Bob Shennan, director of BBC Music, said: "This 'impossible' orchestra is a celebration of all the talent, diversity and musical passion found every single day throughout the BBC."
The BBC's new music strategy was unveiled by the corporation in June.
The reason for his departure is unclear but he was widely criticised after it emerged that the BND had spied for the US National Security Agency (NSA) .
He will be replaced by Bruno Kahl, seen as close to Germany's finance minister.
"We need a new start," said a senior MP investigating the NSA affair.
Official confirmation of Mr Schindler's replacement came from Chancellor Angela Merkel's office on Wednesday after it had been reported hours earlier.
Mr Schindler, 63, has run the foreign intelligence service since 2012 and was due to retire in two years' time. There has been some suggestion that he suffered from ill health after the NSA controversy.
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Mr Schindler has had a difficult period in charge of the BND. The agency came under fire within Germany and from its neighbours over revelations that it had helped the NSA spy on European politicians, institutions and companies, using its monitoring station at Bad Aibling in Bavaria.
Last December, the agency was publicly rebuked by its own government for releasing a highly critical report on Saudi Arabia's "impulsive" foreign policy.
Some reports suggested that Mrs Merkel wanted the new chief in place before federal elections next year.
Patrick Sensburg, head of the Bundestag's NSA committee, said a change at the top of the BND would provide an opportunity for much-needed reform.
Some MPs said they were were concerned by his early departure, which will occur on 1 July. Centre-left SPD spokesman Burkhard Lischka said Mr Schindler had understood that the foreign intelligence agency had to open up "at least a little", adding that he had also backed reform of the service.
Announcing the decision, the chancellor's spokesman, Peter Altmaier, said the intelligence services faced "shifting security challenges" as well as changes expected as a result of the parliamentary inquiry into its links with the NSA.
The event in June saw the area's roads gridlocked with many people stuck in their vehicles for up to 12 hours.
A report by Mendip District Council said the "overwhelming issue" was there was nowhere to park campervans when site access became problematic.
Organisers blamed heavy rain prior to the event for the disruption.
Festival boss Michael Eavis admitted it had been "chaotic" but said 4in (10cm) of rain in three days before the event was "an impossible situation for a greenfield site".
He said: "Next year I've secured the use of the Bath and West [showground] for any emergencies - and we can do park-and-ride from there.
"It is tough when all the roads are blocked, it's hard work for people and I really regret that happening, I really do.
"But it's only once in 10 years that we get that problem."
The report noted although the event was "well planned and managed", rain in the lead up to the event caused a "serious deterioration" to ground conditions on site.
It said the festival delayed opening access to the camping fields by six hours to allow the site to further dry out.
But this affected the access of caravans and campervans on to the site which then resulted in substantial traffic jams.
The traffic built up on the Tuesday evening and was not fully resolved until late Wednesday and caused "significant disruption" to residents, businesses and others passing through the area.
But he said he believed policies such as the proposed tax on properties worth more than £2m would benefit Scotland.
Mr Balls was speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme ahead of his party's manifesto launch.
The SNP's Nicola Sturgeon said that view appeared to contradict that of Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy.
Mr Murphy had previously said that the party would not need to make "further cuts to achieve our spending rules" in the next parliament.
Shadow Chancellor Mr Balls explained that a Labour government would have to make cuts in "non-protected" areas which would apply in England and Scotland.
He went on to say that changes to the tax system, such as the proposed "mansion tax" rule, would mean Labour could increase spending in priority areas such as the NHS.
Mr Balls said he believed that in 2015/16 that would deliver £800m extra for Scotland which could then be spent on jobs for young people, more childcare and the NHS.
He added: "Whether or not the overall Scottish budget is cut depends upon whether or not that £800m, which is financed and extra, is more than or less than our unplanned cuts - and that will depend upon the scale of the unplanned cuts.
"I can't say to Scotland that you're going to be exempt from spending cuts in the unprotected areas but they're sensible and they are absolutely in marked contrast to what the Tories are proposing - because they want to have double the spending cuts next year than last year - and also the SNP, because what we exposed last week is the SNP both won't match our manifesto pledges but also their fiscal autonomy within the UK is actually fiscal austerity in the UK.
"It would mean a massive cut to spending in Scotland."
Following the radio interview, Mr Murphy said he and Mr Balls had been clear that a Labour government would "have to make savings" north and south of the border, however, he suggested these need not continue beyond 2015/16.
However, that was at odds with Labour's spokesman on business, Chuka Umunna, who told the BBC's Daily Politics programme that cuts would have to be made throughout the life of the new parliament.
He said: "The leader of the Scottish Labour Party [Jim Murphy] will not be in charge of the UK budget.
"The leader of our country, our next prime minister, Ed Miliband, will be in charge of the UK budget and he has just answered the question, when that was put to him - will there be any cuts over the course of this parliament not just in the first financial year, but in the following financial years?
"And he was absolutely clear - there will be the need for further consolidation and cuts throughout the rest of the parliament."
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Jim Murphy is adamant that there is no practical distinction between the comments offered by himself and those tendered by Ed Balls. However, there is perhaps a difference in emphasis.
Mr Balls, countering Tories, talks up the rigour - alongside social justice. Mr Murphy - facing Nationalists - talks social justice and tends to play down the rigour.
To be fair to Mr Murphy, he has cited the Institute for Fiscal Studies to the effect that there might be no need for Labour to introduce "further" cuts beyond the present year, 2015/16, in order to achieve the aim of eliminating the current account deficit by the end of the next Westminster Parliament.
Note the words. Further - that is, beyond those presently scheduled. Current account - that is, not including spending for capital investment.
However, the IFS also observed that about £6bn of cuts might be required if Labour is to adhere to the more truncated timetable for balance set out in the Charter for Budget Responsibility, which the party has endorsed. The IFS note adds that "there is real uncertainty" about the path to be followed for the public finances.
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The leader of the SNP, Ms Sturgeon, said Labour had admitted that if there was a Labour government there would be more cuts in Scotland.
She added: "The truth is out about Labour spending cuts. Jim Murphy's false claims in the TV debates have been rubbished by his own party bosses at Westminster, who have hung him out to dry.
"Ed Miliband, Ed Balls and Chuka Umunna have just confirmed that Labour in Scotland continue to be no more than a branch office of Westminster Labour."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson reacted to Mr Balls' comment by saying: "Yesterday, Jim Murphy said there would be no further cuts for Scotland. Today Ed Balls has pulled him short and confirmed there would be.
"Jim Murphy has had the rug pulled from under his feet by a panicking and shambolic party which seems to have given up on Scotland."
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie said Labour had "very little credibility" on the economy as it wanted to "borrow far too much than is necessary".
He added: "Our plan to cut less than the Conservatives and borrow less than the SNP and Labour enables us to commit to building a stronger economy and a fairer society.
"Liberal Democrats have been first out of the blocks in setting out how we would deal with the deficit. The SNP, Labour and the Conservatives must be open with people in Scotland about what is needed to deal with the deficit fairly by 2017/18."
Labour's manifesto - which was unveiled in Manchester - commits a Labour government to what it calls a "budget responsibility lock".
This would "guarantee" that every policy is paid for without additional borrowing and would, in future, require all the major parties to have their tax and spending plans audited by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility before a general election.
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Essex Fire Service was called at 10:09 BST on Sunday to a house in the village of Hockley after Olive was thought to have slipped while scratching.
"The animal was in distress and had become wedged in the gap," it said.
Firefighters from Hawkwell station used cutting equipment and air bags to release the pig, at 10:39 BST.
She was later happy to hog the limelight in photographs posted by the fire service on Twitter, with the hashtag #notjustfires.
One shows five officers with the rescued animal after the incident.
Sub-officer Gary Shinn said: "We believe the pig was on a concrete step and went for a scratch and ended up falling over and getting wedged upside down.
"Although distressed at first, she calmed down after a little stroke. The owner was very pleased to be reunited."
He added: "The crew has been to a few animal rescues, but never a pig."
At the same time, the first minister's tone was intriguing as she confirmed, in a news conference at Bute House, that the SNP will vote against a proposed incursion by the RAF into Syria when the Commons debates the issue tomorrow.
I questioned Nicola Sturgeon as to whether there was ever any serious doubt that the SNP would be in the No lobby of the Commons when the vote was taken.
In response, she went out of her way to emphasise that this was a carefully weighed decision, preceded by detailed thought and discussion.
Her tone eschewed political rhetoric. Indeed, she praised the prime minister's efforts to attempt to convince sceptics, indicating that he had made progress in that direction. She summed up the position as "an honest difference of opinion."
So what is driving this approach? Firstly, this "nuanced" view - Nicola Sturgeon used that very adjective - is driven by conviction. Within the SNP leadership, Ms Sturgeon has taken particular pains to stress that it was important to think carefully, particularly in the aftermath of the Paris attacks.
She deliberately left the impression that this was not primarily a decision from pre-existing first principles but rather a careful, pragmatic calculation based on an assessment of all the elements, in Syria and globally.
So Ms Sturgeon accorded weight to the Prime Minister's persuasion but argued that it fell short on two points; the lack of a credible ground force to support air strikes and the lack of planning for post-conflict reconstruction in Syria.
Without those, she argued, air strikes might well make matters worse.
There are of course wider political calculations. There are some who have been adamant against air strikes from the outset. Ms Sturgeon is not in that camp, matching perhaps the troubled thoughts of many in Scotland and the wider UK as they reflect upon Paris.
Thirdly, the standpoint adopted by the SNP has the effect - intentional or otherwise - of contrasting with the uncertainty and disquiet in Labour ranks, reflected in the lack of a common position among Her Majesty's principal Opposition at Westminster.
The 22-year-old, who joined the Championship newcomers from Rochdale this summer, suffered the injury in the 2-0 win at Rotherham on Saturday.
"The most important aspect is his long-term health and recovery," Bees boss Mark Warburton told the club website.
"Scott will be carefully looked after by our outstanding medical team."
Hogan, who scored 19 goals in 40 appearances for Rochdale last season, suffered an ankle problem in pre-season and was making only his second appearance for Brentford at the weekend.
He is due to undergo reconstructive surgery on his knee next Wednesday.
"Timescales for Scott's return are loose at this stage. However, on average, the recovery from this type of injury is around nine months," Brentford head of medical Neil Greig said.
"Scott's injury will require some careful management. We have a young and talented player who has already demonstrated a positive attitude and determination to return better than ever."
Brentford strengthened their attacking options with the loan signing of Sporting Lisbon forward Betinho on transfer deadline day.
The books, about Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell, are being adapted by Peter Straughan who co-wrote the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
BBC Two controller Janice Hadlow said the channel was "very fortunate" to have the rights to the two novels.
The six-part series is expected to be broadcast late next year.
Wolf Hall was propelled into the bestseller lists after winning the Booker Prize in 2009.
It tells the fictionalised account of Cromwell's rise and fall in the Tudor Court.
Its sequel Bring Up The Bodies, which focuses on Henry's second wife Anne Boleyn, has been longlisted for this year's prize.
The shortlist will be announced on 11 September.
Mantel revealed in November she had plans for a third instalment, to be called The Mirror and the Light.
The book will continue Cromwell's story until his execution in 1540.
Ninety-four of 97 schools in the 46,000-student district were closed for the day.
A union representing the district's teachers urged them to call out sick because of dwindling funds.
The union says there is not enough money to pay teachers for the summer or for summer schooling.
The teachers protested poor working conditions in January, calling for another "sick-out".
Many schools in the district are in disrepair, with mould, mildew, leaking pipes and unsanitary working conditions.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder passed a law providing emergency funding for the district to stay open. The state legislature is considering a $270 million (£184 million) restructuring plan for the district.
It is illegal for teachers in state schools to go on strike in the state of Michigan.
The union's interim president, Ivy Bailey, said in a statement that "by refusing to guarantee that we will be paid for our work, [Detroit Public Schools] is effectively locking our members out of the classrooms.''
As the BBC's Sean Coughlan reported in February, the school closures are the latest stage in a dispute about pay and what teachers say are the terrible conditions in Detroit's schools, with overcrowded, crumbling, unhygienic classrooms and chronic underfunding.
'Sick outs' staged by teachers banned from striking
"The gym is closed because half of the floor is buckled and the other half suffered so much rainwater damage from the dripping ceiling that it became covered with toxic black mould. Instead of professionally addressing the problem, a black tarp simply was placed over the entire area like a Band-Aid," Lakia Wilson, a teacher the the district's Spanish Elementary-Middle School, wrote in a blog post in January.
"How can you teach or learn in conditions like these?"
The number of students in the Detroit Public School system has fallen by about 80% compared with the 1970s.
Bankruptcy judge Steven Rhodes, who oversees the district, called the union's "drastic call to action" unnecessary.
He called the sick-out "counterproductive and detrimental".
South Yorkshire Police has charged one person for every 16 child sexual exploitation complaints over two years.
It also brought among the fewest prosecutions of child abusers in the past three years, according to the CPS.
Lib Dem Lord Scriven said victims had been "let down", while the force stressed CSE investigations involved "highly complex evidence".
Former children's minister Tim Loughton said charges and prosecutions by South Yorkshire were "completely out of sync" with other forces.
South Yorkshire was among 10 constabularies to which the BBC sent Freedom of Information requests.
The average charging rate across the other nine forces was more like one charge for every five CSE complaints; with the figure at one in eight in the West Midlands, Hampshire and Leicestershire.
1,184
CSE complaints in Greater Manchester from July 2012 to December 2015
292
resulted in charges
1,055 in Staffordshire from April 2014 to December 2015: 173 charges
1,034 in the Metropolitan Police area from May 2013 to December 2015: 210 charges
695 in South Yorkshire from January 2013 to December 2015: 46 charges
The CPS provided separate figures for prosecutions for child abuse - including sex crimes, child prostitution, child cruelty, trafficked children and historical abuse where the victim was now an adult.
It comes as survivors are due to share their personal experiences at a conference on CSE on Friday, to learn lessons from the Rotherham abuse scandal.
On Wednesday, the NSPCC said the number of reported child sex offences had risen by a third in England and Wales in a year to the equivalent of more than 113 a day.
Asked what he believed the BBC's research showed, Lord Scriven said it highlighted how South Yorkshire's Chief Constable David Crompton had failed to act with the "speed and severity required" to stop childhoods "being ruined by abuse".
The peer's comments came despite recent jail terms for three brothers who led a grooming gang a judge said caused harm of "unimaginable proportions".
Repeating his call for the chief constable to resign, Lord Scriven said: "We need to solve this for the sake of confidence in the police and the victims.
"I feel the chief constable is not the man to take this force forward."
The Conservative MP Mr Loughton said: "I will be raising these figures with the Home Affairs Select Committee."
South Yorkshire Police said the nature of CSE investigations might mean it took longer than a year to prosecute offenders and some may be charged with multiple offences.
"In the last month five people have been jailed for a total of a 102 years for a number of CSE-related offences in Rotherham. This demonstrates the determination we have to bringing those responsible for this type of crime to justice," said a spokesperson.
South Yorkshire is not alone in receiving criticism for not tackling child sex abuse: Thames Valley Police and Oxfordshire County Council were found in a serious case review in March 2015 to have made "many errors" and there was condemnation for authorities after the Rochdale grooming case.
The scale of the problem identified in Rotherham, however, dwarfed other towns and police watchdog Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary found in July the force still needed to make "major improvements" to some child protection procedures.
Retired Det Ch Insp Simon Morton, who led the Thames Valley Police investigation into abuse in Oxfordshire uncovered during an inquiry dubbed Operation Bullfinch, said he thought the number of charges across the 10 forces was "promising" because of the difficulty and distress for victims in building evidence to bring cases to court.
Stockport's Labour MP Ann Coffey, who authored a report in the wake of the Rochdale grooming case in 2012, said the number of reports suggested greater awareness among police of CSE but she was "not convinced" of greater public awareness.
"Until that happens, I don't think we will have a high level of prosecutions as members of the public make up juries."
In law, there is no specific crime of child sexual exploitation. Offenders are often charged for associated offences such as sexual activity with a child, but police forces record these associated crimes internally with CSE flags or markers, meaning they have safeguarding concerns about a child. The BBC requested numbers of offences with a CSE flag.
The 10 forces started highlighting CSE separately over the past four years - with Greater Manchester the first in July 2012 and Durham the last in November 2014 - but in that time there have been thousands of reports including from children's homes, schools and hotels.
Peter Garsden, from the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers, said "wide discrepancies between recording efficiencies in different [police force] areas" could affect investigations, with knock-on effects for victims.
Such was the demand, Barnardo's launched a fundraising appeal for £500,000 to keep its existing, voluntary-funded CSE services open "with the ambition to open more".
Javed Khan, Barnardo's chief executive, said more victims came forward "every time" it opened a new service.
"Sadly, we then have to prioritise the most high-risk cases as our services are usually oversubscribed," he said.
Many of the reports have been made since the full extent of the Rotherham scandal was revealed in the Jay report, in August 2014.
Insp Julie Woods, from West Midlands Police's public protection unit, said more children were reporting abuse.
She said: "However, children are often very reluctant to talk and where there is evidence to support a criminal justice route we will always proceed with a victimless prosecution, obviously with the support of CPS."
Durham Constabulary CSE specialist Helen Murphy said social media was used by offenders to meet children and "play on their innocence and naivety".
The "vast majority" of sexual abuse of children was however committed in their homes "by people who should be protecting them", Ms Murphy added.
Hampshire Det Supt Victoria Dennis said: "Victims of CSE can take many months, sometimes years, to be able to disclose what has happened to them. This can result in the investigation not progressing to a charge or prosecution if there is insufficient evidence at that time.
"The force is not struggling to investigate these offences; we have adequate resources to investigate these offences thoroughly."
Leicestershire Police said it had launched a new campaign called CEASE - the Commitment to Eradicate Abuse and Sexual Exploitation in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Dorset Police said it gathered evidence towards prosecutions even without complaints from victims and "regardless of the outcome...continued to support victims and help them minimise any risks to which they may be exposed".
Staffordshire Police said figures showed offences and the number of people charged over a specific time period highlighted CSE offenders were often charged with more than one offence, "which may mean that the proportion of people arrested per offence differed".
The force said it had teams to target CSE on the street, online and a multi-agency prevention team, which meant it "uncovered a greater number of offences" due to its "active focus".
The matches will take place at the Belfast venue on 10, 12, 14, 17 and 19 July, with Ireland coach John Bracewell expecting "fiercely competitive" games.
Ireland are also scheduled to host one-day fixtures against Sri Lanka and Pakistan this summer.
Away one-day internationals against Australia and South Africa have been confirmed for September.
"We're certainly getting close to the amount and variety of fixtures we need to continue our international development," said head coach Bracewell.
"The more games we play in varying conditions the more we learn and grow as a cricketing nation. I expect the five-game series against Afghanistan will be tough and fiercely competitive.
"They had an excellent series win in both ODI's and Twenty20 against Zimbabwe last year, and continued that form in the World Twenty20 beating the eventual champions West Indies, which was a fantastic achievement for them and the Associate cricket cause.
"It'll be a new experience for the players to be involved in a five-game series but one which I'm certain they'll relish and thrive on."
The teams have played four one-day internationals to date, with Ireland winning three and Afghanistan one.
Their only one-day international meeting on Irish soil came in the World Cricket League Championship in 2012 which saw Ireland win by 59 runs thanks to a half century from Ed Joyce.
Plantlife is calling for better management of grassy verges to preserve a wealth of different flowering plants.
It says road margins are a haven for wild plants that have been lost from the countryside.
Some wild plants, such as wood calamint and fen ragwort, are now found naturally only on road verges.
The charity says such plants can be brought back from near extinction, with conservation management.
But it says even endangered plants on verges deemed nature reserves have been mown or cleared.
For too long road verges have been thought of as "dull, inconsequential places that flash by in the wing mirror," said Dr Trevor Dines of Plantlife.
"Sadly, road verges have been woefully disregarded for decades and are increasingly poorly managed for nature," he added.
"Some exceptionally rare plants including fen ragwort and wood calamint are only hanging on thanks to the existence of some remaining well-managed verges.
"But we must not get complacent - only genuine management for nature will safeguard these and other plants from extinction."
Plantlife says verges should be managed for wildlife as a matter of course, while remaining safe for motorists.
Its top 10 threatened plants growing on road verges are:
In the study, Plantlife found that 724 plant species grow on road verges in the UK.
Of these, 91 are threatened or near-threatened.
If ditches and hedgerows are included, this figure rises to 97 out of 809.
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It is the first time a warm-up event has been held before Wimbledon for wheelchair tennis players.
The three day competition, organised by the Tennis Foundation, will run from 6 July and will feature the 13 best men and women's players.
Both singles and doubles matches will be played before the Wimbledon events begin on 13 July.
"We've not previously had the opportunity to play competitive matches on grass ahead of Wimbledon," world number six Alfie Hewett said.
"This tournament will form a crucial part of my preparations as I aim to transfer my recent form on to the grass."
A human rights organisation said it had uncovered documents which revealed waterboarding and electric shocks were used in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.
The Pat Finucane Centre (PFC) said the allegations of torture were known at the highest political levels.
The government said it would not comment on specific allegations.
It added that it viewed torture as "abhorrent".
Waterboarding is an interrogation process that causes the subject to experience the sensation of drowning.
In 2012, a BBC documentary, Inside the Torture Chamber, broadcast claims that the practice was used 40 years ago.
On Wednesday night, Channel Four broadcast similar allegations in relation to the Parachute Regiment in the 1970s.
Documents uncovered by the Pat Finucane Centre (PFC) are said to include the minutes of a meeting between the then Prime Minister Edward Heath and the Irish Taoiseach (PM) Jack Lynch.
In the meeting, Mr Lynch raised concerns to the prime minister about the treatment of an epileptic prisoner who had been interrogated five times.
"He was forced to lie on his back on the floor, a wet towel was then placed over his head and water poured over it to give him the impression that he would be suffocated," Mr Lynch is reported as saying.
Lord Ashdown, who commanded troops in Belfast in the 1970s, said he was not surprised by the allegations.
"I think it is utterly destructive, it corrupts and invades the whole of society and I don't think the intelligence is at all useful either," Lord Ashdown told BBC Radio Foyle.
"I strongly suspect that not every unit in Belfast would have observed the same principles and it does not surprise me that this did go on."
In 2012, Liam Holden told the BBC about his experience of waterboarding.
He was 19 at the time and was being questioned by members of the Parachute Regiment about the murder of a soldier, Private Frank Bell.
Mr Holden said he was taken from his home and brought to an Army post at a school, where he was held for almost five hours.
When asked if there should be an inquiry into allegations of army torture, Lord Ashdown said: "The blunt answer is yes."
"If it is the case that these forms of torture were used, if there is documentary evidence to prove it, and if there is a case that the government was aware of it and hid it, then it is important those facts come out," he said.
"I do not believe that the government would have sanctioned these at a high level but it does appear to be the case that they certainly hid the facts and I find that unacceptable.
"This must now come out in detail and I hope the secretary of state makes the appropriate response."
The Pat Finucane Centre welcomed Lord Ashdown's comments.
"His immediate response is to say we must look at this, if it happened it must be investigated and I would hope that would be the response of others," said the centre's Paul O'Connor.
"I suppose the challenge now is to the secretary of state. What is he going to do about this new evidence?
"What we do know is that if methods are used that are entirely wrong, immoral, illegal and if nothing is done about it, they will be used again."
Sinn Féin's Pat Sheehan said: "The British state has done all in its power to cover up the extent of the role its forces played in the conflict including torture and the murder of Irish citizens.
"The British Secretary of State is attempting to legalise the policy of impunity enjoyed by British soldiers and state forces during the conflict.
"No party to the conflict should be above the law and the British government needs to end the cover ups and delays which have halted the implementation of the legacy mechanisms agreed in the Stormont House talks to deal with the legacy of the past," he added.
It was picked out of an ashtray by a nurse while the former prime minister was recuperating from a fractured hip at Middlesex Hospital in 1962.
She saved it for her little brother in a bag marked "soiled dressings disposal" where it has been kept since.
The butt had been expected to fetch £1,000.
Churchill, then 87, was admitted to hospital after falling out of bed while on holiday in Monte Carlo.
He was flown to the UK on an RAF VC10 at the request of Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, and spent weeks in the private Woolavington Wing.
Churchill also contracted bronchitis and pneumonia, which led to thrombosis, but he kept up his smoking habit and eventually recovered.
Timothy Medhurst, from Duke's Auctioneers in Dorchester, said: "Churchill had already experienced many injuries, and to have such a devastating injury occur at such an old age was a threat to his stalwart 'British bulldog' image."
The winning bid came from an online buyer, although Mr Medhurst said he did not know where in the world they were based.
The ICRC urged the government to take stronger action to reduce violence.
The Red Cross says the peace deal with the Farc is working.
But it warns that it will take decades for Colombia to deal with the direct and indirect consequences of the conflict, including urban violence.
'A long way to go'
The government and the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) signed a peace agreement in November, to put an end to more than 50 years of conflict.
In a report, the Red Cross says violence decreased in 2016 as a result of the peace process.
The signing of the deal was preceded by a ceasefire and a number of confidence-building measures.
But the ICRC calls on the government to do more to demobilise Farc child soldiers, clear landmines and tackle urban violence.
It points out that three other rebel groups remain active in the country.
"Building a country at peace requires everyone to make an effort and can take decades," the ICRC's delegation head in Colombia, Christoph Harnisch, warned.
"The tragedy of missing loved ones, the fear of unexploded ordnance, armed violence in urban settings, threats, the restrictions on the movements of whole communities in areas controlled by armed groups - these all point to there still being a long way to go in Colombia," he added.
Some 86,000 people are missing because of the conflict, says Mr Harnisch.
The government says 260,000 people have died and 6.9 million people have been displaced since 1964, when the Farc began its uprising.
Last month President Juan Manuel Santos's government began formal peace talks with the country's second-largest rebel group, the ELN (National Liberation Army).
Two other smaller groups are still engaged in armed struggle against Colombian forces: the Gaitanista Self-Defence Forces of Colombia (AGC) and the People's Liberation Army (EPL).
Research by scientists at Bangor University showed the volume of shell fish in Manx waters has fallen by about 15,000 tonnes since 2010.
The Manx government said the statistics have prompted a review in to new measures to prevent overfishing.
Fisheries minister Phil Gawne said the Irish Sea must be properly managed.
He added: "A 'boom and bust' approach is not in the interests of anyone and I remain totally committed to achieving a properly managed queenie fishery across the Irish Sea."
The measures being put in place include limiting and monitoring the amount of catch along with the closure of Manx waters to all dredging - except a small area off Port St Mary.
The queen scallop (aequipecten opercularis) is a bivalve mollusc which can grow up to 3in (9cm) in diameter and is found at depths of 328ft (100m).
The university research shows that between 2001 and 2006, the amount found in Manx territorial waters was estimated to be about 13,000 tonnes.
By 2010 this biomass had risen to 35,000 tonnes but then declined by over 16,000 tonnes by 2012 - it is now estimated to be about 20,000 tonnes.
The team, which has been tasked with defining the so-called Anthropocene, says humanity's impacts on Earth will be visible in sediments and rocks millions of years into the future.
The researchers are working towards a formal classification of the new epoch.
An open question is the formal start date, which some panel members think could be the 1950s.
This decade marks the beginning of the "Great Acceleration", when the human population and its consumption patterns suddenly speeded up.
It coincides with the spread of ubiquitous "techno materials", such as aluminium, concrete and plastic.
It also covers the years when thermonuclear weapons tests dispersed radioactive elements across the globe. Their long-lived activity will still be apparent to anyone who cares to look for it hundreds of millennia from now.
The report by the Anthropocene Working Group, published in Science magazine, is not a full and final statement on the subject.
Rather, it represents an interim position - an update on the panel's investigations.
But the key finding is that humanity's impacts on Earth should now be regarded as pervasive and sufficiently distinctive to justify a separate classification.
"The paper looks at the magnitude of the changes that humanity has made to the planet," explained group secretary Dr Colin Waters.
"Have they been sufficient to significantly alter the nature of the sediments now being accumulated at present, and are they distinctive from the existing Holocene Epoch that started at the end of the last ice age? That case has now been made," the British Geological Survey scientist told BBC News.
"Within the Working Group - and we have 37 members - I think the majority of them now agree that we are living in an interval we should call the Anthropocene. There's still some discussion as to whether it should be a formal or informal unit, but we'd like to have a specific definition. And a majority of the group are moving towards the mid-20th Century for the start of this new epoch."
In due course, the group will produce some final recommendations.
Ultimately it will be down to the International Commission on Stratigraphy to accept - or not - the "Anthropocene Epoch" as an additional unit in the official time scheme used to describe the planet's 4.6 billion years of history.
The famous Chronostratigraphic Chart featured in textbooks and on posters in school classrooms is unlikely to undergo an immediate redesign, however.
If the mid-20th Century is to be the official start date, it will have to be demonstrated with sample boreholes bearing some of the tell-tale signatures of the Anthropocene.
These could include ocean or lake sediments containing markers of pollution, such as the soot particles from fossil fuel burning.
Because these examples would need to reflect a global and not just a local footprint of human activity, the boreholes could take a number of years to collect.
The author and journalist Gaia Vince won this year's Royal Society Winton prize for her book, Adventures In The Anthropocene.
It is a kind of travelogue that tries to explain the enormous changes occurring on Earth at the level of the individual citizen.
I asked her what she thought of the Working Group's latest statement.
"There is a conceptual difficulty in appreciating that in just a human lifetime, our species (which has itself only existed in the briefest time) has profoundly changed this billions-years-old planet," she told me.
"And yet the evidence is increasingly obvious to us all, from satellite images of global transformations to local extinctions of butterflies, to our increasing experiences of extreme weather events. Nevertheless, it's a difficult and novel task for the geologists who must try to determine a start date for an era whose palaeontology and geology are still being created - there's no handy stripe in the rock layers to mark the Anthropocene yet.
"The mid-20th Century, the beginning of the global Great Acceleration (there are some great graphs for this), makes for a useful marker both scientifically and because it also represents the great social changes that have occurred.
"This is important because it was an evolution in human society that created this environmental planetary change - and it is the way human society develops that will shape this new age for the decades and centuries to come."
Hosein has scored 713 runs in 18 first-class games at an average of 32.4.
The 20-year-old set a club record for most dismissals in a match by a keeper when he took 11 catches in his first-class debut against Surrey in 2014.
"He made some impressive contributions last year when given the opportunity," director of cricket Kim Barnett said.
James Brokenshire said he had received a positive response from all the parties about moving to "full transparency".
Unlike the rest of the UK, Stormont parties are not required to reveal the sources of their funding.
Historically, this was due to concerns about the security of donors.
However, Mr Brokenshire said the political and security context had "changed significantly".
He says he will soon make a statement on the "steps needed to ensure that information relating to Northern Ireland political donations and loans can be published".
He was responding to a written parliamentary question from North Down MP Sylvia Hermon.
The independent MP asked him to set out "a timetable to introduce legislation ending the practice allowing anonymity for donations to political parties".
Mr Brokenshire wrote to the parties in January seeking their views on moving to full transparency for Northern Ireland political donations and loans.
He said: "I received a positive response from the parties."
In February, the DUP confirmed it received a Brexit donation of about £435,000 from a group of pro-union business people led by a Conservative party member.
At that time, DUP leader Arlene Foster declined to reveal the identity of the donor or donors but said the money was properly accounted for "under the rules as they currently stand".
Other parties had called on the DUP to clarify who funded its "lavish" pro-Brexit advertising campaign.
Belfast City councillors have also voted in support of a call to reveal the names of those who make large donations to Northern Ireland politicians.
Alliance wants Northern Ireland to be brought in line with Great Britain where the names of those who donate over £7,500 are published.
When Alliance leader Naomi Long was an MP she secured legislative change that paved the way for the possible future identification of donors who contributed more than £7,500 since January 2014.
However, the names can only be published if Northern Ireland's secretary of state agrees to lift the exemption.
Take a look at our Gymnastics activity page to get a full description of all the different types of gymnastics to choose from.
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"It is such an exhilarating thing to watch when you see people bouncing so high in the air and then landing in such a small square. It is one of the sports where the margin for error is so slim. You can be in the lead and one little small movement finishes you. This means that there is often a surprise winner. The really strong nations are Russia, China and Canada."
The top competitors in the world are still genuine high-flyers though, reaching heights of up to 10 metres during their routines.
Although it forms part of the gymnastics programme it shares some similarities with diving in terms of the suppleness and skill needed to compete at the top level. The two sports also share the same terminology - back-flips and half-pikes feature in both.
Lee Brearley and Jaime Moore were the first Britons to compete when trampoline made its Olympic debut at the Sydney 2000 Games.
Britain had previously produced world men's champions Paul Luxon (1972) and Stewart Matthews (1980) as well as Sue Shotton, who took the 1988 women's world title.
Gymnastics requires strength, mobility, endurance, flexibility, body control and coordination.
The high level of physical fitness needed to excel helps encourage a healthy lifestyle, including regular physical activity and eating a well-balanced diet.
The wide range of movements involved in trampolining works every muscle in the body and burns approximately 410 calories per hour.
Jumping on the trampoline - or rebounding - has been discovered by NASA scientists to be up to 68% more effective exercise than jogging.
The effort of rebounding develops both upper and body strength without putting undue strain on joints or muscles, thus reducing the risk of injury.
Gymnastics is a breathtaking sport featuring a range of disciplines such as artistic, trampoline, acrobatics, aerobics and tumbling. It is enjoyed by an estimated four million people in the United Kingdom.
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There are more than 1,600 gymnastic clubs in the country and you can find the one closest to you by using the British Gymnastics club finder. You only need to buy your own sports kit as the different apparatus and equipment can be found in clubs.
An extensive range of training programmes for people of all abilities and ages are available in sport centres, gyms, schools, universities and colleges.
British Gymnastics' GymFusion scheme has seen over 2000 performers take part in the non-competitive, show style festivals, with 11 events set to set to take place across the UK in the future.
Contact your local British Gymnastics development officer to discover information on how you can get started, with the GymMark scheme ensuring the highest standards are adhered to throughout the UK.
Further information can be found on the English Gymnastics, Welsh Gymnastics, Scottish Gymnastics and Gymnastics Northern Ireland websites.
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A French tumbler named Du Trampolin had the idea of adapting safety nets used by aerial artists in his act.
The trampoline bed, which is made from nylon or string material, is only six millimetres thick.
This rudimentary trampoline was developed into the modern apparatus we know today during the 1930s by American gymnast George Nissen, who thought it would be a useful training tool for tumblers. It was subsequently used in the training of fighter pilots and astronauts.
Gradually it developed into a sport of its own, initially known as rebound tumbling, which Essex teacher Ted Blake brought to these shores in 1950. Great Britain staged the first World Championships in 1964.
Nissen was present in Sydney in 2000 as trampoline finally became an Olympic sport.
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The recommendations on how to "do better, with less" were published by The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Demand for public services in Northern Ireland has increased against a backdrop of public sector cuts.
Former finance minister, Simon Hamilton, launched the review in November 2014.
The aim was to get advice from international experts on how to reform the public sector.
The report says: "If grappling with the after-effects of a global economic recession is challenging for any government, it is even more complex for the government of Northern Ireland, given its history and the fragility of its constitutional and institutional arrangements."
Some changes, including reducing the number of government departments from 12 to nine, have already been made.
It is too early to decide if these changes have resulted in savings or improvements in efficiency.
Northern Ireland is the first case the OECD has ever worked on at a sub-regional level.
Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir said: "The OECD's report provides us with a roadmap to continue our journey of transforming and reforming our public services."
Ms Mari Kiviniemi, from the OECD, said: "Our advice seeks to build on these successes, while suggesting that the executive should adopt a more joined-up approach that breaks down administrative silos to pursue integrated outcomes for people more effectively and more inclusive growth for the region."
The world number one hit a 138 checkout in the last leg of the match to triumph 7-5.
Meanwhile, second-placed Peter Wright drew 6-6 with Dave Chisnall.
Adrian Lewis and Phil Taylor won to boost their play-off hopes, while Raymond van Barneveld thrashed Wade in the last match of week 10.
Van Barneveld had lost 7-3 to Taylor earlier on Thursday, but the Dutchman moved back above the 16-times world champion into third position in the table with a comfortable victory against Wade.
Lewis is only two points below the play-off spots following his win against former world champion Anderson, who slipped out of the top four and is in danger of missing out on a semi-final spot for the first time since 2013.
James Wade (Eng) 5-7 Michael van Gerwen (Ned)
Raymond van Barneveld (Ned) 3-7 Phil Taylor (Eng)
Dave Chisnall (Eng) 6-6 Peter Wright (Sco)
Adrian Lewis (Eng) 7-3 Gary Anderson (Sco)
James Wade (Eng) 2-7 Raymond van Barneveld (Ned)
The Dutch foreign ministry said Mr Keller would not remain actively in post while an investigation took place.
An experienced diplomat, Ron Keller moved to Beijing in December 2015 after postings in Turkey and Russia.
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Monday that the relationship had only recently come to light.
The Chinese woman worked in the embassy itself, it said, quoting insiders.
Foreign diplomats in China are often advised against having relationships with local staff because of the risk of a so-called honey trap, involving local women acting as agents for the Chinese government.
The foreign ministry made no comment on the report but said in a statement that it was investigating a complaint and always took complaints seriously.
Mr Keller is currently in the Netherlands, De Telegraaf reports, adding that his return to Beijing is considered unlikely. He has not commented on his suspension.
Figures for February into March show the annual average performance figure rose to 90.3%.
This, however, remains below the benchmark set in the rail franchise contract. This committed ScotRail to a performance target of 91.3%.
But the improvement does end the need for a performance improvement plan to remain in force.
This mechanism was put in place in September 2016 when the Scottish government demanded improved punctuality and reliability.
ScotRail outperformed other parts of the UK in the latest round of figures, with the annual average for England and Wales slipping slightly to 87.3%.
In November, a major improvement plan was published in response to widespread criticism of ScotRail's reliability since Abellio took over the contract in April 2015.
It aims to improve punctuality and reliability through measures such as infrastructure developments and "performance workshops" for managers and staff.
ScotRail Alliance Operations Director Perry Ramsey said: "We will continue to focus on delivering the best service to our customers, seeking to make improvements every single day. This is what our customers want and is our number one priority.
"We have had a challenging year. We have been working to deliver one of the biggest upgrades to the rail network since it was built in Victorian times - while still running a full service.
"That work was necessary so that we could introduce new faster, longer, greener trains - giving people more seats and shorter journeys."
Transport minister Humza Yousaf, who ordered the improvement plan, said: "These figures also show the improved performance widens the gap between rail performance in Scotland and the rest of the UK.
"It is equally important to recognise the real efforts made by ScotRail staff who are working hard round the clock, in all weathers, to lift performance and deliver rail services which passengers both desire and deserve.
"I remain focussed on ensuring Transport Scotland and ScotRail work with the industry to maintain this upward trend and that the PIP initiatives remain in place to deliver even more improvement over the next few months."
East Sussex Fire and rescue arrived shortly after 22:15 BST to find the four-storey building on Leslie Road, Eastbourne, "completely full of smoke".
Three people were rescued by crews in breathing apparatus and six others were led to safety during the incident.
Two fire engines from Eastbourne and another from Pevensey attended. Two dogs were also saved.
The crews used a positive pressure ventilation fan to clear the smoke from the 14 flats.
Following on from her project The Apology, Casey focuses on Tasmania, where she explores "the notion of deliberate historical forgetting throughout Australian history".
"The work considers loss, historical memory and national silencing," she says.
"Portraits of indigenous Tasmanians reflect on the strength of bloodlines, identity and attachment to place."
www.aletheiacasey.com
Bruce's work is called Xenitia, which she describes as a Greek term that encompasses ideas of foreign lands, the state of being a foreigner, otherness, to be estranged, loss, distance, and a profound yearning for home soil.
www.etiennebruce.com
To Sea Again by Faraz Pourreza-Jorshari documents the lives of ex-fishermen living in Grimsby.
Pourreza-Jorshari writes: "This unified sense of government betrayal, growing social inequality and bigotry of the media, led to the vote against the elite establishment in the 2016 EU referendum. This is a story about resilience of friendship, loyalty, integrity and pride."
www.boomson.com
Paola Paredes aims to raise awareness of a human rights issue in Ecuador.
She writes: "In Ecuador approximately 200 facilities exist to 'cure' homosexual men and women.
"Operations are masked under the guise of drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres.
"Imprisoned against their will, those interned are subject to emotional and physical torture.
"I recreated scenes from these 'clinics' based upon victim testimony.
"Being gay and from Ecuador, I chose myself as the protagonist of the images."
www.paolaparedes.com
Stephanie Rose Wood has documented three Spiritualist Churches on the edges of London.
Wood writes: "The work is a study of loss, absence, and the need for reassurance that life as we perceive it is not the totality of our existence."
www.stephanierosewood.com
Wei Wu returned to Chengdu, her hometown, and spent three months walking more than 300km (200 miles) photographing the River Funan, from one end to the other.
She writes: "This journey is a gift to myself because it allows me to relive my childhood, encounter my future and step into the flowing stream of the present life."
www.wuweiphoto.com
The work can be seen at 47/49 Tanner Street, London SE1 3PL, 1-6 December 2016.
The company claims the series has earned more than major film franchises Hunger Games, Transformers and Avengers combined.
Activision also claims Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was the biggest entertainment launch of 2014.
"We poured our hearts into making Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare an epic ride," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was one of the most highly anticipated games of 2014.
Activistion claims the game made more money in its first week of sales than any film, music or book launch during the year.
To put this amount of money into perspective, it's the amount some nations spend on their entire real-world defences for a year.
The figure of £6.1bn is almost as much as the Netherlands' annual defence budget.
At least, according to figures published by the European Defence Agency earlier this year, which looked back at how much the nation spent in 2012/2013. It was just over €8bn, which works out at just over $10bn.
"Advanced Warfare is the biggest entertainment launch of 2014 in terms of revenue, surpassing all movie, music and book launches this year." said Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard.
Gamers might not be surprised to learn the latest instalment of the first-person shooter has also become the highest-selling digital launch in console history.
Activision made this claim based on data from XBox Live, Playstation Network and the publisher's own estimates.
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare went on sale on 4 November and is set in 2054, allowing players to use futuristic weapons.
The game features Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey, playing Jonathan Irons, trying to restore order to the world.
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Economy Secretary Keith Brown will lead a debate at Holyrood on Tuesday seeking unanimous support for market access.
He called the EU a "vital trading body" for Scotland, asking the UK to "explore all avenues to protect this access".
All opposition parties have voiced support for single market access at various points since the EU referendum.
Holyrood's Europe committee has already called for single market access to be a key priority in the Brexit negotiations, although the UK government has refused to give a "running commentary" on its negotiating position.
Mr Brown will seek to reinforce this position by uniting Holyrood's parties in Tuesday's debate.
He said: "I am asking the Scottish Parliament to show consensus on this issue, so we can unanimously call on the UK Government to explore all avenues to protect this access, rather than dragging Scotland out against our will."
He continued: "The EU is a vital trading body for Scotland. Cutting ties with the EU single market would seriously threaten Scotland's attractiveness as a place to do business, remove several vital streams of funding, and endanger the security of jobs, businesses and services across the country.
"That is why it is essential that this week our national Parliament sends as united a message as possible that Scotland must remain in the single market."
Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has previously pledged to argue for "the greatest amount of access to the single market" possible post-Brexit.
Following a meeting at Downing Street in July, Ms Davidson said she had discussed the importance of the single market to Scottish business with Theresa May.
She said: "We have to look at the particular context of places like Northern Ireland, Scotland and London, which voted to stay in [the EU] in quite large numbers, to get the best deal for all parts of the UK.
"For me personally that means having the greatest amount of access to the single market. That's what helps British business and Scottish business, so that's the argument I'm going to continue to make."
However, she has also stated that while the European market is "very important", "it is not as important as our own UK single market", pointing to the much larger volume of trade Scotland does with the rest of the UK compared with the EU.
Scottish Labour have vocally backed Scotland's place in the single market, with Kezia Dugdale calling for "all options" to be explored to protect this, including a "federalised UK".
The party drew up a "post-Brexit action plan" for Scotland's economy, which underlined the importance of the European market to the financial services sector in particular.
The Scottish Greens called for the single market to be reformed in the build-up to the EU referendum, but were committed backers of the Remain campaign.
Since, the party's Europe spokesman Ross Greer has called for "every avenue" to be explored "to keep Scotland in Europe", including the possibility of Scottish independence.
The Scottish Lib Dems are strongly pro-European, with leader Willie Rennie calling on members at the party's autumn conference not to "give up on Europe".
However, the party withdrew its support from Nicola Sturgeon's negotiating position with the UK after Mr Rennie said she was only interested in pursuing Scottish independence.
Emergency services were called to the site in North Ayrshire on Sunday night after the man was found on a crane.
It is understood he was an employee who was there to do repair work. He did not fall from the crane.
Police Scotland said a post-mortem examination would be held to establish the exact cause of the man's death, which is being treated as unexplained.
Overall sales were down 2.3% on the same month a year ago, although food sales were up slightly once online purchases were factored in.
Internet shopping picked up towards the end of the month with electrical goods the main beneficiary.
Once adjusted for online shopping, non-food sales also grew but only by 0.4%.
The monthly retail sales monitor, compiled by KPMG for the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC), suggested consumers held back on purchases early in the month in the hope of getting "Black Friday" bargains.
The traditional heavy discounting by US firms on the first day after Thanksgiving has spread worldwide and last year prompted rowdy scenes at some stores.
This year, however, Black Friday was quieter with evidence that shoppers were turning to the internet for purchases.
SRC head of policy and external affairs David Martin said: "Learning the lessons from last year, consumers ducked the frenzy of the Black Friday bargain hunt on the high street and made more of their purchases online in November.
"As the lines between retail channels become increasingly blurred a disappointing set of headline store figures masks a positive non-food retail performance.
"The six month rolling average reached 0.7%, its highest level since November 2014, suggestive of non-food sales gathering momentum ahead of Christmas.
"Non-food sales were the main beneficiary of the Black Friday bounce and grew by 0.4% once adjusted for the effect of online sales."
Mr Martin added: "The evidence suggests that consumers held back their spending in the first few weeks of November in order to capitalise on the deals and offers during the final week of the month.
"Promotions stimulated sales in of cosmetic products and electrical items, as household get ready for Christmas, while consumers continued to spend on big ticket items like furniture.
"The Black Friday event disrupted sales patterns in November and only time will tell what true affect it has had on the build up to Christmas."
David McCorquodale, head of retail at KPMG, said it appeared consumers were still waiting for discounts before committing to spend.
Retailers would have to decide whether to cut prices or "hold their nerve", he said.
He added: ""Non-food sales, adjusted for the effect of online, grew by 0.4% during November, with mid-month demand being weak and uplift driven by significant activity around Black Friday.
"Most of the Black Friday activity focused on electricals and household appliances, with online channels proving most popular."
Alex Salmond said he had listened to concerns that the new law was being rushed through parliament.
He said he would set a new timetable to ensure it was passed by the end of the year.
Church, football figures and opposition parties, who had expressed concern at the original timescale, welcomed the move.
The bill was introduced to parliament just last week and ministers had wanted to see it passed by the end of the month, in time for the start of the new football season in July.
The Scottish Parliament's justice committee expressed concern over the speed with which the bill was to go through.
Mr Salmond announced the delay to the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill during first minister's questions, at Holyrood.
He told parliament more time was needed to take a range of evidence and views on the proposals.
Mr Salmond said: "I accept, and I think everybody accepts, we have a majority in this chamber - but we need consensus.
"I hope, because what we say in this place on this issue has huge ramifications across society, that we can allow for the probability, the certainty, that each and every single one of us wants to eliminate sectarianism and sectarian displays from Scottish football.
Two new offences on football-related behaviour regarded as offensive and threatening.
One deals with disorder around football matches inside the ground, and extends to those travelling to and from stadiums - as well as fans watching games elsewhere, for example in pubs or on big screens outdoors.
The second offence deals with serious threats - including murder - made on the internet.
That would take in posts on sites like Facebook and Twitter, as well as specific websites.
Both offences would become indictable, with a maximum punishment of five years in jail.
The maximum jail term for sectarian hate crimes is currently six months.
Decisions on sentencing in each case are a matter for the courts.
Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill
"Each and every one of us wants to eliminate sectarianism from Scottish society.
"I hope that parliament will accept there is a huge, genuine urgency in this matter, and also accept that this government wants to achieve the consensus within parliament and throughout Scottish society."
The bill aims to stamp out abusive behaviour from football fans, whether they are watching matches in a stadium, in the pub or commenting online.
It would raise the maximum jail term from six months to five years.
The new legislation comes in the wake of several high-profile football-related incidents.
These include trouble at Rangers/Celtic games and the sending of suspected bombs to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and two other high-profile supporters of the club.
A Rangers spokesman backed Mr Salmond's move, saying: "As a club, we are at pains to point out that we are in favour of the greater and more consistent enforcement of existing legislation and will support new legislation that takes things forward and helps eradicate the type of behaviour that afflicts football.
Cameron Ritchie, president of the Law Society of Scotland, also backed Mr Salmond's decision, adding: "On such an important issue as this, we need effective law that is both workable and not open to challenge."
Scottish FA chief executive Stewart Regan, said: "Ultimately, we expect new legislation from the Scottish government to be practical and enforceable - it is important the necessary groundwork is undertaken to ensure this is the case."
The Scottish government's move met with approval from opposition parties.
Labour leader Iain Gray, said: "The first minister and SNP's incompetence had undermined the credibility of the bill and they have now had to climb down from their attempt to rush it through."
The Lib Dems' Willie Rennie, who thanked the first minister for his decision, said: "Scores of questions still remain over the bill and we will work constructively with the Scottish government to explore these issues."
Annabel Goldie, the Conservative leader, added: "The Scottish government has showed some much needed common sense and humility in acknowledging the wide ranging concern about this bill as currently drafted, the lack of consultation and the clear possibility of negative, unintended consequences."
The Rt Rev David Arnott, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, said: "I am pleased the government have heeded advice from ourselves and others not to be hasty.
"It is important that civic Scotland gets the chance to be part of proper democratic scrutiny on what is a crucial cultural issue."
Meanwhile, Two Christian organisations - the Christian Institute and Care for Scotland - said they were dropping legal action which aimed to force the Scottish government to take more time over the legislation.
The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Bill has now passed its first hurdle at Holyrood, with the SNP and Labour voting for it, the Liberal Democrats voting against and the Tories and Greens abstaining.
The legislation will now move forward to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny.
The first of the BBC's big debates ahead of the EU Referendum takes place in Glasgow on 26 May at 8pm.
You can watch it live on BBC1 or listen in on Radio 5Live.
This debate will be aimed at younger voters, and will be in front of an audience of 18 to 29 year olds.
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The 24-year-old from Inverurie clocked four minutes 31.76 seconds to improve on the new mark of 4:38:27 she set in the heats on Thursday morning.
England's Aimee Willmott, 21, from Middlesbrough, led for the first 350m but was overhauled in the final leg and had to settle for silver.
Keryn McMaster of Australia won bronze.
The crowd's reception for Miley when she arrived on poolside before the race was near deafening, but the swimmer appeared unaware, wearing headphones and looking at the floor.
Willmott started more strongly though, even holding off Miley in her strongest breaststroke stage before the Scot responded in the final stages with a brilliant freestyle finish.
"I tried to drown out the noise a little bit before the race," Miley, who became the first Scot to win Commonwealth swimming gold in Scotland, told BBC Sport.
"But it was really great and helped me both tonight and in the heats."
Further home nations medal success came in both the men's 400m freestyle and the women's 200m equivalent.
England's 18-year-old James Guy clinched bronze in the former, finishing ahead of Scottish trio Stephen Milne, Dan Wallace and Robbie Renwick.
The Scots had all qualified for the final in quicker times than their Bury-born rival but finished fifth, seventh and eighth respectively.
Despite struggling to produce a sample for doping control - meaning a two-hour wait after the morning session - Guy was able to deliver an impressive new personal best of 3:44:58 and finish behind winner Ryan Cochrane of Canada (3:43:46) and Australian David McKeon (3:44:09).
More home nations' medal success came when England's Siobhan-Marie O'Connor took silver in the women's 200m freestyle.
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The 18-year-old from Bath only missed out on gold by 0.25 secs, with Australia's Emma McKeon taking the title in a new Games record of 1:55:57.
Her compatriot Bronte Barratt won bronze with Jazz Carlin of Wales sixth in 1:57:26.
The final event of the evening, the women's 4x100m freestyle relay, yielded another medal for England - this time a silver.
The quartet of O'Connor, Fran Halsall, Becki Turner and Amy Smith were 4.74secs adrift of the imperious Australians, who smashed the world record.
Their time of 3:30:98 was almost three-quarters of a second faster than the previous mark.
Canada took bronze and Scotland were fifth ahead of Wales, with Northern Ireland finishing eighth.
St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child by Dieric Bouts the Elder was bought by the Bowes Museum in County Durham for £2,290,650 in July.
It made the purchase after the government put a bar in place to prevent the work leaving the country.
Assistant keeper of fine art Bernadette Petti said it was a "major addition" to the cultural heritage of the region.
"More than 500 years after its production, this painting preserves intact the superb quality of pure and saturated colour nuances that give depth and translucency to the different textures," she said.
The Netherlands painter is considered to be one of the most influential of his time and a pioneer of the oil painting technique.
Bowes Museum said his works were "rare in general and especially in the UK".
The money to buy the painting was raised through the Art Fund, private donors and the Heritage Lottery fund (HLF), which awarded the museum £1.99m.
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England's director of cricket Andrew Strauss suggested there would be no impact on future selections for players who chose not to tour. I think that was a mistake because you cannot give guarantees in sport - who could possibly say what is going to happen?
But how can England even think of replacing Morgan as captain because of this decision, having said positions would not be compromised?
Morgan has followed his own course, with the assurance ringing in his ears that nothing is going to happen, and I don't see how they can now sack him.
There has been a lot of knee-jerk stuff about players not respecting the captain anymore but I don't think that is true.
All-rounder Ben Stokes has publicly backed him, and the players all know each other well and understand that different people have different views on things.
The England and Wales Cricket Board must have received assurances from at least 25 people - the whole Test squad, some one-day specialists, management, coaches, medical staff - and only two people have said 'no' to a tour that six weeks ago looked likely to be off because of that awful terrorist attack in Dhaka in July.
To get all those people on the plane is a pretty good effort.
There has been a lot written about Morgan that has been rather unpleasant. He's a quiet, insular fellow, not one of these gregarious types. He's quite calculating - as he is when batting - but the thought that he doesn't care about the team is just nonsense.
Two weeks ago he was being hailed from the rooftops when England won seven out of eight ODIs this summer and made the highest total in ODI history.
England have 14 scheduled ODIs before they begin their Champions Trophy campaign against Bangladesh at The Oval on 1 June. Are they going to ditch the captain who has just led them on one of their best runs?
In my 25 years with the BBC we have been on lots of tours that all start off like this - are they going to be on or off? We happen to go to some parts of the world that can be dangerous.
I understand the modern brand of terrorism is different but I also think the security is much more organised than it was.
England's security expert Reg Dickason has got a massive responsibility - not just to the players but to the media and the supporters. If you make a decision about somewhere being safe to travel, that is a go-ahead for everybody, but Dickason is very well connected, and a very, very thorough individual.
I trust him and am bound by what he says. I had a good chat with him before the last ODI at Cardiff where we went through it all and he told me what his information was, briefing me just as he would have briefed the players.
He was very keen that I hand his phone number round to my BBC colleagues - your partners can ring me, he said, if they want reassurance.
I listened to his information and felt comfortable. The broadcasting rights for the tour have still to be finalised but I am booked to fly there in time for the first Test match. My plans haven't changed.
It will be a strange experience no doubt. There will be armed personnel outside our hotel rooms, but that's the way it is done these days.
Alex Hales has given his Test place away. There were obviously no guarantees whether he would be picked after only one score above 24 against Pakistan and an average of 27 from his 11 Tests, but he is the one that stands to lose the most and I am surprised by his decision.
He has fought hard for his place and I've seen how hard he works.
There is always an outside chance that Hales could get his Test place back in India, depending on how his replacement fares in Bangladesh, but I think it is most unlikely.
Lancashire's 19-year-old opener Haseeb Hameed is the one everyone is talking about to replace him in Bangladesh. He's scored four Championship centuries this summer and has got a lot of promise - and Bangladesh is not a bad place to make your debut.
I think Jos Buttler will do very well as captain of the one-day team out there. I've had it in my mind for some time that he was potential captain material.
He's a very innovative cricketer who thinks a lot about the game, he's a decent bloke, the players like and respect him and he's obviously got a nous for one-day cricket.
The most important thing about one-day cricket is momentum and the object of this tour for England will be to keep that going.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Jamie Lillywhite
The bosses of FTSE 100 companies now make on average £4.5m a year, down 17% from £5.4m in 2015, according to the High Pay Centre's research.
The think tank said the fall was welcome but "limited and very late".
It would take the average UK full-time worker on a salary of £28,000 160 years to earn the same amount, it added.
Stefan Stern, director of the High Pay Centre, said: "We have finally seen a fall in executive pay this year, in the context of political pressure and in the spotlight of hostile public opinion."
However, he added it was "so far, a one-off".
"We need to see continued efforts to restrain and reverse excess at the top."
The report said the pay ratio between FTSE 100 bosses and the average pay package of their employees had also fallen to 129:1 - meaning that for every £1 the average employee is paid, their chief executive gets £129.
In 2015 the ratio was 148:1.
The study also found that, "in contrast to the generous pay packages awarded at the higher levels", just over a quarter of top companies signed up to the voluntary living wage, which is higher than the minimum wage.
The research, which was carried out with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), also showed there were just six women in the top 100 chief executives, and they were paid on average £2.6m last year.
CIPD chief executive Peter Cheese said: "Our analysis also shows a clear gender pay disparity at the top, with female CEOs receiving less than their male peers.
"Quite rightly this issue of fairness is increasingly being called out and this needs to be addressed at all levels of businesses."
The report said one explanation for the fall in top bosses' pay was that "it has become hard for organisations to justify further growth in [chief executive] pay while the wage progression for the typical British worker has been so subdued".
Another was that politicians had become more interested in executive pay, with Theresa May criticising the "growing gap between rewards for those at the top and those who were just about managing".
The report also questioned whether the government would now "devote all its energy on Brexit".
"Our concern is that if the government vacates this space [chief executive] remuneration will accelerate once more," it said.
"Therefore we want to see Theresa May stick to her guns and introduce a bill to reform executive pay before the year end."
But whatever the government does, the report advises firms to adopt the use of pay ratios showing the difference in earnings between the chief executive and average employees.
It said these "should not be seen as a threat or punishment but rather as a mechanism to bring about greater fairness and transparency at work, and avoid the demotivating effects of unjustified wage gaps".
The employers' organisation, the CBI, said: "Where pay does not match performance, business leaders can appear detached from society and not committed to fairness.
"Recent changes in executive pay growth show the vast majority of firms have taken this message on board."
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The visiting defender miscued an attempted clearance into his own net shortly after the interval.
Watford, who made six changes, just about deserved victory, with Miguel Britos and Almen Abdi going close and Etienne Capoue having a goal ruled out.
Leeds' best moment came when Stuart Dallas curled a low effort wide.
But it was a largely disappointing display from the Yorkshire side, who have not made the last eight of the FA Cup since 2003.
Although they were limited in attack, Leeds had defended stoutly for 53 minutes - restricting Watford to just one shot on target - and the match looked to be petering out to an inevitable replay.
But that was before Wootton's inexplicable intervention.
Ben Watson's cross had eluded everyone and was curling harmlessly out of danger when Wootton - playing out of position at right-back - attempted to touch it behind and instead succeeded only in slicing it comically into his own net.
The 24-year-old was visibly distraught, burying his head in his hands and having to be consoled by team-mate Giuseppe Bellusci, and manager Steve Evans said after the match it was "probably the lowest point of Wootton's life".
With Leeds toothless going forward, the former Manchester United youngster's error was always likely to prove decisive.
Hornets boss Quique Sanchez Flores handed an opportunity to several of his reserve players, with striker Nordin Amrabat and midfielder Mario Suarez - signed in January for £6m and £4m respectively - among those brought in.
But the new players failed to catch the eye, with Moroccan international Amrabat having just one shot and 28 touches - 26 fewer than any other Watford outfield starter.
Suarez was scarcely more impressive in the centre of the park - winning only 40% of his duels - while goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon, replacing Heurelho Gomes, barely had a save to make.
Instead, it was regular midfielders Ben Watson and Capoue - who saw a goal chalked off for an off-the-ball push by Troy Deeney - who were by far Watford's most impressive performers.
Watford manager Quique Sanchez Flores: "To win the match is the most important thing for us, and to avoid a replay for us. We were better in the second half than the first half. We took control with the ball and we had more attempts."
Flores on midfielder Suarez and striker Amrabat, handed rare starts: "They are completely ready to be protagonists in the team, they are very important players."
Leeds manager Steve Evans: "I think the performance was good. It was the cruellest way ever to go out of the FA Cup - it was a terrible goal to concede. We dominated the quality of the play until half-time. If you came here in the first half, you'd have thought Leeds United were the Premier League team.
"Scott Wootton's in tears, he's apologised to every member of staff and he'll not sleep for days.
"The time wasting [by Watford] was like something you'd see abroad, you don't want to see that in English football."
Both sides return to league action: Watford take on Bournemouth on Saturday, while Leeds host Fulham on Tuesday.
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Match ends, Watford 1, Leeds United 0.
Second Half ends, Watford 1, Leeds United 0.
Offside, Leeds United. Souleymane Doukara tries a through ball, but Lee Erwin is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Ben Watson (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
Odion Ighalo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Scott Wootton (Leeds United).
Attempt missed. Giuseppe Bellusci (Leeds United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Bridcutt.
Offside, Leeds United. Giuseppe Bellusci tries a through ball, but Souleymane Doukara is caught offside.
Substitution, Watford. Ikechi Anya replaces Etienne Capoue.
Offside, Watford. Craig Cathcart tries a through ball, but Odion Ighalo is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Souleymane Doukara (Leeds United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Scott Wootton.
Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sol Bamba (Leeds United).
Substitution, Leeds United. Jordan Botaka replaces Toumani Diagouraga.
Attempt missed. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Troy Deeney following a fast break.
Substitution, Leeds United. Lee Erwin replaces Mirco Antenucci.
Offside, Leeds United. Scott Wootton tries a through ball, but Alex Mowatt is caught offside.
Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
Toumani Diagouraga (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. José Holebas (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Britos.
Offside, Watford. Ben Watson tries a through ball, but Odion Ighalo is caught offside.
Substitution, Watford. Adlène Guédioura replaces Almen Abdi.
Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
Giuseppe Bellusci (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Watford. Troy Deeney tries a through ball, but Odion Ighalo is caught offside.
Foul by Miguel Britos (Watford).
Mirco Antenucci (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Leeds United. Giuseppe Bellusci tries a through ball, but Mirco Antenucci is caught offside.
Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mario Suárez (Watford).
Mirco Antenucci (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by José Holebas.
Substitution, Watford. Odion Ighalo replaces Nordin Amrabat.
Craig Cathcart (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Craig Cathcart (Watford).
Lewis Cook (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Liam Bridcutt (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Toumani Diagouraga.
Attempt missed. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Watson with a cross following a corner.
It was alleged Paul Brunt received more than ??16,000 form News International for stories over 18 months from 2006.
Mr Brunt, 33, of Kentish Town, north London, was found not guilty of misconduct in a public office after a trial at the Old Bailey.
"I'm just so glad it's over," he said after the verdict.
"I'm really, really grateful. I'm happy that I can spend time with my two children over Christmas which was my main worry."
He denied two counts of misconduct in a public office and the jury took less than three hours to acquit him.
The jury in the retrial was not told that Mr Brunt had his earlier conviction over the case quashed at the Court of Appeal earlier this year.
"I just want to thank everyone for their support and bearing with me, especially my fianc??e who has gone through as much as me over the last two years," Mr Brunt said outside court.
"It obviously has an effect on your life because you are in constant fear of being sent to prison...
"I accept speaking to the press is wrong but everyone from the armed forces does need to be aware there are legal consequences they could face."
Mr Brunt's was the last of a series of trials related to Operation Elveden, the Metropolitan Police's investigation looking into alleged corrupt payments to public officials for information.
Adrian Bayford, 41, and his 40-year-old wife Gillian, of Haverhill, Suffolk, won the UK's second biggest ever lottery prize in Friday's lottery draw.
Speaking at a media briefing, Mrs Bayford said they would share the money with people who had supported them.
They have a six-year-old daughter Aimee and a son, Cameron, aged four.
Mr Bayford, who co-owns Suffolk Music Centre in Haverhill, said he convinced his wife that they had both forgotten to buy a ticket when they watched Friday's draw.
He then went and checked the ticket he had bought, with Mrs Bayford describing him as "going a bit pale".
She said: "I checked the numbers on my phone, the TV, the internet - and we just looked at each other and giggled."
Mrs Bayford, a health care assistant at the children's ward at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, said they did not sleep that night.
The couple, who have been married for eight years, spent the night on the internet deciding how to spend the huge jackpot, the result of 14 rollovers.
Mrs Bayford said she planned to quit her job but her husband, originally from Hayle in Cornwall, said he wanted to return to the business he started as a market stall.
"I find it hard to take in the actual quantity of it," added Mrs Bayford.
By Carolyn Bramble BBC Producer
It was the moment the identity of Britain's newest multi-millionaires was revealed.
As Adrian and Gillian Bayford stepped into the media briefing, they were met with a flurry of flash bulbs and television cameras.
The assembled ranks of around 50 journalists were waiting at the luxury hotel in Hertfordshire, keen to learn what they intended to spend their vast fortune on.
After spending time smiling, kissing and turning on cue for television cameras and newspaper photographers, it was time for the questions.
Sitting side by side, they seemed happy to speak about what their lives had been like and how it might change now.
Despite their newly-found riches, Gillian confessed it might be hard to kick old habits, revealing that she had already bought another lottery ticket.
"We have always worked and saved up for holidays or things that we need.
"We have lived within our means and been comfortable but we have been like ships in the night to earn the income we needed.
"It will be fantastic to spend more time as a family now.
"This money has come at the right time for us and is going to benefit the whole family."
They said the amount they won was life-changing "not just for us, for everyone", saying they would look to repay people who have helped them financially, both friends and family.
"It is such a large amount that it isn't something for one person," Mrs Bayford added.
"It is something to share with other people, people that need help, people that have helped us and supported us."
She added: "I'm Scottish, we're known for being tight, I'll still be hitting the sales.
"This month had been an extremely tight month, to be honest.
"We had gone shopping the other day and I had spent some money on the children for some holiday clothes.
"I actually got home that night and thought 'hmmm, I really shouldn't have spent that' because I'm a bit short this month, my night shifts hadn't been as many as I previously had."
The couple plan to start the search for their dream home, with Mrs Bayford keen to buy the car of her dreams, an Audi Q7.
Her husband said he had always wanted to visit the Canadian Rockies by train, and the children want to go to Disney World.
Mrs Bayford, who is originally from Kirkcaldy in Fife, added: "Children's charities are close to our hearts so we will be exploring how we can use this money to help those charities but it is too soon to say exactly what."
According to The Sunday Times Rich List, they now have a fortune to rival Jamie and Jools Oliver (£150m), Sir Tom Jones (£140m) and Eric Clapton (£130m).
Their win places them 516th in Britain's Rich List.
Twenty-two people died and 119 were injured after Salman Abedi detonated a home-made bomb at an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May.
Charles and Camilla stood in silence in the foyer area, its glass panels above blown out, to view the spot where the devastation unfolded.
They praised the response of staff.
Prince Charles said: "In all this, Manchester is an example to the world".
The Royal couple spoke to medical and crowd management staff about their experiences on the night and how they had coped since the bombing.
Camilla told staff: "I think you are all incredible. It must have been incredibly difficult for you. People have got a lot to thank you for.
"You did a fantastic job you should be proud of yourselves."
Forensic manager for the North West Counter Terrorism Unit, Bob Gallagher, talked them through what had happened and showed them spot on the tiled floor, now deeply pock-marked, where Abedi detonated the bomb.
Ragged holes made by flying shrapnel of nuts and bolts still marked the walls and exit doors in the foyer.
Glass panels, shattered from the blast, have been replaced by wooden hoardings.
One woman told the Duchess she was watching the arena on a laptop in the medical control room and saw the bomb explode.
A medic told her: "Nobody knew what was going to happen next. If there was another bomb.
"You can prepare on paper but...
"We heard the bang and saw the smoke. We knew where we needed to go and head to where it came from. We knew deep down what had happened immediately."
A statement from Manchester Arena thanked the couple for their support, saying: "We are grateful for the recognition given to everyone who was involved in assisting in the immediate aftermath."
Both Royals then went to Manchester Town Hall where Charles and took part in a roundtable discussion with with Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and community leaders about the impact of the attack.
Camilla had a private meeting with Freya Lewis, 14, who was badly injured and is still recovering, along with her parents, Nick and Alison.
The 52nd Porthcawl Christmas morning swim started at 11:45 GMT.
Last year, more than 900 people took part - breaking the event's record.
Organisers hope this year's event, which has an "All Things Christmas" theme and raises money for children's cancer charity Latch, has broken the record once more.
Chinese authorities have described the success as a major breakthrough.
Methane hydrates, also called "flammable ice", hold vast reserves of natural gas.
Many countries including the US and Japan are working on how to tap those reserves, but mining and extracting are extremely difficult.
The catchy phrase describes a frozen mixture of water and gas.
"It looks like ice crystals but if you zoom in to a molecular level, you see that the methane molecules are caged in by the water molecules," Associate Professor Praveen Linga from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the National University of Singapore told the BBC.
Officially known as methane clathrates or hydrates, they are formed at very low temperatures and under high pressure. They can be found in sediments under the ocean floor as well as underneath permafrost on land.
Despite the low temperature, these hydrates are flammable. If you hold a lighter to them, the gas encapsulated in the ice will catch fire. Hence, they are also known as "fire ice" or "flammable ice".
By lowering the pressure or raising the temperature, the hydrates break down into water and methane - a lot of methane. One cubic metre of the compound releases about 160 cubic metres of gas, making it a highly energy-intensive fuel.
The crux, though, is that extracting the gas is extremely difficult and energy consuming.
Methane hydrates were discovered in Russia's north in the 1960s, but research into how to extract gas from them from maritime sediment only began in the last 10 to 15 years.
As a country lacking any natural energy resources, Japan has been a pioneer in the field. Other leading countries are India or South Korea - who also don't have their own oil reserves.
While the US and Canada are also active in the field, they have been focussing on hydrates under permafrost in the far north of Alaska and Canada.
Methane hydrates are thought to have the potential to be a revolutionary energy source that could be key to future energy needs - likely the world's last great source of carbon-based fuel.
Vast deposits exist basically underneath all oceans around the the globe, especially on the edge of continental shelves. Countries are scrambling for a way to make the extraction safe and profitable.
China describes its latest results as a breakthrough and Mr Linga agrees. "Compared with the results we have seen from Japanese research, the Chinese scientists have managed to extract much more gas in their efforts."
"So in that sense it is indeed a major step towards making gas extraction from methane hydrates viable."
It's thought that there is as much as 10 times the amount of gas in methane hydrates than in shale for instance. "And that's by conservative estimates," says Prof Linga.
China discovered flammable ice in the South China Sea in 2007.
Nestled between between China, Vietnam and the Philippines, the South China Sea has in recent years been an increasingly contentious issue, with Beijing claiming sole sovereignty over it - and hence rights to all natural reserves hidden under its surface.
While indeed a breakthrough, China's success is still only one step on a long journey, Prof Linga explains.
"It is the first time that production rates actually seem promising," he says. "But it's thought that only by 2025 at the earliest we might be able to look at realistic commercial options."
An average of 16,000 cubic meters of gas with high purity have been extracted per day in the Shenhu area of the South China Sea, according to Chinese media.
But Mr Linga also cautions that any exploitation of the reserves must be done with the utmost care because of environmental concerns.
The potential threat is that methane can escape, which would have serious consequences for global warming. It is a gas that has a much higher potential to impact climate change than carbon dioxide.
So the trick is to extract the gas without any of it slipping out.
So he has nicked and reworked her totemic policy of flogging council houses to their working-class tenants - some of whom redefined themselves as a new generation of aspirant Tories.
He, therefore, hopes that he will win a few supporters among the 1.3 million tenants of housing associations who would be given the right to buy their properties on the same generous terms available to council house tenants - namely maximum discounts of 70% based on length of occupancy.
But although the electoral politics are about whether it makes sense to turn renters into owners, the economics and social policy are largely about something different - they are all about what impact the policy would have on a nation chronically short of housing, especially affordable housing.
Therefore, the more interesting aspect of the manifesto pledge is that local authorities will be forced to sell their most expensive housing stock - properties judged as the third most pricey of all properties in an area - as and when those properties become vacant, to raise an estimated £4.5bn a year.
The £4.5bn putative proceeds would be used for four purposes: to pay for the housing association sale discounts (of course); to clean up poisoned brownfield land for housing development; and to provide the funds for housing associations and local authorities to replace sold housing on a one-for-one basis.
It is that very last point, the replacement of the sold stock, which matters most - in that if the sold housing were replaced precisely by new building, this policy would have a significant positive impact on the supply of new affordable housing, in a country desperate for such construction.
Now the Tories admit that they can't force the housing associations - who hate being forced to sell their properties - to replace the sold homes. But they insist that if the associations chose to shrink and shrivel, the funds will be directed to the construction of starter homes in other ways.
In other words, there is a risk that - for a few years at least - the policy would lead to a contraction in the supply of affordable rented housing.
As for local authorities, the Tories say they will legislate to force them to replace the expensive properties being sold with cheaper ones. So in that sense they would address the concern raised by Shelter that local authorities' record of replacing sold housing is truly lamentable.
Campaigners for affordable housing, like Shelter, will, therefore, judge this policy on whether local authorities can really be forced in a timely way to build new social housing to replace what would be sold.
Green claimed his contract entitled him to legal expenses for any court action arising from his time at Ibrox.
But the Championship leaders have announced that an appeal from Green's legal team against an earlier court ruling on his expenses has failed.
He will now have to pay for his own defence against charges relating to the acquisition of Rangers in 2012.
A Rangers statement read: "We are pleased to advise that the appeal by Charles Green against the decision of the Lord Ordinary to dismiss his application to have Rangers International Football Club PLC meet the expenses of the criminal proceedings brought against him has been refused.
"Lady Dorrian, Lord Bracadale and Lord Malcolm sitting in the Inner House of the Court of Session unanimously reached this decision."
Rangers chairman Dave King added: "We are unsurprised but delighted that this latest court success brings to an end the unjustifiable claims by Charles Green.
"He is now totally responsible for the cost of defending himself in the criminal case brought against him for his dealings with the club.
"Furthermore, we will vigorously pursue Charles Green for recovery of the legal costs that we incurred including the £50,000 lodged with the court as a caution."
Green, who left his Rangers role in April 2013, had his initial legal bid to force the club to pay his legal fees rejected in November.
A former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury warns that the US government is standing idly by. "We need to do something, we're not doing anything," she says.
Professor Alicia Munnell, who is now director of Boston College's Centre for Retirement Research, tells BBC World Service's In the Balance programme that most Americans' voluntary 401(k) pension schemes are seriously under-funded.
In a new book, Falling Short, she says the only answer is to work longer and save more.
But it is part of a bigger global pensions gap between what is needed to fund pensions and what is actually available in private and public pension pots.
America's 401(k) was introduced in 1978 as a tax-efficient way of encouraging individual citizens to save for retirement.
But the average 401(k) fund, to which individuals and employers contribute, stands at $111,000. That's about enough to provide just $400 (£256) a month in retirement.
On the streets of New York, we questioned people on how confident they were about their retirement income.
"I'd say fairly-to-very confident," says Mark, aged 53 from Boston. "I think we've done our part, put as much dough aside as possible.
"In the next five to seven years we should be able to save even more - we'll have to."
However, Prof Munnell says the first retirees who are going to rely solely on their 401(k) are going to be "stunned" at how little that average $111,000 balance provides them in terms of monthly income.
"People are going to be shocked," she says.
Hannah, a 31-year-old New Yorker says: "I think it is getting to the point now in the economy where people my age are going to have to work until they die.
"I don't think social security is going to be able to do anything by the time I retire."
While Prof Munnell says that there will always be some kind of safety net in the US, "we need to put more money in to maintain current benefit levels".
Across the world company and public pension schemes are moving away from 'defined benefit' schemes.
These typically guarantee a pension equivalent to a proportion of a person's final salary, sometimes as high as two-thirds.
Instead they have moved to 'defined contribution' schemes where workers get out what they put in - plus, hopefully, some gains made by investing the funds over the years.
But not enough people are using the schemes.
"We have introduced 'auto-enrol', which is where people are assumed to be putting money into a small personal pension unless they deliberately opt out," says David Willetts, MP, a former shadow pensions minister in the UK.
"It's not compulsory but it's a powerful nudge. The bad news is these provisions are not going to be enough."
And private pension pots don't always catch on.
Monika Queisser, head of pensions policy at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) explains how there has been a "reticence in many populations," who believe that "this is like putting your pension in the casino, [it's] too dangerous, there is too much risk.
"And since private pensions also entail administration costs people are looking very closely at returns - and saying they don't think they should be putting their money there."
Prof Munnell says that with the 401(k) scheme only covering half the US workforce she would love to see automatic enrolment.
People should also work longer to put more into their schemes, she says.
"If people put off retirement until they were 70, then they would be in good shape."
So, faced with a reluctance to save through private pensions, most governments outside the US are getting workers to save for longer instead and imposing later retirement ages.
In countries such as China, Italy, Greece and Germany pension ages have been raised, although the pill has been sugared slightly by pegging retirement to the length of time workers have paid into a fund, rather than their actual age.
The bottom line is: People have to pay more.
The pension problem is particularly acute in countries where there has been a massive decline in fertility rates and simultaneous rises in life expectancy.
David Willetts describes the phenomenon as being like a "python trying to swallow a pig," as the large numbers of one generation reach working age first and then retirement age - while the smaller numbers of the succeeding generation struggle to pay for them.
South Korea is a good example of this phenomenon, says the OECD's Monika Queisser. It is, she says, "the OECD's second youngest country but in a few decades will be the oldest country.
"Korea... doesn't have a long standing pension system. And we have a long standing problem of old age poverty there already, and it's not going to get any better."
There are other, more informal ways in which individuals will try to pay their way.
Prof Munnell suggests that people could also use equity in their homes to finance their pensions.
"For most middle class people their house is their major asset, and to date people have not wanted to tap into their home equity at all.
"They want to leave their house to their children. Given the situation now that is no longer going to be possible."
However, this will not always work, warns David Willetts.
"You can 'eat your house' but 'eating your house' probably won't deliver quite as much income as people hope," he says.
"I think we do have this problem with people imagining they are going to have a better income than their current savings would predict."
But it may soon be in the interests of employers to give more generous pensions, he says.
"We are all going to be working longer and there will come a point when the company wants to reorganise itself and create opportunities for younger employees.
"It will try to get its 70-year-old employees to leave, and will find that to get them to leave it will have to give them a nice fat departure payment."
So, once you have finally made it out the company door, how much do you actually need for your retirement?
In the UK, Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown, explains how much would be needed to provide a decent income for an average wage earner.
"Let's take someone in the UK with a typical earnings of £30,000 ($50,000) a year. They may want to look for a pension of £20,000 a year.
"In order to do that they are going to have to build up a pot of money of £300,000, roughly $500,000. In order to do that someone starting saving in their twenties is going to to need to save 12% of their income.
"The problem is many people have missed that boat. They are in their thirties and they still haven't started saving, so the saving rate for them is going to have to be 15-20% of their income."
You can hear In The Balance's discussion on the global pension gap 08:32 GMT on Saturday, 3 January, 2015 here on BBC World Service.
Southgate, 46, will meet the FA hierarchy on Monday for what is effectively his interview for the role.
"There is a board meeting on 30 November of the main FA board and I think Gareth will be the manager by then," Bevington told BBC Radio 5 live.
"I don't think they will be speaking to anybody else."
Southgate has just concluded a four-game stint as interim manager following Sam Allardyce's departure in September, beating Malta and Scotland and drawing with Slovenia and Spain.
He will be interviewed at St George's Park by a panel including FA chairman Greg Clarke, chief executive Martin Glenn and technical director Dan Ashworth, as well as League Managers' Association chairman Howard Wilkinson and former England defender Graeme le Saux.
"I think Gareth is the only candidate because he has earned it, he should get it and he is the right man for the job," Bevington, who was managing director of Club England from 2010-2014 and spent 17 years at the FA, told BBC Radio 5 live's Sportsweek.
He said the FA "need to be promoting English coaches" after previous experiments with foreign bosses Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.
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"I found Capello and Eriksson very relaxed about dealing with the media. They didn't seem to be affected by that in any way but I genuinely believe the England team should be managed by an Englishman," Bevington said.
"There are number of phrases used to describe Gareth - he's a bit too soft, a safe pair of hands, a company man.
"But he is very intelligent and highly experienced football player and coach at international level. He's the most suitable person out there and the last two months, particularly the performance against Spain, have enhanced that.
"I've spent a lot of time with Gareth and his interaction with the players is fantastic. If you talk to him privately you understand what his beliefs about football are, that's why Arsene Wenger is a great admirer of Gareth, that's why his beliefs in football are first class."
The FA insists there is no time frame for making the appointment, with England's next game a friendly in Germany in March, and the final decision will be taken by Clarke, Glenn and Ashworth.
The organisation is determined not to be rushed into an appointment and wants to conduct a thorough process, although no other interviews are currently scheduled and Southgate is firm favourite to take over on a full-time basis.
FA chief executive Glenn said after Southgate's final game in interim charge: "Clearly his candidacy has become much stronger. We just need to weigh up the facts and take time to make the right decision."
The UK Lung Cancer Coalition said some parts of the country are far more likely than others to provide access to specialist nurses and surgery.
Its report points to the fact Wales has the second to worst lung cancer five-year survival rate in Europe.
The Welsh government said survival rates were improving.
The group behind the first "Ten Years On" report - which tracks how far lung cancer outcomes and services have progressed over the last decade - is made up of charities, doctors and healthcare companies.
It said lung cancer is more fatal than it should be.
In some parts of Wales fewer than two in ten men survive the disease, while in other parts four in ten live for at least a year after diagnosis.
The report said that variation could end through better access to surgery and specialist nurses.
"While the latest figures for Wales show that one-year lung cancer survival rates have increased by 10% over the last decade, survival rates compare poorly with other major cancers and seriously lag behind our European counterparts," said Dr Ian Lewis, director for research and policy at Tenovus Cancer Care and a member of the UK Lung Cancer Coalition (UKLCC).
"Put simply, ten years on we are not where we should be."
The report calls for an increase in the number of lung cancer specialist nurses, an emphasis on the benefits of a national lung cancer screening programme and patient access to the latest molecular diagnostic tests.
It also said the removal of unfair inconsistencies in the current Individual Patient Funding Request (IPFR) process between health boards - to ensure patients in Wales receive the most innovative and cost-effective medicines - is also "imperative".
Lung cancer remains the biggest cancer killer in Wales; it kills nearly 2,000 people each year, greater than the next two major cancers (bowel and breast cancer) combined.
• Five-year survival rates for breast cancer in Wales are up to ten times higher than lung cancer survival rates in Wales
• Wales has the second worst lung cancer five-year survival rate in Europe (ranked 28th out of 29th European countries)
• While the number of men diagnosed with lung cancer in Wales has decreased, the number of female lung cancer patients has increased by more than a third during the last decade
One consultant at Swansea's Morriston Hospital said more investment in diagnostic tests could also improve survival rates.
"I think we can do better," said Dr Emrys Evans, a consultant respiratory physician.
"I think we have to prove we're working efficiently within the systems we have already.
"But I think it's a reasonable argument that we should have greater access to diagnostic techniques and then when we have made the diagnosis that we have greater access to more radical therapies for patients and newer therapies for patients that colleagues in England can have access to more readily than we can in Wales."
The Welsh government said it was determined to improve outcomes for people with lung cancer.
"We are pleased this report recognises the progress Wales is making in improving survival rates and better access to specialist nurses," a spokesman said.
"The challenges it sets out are well-known and we are already delivering on its recommendations as a priority through the cancer implementation group.
"We have improved data collection and reporting on lung cancer, established a programme to optimise outcomes from lung surgery, and are working with clinicians to improve treatment for people with lung cancer."
Set in Albuquerque, the series followed the life of Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a high school chemistry teacher who was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the beginning of the first series.
In order to secure his family's future before he dies, he turned to a life of crime, making and selling methamphetamine.
Reviews in the UK and US have been generally favourable - but reveal several key plot points.
Walt may have ruined his own family and the lives of several others. And yet, in that climactic final half hour, he somehow won back a measure of both sympathy and respect - not least by surrendering the pretence that he'd done it all for his family.
"I did it for me," he told Skyler, at last. "I liked it. I was good at it." Of course, the thing he was good at was not carpentry, nor teaching - though I seem to recall he wasn't too shabby at that - but cooking meth and whacking folks. So in the end, he got what he deserved.
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Perhaps the best thing about the finale of Breaking Bad is that it actually ended. So many shows, notably The Sopranos and Lost, have gone dark without anything approaching finality. Here, the writers were so determined to not leave unfinished business that the last episode was called Felina, an anagram of finale. And almost every loose end was tied. In some cases, a little too tightly, and in others, not quite as much. Breaking Bad brilliantly tracked Walt's transformation from teacher to criminal mastermind. But it's still a mystery why that talented chemist turned his back on fame and fortune and became a humble high school chemistry teacher.
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Written and filmed at a time when Breaking Bad was already a phenomenon, this finale has been under a huge amount of pressure from a fan base that's taken ownership of the story in a way that few TV shows manage.
But fear not, they've pulled it off marvellously.
In a single episode, they've packed in all of those disparate ingredients that have made Breaking Bad such a joy.
There's action, violence and tension, but also humour, warmth and wonderfully quiet moments that carry so much weight.
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The final episode of Breaking Bad... had a lot of business to take care of in a short time. [It] was a kind of machine gun of narrative, knocking down all of those questions with auto-fire efficiency. (Well, almost all.)
It was not flashy. It wasn't structurally ambitious, in the way other Breaking Bad episodes have been. It was not, in most respects, surprising. And that's OK. Because what Felina was - as effective, satisfying series finales are - was true. It was true to the five seasons that preceded it, true to Walter White's obsessions and pride, and true to what Breaking Bad is at heart: A Western. As in the song El Paso, the protagonist (I'm not going to say hero) rode back to town, faced his enemies, said his goodbyes, and died. A Western is meant to go out with a bang, and Breaking Bad went out with about 40 of them per second (plus a dose of ricin).
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Like all big-talker shows that bring their heavy cargo in for a rough and breathlessly observed landing, Breaking Bad didn't quite leave itself enough runway to satisfactorily end some of its better story lines, especially once the chronology gap closed up between the flash-forwards from last year's episodes and Sunday night's conclusion. One could easily argue that there was just too much left to do in this one episode.
As a critic, I have to finally face the fact that my favourite series (possibly ever - I'd have to think long and hard about that) is now gone. And when trying to figure out why this show worked so well, so deeply for me, I keep coming back to one simple and not terribly profound idea: Breaking Bad was original.
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Not only did Vince Gilligan's five-season, hyper-violent prose poem to midlife male frustration tie up virtually every loose end in sight, it contained the Holy Grail of all storytelling: an Actual Moment of Truth. And not just this particular story's truth, but one that extended to the beloved and bloated genre Gilligan both elevated and mocked. "I did it for me. I liked it. I was good at it. And I was really ... I was alive."
The strongest moments of the final season came as Walt realised that great truism so often underscored in stories like his: Once you introduce evil into your life, you cannot control it. In the end, though, Walter White was triumphant. His money would go to his children, his enemies were dead, his foster son freed.
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As final episodes go, this delivered everything that has been great about Breaking Bad. It had tension, pathos, brutality, emotion, humour, jaw-dropping shocks - but also resolution.
Like so much of Felina, the end was satisfying because of its simplicity. Really, we've known from the start how it would end. Walt's going to die. A show that sentences its lead character to death in the first episode is duty bound to deliver that promise by the end.
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In today's hyper-caffeinated age, precious little lives up to its hype. But the Breaking Bad finale - perhaps appropriately - got the chemistry just right... Sunday's finale made eminently clear, this was a show whose narrative fearlessness was only matched by its boundless creativity and unpredictability. The 75-minute finale written and directed by (Vince) Gilligan perfectly capped a final arc that was all forward momentum, with barely an ounce of fat on it, and almost nary a false note.
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In a stunning 75-minute extended finale, Vince Gilligan brought Breaking Bad to a supremely fitting close, tying up all the loose ends in his modern classic AMC series and killing off his now iconic anti-hero Walter White. And he did so in a way that confirmed Bad's status as one of TV's greatest series - and star Bryan Cranston as one of America's best actors.
Tense, witty, violent, oddly tender and, in its own strange way, as close to a "happy" ending as a story this dark could hope, this last episode brought the story to a straightforward, definitive conclusion, without the spirituality of Lost or the ambiguity of Sopranos.
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There was a lot of closure in Breaking Bad. You can say that Gilligan gave most of the viewers what they wanted (and, impressively, he did that by staying true to himself and the story without selling out or becoming unrecognisably saccharine as he tied the bow). This finale certainly wrapped up things - mostly - in a bow. It had similar strains to the shots that The Wire used and was nearly as effectively tidy as Six Feet Under was in spelling out the fate of those involved.
More than anything I love a creator's ability to end the story as he or she wishes. That doesn't make every decision acceptable. The finale to Dexter was an embarrassing, ham-fisted disaster. But the finale to Breaking Bad - even if it wasn't what I'd hoped would happen - was more than enough to thrill me and make me appreciate five seasons and six years of brilliant work. What an outstanding achievement.
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Brian McKandie, 67, was found dead at his cottage at Badenscoth, near Rothienorman, on Saturday 12 March last year.
Police said a 23-year-old man had been charged. He is due to appear at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Monday.
Det Ch Insp Iain Smith said: "Our inquiries are ongoing and police activity will continue in the area."
He added: "This has been a lengthy and complex investigation.
"There has been considerable work carried out in the area over the last 11 months and I know this has impacted greatly on the local community.
"I would like to sincerely thank all those who have contacted police or been spoken to by officers while extensive inquiries have been carried out."
There has been an increased level of police activity in recent days.
Police were in attendance at another property on Friday as part of their investigation.
A police pod is situated in Rothienorman where anyone with information can speak to officers.
The investigation has featured on the BBC's Crimewatch programme.
"A resolution with the Department of Justice could include a guilty plea on an antitrust charge," it said.
The bank also said in a statement the regulator will not prosecute the bank relating to its Libor dealings.
Citigroup is among six large banks being probed by global authorities for allegedly trying to manipulate exchange rates in currency markets.
The lender reported it was being sued by Argentina and that some employees could face criminal charges there as the country does legal battle with US hedge funds.
Sanctions and "business restrictions" could result, Citigroup said: "The situation could also expose Citi and Citi Argentina to further litigation and penalties."
US hedge funds NML Capital and Aurelius Capital Management are seeking $1.3bn (??834m) after refusing to accept a restructuring deal on Argentine debt.
Argentina's move comes after US District Judge Thomas Griesa's ruling in March that Citigroup cannot process interest payments by Argentina on some bonds issued under that country's law.
Mr Griesa ruled last year that other holders of Argentina's debt - many of whom agreed to Argentina's restructure - should not receive payments until the hedge funds are paid.
Argentina refused to pay the hedge funds, sending the country into default.
Shares in Citigroup were flat at $53.99 in afternoon trading in New York.
The match on 14 January will be the American basketball league's sixth regular-season game in the capital.
Orlando played two pre-season games in London in 2003, while the Raptors played there twice in 2011 as the NBA visited Europe for the first time.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said: "This underscores our commitment to growing basketball in the region."
Ever since the first CD was produced - 35 years ago this month - the music industry has been trying to sell fans new formats on the basis of better sound quality.
The shiny silver discs were meant to banish the crackle and hiss of vinyl forever and were marketed as a boon for audiophiles.
But at the same time, they were more convenient, being smaller and offering the chance to play tracks in any order you liked. And you didn't have to turn them over to hear the second half of an album.
What record company executives didn't realise was that it was the convenience, rather than the better sound quality, that was the main draw for consumers. That's why the rise of the relatively low-quality MP3 file caught record companies on the hop.
The download is fading from popularity as consumers embrace streaming instead, but most streamed music services use the same digital compression techniques as MP3 files did.
So is top-notch sound quality no longer important? Some firms disagree and are promoting high-resolution digital music.
"Is MP3 as interesting as it was 10 years ago? Not really, because bandwidth has improved," says Malcolm Ouzeri, head of marketing at French streaming and download provider Qobuz, founded in 2007.
"Now the industry is going towards more quality."
The music industry placed bets on high-end sound quality before. It came up with two new types of silver discs - the Super Audio CD (SACD) in 1999, followed by the DVD-Audio disc a year later.
The ensuing format war, plus the need to buy new hardware, didn't help matters. But what really killed their chances was the launch of Apple's iPod in 2001, which established the compressed MP3 digital file as the mass-market way to hear music.
"Like Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition, nobody expected the iPod," says independent audio consultant Garry Margolis.
"Apple made it easy for the average consumer to buy music and carry it in a convenient package.
"The money that consumers would have spent on high-resolution surround sound instead went to portable music, and the demand needed to establish a viable hi-resolution format never materialised."
But now, nearly two decades later, another business model for high-end audio is up and running. In its native France, Qobuz has 4% of the digital music market with its unashamedly niche offer of uncompressed streams and downloads.
"Our goal is to be a service with one million customers worldwide," says Qobuz chief executive Denis Thebaud.
"Qobuz is not a brand for everyone. It's not a brand where we want to have 100 million users. Our goal is really to satisfy the most discerning music lovers, the ones who are the most passionate about music."
And at £349.99 a year for its top-end Sublime+ service, offering both streaming and downloads at the highest quality, only those with deep pockets as well as sensitive ears are likely to be signing up to the site.
Some kinds of music are really not well served by the MP3 system of encoding, which is designed to preserve the elements that the human ear can hear and discard the rest.
Classical music aficionados, for instance, have never been keen on that kind of sonic compression.
But Qobuz, along with rivals Tidal and Deezer Elite, offers streaming of "lossless audio" that throws nothing away.
The highest quality MP3 has a bit-rate of 320kbps, while a hi-res file can go as high as 9,216kbps. Music CDs are transferred at 1,411kbps.
"The artists want to have their music played as it was recorded. More and more albums are in hi-resolution," says Mr Ouzeri.
This means that musical genres traditionally associated with hi-fi buffs are particularly popular on his firm's service.
"On Qobuz, different things are being listened to. At the end of the day, more royalties go to those things that have difficulty surviving in the digital world," Mr Ouzeri adds. "Classical music and jazz have this important role."
If you're looking for hi-resolution downloads in the 16-bit or 24-bit Flac format, Qobuz also offers those, as do other sites including 7digital.
Other services, such as Neil Young's now-dormant Pono venture, have tried and failed to enter the same download market. However, the rocker has vowed to return to the world of hi-res music with Xstream, which he calls "the next generation of streaming".
Qobuz thinks there is still demand for downloads, and Mr Thebaud points out that some labels, including esoteric jazz specialist ECM, only offer that option rather than streaming as well.
But does hi-res music face the same hardware problem that helped to sink SACD and DVD-Audio?
As it happens, a whole range of portable music players has sprung up to play hi-res downloads. Some are from mainstream manufacturers such as Sony and Pioneer, while others are produced by specialist firms such as Astell & Kern. Prices range from £165 to £3,000 or more.
But when it comes to streaming, there are various inexpensive options that will do the job.
"The Chromecast dongle, for instance, supports hi-res," says Mr Ouzeri. "MP3 does not make as much sense as it did 10 years ago. So we are pioneers and we will keep being pioneers."
Meanwhile, back in the world of physical product, the CD soldiers on, while vinyl has raised its game considerably in the audiophile stakes.
It hasn't become any more convenient as a format, but today's heavyweight 180g vinyl album release is a real improvement on the lightweight pressings, often made with recycled vinyl, that were the norm in the 1970s.
The vinyl revival has been well documented, with 3.2 million LPs sold in the UK last year, but do SACDs still exist?
Sister Ray in Berwick Street is one of the few record shops left in London that still stocks them, but you won't see much change from £30 if you want to pick up a choice Bob Dylan or Miles Davis title in the format.
And as senior buyer Steve Sexton makes clear, they don't quite fly off the shelves. "It's always been quite a niche format. We're phasing them out, to be honest," he says.
"I think it's a bizarre format and I've never really understood it. A lot of it is people who've spent far too much money on their stereo system."
Local government spokesman Steve Reed got his geography mixed up in a debate on the allocation of English council funding for the next four years.
He later told the BBC that he had had "many happy trips" to the Kent town in the past and had simply made a mistake.
Communities Secretary Greg Clark joked that if Mr Reed aspired to be a minister a "bit of geography may help".
The light-hearted exchange came during a heated debate on the government's proposed financial settlement for councils in England, announced by Mr Clark, the MP for Tunbridge Wells.
Responding to Mr Clark's statement, Mr Reed said Surrey was the council receiving the largest slice of a £300m hardship fund to ameliorate the impact of spending cuts, adding mistakenly that this "is where the secretary of state just happens to be an MP".
Mr Reed corrected himself following prompting by Conservative MPs.
Reflecting on the error afterwards, Mr Reed said it was one of those things that occasionally happened.
"I wrongly said it was in Surrey. It is in Kent. I know it is in Kent. I have been down there before. I just got that one wrong, I'm afraid."
The MP for Croydon North, who grew up in Hertfordshire before moving to south London, said he did not believe the comments were symbolic of Labour's problems to make headway in the south of England, outside of London.
"I go camping and on day trips around the south of England. My family all live there. I love the area and feel part of it. Every now and then you make a slip."
MPs approved the government's plans for 2016 to 2020 by 315 votes to 209 despite opposition claims that proposed spending cuts of more than 6% a year would "rip the heart out of communities" and that Tory councils have been prioritised for "transitional help" ahead of May's elections.
The ex-Southport manager, 37, joined Brabin's staff at Prenton Park in July.
He will be assisted by first-team coach Shaun Garnett and head of academy and recruitment Lee Jones.
It is the second time that Carden has succeeded Brabin, with his promotion to Southport boss coming after Brabin joined Everton's coaching staff.
Carden's first match in charge will be against Woking on Saturday, with Rovers fifth in the table after 11 matches.
The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, died at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix, Arizona, after being admitted on Thursday.
He was suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson's disease.
"Muhammad Ali was probably the best fighter of all time. He inspired nearly every boxer on the planet.
"He was like George Best in football. He was the first superstar boxer, without a doubt. He opened all the doors. He made boxing look glamorous." - Dave Boy McAuley, former boxing flyweight world champion.
"As a boxer, he called it - he was 'the greatest'. But there was more to him than boxing. He was an entertainer. The world has never seen the like of him.
"He loved a joke and he was a very nice guy to meet. He was inspirational, not alone in the boxing world. He brought a new side to boxing, He was the greatest thing that ever happened to professional boxing. He became the best-known face on the planet." - Barney Eastwood, former boxing promoter
"He was such a legend. As a kid I remember shadow boxing around the living room and him on the video. He did inspire me to be a boxer.
"Everybody I know - they have all done the Ali shuffle, either on the dance floor or in the gym. He was the best sportsman that has ever lived and what a life he has led." - Brian Magee, former super-middleweight world champion.
"He was 'The Greatest', one of the most influential men that ever lived. RIP Muhammad Ali." - Carl Frampton, former super-bantamweight champion.
"He was the greatest to ever do it. RIP Muhammad Ali, you showed the world how great you were." - Michael Conlan, bantamweight world champion.
"He was just the greatest sportsman that has ever been. We are very lucky that he happened to be in our sport.
"He was hugely famous and what he did for the sport - he was an amazing humanitarian and look what he did for civil rights in America. He was a remarkable individual." - Barry McGuigan, former world featherweight champion.
"It was a magic night in June 2003. It was truly a night of the stars, probably the favourite for many many people, was when Muhammad Ali was brought into the stadium.
"He had been diagnosed with Parkinsons and he was driven in on a golf cart. But he just stole the hearts, the cameras went to him, there were 80,000 people in the stadium, if there had been a roof it would have lifted.
"He was an icon of sport and for the athletes themselves, he was the pinnacle. When Muhammad Ali came there was joy and, at the same time, tears. It was a great celebration of a great sportsperson," Ronan King, patron of the Special Olympics, remembers Ali at Dublin's Croke Park for the Special Olympics in 2003.
"Sad day for sport all over the world, RIP Muhammad Ali!" - Paddy Barnes, two-times Olympics bronze medallist.
"The world has lost not just one of the greatest boxers of all time, but also a courageous human rights campaigner who devoted his life to leaving the world a better a place than he found it" - Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty International
"The passing of Muhammad Ali will have been heard with the greatest sadness by Irish people of all generations.
"Many will remember the wit, grace and beauty he brought to boxing and some will recall his visits to Ireland. All over the world people also flocked to hear him offer his view on the achievement of democracy and particularly equal rights when they were so strikingly missing in some of the richest countries of the world. He brought his message of freedom and respect for people of all races to all the continents of the world.
"As a sportsman and humanitarian, and as someone who struggled for a very long time with one of the most debilitating illnesses, he offered courage in the face of great difficulties." - Irish President Michael D Higgins
"The last time I met him was in 2000 when he was given the award as the outstanding sports personality of the century.
"At that stage, the onset of Parkinson's was very, very obvious.
"Four years before that, I sat in the stadium at Lansdowne , hoping and praying that the Parkinsons and his shaking and so on would not prevent him from lighting the Olympic torch. But, magnificently, as you would expect from him, he actually got through it." - former BBC commentator Jim Neilly.
The funeral will take place in Ali's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, his family said in a statement.
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The report, in Current Biology, lends weight to concerns about the damaging impact of shift work on health.
The researchers said women with a family risk of breast cancer should never work shifts, but cautioned that further tests in people were needed.
The data also indicated the animals were 20% heavier despite eating the same amount of food.
Studies in people have often suggested a higher risk of diseases such as breast cancer in shift workers and flight attendants.
One argument is disrupting the body's internal rhythm - or body clock - increases the risk of disease.
However, the link is uncertain because the type of person who works shifts may also be more likely to develop cancer due to factors such as social class, activity levels or the amount of vitamin D they get.
Mice prone to developing breast cancer had their body clock delayed by 12 hours every week for a year.
Normally they had tumours after 50 weeks - but with regular disruption to their sleeping patterns, the tumours appeared eight weeks earlier.
The report said: "This is the first study that unequivocally shows a link between chronic light-dark inversions and breast cancer development."
Interpreting the consequences for humans is fraught with difficulty, but the researchers guesstimated the equivalent effect could be an extra 10kg (1st 8lb) of body weight or for at-risk women getting cancer about five years earlier.
"If you had a situation where a family is at risk for breast cancer, I would certainly advise those people not to work as a flight attendant or to do shift work," one of the researchers, Gijsbetus van der Horst, from the Erasmus University Medical Centre, in the Netherlands, said.
Dr Michael Hastings, from the UK's Medical Research Council, told the BBC: "I consider this study to give the definitive experimental proof, in mouse models, that circadian [body clock] disruption can accelerate the development of breast cancer.
"The general public health message coming out of my area of work is shift work, particularly rotational shift work is a stress and therefore it has consequences.
"There are things people should be looking out for - pay more attention to your body weight, pay more attention to inspecting breasts, and employers should offer more in-work health checks.
"If we're going to do it, then let's keep an eye on people and inform them." | Eoin Morgan's decision not to captain England in the one-day matches on the tour of Bangladesh because of security concerns has certainly come in for some heavy criticism.
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Watford reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 2007 after Scott Wootton's own goal gifted them victory against Leeds.
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A former soldier accused of selling information about Prince Harry's regiment to The Sun and News of the World newspapers has been acquitted.
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A couple who won £148m on the Euromillions lottery have said it was life-changing "not just for us, for everyone".
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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have met Manchester Arena staff who were first on the scene of last month's suicide bombing.
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One of the UK's largest Christmas Day swims has taken place in Bridgend county.
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China has for the first time extracted gas from an ice-like substance under the South China Sea considered key to future global energy supply.
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As the election looms, David Cameron - who in his early leadership days seemed to present himself as more the heir to Blair than Thatcher - wants a bit of Margaret Thatcher's election-winning magic dust.
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Rangers say they will "vigorously pursue" former chief executive Charles Green for legal costs.
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The next generation of Americans to hit retirement will be 'shocked' when they find out how little they have to live on.
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Gareth Southgate is "the only candidate" to become England's next full-time manager, claims former FA executive Adrian Bevington.
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A group of cancer experts is calling for "unacceptable" variations in access to care people receive for lung cancer in Wales to be tackled.
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Arguably the most talked-about television series of the past five years, the finale of Breaking Bad aired in the US on Sunday, swiftly followed by its UK premiere on Netflix.
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A man has been charged in connection with the death of a man in Aberdeenshire almost a year ago.
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Citigroup said it may plead guilty amid a US Department of Justice probe into its foreign exchange business.
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Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors are to play an NBA fixture at London's O2 arena at the start of next year.
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A Labour MP has acknowledged that he "made a slip" when he suggested Tunbridge Wells was in Surrey.
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Assistant manager Paul Carden has taken charge of National League side Tranmere Rovers on an interim basis following the sacking of Gary Brabin on Sunday.
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Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board wants to temporarily remove the doctor-led maternity service at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.
But it is facing a legal fight from campaigners who are applying for a judicial review at Mold County Court.
The judge, Mrs Justice Davies, asked the health board and campaigners to meet but an agreement was not made.
Opponents argue the health board had not properly consulted over its plans.
Mark Sutton QC, representing the campaigners, told the court: "This is a striking case indeed.
"It's not a case where there has been an attempt at consultation but that's been limited.
"It's striking that there was a decision to suppress the dissemination of the board paper relevant to the matter which would normally be available seven days in advance."
He added that it was strange that "a public authority with a primary responsibility to engage should regard it as an appropriate action to stifle any meaningful debate."
The application which has been made by a local GP and a woman has support from the British Medical Association Cymru.
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was expected to go ahead with plans to end consultant-led services at the hospital in April.
But it was put on hold to await Thursday's hearing.
The hearing continues. | A bid to challenge plans to downgrade the maternity service at a Denbighshire hospital has ended for the day. | 32,620,330 | 293 | 27 | false |
Reports to trading standards officers include the return of door-to-door watch sellers.
They offer designer timepieces for £50, even using websites to back up their claims of bargains, but the products are counterfeit.
Consumers have been urged to know their rights when sellers arrive unannounced at the door.
The economic climate has created an environment for con-artists to prosper and trading standards officers say these rogues have stepped up their efforts.
Their targets include vulnerable young people who are searching for jobs, as well as older people who have been made redundant.
In May, Citizens Advice warned of phantom training courses that charge victims upfront for teaching which may not be available, or promises of a job at the end of it that is never forthcoming.
Now there are reports of retro scams making a comeback, sometimes variations of con-tricks used during previous downturns.
These include selling watches on the doorstep for £50 - similar to watch and leather jacket sales scams of more than 10 years ago.
Con-artists refer their victims to websites - usually just a front - which they say display the watch's recommended retail price of hundreds of pounds. But, in fact, these watches were counterfeit and could be bought for £5 online, said Adrian Simpson, a lead officer for the Trading Standards Institute (TSI).
He added that the salesmen used hackneyed stories, such as claiming that they were returning to Italy from a conference and needed to sell their products before they returned home.
He stressed that anyone selling any item for more than £35 during an unannounced visit to the door must give full written instructions of cancellation rights such as notice of a seven-day cooling off period.
Anyone who sold at the door without offering these rights would be committing a criminal offence and should be treated with scepticism, he said.
Reports remain relatively few in number, but were part of a general increase in scams at a time when household budgets were squeezed, he said. These included shoddy home improvements, such as cowboy driveway surfacing gangs and mass-marketing scams.
"People are more aware of scams, but the internet and social media are increasing the opportunities [for fraud]," he said.
Con-artists can send out thousands of emails at a fraction of the cost of letters, he said.
Yet many victims of such scams felt ashamed to report cases.
Consumer Minister Jo Swinson told the BBC News website that people were vulnerable to scams during difficult economic times.
She said that a national approach among trading standards officers was vital for spotting scam trends across the country, and consumer awareness was equally as important for preventing these scams from succeeding,
Earlier this month, the government published its draft Consumer Rights Bill which strives to clarify and update the regulations in place to protect consumers. The TSI has also unveiled a consumer codes scheme aimed at recognising trusted traders through approval schemes.
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Prince William and Catherine saw the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, which represents a graveyard.
One survivor told them about his time at Auschwitz, where his parents were killed, and recalled the smell of burning bodies.
The couple are on a five-day tour of Poland and Germany with their children.
After looking around an underground museum at the memorial, the royal couple learned about some of the stories of the six million Jewish people killed during the Holocaust.
The duke and duchess then met a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp. Leon Schwarzbaum, 96, told them what life was like inside the camp.
At the age of 21, he worked as a runner for the camp commander.
Mr Schwarzbaum showed the duke and duchess pictures of his family and told the duchess six people slept in one bunk.
He spoke about the smell of bodies while pointing to a chimney, adding: "You could smell the chimney throughout the whole camp. It was a terrible smell."
The couple also met several children on their first day in Berlin, at a centre for mental health and young people and also at the Strassenkinder charity for disadvantaged children.
The duke and duchess also met German Chancellor Angela Merkel and attended a private lunch.
Prince William and Catherine were expected to discuss European politics, global issues and volunteer work.
The royal couple, accompanied on the tour by Prince George, three, and Princess Charlotte, two, arrived in Germany after spending two days in Poland, where they met its first democratically-elected president, Lech Walesa, and visited a former concentration camp.
On Thursday the royals will move on to the German city of Heidelberg, which is twinned with Cambridge.
A boat race is planned which will see William and Catherine cox opposing rowing teams in the race, with crews from Cambridge and Heidelberg. | The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited Berlin's Holocaust memorial to pay tribute to the millions of Jewish people who died. | 40,658,177 | 406 | 28 | false |
The bridge is due to reopen in the new year after repairs to its structure are completed.
But small firms are worried banks may restrict their access to finance unless it is clearer when it will reopen.
Transport Scotland said the "absolute priority" was to get the bridge reopened "as quickly as possible".
On Friday it announced a travel plan easing restrictions on a priority route for HGVs and buses close to the Kincardine Bridge.
It means vans and other light goods vehicles will be allowed to use the A985 priority corridor between Rosyth and Kincardine while the Forth Road Bridge remains closed.
Engineers have been working around the clock on the bridge, but they have warned that progress is "vulnerable to weather conditions".
The bridge was shut completely on 4 December after a crack was found in a truss end link member at the North Tower.
The Federation of Small Businesses in Scotland (FSB) welcomed the easing of restrictions on the A985, but said hospitality and retail businesses on either side of the Forth Road Bridge still needed "some certainty" about when it would reopen.
The group said it based its concerns on its experience in Edinburgh, when small firms whose cash flow was hit during the construction of the city's tram system found it very hard to access financing from banks.
FSB head of external affairs for Scotland, Colin Borland, said: "The closure could not have come at a worse time because many businesses in hospitality and retail in particular depend on a strong December to pay for the dead months of January and February.
"It doesn't take a significant lack of cash to kill businesses that don't have large reserves, so I think the priority has to be dealing with short-term difficulties.
"The lack of certainty makes it more difficult for banks to provide finance because they don't know how long it will be before the bridge will reopen."
He added: "We completely understand that we will not be able to get a 100% concrete date for the reopening, but if we don't want to turn this temporary closure into a permanent damage to the economy, then we need to get some certainty about when the bridge is going to open and on what basis."
Some businesses in the vicinity of the bridge also expressed concern that they might lose staff if the repair work went on for too long.
Rowland Thomson, general manager of Craigie's Farm Deli and Cafe in South Queensferry, said eight members of staff were having to travel from the north to get to work.
He said: "The danger is that if [the reopening of the bridge] is left open-ended, or looking like six months or so, a lot of staff...would find it so difficult to get to work that they end up looking for alternative arrangements - a new job, perhaps closer to home across the bridge.
"That would be a real shame."
A Transport Scotland spokesman said: "We are acutely aware that this is a very challenging time, especially for small firms.
"Ministers have been clear from the outset that the absolute priority is to get the bridge reopened as quickly as possible - to all vehicles. Engineers are working round the clock to make this happen.
"We have already secured a relaxation of the enforcement of drivers' hours and working time rules. Together with bus and freight priority measures, this will also help mitigate impacts on businesses transporting goods and people."
He added: "The FSB has welcomed the refreshed travel plan and the decision to relax restrictions on the A985 corridor and we will continue to engage with the business community and listen and respond to their feedback." | Small firms could struggle to survive unless there is greater certainty about when the Forth Road Bridge will reopen, a business group has warned. | 35,082,681 | 793 | 32 | false |
An 'A' tour of South Africa was cancelled amid the row between players and their governing body over the scrapping of a revenue-sharing model.
Cricket Australia's chief executive said there was "increasing urgency" with an Ashes series this winter.
"If it is not resolved, we're proposing arbitration," James Sutherland said.
"We're prepared to accept whatever decision comes. In cricketing parlance, we will accept the umpire's decision and move on."
Players' body the Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) responded by saying it would rather mediation to the "adversarial process" of arbitration, but that it would "continue to work intensively" on negotiations.
"Cricket Australia has lost the players and most of the game's stakeholders in the [dispute]," read a union statement.
"And now, after pushing the players into unemployment, an extended period of a lack of financial transparency, after three months of rejecting mediation, and only after the recent arrival of the Cricket Australia chief executive into talks, CA discovers the need for urgency."
Cricket Australia, the sport's governing body in the country, produces a memorandum of understanding with the players - represented by the ACA - every five years. The last agreement expired on 30 June.
In March, the governing body proposed salary increases for men and women, which removed a clause from players' contracts guaranteeing them a percentage of the organisation's revenue.
This was rejected by the ACA, which also turned down a further revised pay offer.
Australia's captain Steve Smith said the players would not "give up" the revenue-sharing agreement, while vice-captain David Warner has blamed the board for the dispute.
"The players are unemployed and some are hurting financially but continue to train," Warner posted on his Instagram account.
After months of public disagreements, a deadline for the ACA to agree new pay and conditions passed without resolution.
Cricket Australia has rejected a 'peace plan' document produced by the ACA, with Sutherland saying the details within it are "detrimental to the grassroots game".
Sutherland is proposing fresh talks with the players' union but warns that if a deal cannot be struck by early next week then the dispute will be settled by an arbitrator.
That would be an independent person or body - Sutherland says it is likely to be a retired judge - who will hear from both parties before suggesting an outcome.
Australia are due to play their first match on the Test tour of Bangladesh on 22 August, followed by a one-day-international tour to India in September and October.
They are then scheduled to host England in the Ashes series, beginning in November. | Australia's cricketers have been told it is "time to get the show back on the road" and end a long-running dispute that has left 230 players unemployed. | 40,739,193 | 600 | 39 | false |
But their combined pre-tax profits fell to £120m, from £190m a year before.
Season 2014-15 saw the second-biggest aggregate pre-tax profit, after record-breaking results in 2013-14.
It was also the first time this millennium that there had been a second successive year of combined pre-tax profits for the top-flight teams.
"The perennial problem for Premier League clubs was to convert impressive revenue growth into profitability," said Dan Jones, partner in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte.
"We saw this problem solved with record-breaking results last year. The new challenge was to sustain this financial success, and the Premier League clubs have accomplished this in impressive style in the latest results.
"With further significant revenue increases already guaranteed for the next broadcast cycle, starting in 2016-17, there is every reason to be confident of the Premier League clubs' profitability being here to stay."
In addition, in 2014-15 Premier League clubs saw combined operating profits - which exclude player trading, net interest charges and the amortisation of player contracts - of roughly £550m.
Of the 20 clubs in the Premier League, 17 recorded an operating profit in 2014-15.
But clubs wage costs also rose by 6% in 2014-15, to a total of £2bn, a record spend on salaries.
That increased the wages-to-revenue ratio to 60%. However, despite the increase in wage costs, the ratio was still the second lowest seen in the Premier League in the last 10 years. | Premier League football clubs saw their combined revenues increase by 3% in 2014-15 to £3.4bn, a new record, according to business group Deloitte. | 36,034,403 | 322 | 37 | false |
At an emergency session in Geneva, director-general Margaret Chan said Ebola had taught the world and the WHO how they must act in the future.
She said the corner had been turned on infections but warned over complacency.
More than 8,500 people have died in the outbreak, the vast majority in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia.
Dr Chan said: "This was West Africa's first experience with the virus and it delivered some horrific shocks and surprises.
"The world, including WHO, was too slow to see what was unfolding before us. Ebola is a tragedy that has taught the world, including WHO, many lessons about how to prevent similar events in the future."
Dr Chan said that although disease outbreaks would continue to deliver shocks, "never again should the world be caught by surprise, unprepared".
The reforms announced included a "dedicated contingency fund to support rapid responses to outbreaks and emergencies".
There would also be improvements in international co-ordination and greater support for countries that needed to respond quickly to emergencies.
This would also require vaccines and drugs to be brought to the market more speedily.
Liberia announced on Friday that it was down to just five confirmed cases - there were 500 a week in September. Guinea and Sierra Leone have both also experienced falls in infection rates.
Dr Chan said the worst-case scenario had been avoided, but warned: "We must maintain the momentum and guard against complacency and donor fatigue."
WHO figures show 21,724 reported cases of Ebola in the outbreak , with 8,641 deaths.
Computer simulations suggest the plesiosaur moved through the water like a penguin, using its front limbs as paddles and back limbs for steering.
The creature's swimming gait has been a mystery since bones of the first known specimen were dug out of a Dorset cliff 200 years ago.
The plesiosaur was discovered by the fossil hunter Mary Anning in 1821.
At the time even the name dinosaur had not been invented.
A scientific paper unveiling Anning's find a few years later raised the question of how the marine creature swam, given its unusual pairs of wing-like flippers.
The debate has continued until today, with a computer simulation based on a Jurassic fossil specimen providing evidence in favour of penguin-like motion.
Dr Adam Smith of Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall, worked on the study.
He explained that palaeontologists were divided on whether the marine creature used its four limbs in a rowing action like the oars of a boat; a flight stroke similar to modern penguins and turtles; or some sort of combination of the two.
"Our study shows the up-and-down movement is more likely," he told BBC News.
"That's how turtles and penguins swim today.
"Penguins are literally flying through the water."
The study, published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, is based on a computer simulation of a Jurassic fossil from Germany.
The fossil is unusual in being an almost complete skeleton with all four limbs preserved.
It is smaller than many other members of the plesiosaur family, at about 3m long.
The computer model shows the animal's hind limbs provided "relatively weak thrust", say Dr Smith and co-researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, US.
"We conclude that plesiosaurs were forelimb-dominated swimmers that used their hind limbs mainly for manoeuvrability and stability," they report.
The plesiosaurs were predatory marine reptiles that lived at the time of the dinosaurs.
They are unique in the animal kingdom for having two pairs of large wing-like flippers.
Palaeobiology expert Dr David Martill of the University of Portsmouth said the new work suggested that in the small plesiosaur at least, the forelimbs did all the work.
He said it remained to be seen if the same was true of the largest plesiosaurs, which were ferocious marine predators.
"These beasts probably fed by twist feeding like the large crocodiles of today," he said.
"If this were the case, then the hind limbs may have been used to spin the animal on its long axis."
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Sheriff Adekunle Oluwa, aged 20, of Upperton Road, Leicester, was also charged with possession of a bladed article in connection with the death of Lauric Lebato, of north London.
Mr Lebato died in hospital after being found with a stab wound in Albion Street early on Saturday 11 February.
Sulaiman Sillah, of Leicester, has been charged with the murder of Mr Lebato.
Mr Sillah, aged 20, of Bateman Road, was charged on 17 February.
Hafiz Waris Ali and Rafakat Hussain were arrested after heroin with a street value of more than £2m was found at Manchester Airport in April 2014.
Ali had travelled to Pakistan to buy the drugs under the guise of assisting in the repatriation of a dead friend.
Ali, 48, and Hussain, 29, were jailed for seven-and-a-half and seven years respectively at Manchester Crown Court.
The court heard Ali had travelled to Pakistan as part of the trip funded by a mosque in Batley, West Yorkshire.
Because their dead friend had no relatives in the UK, the trip had been paid for by worshippers.
On his return flight, Ali had hidden the heroin in his hold luggage which was subsequently lost.
When it was later found customs officers discovered the drugs.
Ali and his brother-in-law Hussain were arrested when they returned to the airport to collect the baggage.
Ali, of Cardigan Close, Batley, and Hussain from Alverthorpe Road, Wakefield, both admitted conspiring to import heroin and pleaded guilty.
A third man linked to the conspiracy, Mohammed Fazil, was arrested in Pakistan on separate charges.
After the sentencing, Rob Miles, head of the National Crime Agency's Manchester border investigation team, said: "These men used the generosity of their community in an attempt to fund their drug running.
"The heroin would have had a potential street value of over £2m. Ali and Hussain knew there was a huge profit to be made."
The Guildhall, which dates back to 1420, at King Edward VI School in Stratford-upon-Avon, includes his schoolroom and a theatre.
The project includes repairing the timber structure and conserving medieval paintings.
Work is scheduled to end in April 2016, 400 years after Shakespeare's death.
It will include upgrading the heating system and installing an accessible toilet and a lift.
The Guildhall, not far from Shakespeare's birthplace, was where he saw some of his first theatre performances, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) said.
It is still used for teaching every day, but the project will allow children from Coventry and Birmingham to have a lesson where Shakespeare once sat.
Under the initiative, there will also be creative writing sessions for members of the public at the Guildhall, along with lessons for children in a Tudor style, interactive displays and performances being shown on screens.
Head of HLF West Midlands Reyahn King said: "This project will enable the wider public and tourists from around the world to sit where Shakespeare sat and gain an insight into the world which helped inspire him to become the world's greatest playwright."
The school, known to have been in existence from 1295, is a state-funded academy trust selective school for boys.
The Guildhall has also been used as a base for Stratford borough council.
The Cubric at Cardiff University will have one of the world's most sophisticated MRI scanners.
The funding, announced on Wednesday, will help build the facility at Maindy Park.
Prof Derek Jones, director of Cubric, said: "This funding cements Cubric's position as a European leader in brain imaging and stimulation."
Announcing the funding, Finance Minister Jane Hutt said: "I am delighted to announce EU funds to help construct a centre of excellence in Wales with the capability for world-class, highly specialised collaborative research in the field of neuroscience.
"This is another excellent example of how EU funds are supporting growth in the Welsh economy, helping our academic institutions to position Wales as a global leader in ground-breaking research and innovation."
The Welsh government has also invested more than £9m in the development of Cubric, including funding towards an ultra-high field Tesla MRI scanner.
The centre is due to open next year.
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The Lions started the tour of New Zealand with a scratchy victory over the Provincial Barbarians before a loss to the Blues, but recovered to record a significant 12-3 win in Christchurch.
"It's been tough this week, there's been a lot of criticism," Gatland said.
"People have written the tour off already after two games.
"That's been challenging for all of us. We've had to stay strong in the group and keep the faith.
"I hope we didn't disappoint any people tonight with the result."
Fly-half Owen Farrell kicked four penalties for the Lions, while a heroic defensive effort managed to keep the Crusaders - who have averaged 37 points across 14 straight victories in Super Rugby - to merely a penalty.
The Lions now face the Highlanders, New Zealand Maori and the Chiefs before the first Test against New Zealand on June 24.
"This is great preparation for us preparing to play the best team in the world, which is the All Blacks," Gatland added.
"It's a like a club side coming together in pre-season, getting a couple of games under its belt and you know the more time together the better you'll get.
"This team was outstanding in training on Friday, looked sharp and I knew there would be a performance because they have had time to gel.
"The result was pretty important for us. Tonight was another step up, but there is still a lot to work on."
One of those areas is their finishing, after the Lions spurned a handful of opportunities to score tries against the Super Rugby side.
"We are creating [chances], and we need to get better at [finishing]. The more time we have together, hopefully we will finish those chances."
Gatland also confirmed tour captain Sam Warburton would be involved against the Highlanders in Dunedin next week, having recovered from a minor ankle injury.
Full-back Stuart Hogg and centre Jonathan Davies will both undergo concussion return-to-play protocols after failing Head Injury Assessments during the game.
"We've laid a marker down a little bit tonight, now it's a big challenge for the team that takes the field on Tuesday," Gatland said.
Meanwhile, second-row George Kruis was part of the outstanding forward effort and feels the Lions pack has made a statement with the Test series a fortnight away.
"We had a good contest today, and probably got the upper hand," the Saracens and England lock said.
"There were six internationals in their pack, and we knew it was going to be a tasty game. It got a bit heated at times, but we held our own and did a good job.
"We relish the opportunity to go toe-to-toe with a pack like that. We talk about how we want to be a brutal pack and a set-piece dominant pack, and today we showed good signs of that.
"It's every boy's dream to play for the Lions, and to get a win like that today, hopefully we can really start to build this culture and build towards the Tests."
Hodgson was keen to get the players together at the end of January to go through a tactical debrief of November's 3-1 win over Scotland.
But the Football Association said that no meeting will take place.
The FA said clubs were in favour of the meeting, but due to a busy schedule, no suitable date could be agreed by all parties involved.
It comes just over two weeks after Hodgson had said the meeting had been agreed, with the England boss saying at the time: "We've all agreed we're going to get together. Unfortunately, my time with them won't really begin again until March."
The players had been expected to meet at St George's Park, probably on a Thursday, with Hodgson insistent that players would only be away for a few hours.
Despite that fact, Chelsea were set to prevent Gary Cahill from attending the meeting because of a packed upcoming schedule for the Blues.
Chelsea have five games in the final fortnight in January, including Premier League games against Swansea and leaders Manchester City.
They also have a two-legged League Cup semi-final against Liverpool and an FA Cup tie against Millwall or Bradford.
The possibility of two meetings, one for players based in the north and another for those in the south, was considered - but Hodgson felt that would not work.
The FA said all squad members will be sent videos and information on their performances against Scotland, as has been the case with previous debriefs.
England have a 100% record in the six games they have played since the World Cup, with friendly wins over Norway and Scotland book-ending four Euro 2016 qualifying victories.
They are six points clear at the top after four games in Euro 2016 qualification group E.
The Phoenix rocket was launched from a new space centre in Semnan in northern Iran.
The US criticised the launch and described it as a provocative action.
It is the fifth launch of a domestically produced satellite since 2009.
Iranian state TV said the launch vehicle could send a 250kg satellite to an altitude of 500 km (300 miles).
US state department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that if confirmed, the test could violate UN Security Council resolutions.
Iran had vowed to respond to the latest set of US sanctions, which targeted 18 entities or individuals that had supported Iran's ballistic missile programme or the country's elite Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The new sanctions came a day after the Trump administration certified that Tehran was complying with a 2015 deal to limit its nuclear programme.
But the state department said Iran's actions in the Middle East were malign and undercut any "positive contributions" from the nuclear deal.
Iran's parliament voted earlier this month to fast-track a bill to increase funds for Iran's missile programme and the Revolutionary Guards.
Mr Gibson, 28, was shot in the stomach and thigh in an alley near Divis Tower on 24 October. He died in hospital.
Margaret Goodman, 56, from Ballymurphy Parade, was arrested in Belfast on Monday.
She has also been charged with possession of firearms and ammunition under suspicious circumstances.
Detectives say new DNA evidence has come to light which connects Mrs Goodman with the alleged offences.
Mrs Goodman's bail application was opposed by police due to concerns that she would "leave the jurisdiction".
However, a judge ruled that the risks were not sufficient for the accused to be detained in custody and granted bail.
Mrs Goodman's husband, 58 year-old Malachy Goodman, has previously been charged with Edward Gibson's murder and is awaiting trial.
A 68-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman also face charges of assisting an offender and failing to provide information.
UK Coal said its business remained viable, despite claims a fire at its Daw Mill colliery in Warwickshire has left it with cash-flow problems.
Most of Daw Mill's 650 staff will be made redundant at the end of May but could lose benefits if UK Coal begins insolvency proceedings.
UK Coal said all options were being considered as part of restructuring.
In a statement, Kevin McCullough, chief executive of UK Coal Mine Holdings, said: "Daw Mill represented a significant part of the business and discussions have been under way since the fire to find a way forward for the rest of the business.
"The remaining deep mines in Kellingley in North Yorkshire, Thoresby in Nottinghamshire and six surface mines, remain viable and discussions continue with a wide range of interested parties."
Jeff Wood, national president of the UDM, said if UK Coal went into voluntary liquidation, Daw Mill staff could receive state payouts instead of enhanced benefits if they were not transferred over to a new company, one option he believes the company is considering.
"Our members are very concerned [about the plans]," Mr Wood said.
"The Daw Mill men are sat at home wondering if they are going to get to the end of May and get their redundancy.
"Our pensioners are very concerned because if the company did go down the insolvency route, the pension scheme would fall into the UK Pension Protection Fund which only protects 90% of the benefits they would have previously enjoyed."
Mr McCullough said: "Our main focus has been on preserving 2,000 jobs and securing the future of UK coal mining.
"Our remaining mines have been performing well since the fire at Daw Mill and we continue to work closely with our employees, government, pension funds, the Pensions Regulator, suppliers and customers.
"There will undoubtedly be some difficult decisions as we have had to look at all possible options, but there is a good business here with 2,000 families depending on our workforce and I am confident we will be able to announce more news in the coming days."
Over the past year, the company has announced restructuring programmes at Daw Mill and in August it said it was "unlikely" the mine would remain open after 2014.
At the time, UK Coal said it had made overall losses of £20.6m in the six months to 30 June, with Daw Mill contributing to a 20% fall in production.
Eight of those hurt in the collisions, which took place in thick fog, sustained serious injuries.
Ambulance crews said 35 casualties needed hospital treatment in what were described as "horrendous scenes".
The A249 bridge was closed for more than nine hours and reopened to traffic at about 17:30.
One witness said visibility had been very poor at the time of the crash but drivers were approaching the crossing with no lights.
Others at the scene described a mass of tangled cars, lorries, and a car transporter. Some reports said the crash went on for 10 minutes as cars continuously collided with each other.
South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) said a further 200 people were either treated for minor injuries or given advice should symptoms develop later.
Firefighters had to free five people from their vehicles on the southbound carriageway.
The injured people were taken to six different hospitals in Medway, Ashford, Margate, Maidstone, Canterbury and London.
Medway Maritime Hospital declared a major incident and cancelled all its routine planned surgery, to help deal with the incident.
Service returned to normal at the hospital at about 14:00 BST.
Secamb said the first ambulances left the crash scene at 08:50 BST because much of the triage and early treatment was carried out at the scene.
Patients started arriving in hospitals shortly after with Medway admitting its first casualty at 09:45 BST.
Crash witnesses and people with concerns about relatives who may have been involved can contact Kent Police on 01622 653580
The national speed limit applies to the dual carriageway crossing, with cars able to travel up to 70mph, the Highways Agency said.
Driver Martin Stammers said the scene was "horrendous" and described seeing cars under lorries and people lying on the ground.
He said visibility was about 10 to 20 yards when he approached the bridge and saw five cars smashed into each other with one across the outside lane.
He managed to squeeze through a gap between that car and the central reservation.
"For 10 minutes afterwards, all we could hear was screeching, cars thudding into each other, lorries crashing," he added.
He said he and his son ran to warn other drivers and warn cars to slow down.
"Later, a woman came up to us sobbing saying, 'thank you, thank you, you saved my life'," he said.
Jaime Emmett, a 19-year-old student who was driving through the fog, said she managed to stop in time but a van collided with her car, and she then hit a car in front.
She said the fog was so thick she could only see a few cars ahead but added: "All I could hear was the cars smashing in front of each other and I could not know how far ahead the accident was."
Later she said she could see "smashed cars everywhere", a lorry that had crashed into the central reservation and ambulance crews helping injured people with one team carrying a man in a stretcher.
Cliff Montgomery, 53, who was driving from his home on the Isle of Sheppey to Gillingham, said he was trapped in a group of vehicles with a pile-up in front of him and another one behind.
"I was in the outside lane when vehicles in front of me braked and cars were crashing," he said.
"There was another pile-up behind the group of cars I was travelling in. All I could do was brake, stop and await further instructions."
He said it was very foggy and in some places he could only see 30ft in front of him.
Mr Montgomery added: "When you see the state of vehicles being brought off the bridge on transporters, you have to think it's very lucky that no one was killed."
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As far as the eye could see it was car after crashed car. Looking at the scene gave me a real sense of the force of some of the crashes.
People told me they heard braking and then ran into vehicles. Others managed to brake but then cars went into the back of them.
For many this incident was a terrifying experience.
The recovery is now under way. With 130 vehicles needing to cleared off this bridge the operation is not going to be quick.
Ch Insp Andy Reeves said the crash was over a "protracted area" with undamaged vehicles between others which had collided.
When asked if the fog had caused the crash, Mr Reeves said it was "too early" to give a cause but added the "weather will be a factor".
"It was... very hazardous. It was described to me as a very thick fog and it was certainly low visibility at the time."
The front of the crash happened where traffic was coming off the bridge towards Sittingbourne, and it had then "concertinaed" over the bridge behind it with incidents stretching back to Queenborough, he said.
Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP Gordon Henderson said he had previously had concerns about lighting on the bridge and said he would be asking questions of the authorities about the accident.
"My concerns must rest solely with the people that have been injured on the bridge," he said.
A spokesman for the Highways Agency said: "It is far too early to speculate on the cause of today's incident which is still under investigation by police."
He confirmed a safety audit was carried out on the crossing a year after its completion.
"This audit concluded that accidents on the A249 had decreased since the completion of the scheme and that the accident rate was below the national average for that type of road," he said.
The £100m four-lane crossing, which connects the Isle of Sheppey with mainland Kent, opened in 2006 and is 0.75 miles (1.25km) long and rises to 115ft (35m) at its highest point.
The move follows a meeting between the traders and the state's Hindu hardline Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
He promised to issue licences and also to ensure that slaughterhouses would not be attacked by his supporters.
Most are owned by Muslims, who make up 18% of the state's population.
Mr Adityanath opposes the slaughter and consumption of cows, considered sacred by India's Hindu majority.
Reports say that immediately after taking office, one of his first acts was to instruct police officials to crack down on "illegal" slaughterhouses in the state.
Locals allege, however, that many of the businesses did not kill cows but animals like goats and buffalo, the slaughter of which is legal.
They said shops were being shut on technicalities, such as environmental norms. They also said that despite applying for licences, they had not received them.
Chaudhary Aley Ummar Qureshi, a general secretary of one of India's biggest meat traders' associations, said that they decided to call off the strike after the chief minister's assurances.
Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, is also the largest meat-producing state.
The state government is estimated to earn more than 110bn rupees ($1.7bn; £1.3bn) a year from the industry.
The gnome was picked up by officers after being mistaken for a small child when a man was reported walking along the M60 with him in tow.
Nicknamed Gnorman, he has been seen in a police car and taking a breath test with Greater Manchester Police.
Introducing their new recruit, the force tweeted: "Gnorman has asked to work with us."
He has also been given his own version of GMP's force crest.
One person commented on social media: "Innocent 'til proven guilty. You should have pixie-lated his face."
The man found with the gnome on Tuesday was arrested for a public order offence.
Cameroon were banned from global football in July 2013 before the establishment of a Fifa-approved Normalisation Committee led by Joseph Owona.
Tombi A Roko Sidiki and his executive committee then assumed office after elections held in September 2015.
Despite Sidiki's election receiving the approval of both Fifa and the Cameroon government, there have been several challenges to his administration.
Most recently, Cameroonian club Etoile Filante de Garoua argued that Fecafoot had no authority to send a team to the Confederations Cup in Russia, an argument Fifa dismissed.
However, Fifa has acknowledged there is a problem within the Cameroon football family and is taking measures to resolve the problem for good.
In March, the Association of Amateur Football Clubs in Cameroon were notified that Veron Mosengo-Omba, Fifa's director of African and Caribbean Member Associations, would be discussing the issue with Fecafoot.
His visit was due to take place in August having been postponed from June, but in a letter to stakeholders dated 23 June 2017, Veron Mosongo-Omba confirmed the date has been brought forward to 10 July.
"It is important to stress that Fifa has the obligation to promote amicable relations within member associations" he wrote.
"Fifa considers its role to settle internal disputes capable of jeopardizing the interest of football in line with its statutory tasks and autonomy of member associations."
Cameroon is set to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and internal squabbles - if not resolved - may see the prestigious competition withdrawn.
It will cut the number of board members from 18 to 11 and create a board of directors who have qualifications suited to running the business.
Members will be given one vote apiece.
The Co-op, the country's oldest and biggest mutual organisation, lost £2.5bn last year following a massive loss at the Co-operative Bank.
A review of the way the business was run was carried out earlier this year by Lord Myners, who called the group "manifestly dysfunctional" and recommended a major shake-up.
Euan Sutherland, who resigned as chief executive of the Co-op Group in March after 10 months in the job, said the organisation in its then form was "ungovernable".
Traditionally, directors were Co-op members, who did not necessarily have any relevant experience. They have included a retired teacher and a plasterer.
The organisation's eight million members did not have a direct vote, but elected officials to vote on their behalf.
The Co-op's members voted to introduce sweeping changes at a special meeting earlier this year.
The board will in future have a majority of independent directors - including an independent chairman and five independent non-executive directors. However, the board will have three positions for member-nominated directors, contrary to Lord Myners' recommendations.
The new rules will also protect against de-mutualisation.
Ursula Lidbetter, chair of the Co-operative Group, said: "These governance reforms represent the final crucial step in delivering the necessary change to restore the group and return it to health.
"This has been a process built on co-operation, focusing above all on creating a society where every member has a voice in shaping the group's future."
The Co-op Group began as a small shop in Lancashire and has woven its way into British communities. There is a Co-op food store in every UK postal district and its businesses range from food retailing to funeral parlours.
In 2013, the Co-operative Bank was found to have a £1.5bn gap in its finances and the Co-op Group then had to relinquish control of the bank as part of the subsequent rescue package.
The Co-op Group has also been selling off parts of the business in order to reduce debt.
This week it sold its farms business for £249m to health charity the Wellcome Trust, and last month it agreed to sell its 774-strong pharmacy chain for £620m to Bestway Group.
Jayson Carmichael, who is full-time carer for his wife, said the changes - which critics have dubbed the "bedroom tax" - had left them "depressed".
Judges at the UK's highest court are examining if the removal of the government's spare room subsidy is discriminatory in some cases.
The changes started in April 2013.
Since then families claiming housing benefits who are deemed by their local authorities to have too much living space have received reduced benefits, with payments being cut by 14% if they have one spare bedroom.
The government argues the policy changes encourage people to move to smaller properties and save around £480m a year from the housing benefit bill.
Mr Carmichael, 53, from Southport, Merseyside, who shares a two-bedroom housing association flat with his wife Jacqueline, who has spina bifida, brought the challenge along with four others after suffering defeat at both the High Court and Court of Appeal.
Her condition means she has to sleep in a hospital bed in a fixed position. There is not enough space for a second bed so her husband sleeps in a separate bedroom.
"It has caused us a lot of stress and heartache," he said. "We are having to think about it all the time and being depressed about it. It is fight after fight, case after case."
The other cases set to be examined involve people who have all had their housing benefit reduced as a result of the government's changes, including:
In addition, the government will challenge an earlier ruling which found in favour of a domestic abuse victim and a disabled boy's family.
Last month the Court of Appeal ruled the policy had discriminated against Pembrokeshire couple Paul and Susan Rutherford and their 15-year-old grandson Warren and a woman identified as "A" who had a council house fitted with a panic room to protect her from a violent partner.
Judges ruled "A" and the Rutherford family suffered discrimination, contrary to Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Court of Appeal's ruling focused on the impact of the policy on disabled children needing overnight care and on women living in properties adapted because of risks to their lives.
The BBC's legal correspondent Clive Coleman said the ruling would affect people within these two specific groups.
There are believed to be about 300 such victims of domestic violence and thousands of severely disabled children in this situation.
Solicitor Ugo Hayter, who acts for Mrs Carmichael and Mr Rourke, said: "My clients are looking to the Supreme Court to recognise and bring to an end the awful hardship they, and many other disabled people nationally, have been subjected to since the introduction of the bedroom tax."
Karen Ashton from the charity Central England Law Centre, who represents Mr Daly, Mr Drage and "JD", said the case "is about fairness".
Joshua and Sallie McFadyen were threatened with legal action a week after opening Lone Wolf because its name was the same as a BrewDog vodka.
They changed the name of the Birmingham bar but criticised the multinational firm, which claims a "punk" ethos.
BrewDog has since tweeted the bar can keep its name and blamed "trigger happy lawyers" for the letter.
BrewDog was founded by James Watt and Martin Dickie in 2007, spurred on by their self-professed boredom of "industrially brewed lagers and stuffy ales that dominated the UK beer market".
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The pair, from Peterhead, Scotland, went from selling their US-style craft beers from the back of a van at farmers' markets to employing more than 350 people, supplying Tesco stores and owning more than 20 bars, including several abroad.
Branding the global beer company hypocritical, 29-year-old Joshua and his 35-year-old sister, both from Birmingham, said: "They started in a similar way to us, starting small, then a bar and it went from there.
"They've gone against everything they stand for."
The pair said they registered their business, Lone Wolf, at Companies House in 2015 and opened a pub with the same name in January.
But after receiving a "cease and desist" letter from BrewDog's lawyers, they changed all "outward facing" branding to The Wolf but not the firm's official name.
The dispute continued until Mr Watt tweeted on Monday that the pub could keep its name.
In a statement, he added: "It appears our lawyers did what lawyers do and got a bit carried away with themselves, asking the owners of the new 'Lone Wolf' bar to change its name, as we own the trademark.
"Now we're aware of the issue, we've set the lawyers straight and asked them to sit on the naughty step to think about what they've done."
But they did it the hard way, twice having to come from behind after the visitors had impressed in the early stages.
Beaten only once in their previous four games, Port Vale looked well organised and enjoyed some good first-half possession.
They came close to snatching a 26th-minute lead when striker JJ Hooper rifled a 25-yard effort just inches over.
Hooper was involved again when Vale did open the scoring in the 38th minute.
His low angled shot from the right was well pushed away by home keeper Luke Daniels, but straight into the path of Tyler Walker who produced a clinical finish.
Scunthorpe, with their new-look strike force of Craig Davies and Ivan Toney both making their full debuts, looked out of sorts.
But they came storming out in the second half and were back on level terms in the 49th minute when Josh Morris crashed home his 19th goal of the season from the penalty spot after a needless foul in the box on Davies by centre-back Remie Streete.
But Vale stood firm and were back in front in the 59th minute when slack marking in the Scunthorpe defence allowed Hooper to find room in the box to steer home his shot from a low right-wing cross.
Three minutes later and Scunthorpe were back level again when a flick-on from Davies saw Toney net a debut goal with a measured lob from the edge of the box beyond the outstretched reach of keeper Jak Alnwick.
And they edged in front for the first time in the 71st minute when substitute Hopper raced in at the edge of the six-yard box to crack home a glorious low left-wing cross from full-back Harry Toffolo for what proved to be the winner.
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Match ends, Scunthorpe United 3, Port Vale 2.
Second Half ends, Scunthorpe United 3, Port Vale 2.
Kjell Knops (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United).
Attempt missed. Sam Mantom (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Scott Wiseman.
Attempt blocked. Jerome Thomas (Port Vale) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Matt Crooks (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Chris Eagles (Port Vale).
Foul by Neal Bishop (Scunthorpe United).
Chris Eagles (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Matt Crooks replaces Ivan Toney.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Ben Purkiss.
Attempt saved. Remie Streete (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Port Vale. Anton Forrester replaces Callum Guy.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Neal Bishop replaces Duane Holmes because of an injury.
Callum Guy (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Harry Toffolo (Scunthorpe United).
Substitution, Port Vale. Chris Eagles replaces JJ Hooper.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 3, Port Vale 2. Tom Hopper (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Toffolo with a cross.
Substitution, Scunthorpe United. Tom Hopper replaces Craig Davies.
Attempt missed. Ivan Toney (Scunthorpe United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Remie Streete.
Foul by Stephen Dawson (Scunthorpe United).
Anthony Grant (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 2, Port Vale 2. Ivan Toney (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
Corner, Scunthorpe United. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 1, Port Vale 2. JJ Hooper (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Purkiss with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Craig Davies (Scunthorpe United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Hand ball by Scott Wiseman (Scunthorpe United).
Foul by Anthony de Freitas (Port Vale).
Duane Holmes (Scunthorpe United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution, Port Vale. Kjell Knops replaces Nathan Smith because of an injury.
Goal! Scunthorpe United 1, Port Vale 1. Josh Morris (Scunthorpe United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
Penalty conceded by Remie Streete (Port Vale) after a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty Scunthorpe United. Craig Davies draws a foul in the penalty area.
Second Half begins Scunthorpe United 0, Port Vale 1.
First Half ends, Scunthorpe United 0, Port Vale 1.
The Stornoway-registered Louisa sank on 9 April as it lay at anchor in calm seas off Mingulay.
The bodies of two crew members were found. The skipper is still missing and presumed dead. A fourth man survived after swimming ashore.
The wreckage of the boat was brought to Clydebank by barge on Tuesday evening.
The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) said it wanted to establish why water flooded into the boat and whether automatic alarms that should sound when a leak is detected were activated.
Investigators also want to discover why the Louisa's liferaft failed to release and then did not inflate.
The bodies of Chris Morrison, 27, from Harris, and Martin Johnstone, 29, from Halkirk, Caithness, were found following the sinking.
Skipper Paul Alliston, 42, from Lewis, remains missing despite a massive search.
Only Lachlann Armstrong, 27, from Stornoway, Lewis, survived after swimming ashore.
The National Secular Society (NSS) says some groups are holding assemblies and bible clubs in schools in England.
The NSS has written to the Education Secretary Michael Gove calling for national guidance on external visitors, particularly from religious groups.
The government said it had not seen any evidence to support the claims and had not received any complaints.
The report says there has been "a marked increase in the number of parents contacting the National Secular Society with concerns about external visitors to schools exposing their children to unwelcome and wholly inappropriate religious evangelism and proselytisation".
It added: "We have investigated this and found an abundance of material showing that the parents' concerns were not isolated instances."
The report says that in many cases, evangelical Christian organisations offer to provide religious education and school worship.
It claims that the legal obligation on schools to provide religious education and a daily act of worship has provided "a foot in the door" to some organisations with evangelistic intentions.
The report suggests that shortfalls in religious education provision, recently highlighted in a report from Ofsted, are leading head teachers to accept help from external religious groups and adds that some heads are "insufficiently discerning about the external groups they are allowing into their schools".
The letter also asks the Department for Education to ensure that guidance to schools on visits from religious groups "makes clear that schools must not offer opportunities to groups seeking to evangelise".
The NSS says its investigation was prompted after it was contacted by parents, some of whom had themselves written to the schools and to the Department for Education about their concerns.
One parent said he had become aware "quite by chance" of regular visits by an evangelical group to his child's non-religious primary school in Sheffield.
He complains that the group "adheres to a profoundly conservative and avowedly missionary agenda".
Another complained that his child had been told the creation story from Genesis was "factual" during visits to a primary school in the West Midlands from a local minister.
Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said: "Religious education must be clearly delineated as such.
"A line is crossed when religious positions such as creationism are taught as scientific theories for example. Neither are schools places for proselytisation without the explicit and informed consent of parents."
A spokeswoman for the DfE said if parents had concerns about visitors to their child's school they should make a formal complaint to the school.
"State schools cannot teach creationism as scientific fact," added the spokeswoman.
"They must offer a broad and balanced curriculum and meet their obligations under equalities legislation. Schools have a responsibility under law to ensure children are insulated from political activity and campaigning.
"Schools are required to safeguard the spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of pupils.
"Ofsted inspections include a focus on this to enable them to identify any inappropriate practice."
Paul Bate of the Association of Christian Teachers and a former head of a faith school said: "Some schools, including faith schools, have a clear statement in their articles prohibiting staff from proselytising within the school.
"Indeed, the faith school where I was head had such a statement within their articles and the RE curriculum was based around the teaching of philosophy, ethics, and giving the students an understanding of all faiths - which included secularism."
Police said the discovery was made in the grounds of Culgruff House Hotel at Crossmichael.
Robert Shaw, 52, was reported missing on Friday, sparking a search involving the Galloway Mountain Rescue Team.
A formal identification has still to take place. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances.
Meanwhile, police are still appealing for information as a search continues for a missing Stranraer man.
Dennis Brough left his home in the town's Garrick Drive last Wednesday.
The 66-year-old is about 6ft tall and slim, with grey hair and a beard.
He was driving a black Landrover Freelander with the licence plate FD05 EBG.
Police said there had only been one unconfirmed sighting of him in Ardwell on the road to the Mull of Galloway last Thursday.
Extensive searches were carried out at the weekend, involving the police dog unit, coastguard and an RAF Sea King helicopter.
Almost every state exists because of violence. Over the centuries world wars, civil wars, revolutions and genocide have helped create nation states across the world. Great empires were built on the violence of superior firepower.
Yet commemorating the violent birth of the modern Irish state raises difficult questions because the legacy of killing is so very recent, and because of the deep divisions which remain on the island.
For Brona Ui Loing, whose grandfather and two great-uncles took part in the Rising, this is a moment for celebration. "I think they were very brave men to do what they did… they wouldn't have been well-armed and I just think the fact that they all marched to Dublin… they are the bravest people I know.
"I don't know if we would have been as brave in our turn if we had been asked to do it."
In the Republic, where the population is overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, it is easier to revere the leaders of the 1916 rebellion as founding fathers. For Ulster protestants they have historically represented the old fear of destruction at the hands of Catholics.
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The fact that the rebels rose up without asking the people of Ireland what they felt, and did so in defiance of their moderate comrades, tends to be glossed over in the official remembrance of a modern democratic Ireland.
Yet it is precisely this belief in the right of a self-selecting group to strike on behalf of the Irish people which is still claimed by the republican dissidents who recently murdered prison officer Adrian Ismay in Belfast. For three decades it was used by the Provisional IRA to attempt to provide legitimacy for their campaign of violence.
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The anniversary of the Rising passed without significant attention in the Republic during the years of the Troubles. Fearful of stirring up republican sentiment the Irish state preferred a low-profile approach.
But with the end of any large-scale violence in Northern Ireland it became possible to commemorate without the risk of being seen to offer succour to the IRA.
However the former Irish Prime Minister, John Bruton, argues against what he sees as a "celebratory" tone around the 1916 centennial: "That murder indicates how dangerous it can be to commemorate something without properly understanding that what one is commemorating is the killing of a large number of people in Dublin."
Mr Bruton points out that for every rebel killed in 1916, three civilians died.
"It is important that in remembering and commemorating what happened that we don't glorify or justify it."
Both major political parties in Ireland, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, as well as Sinn Fein, have their roots in the violence of the 20th Century when the 1916 Rising led to a guerrilla war against Britain, a civil war and finally an independent Irish state in 1922. With the anniversary has come a resurgence of debate about whether Ireland would eventually have won independence from Britain without revolution.
Historian Professor Diarmaid Ferriter, of University College Dublin, believes this "what if'' fails to take into account the political climate at the time: "Those who were committed to rebellion in 1916 did not feel they were living in a democracy."
The Ulster unionists were pledging to resist home rule for Ireland by armed force. They formed their own militia and imported weapons and ammunition. The unionists were encouraged by the leader of the Tory party, Bonar Law, who threatened to support an insurrection against the Crown if home rule was pushed through. This extraordinary declaration of disloyalty did not go unnoticed in the south.
The outbreak of war in 1914 also transformed the atmosphere. A looming civil war between unionist and nationalist Ireland was averted. Thousands of men from across the island went to fight against Germany.
The constitutional nationalist leader, John Redmond, whose brother was killed at the Somme, believed supporting the British war effort would help bring about home rule.
But with Britain distracted, the rebels saw an opportunity. "They were very conscious of the might of the British empire and the damage they felt it had done to Ireland," says Professor Ferriter. "They felt justified that this [revolution] would begin the process of Ireland becoming a republic. In the long term they were vindicated in that."
Schools across Ireland have been encouraged to commemorate the rebellion with drama, essays and discussion. All of the country's primary schools have written their own version of the Proclamation of an Irish Republic, signed by the rebel leaders in 1916.
I visited Knockanean school in County Clare where my great-grandfather Patrick Hassett was a pupil in the 19th Century. His story illustrates the complexity of the Irish relationship with Britain. On leaving school, he became an imperial policeman in the Royal Irish Constabulary.
But his son, my grandfather Paddy, was radicalised by the execution of the 1916 leaders and joined the IRA to fight against Britain.
At Knockanean school the children were being encouraged to look to the future while commemorating the past.
Head teacher Jim Curran spoke of the importance of issues like homelessness and unemployment to the generation of 2016. "We have asked them to remember 1916 but also to think about the country they live in now," he says.
That country will spend the next few days reflecting on the meaning of 1916, before moving on to the business of electing a new government after an inconclusive general election.
Ireland will get on with the patient and often undramatic work of building a state that tries to live up to the promise of the 1916 proclamation, to "cherish all the children of the nation equally".
Fordyce's header capped a dominant first half from the hosts which saw visiting goalkeeper Scott Gallacher keep out efforts from Shaun Rooney and twice from Stephen Dobbie.
Gallacher was called upon again to deny Dobbie.
Sons' substitute Calum Gallagher had a second half chance but Queens held on for a win that lifts them up to third.
Rhodes, 26, came on as a substitute to draw Boro level in the 93rd minute of Tuesday's 1-1 draw at MK Dons.
That draw took the Teessiders to the top of the Championship, a point clear of second-placed Hull City.
"When a player goes to a team not winning, everyone expects two or three goals every game," said Karanka.
The Spaniard told BBC Tees: "It's really difficult for him and it's good for him to take the pressure off. I'm really pleased for the whole team because we played until the end."
Scotland international Rhodes is yet to start for Karanka's side despite his arrival, and despite Boro's four-game winless run.
"I thought it was the best option [to keep him on the bench]," Karanka added. "I didn't want to make a lot of changes, I wanted to keep the nucleus of the team."
The protesters had been blocked by police as they tried to march into the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, on Wednesday, resulting in scuffles.
They were demanding union recognition and for fired workers to be re-hired.
The new government has been discussing amending military-era laws allowing police to clamp down on such protests.
The workers had walked for three weeks in searing temperatures from the northern Sagaing Region, where around 100 workers had been fired from a timber factory.
Police Col Zaw Khin Aung said it was "okay to stage protests for their rights in their respective region but we can't afford to let them protest in Nay Pyi Taw area, which is a special area under the president".
A police officer said that 51 of the 71 protesters detained had been charged and taken to nearby Yaminthin Prison after they refused to be split up from their fellow demonstrators.
Regional police head Ko Ko Aung said "around 50" had been charged. He told AFP the authorities had banned the march on the grounds of national security.
Nay Pyi Taw was built and made the administrative capital 10 years ago by the Myanmar's former military rulers.
It is still considered a military stronghold, despite the National League for Democracy's victory at the last elections.
The 35-year-old is accused of paying 20,000 euros ($21,800; £16,800) for the baby girl.
She has been arrested along with the child's biological mother and a Moroccan man who allegedly helped broker the deal.
Surrogacy is illegal in Italy, and attracts prison time and heavy fines.
The "fake" mother is said to have told police she wore a decoy latex belly bought online to trick her friends and family.
Italian press reports said her partner was in prison for drug trafficking, and that she had recently suffered two miscarriages.
The baby's biological mother, a 25-year-old Romanian woman, reportedly fell pregnant after a short relationship with a man from Mali.
When she learned about the baby's race, the Italian woman is said to have realised she would not be able to explain the child's skin colour. After just three days, reports say, she gave the baby back.
Suspicions were first raised in February at the registry office in the city of Latina, south of Rome, when a woman asked how to register a baby that had been born at home.
When nobody returned to register the child, officials got in touch - but are said to have received evasive answers. Fearing something was amiss, they flagged the case up to police.
Investigators found the baby girl in a healthy state with her biological father, who works in Rome.
She is now just over a month old, and has been placed in foster care.
The Family Division of the High Court said the boy should receive care to minimise suffering in his final months.
He was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2012. His parents had argued that doctors could still treat his symptoms.
He is expected to live for three to six months, and specialists said "curative treatment" was no longer possible.
Doctors told the court the boy should have "palliative chemotherapy" to reduce pain, and medication.
But his mother, a former nurse, said she thought the tumour was slow growing, and was worried about the side effects of chemotherapy and a "cocktail of painkillers".
The boy's parents had appealed for their "beautiful" son's "right to life", and his father wept as the judge outlined the decision.
Mr Justice MacDonald said the case was "unbearably sad" and said the youngster's parents were suffering "unimaginable agony".
But the judge said he was satisfied the boy's prognosis was terminal and that pain could become unbearable if not treated.
The treatment put forward by doctors was in the boy's best interests, he added.
The hearing was not open to the public and the judge banned the reporting of anything which might identify the boy, including his age, address or name of hospital authority with responsibility for care.
Mr Justice MacDonald said: "Neither the mother or the father in this case are anything other than loving parents who are simply trying to stay upright in the darkening storm which has engulfed their family."
The DNA of 200,000 people - half of them with cancer and half without - was compared, revealing an individual's inherited risk of the diseases.
British scientists, who led the research, believe it could lead to a DNA screening test within five years.
They also hope it will boost knowledge of how the cancers develop.
The research was led by scientists at the University of Cambridge and the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) in London and funded by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and the Wellcome Trust.
The main findings are published in five articles in the journal Nature Genetics.
Study author Prof Doug Easton said: "We're on the verge of being able to use our knowledge of these genetic variations to develop test that could complement breast cancer screening and take us a step closer to having an effective prostate cancer screening programme."
Each of us is born with a genetic hand of cards passed down from our parents.
This is called our genome and is made of three billion pieces of code made of just chemical letters: A, C, T and G.
A single nucleotide polymorphism is a single letter difference in DNA between individuals.
We each have millions of variations and most of these seem benign. This study looked at more than 100,000 common differences found in at least one in 10 people.
By comparing cancer patients with healthy controls the scientists could identify genetic spelling mistakes that occurred repeatedly in the cancer group.
Forty nine new single nucleotide polymorphisms (Snps) were found associated with breast cancer, bringing the total identified to 76.
For prostate cancer, 23 new markers were found, bringing the total to 78. And for ovarian cancer, eight new regions were found, bringing the total to 12.
The scientists looked for common genetic variations - known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (Snps) - linked to the three cancers.
Each alteration raised the risk of cancer by a small amount. However, a small minority of men with lots of the markers could see their risk of prostate cancer increase more than fourfold and for women the breast cancer risk increase threefold.
By contrast, the test can also identify those with a smaller than average risk of developing the cancers.
A woman's lifetime risk of breast cancer is one in eight, but among the 1% with lots of these newly identified genetic variations the risk rises to one in two.
The test could also help the one in 300 woman who carry a faulty gene known as BRCA1 or BRCA2. Two-thirds of them will develop breast cancer before the age of 80 and 45% who carry BRCA1 will get ovarian cancer.
At present the options to reduce their risks are limited - a double mastectomy or having their ovaries removed.
By combining the gene test for BRCA1 and BRCA2 with this extra genetic information, women who have a high number of the newly identified markers could find they have a nearly 100% risk of getting breast cancer.
In contrast, those with the protective versions of the genetic changes could see their risk drop to as low as 20%.
Dr Antonis Antoniou, CRUK senior fellow at the University of Cambridge, said: "Our research puts us on the verge of being able to give women a much more accurate picture of how likely they are to develop breast or ovarian cancer and would help to guide them about the most appropriate type and time of prevention or monitoring options for them."
For men, the lifetime risk of developing prostate cancer is one in eight. But for 1% who carry a significant number of genetic alterations, the risk rises to one in two.
Unlike for breast cancer, there is no screening programme for the disease.
The prostate-specific antigen or PSA test, looks for protein markers in the blood and high levels may be an indicator or prostate cancer. But it is unreliable.
Furthermore, about two-thirds of men who get prostate cancer have a slow-growing "indolent" form of the disease that will not kill them.
Treatment options include prostate removal, radiotherapy and hormone treatment, But for every life saved through treatment for prostate cancer, it is thought that between 12 to 48 men are treated unnecessarily. Many patients opt for "watchful waiting", monitoring the cancer.
Sixteen of the 23 newly identified genetic markers are associated with aggressive forms of the disease so may help clinicians and patients decide on the best form of treatment.
Prof Ros Eeles, from the ICR, said: "These results are the single biggest leap forward in finding the genetic causes of prostate cancer.
"If further studies show such men benefit from regular screening, we could have a big impact on the number of people dying from the disease, which is still far too high."
Prior to his maiden tournament win, US-based Knox was 85th in the standings.
Making his WGC debut as seventh reserve, the 30-year-old from Inverness finished 20 under par in China to lead the field by two shots.
Marc Warren (66) and Richie Ramsay (92) are the other Scots in the current top 100.
Stephen Gallacher, who started the year ranked 34th, is down to 107th place following a miserable season that has included nine missed cuts.
Knox can now look forward to a Masters debut in 2016 and entry into the game's most important events.
Meanwhile, Jordan Spieth is back in the number one spot after finishing in a tie for seventh in Shanghai, with Jason Day second and Rory McIlroy third.
The costumes depicted an Israeli solder and a large-nosed Arab man.
The outfits sparked a backlash on social media ahead of Halloween on Saturday and came at a time of spiralling violence between Israel and the Palestinians.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) called the "Sheikh Fagin nose" "racist anti-Arab costumes"
The latex prosthetic nose is described on the website as being "perfect for an Arab Sheik".
Its large, hook-nosed appearance and the use of the name Fagin - referring to a character in Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist - appear also to play into anti-Semitic stereotypes.
"Selling merchandise which mocks Arabs, or any other race or ethnicity, must not be tolerated," said Samer Khalaf President of ADC.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) costume was also heavily criticised by many on Twitter.
More than 40 Palestinians have died in unrest in Israel and the Palestinian territories this month, many killed carrying out attacks on Israelis. Nine Israelis have been killed and dozens wounded in stabbings and some gun attacks.
Earlier this year, an outfit inspired by transgender reality star and former athlete Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover was condemned as "transphobic" and "deplorable."
Another costume based on famed Zimbabwean lion Cecil, who was shot by an American dentist, was criticised by an animal welfare charity.
In 2013 UK supermarket chains Tesco and Asda - which is owned by Walmart - withdrew outfits for a "mental patient" and for someone from a "psycho ward" after they were criticised for stigmatising people with mental health issues.
The film, which stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, knocked last week's top film Tomorrowland, which debuted with $40.7m (£26.7m), into third place.
Pitch Perfect 2 was at number two and Mad Max: Fury Road was fourth.
Avengers: Age of Ultron - 2015's biggest US film so far - was fifth.
The Marvel comic film has so far taken $427m (£280m) at the US box office.
Dan Fellman, head of domestic distribution for Warner Bros, which distributed San Andreas, said: "Some people felt they'd be a little nervous watching such a disaster hit both Los Angeles and San Francisco, but there was a curiosity factor."
Box office tracker Rentrak said it was also Johnson's biggest debut for a non-sequel as the top-billed actor. The film also features Kylie Minogue, as the sister of one of the key characters, Emma, played by Carla Gugino.
Cameron Crowe's rom-com Aloha, starring starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams and Bill Murray was in sixth place.
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Hundreds of people rushed through a small gate into a factory compound before dawn to get the free garments, causing a crush.
Police have detained seven people, including the owner of the factory.
During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, wealthy Bangladeshis often donate clothing to the poor.
Police told AFP news agency that 1,500 people had gathered outside the chewing tobacco factory at about 04:45 local time (22:45 GMT Thursday) after the owners announced they would distribute free clothing, as zakat, or a charitable contribution.
The stampede began when people tried to force their way in.
Television pictures showed scenes of devastation, with hundreds of blood-spattered sandals lying at the factory gate.
"Most of the dead are poor and emaciated women," Mymensingh police chief Moinul Haque told AFP.
An injured woman told Reuters: "The moment the door opened, all the people all together rushed through the gate.
"Many fell on the ground and others ran over them, and they died."
Police officer Main Ul Haque said: "We have found 20 bodies, and the number will increase as many of the bodies were taken from the spot by their family members."
Atletico, trailing 3-0 from the first leg, stormed into an early 2-0 lead on the night through Saul Niguez's header and Antoine Griezmann's cheeky penalty.
But Real grabbed a vital away goal when Isco poked in a rebound after Toni Kroos' fierce shot - following a brilliant run by Karim Benzema - was saved.
It checked Atletico's momentum and left them needing three more goals to reach a third Champions League final in four seasons.
Chances were scarcer for both teams after the break, although home substitute Kevin Gameiro missed two presentable chances to give Atletico a glimmer of hope.
Ultimately, the damage from the first leg was irreversible as Real beat their neighbours in the competition for the fourth successive season.
Zinedine Zidane's team, attempting to become the first team to win the Champions League twice in a row, will meet Juventus at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, 3 June.
Most people thought this tie was a foregone conclusion after Atletico were outclassed at the Bernabeu eight days ago.
Los Rojiblancos, who managed just one shot on target in a limp away performance, had other ideas.
Knowing they needed at least three goals to stand any chance of progressing, Diego Simeone's side tore out of the blocks in the opening 20 minutes.
Atletico hassled and harried the visitors, creating gaps in a panicky away defence.
Real keeper Keylor Navas had already saved from Koke inside the opening five minutes before the Atletico midfielder swung in a right-wing corner which Saul met at the near post to powerfully head in.
The visitors had not conceded twice inside the opening 20 minutes of a Champions League match since 2004 - but Griezmann ended that record after Fernando Torres was bundled over by Raphael Varane's clumsy tackle.
Griezmann missed a penalty against Real in last year's Champions League final, as well as two more spot-kicks in La Liga this season, but his Paneka-style chip sneaked past the diving Navas.
La Liga leaders Real looked flustered as the noise was ramped up by the home supporters.
However, they knew one away goal would completely change the complexion of a compelling match - and Isco's opportunist strike did exactly that.
While the chances of Atletico thrashing their illustrious neighbours appeared slim, there was a recent precedent to which Simeone and his players looked for inspiration.
Simeone's side, then the defending La Liga champions, inflicted Real's heaviest league defeat in over four years when they produced a scintillating 4-0 home win in February 2015.
Their fans hoped they could replicate that score and provide what they thought would be a fitting farewell to the Calderon as it hosted a Champions League game for the final time.
Atletico moved into the bowl-like stadium in 1966, but will leave this summer for a state-of-the-art 76,000-seat stadium on the eastern outskirts of the Spanish capital.
The Calderon, famed for its atmosphere, was a cauldron of noise as the home supporters urged their team on.
For many years, the stadium hosted Atletico sides - including the one relegated in 2000 - who struggled to emerge from their shadows of their illustrious neighbours.
So, despite Atletico changing the dynamic in recent years under Simeone, it was perhaps quite apt their final meeting with Real there ended in pride but, ultimately, disappointment.
Eleven-time winners Real Madrid have been crowned European champions more than any other club, so it is perhaps not surprising it is they who are one match away from becoming the first team to retain the Champions League.
Real's progress to their second successive final has been relatively smooth, though they did need two controversial goals to overcome quarter-final opponents Bayern Munich in extra time.
That victory was sealed by a hat-trick from Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who then put Zidane's side on the verge of the final with another treble against Atletico.
The three-goal cushion gave a margin of error to Real and, after a wobbly opening 20 minutes, they regained control of the semi-final after Isco's strike.
Another giant of the European game stands in their way.
Italian champions Juventus, who progressed with a 4-1 aggregate win over Monaco, are attempting to win their first Champions League title in 21 years.
The final will be a replay of the 1998 showpiece, when Real were crowned European champions for the seventh time - after a 32-year wait - thanks to Predrag Mijatovic's goal.
And it means a reunion for Madrid manager Zidane, who played in that final for the Italian side, with his former club.
"It has been a very important club for me in my career and I keep it as a club that has given me everything. It is going to be something special," said the Frenchman, who played for Juve between 1996 and 2001.
Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane:
"We are very happy, happy to reach the final again. It is all merited, especially for the players who have worked so far. It's deserved.
"We had difficulties at the beginning, we got two goals, but we did not have to worry. We knew we were going to have chances.
"We knew they would come out strong, with pressure. But after 25 minutes it changed completely. In the second part, we found our game."
Atletico Madrid captain Gabi: "The performance was the least we could do. I thought we were excellent in the first half. A moment of genius from Benzema took away from the dream but we never stopped fighting and I'm proud of everyone."
Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Madrid 1.
Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Madrid 1.
Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
Corner, Real Madrid. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
Attempt blocked. Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Vázquez.
Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Gabi tries a through ball, but Diego Godín is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Diego Godín.
Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Isco.
Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
Lucas Vázquez (Real Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid).
Toni Kroos (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
Marcelo (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid).
Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isco.
Offside, Real Madrid. Marcelo tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Luka Modric (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid).
Attempt blocked. Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Sergio Ramos.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Marco Asensio replaces Karim Benzema.
Substitution, Real Madrid. Lucas Vázquez replaces Casemiro.
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Koke.
Attempt missed. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
Attempt missed. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo with a cross.
Casemiro (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid).
Foul by Casemiro (Real Madrid).
Kevin Gameiro (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Keylor Navas (Real Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid).
Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabi.
Offside, Real Madrid. Luka Modric tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
Amber Rudd said technology companies were not doing enough to beat “the enemy” on the internet.
Encryption tools used by messaging apps had become a “problem”, she added.
Ms Rudd is meeting with representatives from Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and others at a counter-terrorism forum in San Francisco.
Tuesday’s summit is the first gathering of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, an organisation set up by the major companies in the wake of recent terror attacks.
In a joint statement, the companies taking part said they were co-operating to “substantially disrupt terrorists' ability to use the internet in furthering their causes, while also respecting human rights”.
Ms Rudd is expected to tell companies that extremists should not be allowed to upload content at all.
"That’s what we’re really trying to achieve," she told the BBC.
"What [technology companies] have been saying to us is using artificial intelligence, they’re beginning to make progress in that way.”
Privacy rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation has expressed concern about the possibility of heavy-handed blocking of content.
It said such a move would have a significant impact on free speech online.
Encryption - a common feature of business and personal communications - was "the duct-tape that holds the internet together", said Ross Anderson, cryptography expert at the University of Cambridge.
He added that he was worried authorities and Silicon Valley firms were making an agreement behind closed doors that would ultimately undermine security.
End-to-end
In recent years, messaging services, including Facebook, Apple, and Google, have adopted end-to-end encryption, an added layer of complexity that makes it almost impossible for messages to be accessed without a user’s permission.
The measure has been heralded by the technology companies as a vital tool for privacy. But authorities around the world say end-to-end encryption has created unreachable parts of the internet.
Ms Rudd told the BBC that the UK government supported encryption, with caveats.
"We support its place in making sure that we have secure facilities in our daily lives,” the home secretary said.
"However, there is a problem in terms of the growth of end-to-end encryption.
"It’s a problem for the security services and for police who are not, under the normal way, under properly warranted paths, able to access that information.
“We want [technology companies] to work more closely with us on end-to-end encryption, so that where there is particular need, where there is targeted need, under warrant, they share more information with us so that we can access it.”
She said companies should give up more metadata about messages being sent via their services.
Metadata refers to information about a conversation - such as who took part, when and for how long - but not the contents itself.
When pressed on what kind of metadata she wanted, she replied: “I’m having those conversations in private.”
Technology companies are likely to resist any action that would result in them being seen to be sharing too much data with governments.
In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs programme, Facebook's chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, warned about pushing criminals into even harder to reach parts of the internet.
"If people move off those encrypted services to go to encrypted services in countries that won't share the metadata, the government actually has less information, not more," she said.
Blocking uploads
Ms Rudd said if the companies did not take it upon themselves to clamp down on the spread of extremist content, new legislation could be introduced.
“None of this material should be online. They need to take ownership over making sure it isn’t,” Ms Rudd told the BBC.
"It’s governments that need to urge them to really take action so that we don’t have to go down the road of legislation - and get them to do it on a voluntary but urgent basis.
“Legislation is always an alternative.”
Specifically, the home secretary said, companies must seek to block material at source - building on efforts already put in place by companies such as Facebook.
“They have to make sure the material terrorists want to put up gets taken down,” she said, "or, even better, doesn’t go up in the first place."
David Greene, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said rights campaigners were concerned this approach would lead to content being blocked incorrectly.
“We’re concerned that it’s going to lead to more takedowns,” he said, "not more terrorist content but more content that’s mistaken for terrorist content being taken down.”
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An extensive overnight air, sea and land search for Andrew Scott by police and coastguard crews began shortly after 21:00 BST on Monday.
The coastguard said the search has since resumed.
Mr Scott, 27, from Winterborne Whitechurch, failed to return home after leaving to go fishing at Ringstead Bay on Monday afternoon.
Police have appealed to anyone who saw Mr Scott - who was possibly wearing a full black wetsuit, blue flippers and a snorkel - to contact them.
His bright-orange dry bag containing his car keys, mobile phone and clothing were found at the White Nothe headland, while his car was parked at nearby Ringstead Bay.
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The Northern Ireland world number three, playing alongside Englishman Chris Wood, aced the par three 16th hole with a seven iron from 170 yards.
"It was a nice practice round and a bit of a highlight, and it ended the match as well," said Mcllroy.
"I played well. I feel like my game is in good shape."
McIlroy, who is looking to become only the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam with victory this week, had singled out the 16th as a key hole but did not expect to begin his eighth Masters campaign with an ace.
"The 16th is not a pushover especially when the pin is over on the right, but then you have a decent chance when the pin is on the left," he said.
"The course is not very different at all from what we saw last year.
"I feel like the way the course is now, is probably the way the course played last year because it was soft and a little slow. I'm sure they are trying to get it faster and firmer as the week goes on."
The golfer arrived at Augusta on Sunday night, admitting he spent the first three days of last week as a 'couch potato' before hitting the Bears Club on Thursday in the company of his long-time coach Michael Bannon and fitness coach, Steve McGregor.
"I had three days off early last week and then Michael and Steve got into town on Thursday and started working then," he said.
"It was only two weeks in a row, but Austin felt like a long week so three days off was good, and besides the weather wasn't very good so I sat on the couch and caught up on some TV.
"I also played the one ball off the tees today and that gets me into a nice mindset of this is how I'm going to play, so I'm going to try to do the same tomorrow."
The Women's British Open at Kingsbarns is her last tournament before moving to America to study at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.
The Scot, who is on three under and is set to make the cut, now hopes to find more fulfilment in other areas of life.
"I'll miss the competition the most, but hopefully I'll find that in other ways," Watson told BBC Scotland.
"I've loved the travel - being able to go to Australia in my first year is amazing, going to the Middle East has been incredible, South Africa was amazing.
"I've loved my trips to India, so there has been certain aspects of the travel I've really enjoyed.
"Living in a hotel room, out of a suitcase, less so."
The Elie native shot a second-round 69, sits three-under-par for the tournament, and looks likely to be the only Scottish entrant to make the cut.
It is a fitting farewell for Watson, as she brings her professional career to a close in familiar Fife surroundings.
"I've devoted a lot of my time and energy to golf over the last 13 years," she said. "I'm looking forward to a little bit more normalcy.
"I think I will really enjoy having my own room, being a little bit more settled, being in once place, really being able to live a slightly more normal 26-year-old life."
The two-year-old girl sustained a fractured skull in an attack at her home in Bessbrook on 19 October.
Police in Newry and Mourne said on Friday they had been informed by her family that she had been moved into a normal ward.
A man has been charged in connection with her attempted murder.
Darren Eamon Fagan, 24, from Clonavon Avenue, Portadown, denies the charge.
He has claimed that the child was dropped while being carried up stairs by her mother.
In a post on Twitter, police said the toddler was off most of her medication and was making "fantastic progress".
During a bail application on Wednesday, the High Court heard that the toddler had not regained her sight.
Bail was refused.
Police officers discovered the toddler in a "lifeless" condition at the her family home on 19 October, after they responded to report that a child outside the house was not breathing.
She was then taken to hospital by ambulance.
Prince William said they felt "very lucky" to have introduced Prince George and Princess Charlotte to the Commonwealth country.
The royal children stole the limelight during a trip to an outdoor fun day as part of the eight-day engagement.
The visit was their first official overseas trip as a family of four.
In pictures: Royals on Canada tour
Prince William said he and Kate were "incredibly grateful" to the people of Canada for the warmth and hospitality they had experienced as a family.
He added: "We have loved our time in British Columbia and Yukon and will never forget the beautiful places we have seen and the many people who have been kind enough to come to welcome us in person.
"We feel very lucky to have been able to introduce George and Charlotte to Canada. This country will play a big part in the lives of our children and we have created such happy memories for our family during this visit.
"Canada is a country of optimism, generosity and unrivalled natural beauty. I hope we have helped all Canadians celebrate what makes this country great. We will see you again soon."
For eight days, an important aspect of Canada's future has been on display. It's a future the majority of Canadians appear happy to embrace, for now.
The Cambridges have only visited parts of the country where people have applauded them coming, not questioned their existence.
They know the monarchy needs to be seen and appreciated to survive.
The public presence, at strategic points during the tour, of Prince George and Princess Charlotte will have bolstered, at the very least temporarily, the survival of this ancient institution.
Of course, what has been left unsaid this week is that Prince William and Prince George are not next in line. Prince Charles is waiting in the wings and his appeal in Canada is not as great as that of his son or his grandson.
Monarchists argue that's down to the allure of youth. Those seeking an elected, Canadian-born head of state see a chink in the armoury of the House of Windsor.
The couple visited parts of the Yukon and British Columbia which included a trip to the archipelago of Haida Gwaii and the gold rush town of Whitehorse.
Prince George and Princess Charlotte made a rare joint appearance at an official event with a play day with children of the Canadian military on Thursday.
Charlotte, 16 months, was heard speaking in public for the first time - saying "pop" at the balloons that filled Government House in Victoria.
The residence was transformed into a children's paradise, which included a petting zoo and miniature ponies.
As part of the eight-day trip, the duke and duchess visited a charity in Vancouver which helps vulnerable mothers overcoming addiction and met refugees at an immigration centre.
The couple travelled in style, including taking a trip on a sea plane, and they also rowed a 25ft canoe.
They began their final day of the tour by visiting the Cridge Centre for the Family - one of Victoria's most well known charitable institutions.
The centre provides a range of services, including childcare, youth outreach and support for women who have experienced domestic violence.
Their royal trip has been marked with a 100,000 Canadian dollar (£60,000) donation to benefit indigenous communities and refugees from the Canadian government.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the money would be divided equally between the Prince's Charities Canada (PCC) and the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSofBC).
Mr Trudeau said: "In keeping with tradition, I am honoured to mark the visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with a gift that will help both indigenous youth as well as newcomers to Canada realise their dreams.
"Canadians have a real affection for the Royal Family which was once again very much on display during this tour."
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The transfer, which is a record for an English player, has got everybody talking.
Many Liverpool fans are angry at the way Sterling forced through the deal and some City supporters are unsure about whether he's worth that much.
Newsround reporters Ricky and Martin went to meet children who follow both clubs to see what they think.
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Derek McAllister, 55, was found by police officers after being assaulted in Finchley on 30 December.
He was taken to hospital where he died on 13 January and a murder inquiry has begun, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
Police said a 32-year-old man has already been charged with grievous bodily harm. A post-mortem examination is due to take place later.
The two vehicles burst into flames after the accident in the city of Yanan in the middle of the night, Xinhua news agency reports.
It quoted local police as saying that three people survived the collision, but suffered injuries.
The cause of the accident in Shaanxi province is being investigated.
The two vehicles collided at about 02:00 local time (18:00 GMT Saturday) on the Baotou-Maoming motorway.
"Soon after the collision, the bus was engulfed by flames," local police officer Yue Jiuxiang told the state-broadcaster CCTV.
"The front part of the bus was seriously damaged. Also most of the passengers were sleeping. This is why so many people died."
Chinese media later published photos, showing the burnt wreckage of the bus stuck against the back of the tanker.
Officials said the bus had been heading to Shaanxi's provincial capital of Xian from Inner Mongolia.
China's roads are highly dangerous, with traffic laws and safety widely flouted across the vast country.
In 2011, more than 62,000 died in traffic accidents, state media reported.
Police were called to the graveyard shortly after 15:00 BST on Friday.
Some of the graves date back to the 1870s and are in a walled off section of the cemetery, which is often locked.
Ch Insp Norman Haslett said it was "a particularly sickening incident, which we are treating as a hate crime".
"To disturb the sanctity of a cemetery in this way is completely unacceptable and I can assure the public that we will conduct a robust investigation," he said.
Alliance Party Councillor Michael Long said it appeared to have been a targeted and systematic attack.
"I would have great concerns about the thoughts of the people who have been involved in this," he said.
William Humphrey from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said he was "disgusted and appalled".
"I understand that council staff reported that eight youths, supported by a larger crowd, caused the damage, using hammers and blocks," he said.
"A graveyard is a sacred place and should be respected as such," Mr Humphrey added.
The North Belfast MLA said he has been in contact with the Rabbi and members of the Jewish community to express his revulsion.
West Belfast MP Paul Maskey also condemned the incident.
"Visiting cemeteries can bring great comfort to grieving relatives and friends and it it would be very distressing for anyone to have the grave of a loved one desecrated in this way," he said.
The municipal cemetery on the Falls Road in the west of the city, is one of the oldest public graveyards in Belfast.
It is maintained by Belfast City Council.
Mohammed Al-Jeffery says he took Amina Al-Jeffery, 21, from Swansea to Jeddah in 2012 to "save her life".
The dual British and Saudi Arabian national wants to return to the UK and claims she is being held against her will and denied food and water.
Her lawyers are asking the High Court in London to come to her aid. Her father disputes the allegations.
The case has concluded with judgement reserved until Wednesday.
Her father has claimed she had become "reckless", taking drugs in her teenage years and accused the British government of "doing nothing".
Representing Mr Al-Jeffery, Marcus Scott-Manderson QC told the judge, Mr Justice Holman: "The father says today he does not want to discuss Amina's return.
"He does not want to speak to m'lord. He says that is because [of] what he has seen in the media.
"He wants to help Amina... he says he brought her to Saudi Arabia to help her."
During the hearing on Wednesday, barristers representing her said it had been difficult to receive instructions from her - but she had spoken to a member of staff at the British Consulate in Jeddah.
She told them there had been a practice of "locking her in her room", and her younger sister had been told she was an "evil girl".
She described "metal bars" on her bedroom and being a "locked-up girl with a shaved head", her lawyers said.
Mr Scott-Manderson said her father "says it's not true that he shaved Amina, he says Amina did that because she wanted to be shaved".
The judge is considering whether to make an order that she be brought back to the UK, or allowed to meet with the British Consulate without her father being present.
The judge said: "There are limits on the powers of enforcement - there are no reciprocal agreements between the UK and Saudi Arabia."
Mr Scott-Manderson added: "The father says Amina was at risk in Britain and the British government did nothing to help her.
"That's not a criticism of the British people, but he says Amina is reckless and cannot help herself and he has to help her.
"He says that the applicant's solicitor has been in contact throughout, he says, with the applicant."
Mr Justice Holman asked if Mr Scott-Manderson was able to elaborate on what she was at risk of in Britain.
Mr Scott-Manderson relayed his client's concerns, claiming she had not been focusing on school, had been taking drugs, "going to clubs and spending time with older men".
He said the Saudi government was paying Mr Al-Jeffery's legal bills, via the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The unidentified accuser spoke after opening arguments in a military trial at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, against Brig Gen Jeffrey Sinclair, 51.
Defence lawyers said the general was the victim of an infatuated woman and a prosecution under political pressure.
The Pentagon has been pledging to stamp out an epidemic of sexual misconduct.
In two other cases to emerge on Friday:
But the case of Gen Sinclair is believed to be the highest-ranking US military prosecution to date.
He already faces a sentence of up to 15 years after admitting on Thursday to adultery and other charges deemed illegal in the military.
The former deputy commander of the elite 82nd Airborne Division could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of sexual assault.
In Friday's opening statements, Army prosecutor Col Robert Stelle said Gen Sinclair had used his authority to intimidate a female officer into sexual acts.
The female captain, who has been granted anonymity, testified that Gen Sinclair twice ended arguments about their relationship by forcing her to perform oral sex on him.
She said she "knew it was wrong" when they began their three-year affair. But she said she thought Gen Sinclair's wife knew about their relationship until he told her that she must never find out.
"He told me that if I ever told her or anyone else about he and I, he would kill me and then he would kill my family," she said, sobbing on the witness stand.
"And he would do it in a way no-one would ever know."
But Gen Sinclair's lawyer, Ellen Brotman, read excerpts from the captain's diary, in which she expressed desire for him even after he allegedly threatened violence against her loved ones.
"I'm so in love with him," Ms Brotman read from the diary. "I do know that I love him incredibly... I love him almost unconditionally."
The only fear she expressed, Ms Brotman said, was that he might still love his wife.
Gen Sinclair and his accuser also exchanged thousands of often sexually explicit text messages, even after he tried to end their relationship, said the defence.
On Thursday, a bill that would have stripped military commanders of the authority to decide whether to prosecute rapes and other serious crimes failed to progress in the US Senate.
Lawmakers instead voted to move forward a more moderate measure.
Ben Butler, 36, denies murdering his daughter Ellie by causing the "catastrophic" injuries.
She may have fallen and hit her head as she watched the popular children's cartoon, the Old Bailey heard.
The pathologist who carried out the post-mortem test said he had never seen someone die from similar injuries.
During his cross-examination of Prof Anthony Risdon, Mr Butler's defence counsel Icah Peart QC said Ellie had been a fan of the cartoon, and there were "Peppa Pig artefacts about her room".
He asked the pathologist if he knew a rhyme from the show, where Peppa jumps and falls from a bed.
"What I am talking about is someone jumping up and down on the bed and, as Peppa Pig does, jumps over backwards, falls down and hits her head on the concrete floor," he said.
Mr Peart QC then asked Prof Risdon if such momentum may have resulted in Ellie's injuries.
He replied: "I have seen a large number of head injuries in children.
"I have never come across a scenario like that and I have never come across a short distance fall that results in a similar injury."
He said Ellie died from a "considerable blunt impact to the head" and not from a short fall from a stool or chair.
There was a "strong possibility" that four marks on her jaw were caused by "gripping", he added.
Earlier, Prof Risdon told jurors he had not been influenced by a colleague who had suggested Ellie was killed by her parents.
Jurors have been told Mr Butler had previously been convicted of assaulting Ellie when she was a baby, but was cleared on appeal.
She was returned home 11 months before her death in October 2013.
The jury also heard from consultant neuroradiologist Neil Stoodley, who told Mr Butler's 2007 trial at Croydon Crown Court Ellie, then a baby, had suffered injuries as a result of being shaken.
He also reiterated his findings at the Court of Appeal in 2012, following which Ellie was returned to her parent's custody.
Challenging the doctor on his earlier evidence, Mr Peart asked whether Mr Stoodley thought his previous diagnosis was "incorrect".
The consultant replied: "No, not on the basis of the evidence as I understand it."
On Tuesday, jurors heard that Ellie had suffered four distinct periods of injuries.
Skeletal pathology expert Professor Anthony Freemont said a healed skull fracture could have dated back to the first allegation of assault by Mr Butler in 2007.
Three to five weeks before her death, Ellie suffered a broken shoulder bone.
Then she sustained "bruising" to the skull, two to three weeks before the fatal injury, the court heard.
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon Michael Uglow said Ellie would have been in "acute pain" which she would not have been able to hide for 10 days after her shoulder was broken.
Mr Butler, from Sutton, south-west London, also denies child cruelty.
Her mother Jennie Gray, 36, denies child cruelty but has admitted perverting the course of justice over allegations she destroyed evidence and lied to police to protect her partner.
The trial continues.
And so, this time the tidings are good and arrived over the weekend.
Monsoon hits Kerala, India ready to tap it , announced a relieved Business Standard on Saturday. The newspaper said the southwest monsoon, "the lifeline for millions of farmers across the country" had hit the southern state on its "usual onset date".
Even Bollywood's biggest star Amitabh Bachchan joined the celebrations.
"The monsoons have reached Kerala and the Lakshdweep islands... This is a good sign... A week later, traditionally, they should be over Mumbai... This is an indicator of a normal monsoon. We survive and depend on this rain phenomena and much of India's produce depends on its performance - the monsoons I mean," the actor wrote on his blog.
Monsoon rains are serious business in India.
Editorials are written on it, weather experts talk about it on prime time news television, and people send up prayers when it's delayed. Weather insurance policies with built in rainfall insurance are sold to farmers as a hedge against uncertain weather.
A good monsoon leads to bountiful crop which raises farm incomes, boosts rural consumption and drives the economy. A weak monsoon - and droughts, in extreme cases - hurts farm workers, raises food prices, encourages hoarders and generally creates havoc in the economy.
As early as in 1925, the Royal Commission On Agriculture In India described the Indian economy as a gamble on the monsoon.
Some three decades later, in 1953, the prestigious The Economic Weekly in a long editorial simply titled The Monsoon bemoaned the lack of proper meteorological tools to forecast monsoons and said: "Had the annual rainfall meant as much in the economic life of Europe as it does in this country, it is a permissible guess that some measure would have been found for it ere long".
More than half a century later, the Business Standard reported over the weekend: "The rains, from June to September, are vital for the 55% of farmland without irrigation in India, one of the world's largest producers and consumers of food."
Consider the facts and you realise why over a billion people are obsessed with monsoon rains.
India's farms are mainly rain-fed. The country receives 75% of its yearly rainfall between June and September. Some 70% of Indians depend directly or indirectly on farming.
Farming accounts for 14.5% of India's $1.83 trillion GDP, and though its share is declining, agriculture still accounts for a whopping 58% of the total employment in the country.
And then there's the spectre of drought.
Some 68% of India, according to the Indian Space Research Organisation, is prone to droughts in varying degrees - a third of this area is actually "chronically drought prone". Between 1801 and 2002, according to one estimate, India faced 42 severe droughts, many of them damaging crops and hurting growth.
To rely less on the vagaries of the monsoon rains, India, say experts, needs to develop varieties of rice, pulses and oilseeds which are drought resistant, evolve early drought warning systems and improve meteorological tools to provide sharper forecasts.
It also needs to ramp up its still scanty water conservation efforts. Too much water gets wasted. India also needs to manage its huge food stocks - over 60 million tonnes at the start of this year - much better. Too much food gets destroyed and damaged. That, many say, is a bigger tragedy than an imprecise monsoon forecast.
Danson, 32, will lead the side for this weekend's international matches against Argentina and Holland in London.
She will also skipper the team at July's Hockey World League in South Africa and the EuroHockey Championships in Holland the following month where England will be defending champions.
Danson won gold with Great Britain at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
"It is a huge honour to be handed this captaincy for the summer and to lead a fantastic squad in some very important tournaments," said Danson, who has 99 goals and 272 caps for England.
"We have a team full of very good leaders so in many ways I will be undertaking the exact same role as normal, and each and every one of us will give our all for the cause."
Maddie Hinch (GK), Amy Tennant (GK), Zoe Shipperley, Laura Unsworth, Sarah Haycroft, Anna Toman, Hannah Martin, Susannah Townsend, Susie Gilbert, Joie Leigh, Alex Danson (C), Emily Defroand, Sophie Bray, Hollie Webb, Ellie Watton, Shona McCallin, Lily Owsley, Jo Hunter, Nicola White, Grace Balsdon.
McColgan, 28, finished fifth in her heat in 15 minutes 18.20 seconds in a race won by Ethiopia's 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana, who clocked 15:04.36.
The Scot only returned to training in February following a broken ankle.
"It's a huge achievement in itself," McColgan told BBC Scotland after sealing a place in Sunday's final.
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"I'm not going to medal, I'm not going to be anywhere near the medals but to make that actual final is beyond anything I could've dreamed of.
"It is literally like a dream come true. If someone said to me at the start of the year I would make the Olympic 5k final, I would've thought they were insane.
"I needed this today. I just wanted it so badly. It's been such a long time coming.
"To be in that final, that was the aim. It was an outside aim. To automatically qualify and not have to stress out - couldn't be happier."
McColgan's mother, Liz, won Olympic silver in Seoul 28 years ago and Eilish added: "It's actually been quite a challenge for myself and my mum because it's totally different to how she coached herself, how she coaches other athletes because of the problems that I had.
"She's always been the one keeping me focused. She knows exactly what I've been through. My family are going to be going crazy.
"Right up until January this year, I wasn't walking. I started back jogging again February/March. I was really, really unfit and struggling. Still had a lot of pain, actually not in my ankle that I originally broke but nerve pain going up into my leg.
"I still cross-train now, every single day. I can't run everyday or twice a day like everyone else.
"The hours and hours of just staring at a wall has made me a bit stronger. I know what I want now and I want to be here.
"It's been such a long process even to get to this line - to be pain free and to actually be able to run. Even to be in spikes as well, I didn't get into spikes until quite late on."
Brendan Gormley, chief executive of the DEC, said the UK public was leading the way in donations, but that further funds were urgently needed.
The DEC's Pakistan Floods Appeal has now raised more than £30m.
Critics say the world community has been too slow to respond to the crisis.
Mr Gormley said that while the response of the UK government was to be respected, other nations had been slow to react to the situation in Pakistan that was continuing to affect more than 20 million people.
He told a press conference in central London that for the first time in DEC's history, more money was donated in the second week of an appeal campaign than the first.
Mr Gormley said this fact was "hugely moving" and a response to the situation on the ground in Pakistan continuing to develop.
He added that £5m had been donated over the past weekend alone.
Jane Cocking, humanitarian director at Oxfam, said the Pakistan appeal was not just for one disaster.
"It is an appeal for a catastrophe made up of multiple single disasters," she said.
"But if we put all of this together, what we have is a single, long event that has the scale of the [Asian] tsunami, the devastation of Haiti, and the complexity of the Middle East."
Ms Cocking, who recently returned from Pakistan, said the scenes were the worst she had seen in more than two decades of humanitarian work.
About 25% of affected people had yet to receive any "significant" aid, she added, and echoed Mr Gormley's appeal to the British people to continue donating.
"I know that times are hard for a lot of people in the UK, but honestly, if people can give a little bit more, it really will go to the people who desperately need it," she said.
Mr Gormley's criticism of the international community's response comes after a senior United Nations official called the lack of global support "quite extraordinary".
"Right now, our level of needs in terms of funding is huge compared to what we've been receiving, even though this is the largest, by far, humanitarian crisis we've seen in decades," said Louis-George Arsenault, director of emergency operations for Unicef.
The DEC is an umbrella organisation of 13 UK humanitarian aid agencies - ActionAid, Age UK, British Red Cross, Care International, Cafod, Christian Aid, Concern, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision.
If you would like to make a donation to help people affected by the floods in Pakistan, you can do so through the UK's Disasters Emergency Committee at www.dec.org.uk or by telephone on 0370 60 60 900.
The court ruling means the embryos - created in 2013 - can be stored until 2023.
It will be 10 years since they were created - the maximum period allowed under the law.
The case arose after her husband Clive - who served in the Falklands War - died suddenly and unexpectedly in 2014.
He had signed forms saying that any embryos created could be used after his death, and gave permission for them to be stored for 10 years.
But somehow - and who did this remains unclear - the consent forms were amended to reduce the storage to just two years, a period that has since expired.
Lawyers for Mrs Jefferies said the clinic had a policy at the time - since changed - to offer storage only for the period in which it had funding.
The couple had their treatment funded by the NHS and this had a two-year time limit.
So, after Clive Jefferies' death, there was no way of extending his consent for storage and the clinic wrote to his widow saying the embryos must be destroyed.
And this is the reason why the case ended up in court.
The clinic backed Mrs Jefferies' case and paid her legal costs.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, which regulates clinics, also supported Mrs Jefferies, even though it was the body supposedly defending the case because it has to apply the letter of the law.
So this created the unusual situation when all sides in court wanted the claimant to win.
The president of the Family Division of the High Court, Sir James Munby, who heard the case, also made it very clear where his sympathies lay.
He said it was important that consent forms were filled in correctly but there "may be scope for escaping the consequences of faulty documentation".
The case - which had been set down for two days - lasted just two hours.
No-one seemed sure who amended the consent forms. There was talk of a handwriting expert being called but it was not required.
Sir James will give his full judgement in a few days but he said it was "obviously right" that the embryos should be stored for the full 10 years.
He also apologised that Mrs Jefferies had ended up in court as a result of "the mistakes of others".
Outside court, Mrs Jefferies said she was delighted that "common sense" had prevailed and she praised the compassion shown by the judge and all parties to the case.
She told me: "I am 100% confident that Clive would have wanted our embryos stored and for me to use them to be a mum.
"I hope no-one else has to go through this, and it gives confidence to others who want to challenge a decision."
It's unclear whether there are wider implications for this case - for that we must wait for the full judgement.
James Lawford Davies of Hempsons solicitors, who represented Mrs Jefferies, said: "I am delighted for Samantha, though it's unfortunate that she had to go to court to fight for the right to use these embryos in circumstances where nobody questioned Clive's desire for her to be allowed to use them after his death.
"The rules relating to consent in IVF are extremely complex and, in light of the number of cases which have resulted in litigation, it is time for them to be reviewed to make the process more straightforward for both patients and clinics."
The 30-year-old was due to defend his title against Jonathan Barros in Las Vegas in January but the fight was called off at 24 hours notice.
Argentinean Barros was not able to meet the medical requirements of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Selby will now face Spaniard Gago at London's O2 Arena, on the undercard of David Haye's fight with Tony Bellew.
"I know the main event isn't going to last too long so I wanted to make sure there was a nice juicy few fights on the undercard," said Haye.
"After his [Selby's] fight fell through, I really felt for him boiling his massive frame down to nine stone and not getting any work that night."
An IBF statement said Selby will remain champion for the non-title fight.
"While the situation with Barros gets clarified the IBF has agreed to allow Selby to fight a non-title bout above the weight limit," the federation said.
Selby is looking to keep his schedule in line with Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton. The duo could meet this summer, especially with doubts surfacing over Frampton's trilogy contest with Leo Santa Cruz.
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Twenty-two people were killed when Salman Abedi detonated a suicide bomb at an Ariana Grande concert on 22 May.
The Manchester Resilience Hub, run by the NHS, will focus solely on helping those directly affected including children and emergency responders.
Clinical lead, Dr Alan Barrett, said it would target anyone across the UK "still struggling to cope".
He said: "The attack will have affected lots of people in some way or another but most will find they recover naturally and don't require any professional support.
"Reactions are likely to be strongest in those closest to the incident, who directly witnessed the aftermath and who were involved in the immediate care of victims.
"If by now people are still struggling to cope, they may benefit from some professional mental health support."
The Hub will aim to provide a central point for mental health advice and support and will work with other agencies to develop packages of care.
Six children were killed in the blast, including an eight-year-old girl, and a number of others were seriously injured.
Sara Barnes, operational lead for children and young people said: "Over time the majority of children and young people will be back in normal routines and coping better.
"Now the summer holidays are here, we need to make sure they still know that help and support is available.
"Our advice to parents is to give children opportunity to talk when they want to, reassure them that they are safe, stick to usual routines and keep an eye on what they are watching on TV and social media so they aren't exposed to frightening images from the attack."
Dr Barrett stressed that it is a dedicated service for people who have been directly affected by the attack who are "experiencing high levels of distress", but advised anyone struggling with a mental health issue to see their GP or call NHS 111.
"It's really important to continue to look after your health and wellbeing after a traumatic incident, which means getting rest, eating well, returning to your routine, and staying connected with others," he added.
The academic beat President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in a run-off poll by 190 to 79 votes, officials said.
No candidate secured the required two-thirds majority in the first round of voting, conducted by secret ballot.
It is the first time for years that a president has been chosen on Somali soil, a sign of improving security.
However, the al-Qaeda linked group al-Shabab still controls many southern and central parts of the country, and has staged frequent suicide attacks in the capital since it was driven out of Mogadishu last year by African Union troops and pro-government forces.
Despite qualifying for the second round, outgoing Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali and moderate Islamist Abdulkadir Osoble then pulled out after coming third and fourth respectively. Eighteen candidates were eliminated at the first hurdle.
Outgoing Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed conceded defeat during a live broadcast on national TV, saying he was "satisfied" with his time in power.
"It is a great pleasure for me to witness a fair election in Mogadishu after 42 years [since Mohamed Siad Barre took over in 1969]," he said.
The new president was sworn into office immediately after the result.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, 56, is an academic as well as a civic activist who has worked for several national and international peace and development organisations.
He graduated from the Somali National University in 1981 and went on to study in India, where he obtained a master's degree from Bhopal University.
For two years he worked for the United Nations children's organisation Unicef as an education officer in south and central Somalia, until the departure of UN peacekeepers in Somalia in 1995.
Four years after that he co-founded the Somali Institute of Management and Administration Development in Mogadishu, which later evolved into Simad University.
In 2011, he founded the Peace and Development Party and is currently serving as its chairman. He speaks Somali and English and is from the Hawiye clan - one of Somalia's biggest.
The election process began five hours late at a police academy in Mogadishu, following tight security checks.
The election was also delayed by the swearing-in of the last batch of MPs and then a vote on whether a group of disputed MPs, including former warlords, could take part. The MPs voted in favour of this.
The new speaker of parliament, Mohamed Osman Jawari, had urged MPs to vote with their consciences.
"May God help us to elect a good leader in an atmosphere of tranquillity. We must give the youth of Somalia a bright future," he said.
The process is still in many ways owned by outside powers who have for years been involved militarily and politically in Somalia, the BBC's Mary Harper reports.
But Hassan Sheikh Mohamud could represent a different kind of future for the country because he is not associated with the violence and corruption of the past, our correspondent says.
Nevertheless he faces massive challenges on multiple fronts, she adds - firstly, he will have to deal with the powerful politicians who lost the elections; then he has to try to reunite a country torn apart by two decades of civil conflict, much of which is controlled by the al-Shabab militia.
Since the overthrow of President Siad Barre in 1991, Somalia has seen clan-based warlords, Islamist militants and its neighbours all battling for control.
H2O is the "lubricant" of biochemical reactions, and Nasa's announcement that liquid water flows under certain circumstances on the Red Planet will heighten expectation that this normally freezing, desiccated world might just provide a foothold for microbial organisms.
We know from Earth that life is tenacious.
Even in super-salty or acidic lakes, toxic dumps, and even boiling pools, some bugs are capable of eking out an existence. We call them extremophiles.
The immediate reaction of many to Monday's announcement will be to want to go look for extremophiles on Mars - to send either scientific instruments to examine the briney streaks in situ, or better still to bring some rock and soil samples back to Earth labs for analysis. But that is easier said than done.
For one thing, many of the locations where these dark streaks are located are in pretty inaccessible places. They run down the steep slopes of peaks and crater walls. Quite a number are inside the giant canyon system Valles Marineris.
The probes we've sent to Mars hitherto have all been targeted at flat plains. For obvious reasons. The precision of our landing technology is such that we cannot yet guarantee to put down "on the button".
Even the brilliant "skycrane" that delivered the Curiosity rover to the floor of Gale Crater in 2012 had a landing error ellipse of 7km by 20km. That's amazing after a journey of 570 million km, but the risk of slamming into Gale's big central mountain, or its crater walls, meant that engineers had no choice but to play safe and aim for flatlands that then required months of driving to get to the rover's primary science location.
Landing tech will improve, of that there is no doubt. And the copy of Curiosity that Nasa will send to Mars in 2020 expects to shrink the ellipse considerably.
But assuming you can put down safely, how do you get a robot to work on a steep slope? Present day rovers can only handle gentle inclines. Completely new types of probes would be needed - robots that can climb or even clamber over difficult terrain.
And as if that's not all hard enough, getting to investigate the enigmatic streaks faces another big challenge - and that is the risk of contamination.
The major space agencies, from the likes of the US, Russia and Europe, belong to what's called the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), which has drawn up guidelines for exploration.
Adhered to under international treaty, these guidelines describe the sort of cleanliness required by spacecraft, depending on where they want to go and what they want to do.
A flyby of a planet carries minimal risk, but Mars, with its history of water and its potential for life, finds itself in one of the top categories; and the streaks constitute a special region where extra care would be required.
There's good reason to try to be really clean. We don't want to carry earthly microbes to a pristine environment because that will prevent us from answering definitively one of the most fundamental questions in science: is there, or has there ever been, life on a planet other than our own?
Imagine a dirty spacecraft at Mars claiming a "positive detection" of indigenous microbes. That claim would rightly be dismissed with the criticism that the robot had merely seen evidence for Earth microbes that had hitched a lift to Mars.
You might think that spacecraft that have spent months travelling to the Red Planet, in the vacuum of space, exposed to copious amounts of ultraviolet light and damaging cosmic radiation, would effectively be fully sterilised by the time they arrive at the surface. But the experiments by astronauts at the Moon and on the exterior of the space station show otherwise. Some of the simplest organisms can be incredibly robust.
COSPAR's Planetary Protection guidelines would demand that any robot sent to water-made streaks - "recurring slope lineae" (RSL) to give them their proper name - had the highest level of cleanliness even before launch.
That is difficult, complex and expensive to achieve, but very doable. The Viking landers that went to Mars in the 1970s to look for life managed to attain this level of control, said Gerhard Kminek, the chair of the COSPAR Panel on Planetary Protection.
"These are not new concepts. For 13 years we've had measures in the policy to deal with special regions and these have been reviewed, and in fact they were updated only last week. We had a meeting in Switzerland where we discussed anything with consequences for the policy, and of course RSLs are part of that. The point is we do not want to spend a lot of money trying to detect life on Mars only to end up just detecting terrestrial (Earth) organisms."
The five-year "translocation" scheme involves transferring six week-old chicks from sustainable populations in Scotland to Poole Harbour, Dorset.
It is being led by the Birds of Poole Harbour, Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation and Wildlife Windows charities.
Ospreys historically bred across all of the UK but populations "drastically declined" in the Middle Ages.
The birds of prey are annual visitors to Poole Harbour as they migrate between their winter-homes in West Africa and breeding grounds in Scotland and at Rutland Water in the east Midlands.
Over the past eight years, efforts by the RSPB in Poole Harbour to encourage the birds to stay and breed have proved unsuccessful.
Roy Dennis and Tim Mackrill, of the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation, said translocation was the "next logical step".
Once collected the chicks will be held in large holding pens in Poole for up to three weeks, before being released at the end of July and provided with fresh fish on artificial nests.
They will then migrate to West Africa in August before hopefully returning to Poole.
However, they are not expected to start breeding there until 2020 at the earliest.
Similar work has also taken place in Spain, Italy, Portugal and Switzerland.
The most recent inspections across 22 homes found 42% of key "themes" were failing to reach "good" standards.
They were judged to be unsatisfactory (1%), weak (13%) or adequate (28%).
Scottish Borders Council has set up an improvement team led by Tweeddale councillor Catriona Bhatia to look at ways to address any failings.
At the time of a study carried out by the local authority there were 22 care homes for older people in the region - 17 independently owned and five council run.
They can accommodate 662 people - and in January 2014 a total of 509 places (77%) were taken.
The most recent Care Inspectorate gradings at the homes did show an improvement on previous checks.
However, a report to councillors said that the design of some buildings and the remoteness of some of their locations presented particular challenges.
The number of adult protection investigations has also shown an increase with the figure almost doubling between 2012 and 2013.
The council said it was confident it responded to all adult protection issues in a "robust manner".
Paul Henry, 52, from Old Basford, in Nottingham, was seen dumping 14 tyres in a lay-by in February last year.
When Henry was questioned about the fly-tipping offence he replied: "It's not me, it's my twin brother", Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard.
Henry denied the offence, but was convicted after a trial. He was ordered to pay almost £800 in costs and tagged.
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During the 10-month investigation Henry also attempted to divert council wardens by giving old addresses.
At the trial, a witness said he saw Henry throwing black items out of a van into a ditch in Mapperley.
Gedling Borough Council's Rachael Bryant, who worked on the investigation, said: "When he said 'It's not me, it's my twin brother, we get muddled up all the time', I couldn't believe it.
"We've had some excuses on our rounds, but this was the first time someone had tried to say they were their own twin."
Councillor John Clarke, leader of the borough council, said: "This is a great example of a member of the public standing up against fly-tippers.
"If it wasn't for the testimony of the witness and the excellent investigative work of our wardens, we would have struggled to get a conviction."
The boy climbed through a fence before falling and then appeared to be dragged across a moat in the enclosure by a gorilla, named Harambe.
Staff members shot the animal dead, sparking a furore over whether the mother should be held accountable.
Prosecutor Joe Deters said the mother was not to blame for the incident.
He said the child had "scampered off" while the mother had been looking after her three other children.
She "did not act in any way where she presented this child to some harm", Mr Deters said.
After the prosecutors' decision was announced, the woman's family said: "The family is very pleased... it is what we expected.
"This is one more step in allowing us to put this tragic episode behind us and return to our normal family life."
The mother had faced abuse online by people who blamed her for the death of the 17-year-old gorilla.
An online petition calling for her to be held accountable for the gorilla's death received about half a million signatures, and a Facebook group called Justice for Harambe was set up.
Cincinnati Zoo plans to reopen its Gorilla World exhibit on Tuesday with a higher barrier in an attempt to prevent any more accidents.
In an article published to mark his 87th birthday, Fidel Castro said he didn't expect to survive the stomach ailment and live for so long.
"I was far from imagining that my life would extend for another seven years."
Mr Castro had been in power since the Cuban Revolution in 1959.
The long article was only published by official newspaper Granma on Wednesday, a day after his birthday.
Mr Castro left office for treatment in 2006 but only formally resigned as commander-in-chief and president of Cuba in February 2008.
"As soon as I understood that it would be definitive, I did not hesitate to cease my charges as president," he said in the article.
Mr Castro also revealed that Cuba had received weapons from North Korea in the early 1980s.
The North Korean weapons shipment was provided after Soviet leader Yuri Andropov warned that his country was no longer prepared to step in to defend the communist-run island.
"He told us that if we were attacked by the United States we would have to fight alone," wrote Mr Castro.
The Soviet Union renewed its commitment, however, to continue providing weapons to the island.
But Cuba decided to gather weapons from "other friends" to arm "one million Cuban fighters."
"Comrade Kim Il Sung, a veteran and exemplary soldier, sent us 100,000 AK rifles and accompanying ammunition without charging a penny," writes Mr Castro.
The North Korean leader, who was succeeded by his son, died in 1994.
The revelations come as a team of United Nations experts investigate an incident in the Panama Canal involving a North Korean ship carrying an undeclared shipment of weapons from Cuba.
The ship was seized last month on suspicion of carrying drugs, but Panamanian officials found weapons - including two Soviet-era combat jets - stashed under bags of sugar.
Cuba came forward saying the "obsolete weapons" were being sent to North Korea to be repaired.
Panama called in the UN to investigate if the shipment breached sanctions imposed on North Korea over its nuclear programme.
McHugh will have a scan in Letterkenny Hospital on Wednesday.
The Kilcar man underwent treatment at Ulster University Jordanstown campus on Monday which included a session in the campus' hydro pool.
2016 Allstar McHugh has been Donegal's most impressive performer during the Football League.
Such have been his recent displays, some people now view McHugh as being as crucial to Donegal's fortunes as captain Michael Murphy.
At this stage, McHugh has not been ruled out of Donegal's final Division One round robin game against Mayo in Castlebar.
A Donegal victory this weekend will guarantee them a place in the Division One final if Monaghan fail to beat Dublin at Clones.
However, Donegal will face a Mayo side needing a draw to ensure they retain their Division One status.
A Mayo defeat will see them going down if Cavan defeat already-relegated Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park.
Dublin set a new league and championship record of 35 games unbeaten when they hammered Roscommon last weekend and Jim Gavin's side will be expected to avoid defeat at St Tiernach's Park.
McHugh is understood to have sustained the injury which his foot got caught a rut on the Ballyshannon pitch.
David Burke, 37, left St Andrew's hospital in Northampton on Friday afternoon with another patient, who has since been found in Birmingham.
Mr Burke was thought to be in the West Midlands area, possibly Birmingham or Coventry, the West Midlands force said.
It said people were advised not to approach him but to call police. Mr Burke has been described as white, 5ft 7in tall and being of stocky build.
He was wearing a yellow and black horizontal striped T-shirt and blue tracksuit bottoms with yellow stripes down the side.
The ferry was carrying 476 people when it sank last April. More than 300 died, most of them students on a school trip.
The boat's captain has been jailed for 36 years for gross negligence. The disaster was also blamed on corrupt management and an inexperienced crew.
Victims' relatives are demanding an independent inquiry into the sinking.
Their demands have intensified in the run-up to the anniversary of the disaster on 16 April.
The disaster triggered nationwide grief followed by outrage, and led to severe criticism of safety standards and of the government's handling of the rescue operation.
On Wednesday, the government said it will also give nearly $700,000 to the families of the teachers who died.
The families of other victims killed when the ship went down will receive up to $550,000, depending on their age and income.
Relatives of the dead are expected to receive further money from public donations and insurance payments.
Those who survived the accident will also be offered government compensation for their injuries and loss of income.
The captain of the Sewol, Lee Joon-seok, was among 15 crew members to be tried last year over the sinking, one of South Korea's worst maritime disasters.
Prosecutors had charged him with homicide and called for the death penalty, but judges acquitted him on that charge.
The accident was blamed on a combination of illegal redesigns, the overloading of cargo and the inexperience of the crew member steering the vessel.
Crew members did not secure cargo which moved when the vessel took a tight corner, toppling the ferry. Lee was filmed leaving the sinking ship while many passengers remained inside. During the trial, he apologised for abandoning them.
The chief engineer of the ferry, identified by his surname Park, was found guilty of murder and jailed for 30 years.
Thirteen other crew members were given jail sentences of up to 20 years on charges including abandonment and violating maritime law.
A separate trial was held for employees of the firm that operated the ferry, Chonghaejin Marine Co.
The owner of the company and billionaire businessman Yoo Byung-eun disappeared after the disaster and was eventually found dead.
Several of his relatives were later jailed for embezzlement.
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Prosecutors described the Paralympic athlete's punishment for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 as "shockingly lenient".
At the hearing in Pretoria, Judge Thokozile Masipa said the petition had no reasonable prospect of success.
The state now has 21 days to take its case to the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Pistorius, 29, was given a five-year term for manslaughter in 2014, but was found guilty of murder last December after a prosecution appeal.
He shot Ms Steenkamp through a locked toilet door and said in his his defence that he mistook her for an intruder.
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"I hope to play many matches and help the club to the Premier League as soon as possible," he told the club website.
The Championship club have added 10 new first-team players this summer.
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Either Leo Varadkar or Simon Coveney will become the new Fine Gael leader on Friday 2 June.
Almost certainly, within a fortnight, that person will become taoiseach or Irish prime minister.
Enda Kenny, 66, who was elected taoiseach in 2011, resigned as Fine Gael leader earlier this month.
He will continue as taoiseach until Dáil Éireann (Irish parliament) chooses a successor.
On Sunday night in Cork, Mr Coveney's home city, the party held the last of its four hustings, screened online, for the parliamentary party, local councillors and members to make up their mind.
Until then, the debates had been largely gentlemanly.
However, the gloves briefly came off with Mr Varadkar, the overwhelming favourite, accusing his rival of engaging in "divisive and dishonest" politics.
Mr Coveney, the son of a former Fine Gael minister who died tragically while out walking, accused his opponent of "spending money we don't have".
Mr Varadkar, minister for social protection, is regarded as a centre-right politician aiming his policies at "those who get up early in the morning".
The Housing Minister, Mr Coveney, is seen as more centre-left often reminding his audience that he also cares about those who have nothing to get up for.
Mr Varadkar, a medic and the son of an Indian doctor, denies he lacks compassion saying that there are enough people "misrepresenting" Fine Gael without others in the party also doing so.
Whatever differences the two men have about their political priorities there are realities that limit what they can do.
They are in government with different shades of Independent TDs.
There is a programme for government and understandings that depends, on its very survival, on the main opposition - party Fianna Fail - in motions of confidence and financial matters for two more budgets.
Those voting this week ultimately have to decide whose face on the general election poster is most likely to benefit Fine Gael, knowing that such an election may not be very far off.
The result will be decided by an electoral college.
The 73 members of the parliamentary party comprising of TDs, senators and MEPs have 65% of the vote; 235 local councillors have 10%, while an estimated 21,000 members have a 25% vote-share.
Even before the voting began, so many members of the parliamentary party had pledged their support for Mr Varadkar, meaning he was on about about 45% before a single vote had been counted.
He is also ahead with declared support from those councillors who have expressed an opinion, but the contest among party members is believed to be closer.
The contest has brought out qualities that the public had not seen before in both men.
Mr Varadkar, who revealed that he was gay several months before the same-sex marriage referendum in 2015 is normally seen as shy but was able to joke about his background.
"My mum is from Waterford and my Dad is from India, that's where I get the year-round tan and the funny surname," he said in Cork.
Mr Coveney also showed he could be witty and good humoured.
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Italian President Sergio Mattarella commuted Robert Seldon Lady's sentence from nine years to seven. He also cancelled a three-year sentence handed to another American, Betnie Medero.
The two, neither of whom are in Italy, were convicted over the kidnap from Milan of a Muslim cleric, Abu Omar.
They were among 26 people convicted in their absence of the 2003 crime.
Omar, whose real name is Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, was taken from a Milan street by members of the CIA and Italian security forces.
He was allegedly then transferred between US military bases in Italy and Germany before being flown to Egypt and tortured.
He was held there for four years without a trial.
Italian prosecutors requested that those indicted over the rendition be extradited from the US to Italy to face charges, but the Italian justice ministry refused to issue the request to the US.
Seldon Lady was detained in Panama in July 2013 but was later released and travelled immediately to the US.
Italy convicted Omar in 2013 in his absence of "criminal association for the purposes of international terrorism" and sentenced him to six years in prison.
A statement from Mr Mattarella's office said that in reducing the sentences, the president took into consideration US President Barack Obama's decision to end the practice of extraordinary renditions.
The statement said that Italy and the EU consider the practice of rendition - taking suspects from foreign soil without permission - "incompatible with the fundamental principles of a state of law".
Commenting on the decision, Gauri van Gulik of Amnesty International said "the right thing to do would be to insist on extraditing them to Italy".
In 2013, President Mattarella's predecessor also cited Mr Obama's decision to end extraordinary rendition when he pardoned a US Air Force colonel, Giorgio Napolitano, the only military defendant among the Americans in the case.
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Notts needed a win against the North Group's bottom side to make sure of their qualification, but heavy rain at Wantage Road saw the points shared.
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The Health and Welfare ministry estimates that 40% of the population will be of retirement age by 2060.
It says that life expectancy - already one of the highest in the world - will continue to rise.
Correspondents say the report presents a grim picture for Japan at a time when it urgently needs to overhaul its social security and tax systems.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has pledged to push through a reform programme this year.
But his political opponents say his plan requires higher taxes than are currently proposed.
The government report says that by 2060, Japan will have 87 million people, down from today's 128 million.
The proportion aged 65 or older is expected to double to 40%.
At the same time the national workforce - comprising people aged between 15 to 65 - will shrink to about half of the total population, estimates released by the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research say.
The research says that Japan's population will keep declining by one million people every year in coming decades.
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Ms Wood was told a broad Welsh accent "leaves Welsh people open to ridicule".
The Rhondda AM and Plaid Cymru leader said if people do not like the way she speaks "they can stick it".
It comes as ITV political editor Robert Peston told BBC Radio Wales anti-Welsh remarks were "getting worse".
Ms Wood posted the email to her Facebook page. It read: "When speaking English with a Welsh accent it can be delightful to listen to someone speaking.
"However, a broad Welsh accent as often used by Leanne Wood leaves Welsh people open to ridicule," the email continued.
"A sentence such as 'we in Waales eat caake before it becomes staale.' (SIC)
"If only Leanne Wood would moderate her accent to: "We in Wailes eat Caike before it becomes staile."
"We proud Welsh people would then need not squirm when we are listening to BBC Question Time when Leanne is on the panel."
It is not clear who sent the message.
Ms Wood, who posted the email to a Facebook page, told followers: "I'm not prepared to pretend to be something I'm not.
"If people don't like it, they can stick it."
She told BBC Wales that the email was an "example of the various prejudices and discriminatory attitudes that we face - a mixture of sexism, racism and class prejudice".
"I get abusive messages all the time," she said. "I decided to share this specific message as I saw it as a direct attack on my Welshness as well as my working class background.
"The positive reactions I have received show that this has struck a chord with many people and has encouraged me to continue to challenge this kind of discriminatory attitude," Ms Wood added.
It came as Mr Peston sparked a debate on Twitter on Thursday about anti-Welsh comments.
He said: "Why do many who would hate to be called racist think it's OK to make casually nasty anti-Welsh remarks? Happens all the time. I hate it."
Asked on BBC Radio Wales' Dot Davies programme what sparked the tweet, Mr Peston said he had been at a dinner the previous night where a "very senior businessman made some remarks" about the wife of French presidential candidate Francois Fillon, Penelope, "that he thought was funny".
He said he couldn't remember exactly what was said.
"But it was really unpleasant, it was something to do with her Welshness or something," he added.
"I just sort of snapped because i just think that sort of stereotyping is hateful.
"I think it is getting worse."
Mr Peston said there were "so many people making really unpleasant remarks which are so offensive... not only offensive but straight forwardly wrong".
"It comes from ignorance as well as being unpleasant".
Mr Jones told the Senedd it was "utterly wrong" to use EU citizens living in the UK as "bargaining chips".
He said: "It makes them sound like hostages. They are not hostages. They are welcome in Wales."
He replied to a question from Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood who called on him to give reassurances to people from other parts of the EU living in Wales.
The comments come amid a debate in the Conservative leadership on guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens already in this country after Brexit.
Mr Jones told First Minister's Questions that he has written to Home Secretary Theresa May over the issue.
Ms May had suggested last weekend that the status of existing EU residents in the UK could be part of Brexit negotiations.
But Tory leadership contender Andrea Leadsom has said citizens of other EU countries living in the UK cannot be "bargaining chips" in Brexit negotiations.
Rival leadership contender, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Stephen Crabb, echoed Ms Leadsom's pledge.
During an urgent question session in the Senedd on EU citizens, Simon Thomas of Plaid Cymru said: "There are 67,000 people from European Union nations living in Wales, and 500 of them are doctors in our health service. We can't afford to lose these people.
"They are part of our families, part of our communities and part of contemporary Wales. It is disgraceful that these people are treated in the way that they have been in the past week."
Jenny Rathbone, Cardiff Central Labour AM, said she spent part of Monday morning "trying to remove a racist slogan from somebody's front door".
"Unfortunately these sort of incidents are not isolated."
Patrick Lynch, 64, has been the sole carer of Kallum, nine, and seven-year-old Jack in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, since their mother Joanne died from cancer last year.
His other daughter, Sam, is prepared to adopt them in Los Angeles.
The family said it could not afford the costs of the adoption process.
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Mr Lynch, who has had heart surgery and two strokes, said he was unlikely to be able to "cope much longer".
The money is being raised via a Crowdfunder appeal and other fundraising activities co-ordinated by the boys' school, Edward Worlledge Primary.
He said: "I've experienced more grief than anyone should ever have to go through.
"If we can't raise this money and I die, the boys will have to go into care and then the family could be torn apart."
Joanne Lynch, a single mother, died aged 29 from the genetic disorder Li Faumeni Syndrome which led to an aggressive form of cancer.
It had already claimed the lives of her mother, another sister and grandmother. Kallum has also been diagnosed as carrying the gene.
Joanne's sister Sam Wells, 37, has lived in California for 10 years with her husband Shaun and three children, aged 15, 13 and 11 months.
"When Joanne knew she had about two weeks to live she asked me to take care of the boys and I said 'absolutely'," said Mrs Wells.
"We've started the process of working with a recognised adoption agency and have to jump through so many hoops - and there's a fee with every hoop."
Mrs Wells said if the application failed she would consider moving back to the UK as a "last resort".
The family has already applied for a temporary visa for the boys, which she said cost $10,000 and would allow them to stay for two years - during which time they would be able to enrol in school this summer and the adoption agency could assess the family.
Mrs Wells hoped the adoption process could be completed within four months.
A US Department of State spokesman said it charged $720 for filing the initial immigration application and $325 for a visa application, but any other fees would be charged by the adoption agency and would vary in each case.
He said the US and UK were both signed up to the Hague Convention on inter-country adoption which aimed to prevent illegal trafficking of children.
The Howard League for Penal Reform said it knew of 102 suicides, the highest since its records began in 1978.
The charity said cuts to staffing and budgets had "created a toxic mix of violence, death and human misery".
The government has pledged 2,500 extra officers and special measures for vulnerable or mentally ill inmates.
The previous highest toll recorded by the charity was 94 suicides in 2004.
However, the overall prison population has increased by about 10% since then, meaning the suicide rate was actually slightly higher in 2004.
Then, there was approximately one suicide for every 830 prisoners. So far in 2016, there has been one death for roughly every 840 prisoners.
The Howard League released the figures as it published a joint report alongside Centre for Mental Health, another charity.
The report said there had been a rise in violence in prisons at a time when inmates were spending up to 23 hours a day locked in their cells.
Howard League chief executive Frances Crook said: "The number of people dying by suicide in prison has reached epidemic proportions.
"No one should be so desperate while in the care of the state that they take their own life, and yet every three days a family is told that a loved one has died behind bars.
"Cutting staff and prison budgets while allowing the number of people behind bars to grow unchecked has created a toxic mix of violence, death and human misery."
The report called for the incentives and earned privileges scheme in prisons to be scrapped, saying it was having a "detrimental impact" on inmates' wellbeing.
The scheme allows prisoners to earn benefits in exchange for behaving responsibly.
But the report said it was leading to some prisoners having limits placed on family contact, physical activity and access to money and possessions.
The prison service has come under the spotlight recently, with thousands of officers protesting over concerns about safety earlier this month.
It came after a string of high-profile incidents including the escape of two inmates, who were later recaptured.
This month former Justice Secretary Michael Gove warned that too many people were being sent to prison, while the Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd suggested more criminals could be punished without being jailed.
Earlier this month, Justice Secretary Liz Truss unveiled a White Paper detailing a £1.3bn investment in new prisons over the next five years, including plans for more prison officers, drug tests for inmates on entry and exit from prisons, and more autonomy for governors.
A government spokeswoman said mental health in custody was taken "extremely seriously" and there were "a range of measures already in place to help support prisoners".
She added: "But we recognise that more can be done. That is why have invested in specialist mental health training for prison officers, allocated more funding for prison safety and have launched a suicide and self-harm reduction project to address the increase in self-inflicted deaths and self-harm in our prisons."
The Conservative MP has been a minister without portfolio since September 2012, and before that he was Lord Chancellor and secretary of state for justice from May 2010.
Mr Clarke is reported to have said being part of the coalition government had brought out his "inner liberal" - but his many critics on the Conservative right might argue it was never very well hidden in the first place.
Ardently pro-European in an increasingly Eurosceptic parliamentary party, an opponent of simply "banging up" criminals and an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, he has often seemed a man apart in recent years.
With a blunt-speaking, "blokeish" style, and a penchant for wearing brown suede shoes, he has always enjoyed popularity - and recognition - among the public.
But his troubles with fellow Tories meant Mr Clarke - who has also served as chancellor, home secretary, health secretary and education secretary - never fulfilled his ultimate ambition to be party leader and prime minister.
He ran and failed to become Tory leader three times: in 1997, 2001 and 2005.
Yet, despite spending 12 years on the back benches during the long period of Tory opposition, and being one of the most rebellious Conservatives in the Commons, he came back.
With power again on the radar, David Cameron appointed Mr Clarke as shadow business secretary in 2009.
And he returned to high office, as justice secretary, as soon as the Tories formed the coalition government with the Lib Dems in 2010.
It is in this role that the Cambridge-educated former barrister attracted controversy.
He warned against "banging up more and more people for longer", arguing this merely hardens criminals and advocating a "more constructive" approach, involving greater rehabilitation.
In 2011, he warned MPs not to oppose plans to give some serving prisoners the vote, following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights - a hugely unpopular development at Westminster.
One high-profile controversy came when Mr Clarke appeared on BBC 5 live to outline the government's policy on rape sentencing.
He appeared to suggest some rapes were more "serious" than others, saying this was reflected in the sentences handed out by judges.
Labour leader Ed Miliband called for his resignation.
But Mr Clarke later sought to clarify his remarks, saying that "all rape is a serious crime" and that he did not think he had suggested otherwise.
If a quieter life was to befall Mr Clarke, even his greatest critics would acknowledge that this would make Westminster a duller place.
Famed for his love of cigars, bird-watching, football, cricket, jazz and classic cars, he is seen as a man with a "hinterland".
Speaking after Mr Clarke's departure from the cabinet was announced, BBC political editor Nick Robinson said the MP had told friends that at the age of 74 he had had enough of red boxes and "enjoyed three days at last week's test match in anticipation of today's announcement".
Mr Clarke, a grammar school boy from Nottinghamshire, had previously been in continuous ministerial office in every Conservative (or Conservative-Lib Dem) government since Margaret Thatcher took power in 1979.
When he stood for the party leadership in 2001, opinion polls suggested he was most popular Conservative politician with the British people, but still he lost.
After becoming an MP in 1970, Mr Clarke, a keen supporter of the pro-European, "one-nation" Prime Minister Edward Heath, rose gradually.
Within two years of his election he was an assistant whip, rising to whip and then becoming a junior spokesman on the opposition benches.
When Mrs Thatcher entered Downing Street she appointed Mr Clarke as a junior transport minister.
Over the next nine years, he served as a minister in the departments of health, employment and trade and industry.
In 1988 he entered the cabinet as health secretary, with the job of driving through controversial and far-reaching reforms of the NHS, including the internal market.
When John Major became leader in 1990 he moved Mr Clarke to education and later the Home Office.
After the disastrous events of Black Wednesday, the resignation of Norman Lamont and the decision to leave the European exchange rate mechanism, Mr Clarke was made chancellor.
His period in charge of the Treasury saw interest rates, inflation and unemployment all falling, described by many Conservatives as the Major government's "golden legacy" to Tony Blair's Labour.
However, Mr Clarke was always a supporter of closer European integration, which became more of an issue when the Conservatives became deeply divided over the issue in the mid-1990s.
The "Maastricht rebels" - the MPs who lost the Tory whip over their objection to the government signing up to the Maastricht Treaty, aimed at greater European union - came to regard Mr Clarke as a key enemy.
This feeling has never gone away.
Having lost the Tory 1997 leadership election, Mr Clarke headed to the back benches, taking on some company directorships and the deputy chairmanship of British American Tobacco.
He continued to antagonise many anti-European Tories with his enthusiasm for the UK to join the single currency.
In a scene regarded as a betrayal, he shared a platform with Tony Blair to proclaim the merits of the euro.
Mr Clarke was also one of the strongest advocates of not invading Iraq, in direct contravention of the Tory leadership.
He has always been his own man and has, arguably, stayed the same in his views while those of most in his party have changed.
The former world champions are facing their worst ever season after failing to register a single point so far in 2017 after a series of engine failures.
Brown said engine upgrades promised for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix were not ready and the team is "near our limit".
"Honda's working very hard but they seem a bit lost," he told Reuters.
"We were eagerly awaiting this upgrade as were our drivers and it's a big disappointment that it's not coming.
"It's not lack of effort, but they are struggling to get it to come together."
Brown, who replaced Ron Dennis at the McLaren helm last year, added: "Our preference is to win the world championship with Honda.
"But at some point you need to make a decision as to whether that's achievable. And we have serious concerns.
"Missing upgrades, and upgrades not delivering to the level we were told they were going to, you can only take that so long. And we're near our limit.
"We're not going to go into another year like this, in hope.
"There's lots of things that go into the decision and we're entering that window now of 'which way do you go when you come to the fork in the road'."
McLaren's renewed partnership with Honda in 2015 was billed as a return to the glory days of their collaboration in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna dominated.
Yet McLaren remain without a race win since 2012 and their best finish this season was when Fernando Alonso, who started seventh on the grid, came 12th in last month's Spanish Grand Prix.
In March it was revealed McLaren had made an exploratory approach to Mercedes about engine supply in the wake of problems with Honda.
And Brown again raised the prospect of McLaren paying for engines in future.
"Do I think you can win with a customer engine? I think you can," he said.
Those attending the Muslims Against Terror rally heard speeches denouncing the recent attacks in Manchester and London.
A representative of the Muslim Council of Scotland told crowds that Muslims had a "duty to protect this country" and had worked with Police Scotland.
"We cannot let a handful of people radicalised by social media divide us."
Organiser Omair Manzoor, said he wanted to give ordinary muslims, appalled by the recent terror attacks on London and Manchester an opportunity to show their sympathy for all those affected.
The attacks were condemned by a succession of speakers who emphasised the importance of all communities standing together against terrorism.
Lawyer Aamer Anwar asked: "Muslims reported those who went on to be terrorists, what were secret services doing?"
MSP Anas Sarwar added: "Real Muslims were at home with their families... or working in hospitals."
Another speaker, the Rev Stuart MacQuarrie, told the crowd: "We stand together appalled by the attacks in London, Manchester, Kabul and elsewhere."
Danny Lee set the clubhouse target earlier on at seven under par, a total matched by England's Eddie Pepperell.
Padraig Harrington and Graeme McDowell are three shots off the lead after rounds of 69.
Scotland's Richie Ramsay posted the best score of the home talent, his 68 leaving him on four under par.
That puts him two ahead of compatriots Russell Knox and Marc Warren, who both remain in contention.
It was a different challenge to the opening round with winds easing significantly to present more birdie opportunities for the field.
Lee took advantage with three birdies in his first four holes in a strong early showing.
"A lot of the into the wind holes were a lot easier," said Lee. "It was probably a five club difference from yesterday."
He looked destined to hold a lead before Noren's fabulous finish finally overhauled him with Pepperell also finishing strongly with two birdies from his last two holes.
Branden Grace, the 2013 Scottish Open runner-up, leads a group of four players on six under par after his 67, with the Republic of Ireland's Harrington and Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell a further shot back.
Home interest this week has focussed on Russell Knox, who finished two under for the tournament alongside compatriot Marc Warren, who responded well with a round of 69.
However, it was Ramsay, who thrust himself into contention for the title and a place at next week's Open Championship.
Asked what a win in Scotland would mean, Ramsay told the BBC: "Career-defining really.
"Anybody that plays the British events, those are like majors to the home guys. You could retire a happy man on Monday morning if you won on Sunday."
Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson and Patrick Reed all recovered from disappointing opening rounds to reach one over par and make the cut.
American Mickelson is hopeful he can capitalise on predicted calm early weather tomorrow to post a good early score.
"If I go out and shoot a score of six, seven under par, which is out there when the conditions are benign, you never know what might happen to the later groups," he said.
"That might be enough to get back in it on Sunday."
It is based on the assumption that fire can be contained but the policy has come under scrutiny after many Grenfell Tower residents became trapped.
Seventy nine people are feared to have died in the fire on 14 June.
LFB said it was not yet understood why the Grenfell fire spread so quickly.
Firefighters have been visiting premises with similar cladding to Grenfell Tower, after it was announced the cladding had "failed safety testing".
Elfyn Edwards, a fire safety expert and former firefighter, told the BBC the stay put policy was designed to stop residents in flats unaffected by fire from unnecessarily evacuating the building and blocking the stairways.
Usually the way tower blocks are designed means a fire breaking out in one flat should not spread throughout the rest of a building.
Should you stay put?
LFB said: "Our guidance to 'Stay Put', unless your flat is being affected by fire or smoke, is based on the fire protection provided in the building and the walls and doors of each flat.
"This has been the case for many decades and, although fires in flats unfortunately occur throughout the country every day, the fire usually only affects the flat on fire.
"However, some smoke may enter corridors when the residents leave the flat on fire, or firefighters enter the flat to extinguish the fire.
"By staying put it will reduce the risk of you entering a smoky corridor unnecessarily and potentially being overcome by smoke. It will also allow our firefighters to tackle the fire safely and quickly without being delayed by many residents evacuating down the stairways."
The Local Government Association, which represents councils, said the stay put policy was not intended to deter people from leaving the building if they felt threatened.
In the case of Grenfell Tower, the speed at which the fire engulfed the block was unprecedented, Mr Edwards said.
Michael Paramasivan, who lived on the seventh floor of Grenfell Tower with his girlfriend and young daughter, said he ignored official advice to stay in your home.
"If we had stayed in that flat, we would've perished. My gut instinct told me just to get the girls out. I wrapped the little one up because of the smoke and I just got them out."
London mayor Sadiq Khan told BBC Radio 4 there would now be questions asked of the wisdom of following the stay put advice.
The club appointed London firm Duff and Phelps as administrators at 14:50.
The move followed an unsuccessful legal bid by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) at the Court of Session in Edinburgh to appoint its own administrator.
HMRC lodged its petition over alleged non-payment of about £9m in PAYE and VAT following Craig Whyte's takeover.
Mt Whyte confirmed on Monday that the club had filed legal papers to appoint administrators. He insisted Rangers would "come out stronger" and "always be here".
It was initially thought that the club had 10 days to make a decision on whether to proceed, but the HMRC action on Tuesday changed the dynamic of the situation.
Paul Clark and David Whitehouse from Duff and Phelps were later appointed as joint administrators and take over the day-to-day running of Rangers while addressing its massive debt problems.
Mr Clark said: "HMRC have been working closely with the club in recent months to achieve a solution to the club's difficulties. However, this has not been possible due to ongoing losses and increased tax liabilities that cannot be sustained.
"We are working together with management and its major creditors, including HMRC, to achieve a solution to the financial problems which will ensure the ongoing survival of the business, which is of paramount importance to all concerned.
"We would like to take the opportunity of thanking the fans for all their past and present support and hope we can rely on them in the future.
"Rangers has a long and proud sporting tradition - one we all wish to see continue. All stakeholders involved with Rangers are working hard to ensure the long-term future of this national institution."
Following Tuesday morning's legal case, a spokesman for HMRC said: "We can't discuss specific cases for legal reasons but tax that has been deducted at source from the wages of players and support staff such as ground keepers and physios, must be paid over to HMRC.
"Any business that fails to meet that basic legal requirement puts the survival of the business at risk."
In a statement, Mr Whyte said the HMRC's move meant the club had to "accelerate" its plans.
He added: "The administrators are in today and looking at everything and I will work with them to help them all that I can and we'll have a plan to get out of administration by CVA [Creditors Voluntary Agreement] process as quickly as we possibly can.
"Rangers will always be here as I've said before. We will come out stronger and come out a better business and most importantly in a position to put as good a team as we can on the pitch and to win trophies which is what we all want as Rangers fans."
Former Rangers owner Sir David Murray said he was "hugely disappointed" at the club's decision to appoint administrators and expressed surprise at the timing of the decision.
Sport Minister Shona Robison said Rangers' current plight was "a concerning situation for everyone involved in Scottish football".
She said: "Football is our national game and it is now for the administrators to take forward the process of assessing the business and securing an outcome in the best interests of the club, its staff, supporters and the game of football as a whole in Scotland."
Meanwhile, Strathclyde Police said it had now resolved issues over payment for policing which may have affected Rangers home game against Kilmarnock on Saturday.
A force statement said: "We have had a positive meeting with the administrators and received assurances about payment for the provision of police services at this weekend's match.
"We are working with the club and planning for the game as normal."
The financial storm engulfing Rangers has several fronts.
Mr Whyte has acknowledged that the club has a £10m deficit in annual running costs.
It was reported last week that the chairman had also borrowed up to £24m against four years of future season ticket revenue from Ticketus.
Most serious of all, Rangers awaits a tax tribunal decision over a disputed bill, plus penalties, totalling £49m.
Mr Whyte was reported on Monday as saying this potential liability to HMRC could reach up to £75m if the club lost the tribunal.
HMRC believes the Ibrox club owes cash over its use of Employment Benefit Trusts (EBTs) to pay staff over a 10-year period.
It alleges the Ibrox club did not administer the scheme properly and underpaid tax.
Rangers disputes this and has contested the claim in a first tier tax tribunal, which is due to report within weeks.
After the club signalled its intention to go into administration on Monday, Mr Whyte said the best outcome would be to reach a creditors agreement which would allow the club to continue trading.
Mr Whyte is believed to be a secured creditor of Rangers and would have to be paid first ahead of others such as HMRC.
However, if HMRC holds 25% or more of the club's debt it can block a creditors agreement which is necessary for Rangers to exit administration.
If a creditors agreement cannot be reached - and if the club cannot be sold - it is possible that Rangers could be wound up.
The ramifications for the Scottish game, if this happened, would be far-reaching.
It is likely that existing TV deals, which provide significant revenue streams for Scottish clubs, would be scaled back or in extreme cases cancelled.
The absence of Rangers fans at other grounds in Scotland would also reduce revenue to competitor clubs.
Benjamin King died after being starved of oxygen before birth. Tamara Podemski was due to have a Caesarean the night before his birth but was sent home.
His father, actor Jamie King, said they heard "altered accounts, deflection and diversion" at the inquest.
The Avon Coroner has contacted police after claims witness statements were changed by the hospital's legal team.
Coroner Marie Voisin said she "remains very concerned about this very serious matter" - which emerged at the opening of the inquest in November.
"This decision, [to delay the birth] together with the decision to send his mum home, resulted in Benjamin being born in a poor condition and his subsequent death," she said.
Recording a narrative conclusion, she added she would be writing to the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in her capacity as coroner to prevent future deaths.
Speaking outside court, Mr King said he had been informed by the coroner "that the matter of the altered witness statements has been reported to the police".
"Rather than hearing the truth, we've had to listen to misremembered stories, altered accounts, deflection and diversion," he said.
"Left with so many unresolved issues and unanswered questions, we feel compelled to appeal directly to expectant parents in the hope that this does not happen again."
Mr King urged expectant parents to stand their ground if they had any concerns about their baby's health, to stay, take names and write down every detail.
"That way, no-one can twist your story or play with the facts at a later date," he said.
The inquest at Flax Bourton was told Ms Podemski's pregnancy was assessed as high-risk and she was due to have a Caesarean section.
Her case was rated as a "C3", meaning the procedure should be undertaken as soon as it was safe to do so, it was said.
But when an emergency case took priority the decision was made to re-schedule Ms Podemski as first on the elective list for 0800 BST the following morning, 5 May.
She was sent home but rushed back into hospital and Benjamin was born by emergency Caesarean section at 06:55, the two-day hearing was told. He was resuscitated but died five days later.
A trust spokeswoman said it offered its sincere apologies to Benjamin's family which faced a "regrettable delay" to the conclusion of the inquest.
"As it was detailed in court we have made improvements to our systems as a result.
"We will now look closely at the coroner's findings to identify any further opportunities for improvement."
The entertainer, 75, was interviewed under caution last year by detectives investigating a claim of a sex crime involving a young boy in the 1980s.
He has never been arrested or charged.
His spokesman said the allegations were "completely false" and the star had co-operated fully when he voluntarily met South Yorkshire Police this week.
"Other than restating that the allegations are completely false and that he will continue to co-operate fully with the police, it would not be appropriate for Sir Cliff to say anything further at this time," he said.
Sir Cliff was first interviewed last summer, after a high-profile police raid on his apartment in Berkshire.
Since then, police have confirmed to a parliamentary committee that their investigation has expanded, but said this meant no date could be given for when it would be concluded.
The singer has described the claims he faces as "absurd and untrue".
It is not known what police questioned Sir Cliff about on this occasion.
Swansea City midfielder Sheehan and Cardiff City striker Rhys Healey - both aged 21 - have impressed at County.
And Westley, whose side entertain Wycombe Wanderers, at Rodney Parade, on Tuesday night, believes both are benefitting from League Two football.
''I'd be surprised if either of them were recalled,'' said Westley.
Newport are on a seven match unbeaten run with Wales Under-21 player Sheehan having scored five goals in the last six games.
Healey has three in the last three matches. It has helped lift the Exiles off the bottom of League Two.
Cardiff manager Neil Warnock has already said he has no plans to recall his front runner.
Westley said: ''I have to say both Josh and Rhys will undoubtedly in the future go on and play at a higher level. How high is in their hands.
''If they keep improving at the rate they are improving they both could play at the very top level.
''Certainly Rhys could expect to go back to Cardiff in the future and play at Championship level and Josh could expect to go back to Swansea and play in the Premier League.''
But Westley said the players need to go to ''another level'' to be ready for their respective home clubs.
''I think a season here will do them both good, but we will see.
"It's not for me to dictate to their parent clubs what is right or wrong for them," he added.
''I think both are enjoying their football, both are improving, both boys are starting to show what they can do.
"I think with a good season under their belts in League Two. hopefully a successful season, I'd be very surprised if both of them aren't back competing for a first team shirt at their parent clubs next season.''
Meanwhile Newport defender Jamie Turley is recovering from knee surgery.
The 34-year-old former England front man says there is more to come as Bluebirds prepare to play Derby.
"It doesn't necessarily mean I'm going to score goals, but performance-wise, fitness-wise it's only going to get better," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"That first one it took me four games, but I'm off the mark now and I'm looking forward to Tuesday."
The win over Rotherham lifted Cardiff out of the Championship relegation zone and ended a run of four consecutive defeats.
Derby visit the Welsh capital on Tuesday who having dropped into the relegation places - one place and two points behind the Bluebirds.
Lambert says it is important for Cardiff to build on the win at the New York Stadium and climb the table.
"Our aim is to be in and around the play-offs," he added.
"I'm not saying because we've got three points that we're going to get there - we're nowhere near that level yet - but we've made a small step and that's all we can do."
Lambert has scored 216 goals in 592 league appearances since his career began as a trainee at Blackpool in 1998.
But he had played little football in the past two seasons having become out of favour at West Brom.
He added: "Scoring goals will help me confidence wise - and so will going from two years not playing to playing 90 minutes.
"I was hoping to get on the score sheet as soon as possible to help my team-mates and get us some points again.
"It's a small step to where we want to go so I'm made up."
Scotland were hoping to inflict defeat on the Auld Enemy and build on confidence gained from the pivotal Euro 2016 qualifying win against the Republic of Ireland on Friday.
Rooney, however, had other ideas with two second-half goals to add to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's opener as England secured a fully deserved win on their first visit to Glasgow since 1999.
The England captain now has 46 international goals, his second coming late on to snuff out brief hopes of an unlikely Scotland revival after Andrew Robertson had pulled one back.
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It was a highly satisfactory night for England manager Roy Hodgson, who has now seen his side win six successive games as they rebuild after the disappointment of their early World Cup exit in Brazil.
For Scotland, who looked jaded following their exertions against the Republic, consolation can come with the knowledge that their main business in this international period was winning that qualifier, which they achieved successfully.
England's own qualifiers have proved routine, but this was billed as a more serious test of their resolve and credentials in the stirring surroundings of Parkhead - and Hodgson will feel this was a test they passed emphatically.
Scotland had only two Premier League players in their starting line-up, Hull City's Robertson and Everton's Steven Naismith and at times that gulf in experience, competitive edge and class was all too obvious.
Hodgson played the straightest of bats in the build-up, declining to portray this as any different to a routine friendly as England came north of the border for the first time since the Euro 2000 qualifying play-off in 1999 - although the naked hostility displayed by both sets of supporters to the respective national anthems may have just altered his opinion.
It was Hodgson's side who made the more assured start and Danny Welbeck, so reliable in front of goal for England recently, should have done better than shoot straight at Scotland keeper David Marshall when played in by Rooney.
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Scotland were getting some encouragement from the pace of Watford's Ikechi Anya, but looked somewhat leg-weary and lacking in inspiration and when England went ahead after 32 minutes, it was an advantage they deserved.
Jack Wilshere created the opportunity with a long, driven pass which found Oxlade-Chamberlain, who applied a thin but decisive touch with his head to beat Marshall.
Strachan introduced Darren Fletcher and James Morrison for Chris Martin and Scott Brown, as well as Craig Gordon for Marshall in goal, in an attempt to give his team fresh impetus at the start of the second half, but it was England who struck again two minutes after the restart.
Scotland failed to clear a free-kick and when Robertson could only divert Wilshere's shot into the path of Rooney, he reacted swiftly to divert a smart header past Gordon.
As the clock ran down and substitutes arrived on a regular basis, Robertson gave Scotland hope with a close-range finish with seven minutes left.
Rooney responded almost instantly by crowning another good passing move with a powerful finish and a somersault of celebration in front of England's elated supporters.
Match ends, Scotland 1, England 3.
Second Half ends, Scotland 1, England 3.
Foul by Stevie May (Scotland).
Phil Jagielka (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Johnny Russell (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nathaniel Clyne (England).
Foul by Darren Fletcher (Scotland).
Ross Barkley (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, England. Ross Barkley replaces Jack Wilshere.
Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Scotland) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
Goal! Scotland 1, England 3. Wayne Rooney (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
Goal! Scotland 1, England 2. Andrew Robertson (Scotland) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
Darren Fletcher (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Raheem Sterling (England).
Substitution, Scotland. Johnny Russell replaces Shaun Maloney.
Substitution, England. Rickie Lambert replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Corner, England. Conceded by Charlie Mulgrew.
Attempt missed. Jack Wilshere (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Foul by James Morrison (Scotland).
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Steven Naismith (Scotland) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shaun Maloney with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Scotland. Conceded by James Milner.
Shaun Maloney (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jack Wilshere (England).
Substitution, Scotland. Stevie May replaces Grant Hanley.
Substitution, England. Raheem Sterling replaces Danny Welbeck.
Substitution, England. Kieran Gibbs replaces Luke Shaw.
James Morrison (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Milner (England).
Attempt saved. Wayne Rooney (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Lallana.
Darren Fletcher (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Wayne Rooney (England).
Substitution, Scotland. Barry Bannan replaces Ikechi Anya.
Foul by Shaun Maloney (Scotland).
Luke Shaw (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Shaun Maloney (Scotland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Chris Smalling (England).
Attempt missed. Chris Smalling (England) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Lallana with a cross following a corner.
Corner, England. Conceded by Russell Martin.
Charlie Mulgrew (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
In Cheshire last year, 33% of domestic violence cases recorded as an offence were referred by police to prosecutors, with 21.47% in Dyfed Powys, they show.
But in Warwickshire the figure was 3.56% and in North Wales 5.25%.
Police are aware of inconsistencies, they said, adding more work was needed to help officers deal with cases.
"I thought he was going to kill me."
Clare Baker's partner terrorised her in her own home, causing her to fear for herself, and her two children.
Her house was not a place of safety, but a place of danger.
Life, she told Newsnight, was "like being in a glass box, screaming where no-one could hear me".
But when Clare managed to find the courage to come forward, the help offered by the police was distinctly patchy.
"It was the luck of the draw," she said. "If an officer knew about domestic violence then good, but other officers treated it as if it was nothing."
For victims of domestic violence and rape, the decision to come forward to ask for help and protection can be excruciatingly difficult.
What figures seen by BBC Newsnight also reveal is how different that experience of speaking out can be, depending on where a victim lives, and the attitude and performance of their local police force.
The statistics display significant variations in how detectives and local Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors proceed with cases and whether they are referred to the courts at all.
As well as the new figures for domestic violence, existing statistics for rape offences again show Cheshire police with high rates of referral - 65%; police in Durham pass nearly 57% of cases on to the CPS. But again in Warwickshire the figure is low, just 3.65%, and in Devon and Cornwall the statistic is 18%.
What can explain such wide variations?
Det Supt Steve Cullen, of Warwickshire Police, insists that it does not mean crimes are going unpunished.
Few cases may end up in court, but the region has higher than average conviction rates for those that do.
"Domestic violence and rape are complex and emotive crimes to investigate," he said.
Rather than refer high proportions on to the courts, Det Supt Cullen said Warwickshire had taken a decision to allow experienced detectives to make decisions early, in consultation with the CPS, on whether to hand cases over formally.
But sources acknowledged that the strain on resources is a factor in the number of cases that proceed to court in that region.
One told Newsnight: "It is concerning that we have such low referral rates… resources at the CPS are part of the problem, every agency is suffering.
"Cuts mean we are having to prioritise high-risk cases."
Another source said: "We have to recognise the caseload of the CPS".
But as all police forces are having to deal with smaller budgets, do local attitudes and culture also play a part?
Professor Liz Kelly, of London Metropolitan University - an expert in the study of sexual violence - suggests variations in some cases can be explained by local police priorities.
She said: "This isn't to do with the profile of the cases, it's to do with the profile of the issue in that local area, whether the chief constable says it's important, whether all of the sergeants say it's important, whether the constables feel it's their responsibility to protect women - these are the things that make a difference."
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said nationally only 6% of recorded domestic abuse cases reached a conviction.
"There's been a 14% fall in prosecutions despite an increase in recorded incidents of 11%," she said.
"Performance has collapsed in rape cases too and there are massive variations across the country."
She said a Labour government would publish league tables for how the police and local prosecutors performed on domestic violence and rape cases, and would introduce a domestic violence commissioner, following the model of the children's commissioner, to develop and monitor new national standards.
The Association of Chief Police Officers said: "We have substantially improved with investment in specialist officers, training our call handlers to identify those most at risk… but we know there are inconsistencies between forces and that we have more to do to ensure that every police officer is equipped to deal with the complexity of abuse that can take many forms."
Correction 11 March 2014: This story has been amended after it was discovered figures provided by Labour had transposed numbers of referrals for Northumbria and North Yorkshire, resulting in incorrect percentages for those forces.
His presence in the city became known when photographs of the star started to appear on social media.
The A-lister was sighted having a stroll in the city centre and also filming in The Crown Bar.
The veteran actor has starred in numerous films, including The Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy, The Dark Knight Rises and Along Came a Spider.
The 29-year-old transgender US Army private, born Bradley Manning, will be freed on 17 May instead of her scheduled 2045 release.
She was sentenced to 35 years in 2013 for her role in leaking diplomatic cables to the anti-secrecy group.
The leak was one of the largest breaches of classified material in US history.
The White House had suggested in recent days it was open to commuting Manning's sentence.
She twice attempted suicide last year at the male military prison where she is being held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Manning also went on a hunger strike last year, which ended after the military agreed to provide her with gender dysphoria treatment.
In one of his final acts as president, Mr Obama granted commutation of sentences to 209 individuals and pardons to 64 others.
Manning's lawyer, David Coombs, told the BBC the commutation would be a great relief to his client.
"It really is a great act of mercy by President Obama," said Mr Coombs. "For myself and Chelsea, I'm very thankful he took that option."
But Republican Senator John McCain said the president's decision was "a grave mistake that I fear will encourage further acts of espionage".
The US Army charged Manning with 22 counts relating to the unauthorised possession and distribution of more than 700,000 secret diplomatic and military documents and video.
Included in those files was video footage of an Apache helicopter killing 12 civilians in Baghdad in 2007.
Manning also passed on sensitive messages between US diplomats, intelligence assessments of Guantanamo detainees being held without trial and military records from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The disclosures were considered an embarrassment to the US, prompting the Obama administration to crack down on government leaks.
At a sentencing hearing, Manning apologised for "hurting the US" and said she had mistakenly thought she could "change the world for the better".
Wikileaks, the anti-secrecy organisation which published the diplomatic cables, has previously said its founder Julian Assange would agree to be extradited to the US if Mr Obama granted clemency to Manning.
The White House said the Manning commutation was not influenced in any way by Mr Assange's extradition offer.
Mr Assange, who has taken refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 2012, did not immediately comment on whether he plans to surrender.
But he did tweet: "Thank you to everyone who campaigned for Chelsea Manning's clemency. Your courage & determination made the impossible possible."
The US justice department has not publicly announced any indictment against Mr Assange. It is Sweden that has sought to extradite him, for an alleged sex crime.
More than a million supporters of Edward Snowden have petitioned President Barack Obama to pardon him.
But according to the White House, the National Security Agency leaker has not himself submitted the necessary documents for clemency.
In November, Mr Obama told German newspaper Der Spiegel: "I can't pardon somebody who hasn't gone before a court and presented themselves."
The White House last week pointed out that Manning had passed through the US military justice system and acknowledged her crimes.
Mr Snowden, however, fled the US in 2013, evading charges in America which could put him in prison for up to 30 years, and obtained temporary asylum in Russia.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said "the disclosures by Edward Snowden were far more serious and far more dangerous".
He had also "fled into the arms of an adversary and has sought refuge in a country that most recently made a concerted effort to undermine the confidence in our democracy", Mr Earnest added.
Mr Obama has commuted 1,385 sentences and issued 212 pardons, more than the total granted by the past 12 presidents combined.
In America, a pardon not only lifts the sentence but removes other penalties such as the bar on convicted felons sitting on federal juries, and state-level prohibitions on such things as voting or possession of firearms.
A commutation means the sentence is lifted but the civil handicaps outlined above remain.
Neither a pardon not a commutation is an acknowledgment of innocence.
The animal, which was suffering from a rare condition in its belly called balloon syndrome, had swollen to twice its normal size.
Vets in Bude, Cornwall, think the animal swelled up after picking up an infection and gas was produced by bacteria.
The hedgehog is now being fed worms before being released.
Adam Revitt, of Locke and Preston Vets, who looked after the hedgehog when it was brought to them in early May, said: "If it had continued to blow up it could have ruptured.
"More concern to me was that the air was putting pressure on the hedgehog's chest so it couldn't breath or move, therefore there was a danger of it suffocating or starving to death.
"I used a needle and syringe to drain the air. It took about five minutes to drain all the air out."
The avian influenza strain H5N8 was discovered in a dead wild swan near Lough Beg, County Londonderry.
The swan was reported by a member of the public as part of the Department of Agriculture's dead wild bird surveillance programme.
Initial testing has indicated the presence of the H5N8 strain of bird flu. However, the department has said the risk to the public is very low.
There have been multiple confirmed cases of bird flu among wild and farmed birds in Great Britain in recent months.
Avian influenza is a contagious disease that affects birds, including poultry: It can spread quickly, often proving fatal.
It can occur in both wild and farmed birds, but the threat to the public is said to be very low.
Officials have been on alert for the disease since cases were confirmed in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
Since last month it has been compulsory for owners of chickens, hens, turkeys and ducks to house them.
Where it's impractical, measures must be put in place to separate them from wild birds.
Owners of commercial poultry flocks have been urged to step up their biosecurity measures.
There have also been two confirmed cases among wild birds in the Republic of Ireland in the last six weeks - in County Wexford on 28 December and County Galway on 13 January.
Robert Huey, Stormont's chief veterinary officer, said the finding of bird flu in Northern Ireland was "not unexpected" and that it was "possible that more cases will be confirmed".
He added: "Expert advice remains that consumers should not be concerned about eating eggs or poultry and the threat to public health from the virus is very low."
He added that bird keepers must "remain vigilant" and guard against their flocks becoming infected.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has extended a prevention zone until March that requires all keepers of poultry and other captive birds to keep them indoors and away from wild birds.
The Ulster Farmers' Union chairman Tom Forgrave urged all poultry keepers to ensure "biosecurity measures are in place and are as robust as possible".
The Food Standards Agency said that on the basis of current scientific evidence, bird flu does not pose a food safety risk for consumers.
"The risk of getting bird flu through the food chain is very low," it added.
"Some strains of avian influenza can pass to humans, but this is very rare.
"It usually requires close contact between the human and infected live birds."
Gray, who was playing in the sixth tier of English football with Hinckley United in 2012, netted his first after a defensive mix-up between John O'Shea and Papy Djilobodji.
The striker rounded Vito Mannone for his second before completing his treble with a low shot from Ashley Barnes' pass.
Barnes converted a penalty to make it 4-0, before a consolation goal from Jermain Defoe after good play from Adnan Januzaj.
31 mins (1-0, Gray): Centre-halves O'Shea and Djilobodji both challenged for the same ball, it hit O'Shea's shoulder and bounced backwards. The ball fell to Gray who ran through and his shot was too powerful for Mannone.
51 mins (2-0, Gray): A speculative ball was hit forward and Gray held off a challenge from Djilobodji and got to the ball before Mannone, who had sprinted out of his penalty area. Gray rounded the keeper and put it into an empty net.
53 mins (3-0, Gray): Sunderland substitute Steven Pienaar stood on the ball and that allowed Burnley to hit a ball into Barnes, who had time and space to pick a pass to Gray and he steered his shot past Mannone.
67 mins (4-0, Barnes): Barnes converted a spot-kick after Seb Larsson had bundled Scott Arfield to the floor in the penalty area.
71 mins (4-1, Defoe): Januzaj dinked in a pass to the back post that evaded the head of Ben Mee. Defoe took a touch to set himself and shot from close range past Tom Heaton.
Sunderland end 2016 in the relegation zone and boss David Moyes will surely be furious with a woeful performance from his side.
They have a lengthy injury list that includes Jordan Pickford, Paddy McNair, Lee Cattermole, Jan Kirchhoff and Duncan Watmore and they suffered more problems at Turf Moor.
Defender Lamine Kone went off after clattering into an advertising hoarding, before striker Victor Anichebe pulled up with a hamstring injury.
Kone's injury proved crucial as Sunderland were terrible defensively from that point onwards. Three of the four goals came from simple balls forward that should have been dealt with, while the fourth came after a rash challenge.
To make things worse for the Black Cats, they could now lose Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia) and Didier Ndong (Gabon) to the Africa Cup of Nations in January, with Moyes unlikely to have much money to spend in the transfer window.
Sunderland are in their 10th successive campaign in the top flight and only avoided relegation from the Premier League in the penultimate game of last season. Many more defensive performances like this will see them ending 2017 in the Championship.
Burnley manager Sean Dyche: "This has been a good week for sure, the end of a good calendar year for us at Burnley.
"I'm pleased with our calmness today, and we felt we could get the ball down more. We want to mix our football and we were productive. Andre Gray got his hat-trick today, great for both himself and the team.
"We'd like to think we are a persistent team, though the Premier League is a tough division and whoever you play won't make it easy. We have to do what we can, be effective, and I think we were today. We are learning about how to deal with this league.
"We don't overthink every game, but we always want to challenge. You have got to get points on the board and so far this season we have done that. As a unit, we think we can be effective, can be a real team and take this challenge on."
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Burnley striker Andre Gray, who also scored in the 1-0 win over Middlesbrough on 26 December, added: "It's been a massive week, two big wins against the teams around us.
"It's massive for me to score a hat-trick - four years ago I never thought I'd be playing in the Premier League, never mind scoring three in one game. I have had to work hard, do the right things and hope that it'll pay off. Today, obviously it has.
"We are only halfway through the season though - a lot can change. We need to dig in and stay up."
Sunderland manager David Moyes: "We were dire today, really, really bad. It was a poor performance, and defensively especially we were all over the place.
"You have to do the old-fashioned defensive things well and we didn't. My players were well-briefed on the opposition and you just have to hope they take that into the game.
"We made the same mistakes time and time again; missed headers, missed bouncing balls, the same stuff. The players have to take responsibility as well as me, and that was dire, as bad as anything I have been involved in here. I can't walk into the dressing room and say "Yeah, that was great lads." It wasn't.
"We have to stick together, but today defensively we were poor. We threatened at times going forward but we couldn't defend. You can ask me questions about myself and my future, that's fine. We're in the bottom three, I know that."
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Both teams have tough challenges in their next matches.
Burnley play at Manchester City and Sunderland host Liverpool, with both matches kicking off at 15:00 GMT on Monday, 2 January.
Sunderland will be without defender Billy Jones after he picked up his fifth booking of the season following a rash sliding tackle on Stephen Ward.
Match ends, Burnley 4, Sunderland 1.
Second Half ends, Burnley 4, Sunderland 1.
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Donald Love.
Attempt missed. Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Pienaar.
Attempt missed. Scott Arfield (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Vokes with a headed pass.
Substitution, Burnley. James Tarkowski replaces Ashley Barnes.
Attempt saved. Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sebastian Larsson.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
Attempt blocked. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Pienaar.
Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Dean Marney.
Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by George Boyd (Burnley).
Steven Pienaar (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Scott Arfield (Burnley).
Steven Pienaar (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by George Boyd (Burnley).
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Donald Love.
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
Substitution, Burnley. Sam Vokes replaces Andre Gray.
Attempt saved. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Arfield with a cross.
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Billy Jones.
Attempt saved. Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
Substitution, Sunderland. Donald Love replaces John O'Shea.
Goal! Burnley 4, Sunderland 1. Jermain Defoe (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Papy Djilobodji.
Foul by George Boyd (Burnley).
Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Andre Gray (Burnley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by John O'Shea (Sunderland).
Substitution, Burnley. Johann Berg Gudmundsson replaces Steven Defour.
Goal! Burnley 4, Sunderland 0. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Penalty Burnley. Scott Arfield draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) after a foul in the penalty area.
Steven Defour (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Steven Pienaar (Sunderland).
Attempt missed. Fabio Borini (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jermain Defoe.
Offside, Sunderland. Steven Pienaar tries a through ball, but Patrick van Aanholt is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Didier Ndong (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Jones.
Attempt saved. Scott Arfield (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Boyd.
Attempt blocked. Adnan Januzaj (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Didier Ndong.
Trainer Best was last month found guilty of ordering conditional jockey Paul John to stop two horses from running on their merits.
But the BHA used solicitor Matthew Lohn on the disciplinary panel.
Lohn was being paid to advise on other matters, and the BHA will not oppose an appeal on "perceptions of fairness".
The case will go back to the organisation's appeal board on 24 May, when Best's conviction is likely to be overturned.
However, the BHA insists it opposes other grounds for appeal and will effectively push for a retrial.
"Having received further details concerning the appeal, and having taken advice, we have decided not to contest the appeal on the grounds of apparent bias. We are still contesting the appeal on other grounds," said spokesman Robin Mounsey.
"Perceptions of fairness in relation to the structure and composition of our disciplinary panels is a legacy issue and we have already agreed to tackle this in our integrity review and have already started to review the structure and composition of disciplinary panels, appeal boards and our licensing committee.
"Our view is the most appropriate next step in this case is for there to be a rehearing before a new disciplinary panel."
The news regarding Best was first reported by the Guardian on Friday.
Privately, the BHA is disappointed details leaked out and insists it can still achieve a conviction, but the new development will have wider implications.
Other cases involving Lohn - who sat on the panel which issued an eight-year ban to Mahmood Al Zarooni in the Godolphin doping scandal - could now be open to challenge.
However, it is thought an Al Zarooni appeal is unlikely as he admitted all the charges against him at the original hearing three years ago.
The BHA has indicated Lohn does not wish to comment. Meanwhile, Best maintains he is innocent of any wrongdoing.
The MPs, including former Conservative Attorney General Dominic Grieve, are concerned the report will not be published before May's election.
The debate, which has been granted by the Backbench Business Committee, will take place on 29 January.
The inquiry by Sir John Chilcot was set up under the last government in 2009.
It took evidence from its last witness in 2011, but there have been prolonged discussions about which documents would be allowed into the public domain.
In June last year, Sir John announced he was satisfied that the "gist" of talks between former Prime Minister Tony Blair and former US President George Bush could be made public, removing a major obstacle to publication of his report.
He then intended to write to those who were to be criticised to give them an opportunity to respond before publication.
The MPs, who also include former Conservative frontbencher David Davis, Lib Dem former Home Office Minister Norman Baker, Labour backbenchers, Scottish and Welsh nationalists and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, said they feared this process was being abused by people wanting to delay the report until after the general election.
Mr Blair has previously said he wanted the Chilcot report to be published as soon as possible and that he "resented" claims he was to blame for its slow progress.
The MPs, who formally asked the Backbench Business Committee to provide time for a debate, hope the move will allow them to press for publication by the middle of February - and they will call on Sir John to explain the reasons for any delays.
Government ministers have conceded that if the final report is not completed by the end of February, it would be wrong to release it in the heat of a closely-fought election campaign.
The move makes it the seventh year in a row that more than 20% failed to endorse the boss's pay.
Investors also raised concerns over succession plans at the business when Sir Martin, 72, finally retires.
Last year 34% of investors refused to back his pay deal of £70.4m - the biggest in UK corporate history.
The vote took place at the company's annual general meeting on Wednesday and saw 21.3% of shareholders either vote against his pay or abstain.
WPP has attempted to reign in the vast sums paid to Sir Martin since 2012, when he faced a 60% revolt by investors.
Since then, he has been paid more than £210m.
Investors said they also wanted the board to give clearer indications over the company's future.
Major investment funds, including Standard Life Investments, Royal London Asset Management and Hermes asked chairman, Roberto Quarta, for clarity.
Deborah Gilshan, stewardship and governance director at Standard Life Investments, which has a 1.5% stake in WPP, said: "[Succession] remains the key governance risk to our long term investment in WPP.
"Unusually, the CEO's service contract may be terminated by either the company or Sir Martin without any notice.
"Given this, we suggest the board consider what lead time would be required to ensure an orderly succession and discuss this with Sir Martin."
Mr Quarta insisted succession planning was well underway with key talent across the WPP group meeting the board.
He added that a "constantly refined list" of external candidates was also available.
Sir Martin has constantly defended his high pay, pointing out that WPP, which he essentially founded in 1985, continues to grow from strength to strength.
Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), which holds shares worth £106m, remained unconvinced.
Ashley Hamilton Claxton of RLAM, explained why the organisation voted against the pay package.
She said: "Executive pay at WPP continues to look excessive.
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HMS Ganges at Shotley Gate was last used as a police training base until 2001.
Galliard Homes has been granted planning permission to develop the site by Babergh District Council.
The plans also include a hotel, a 60 bed nursing home, retail and commercial units and a commitment to restore the listed ceremonial mast.
The site had been the subject of 16 planning applications since 2001, including many smaller ones which were approved but not implemented.
An application for 325 homes was turned down by the government in 2006.
Several parish councils raised objections that the latest plan would create too much extra traffic on the B1456 to Ipswich.
Councillor Peter Beer, chairman of Babergh's development committee, said he was "confident the impact on the environment, heritage and ecology could be minimised, whilst creating new homes and jobs".
"We took the concerns about traffic to heart and the county's highways department decided the development was acceptable.
"The application retains many of the existing buildings and the mast, which is a real landmark and nearly beyond repair, will get re-instated which is great news."
Galliard Homes will provide investment in community facilities, including £437,000 for local education and £83,980 for health services, as part of the development.
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Unicode, the authority on computer text and characters, has agreed to add the three flags to the next release of emojis.
Leading technology companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft and Facebook will now be able to introduce the flags to their software.
A UK flag is already available on smartphones and other devices.
The campaign for a new range of emoji flags was started by Jeremy Burge of Emojipedia and BBC Wales' social media lead Owen Williams in March 2016.
The new flags are anticipated to be rolled out by the summer.
Emoji flags already available include those for Ascension Island, St Barthelemy, Curaçao, Diego Garcia and Djibouti.
A flag for the Isle of Man is available but the Northern Ireland flag was not included in the proposals as it has no official status.
In the video, filmed by car passenger Paul Bent and sent to the BBC, the other man can be seen holding a phone in one hand while driving.
Mr Bent said he was "outraged" when he spotted the Nottinghamshire Police van in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, on Monday.
The force said the driver was a police officer and was being investigated.
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Mr Bent said he captured the mobile phone footage in Centenary Way.
"He wasn't trying to be discreet," he said.
"He didn't seem to even be looking up from his phone. He was just totally oblivious that we were at the side of him filming him."
Paul Murphy, for Nottinghamshire Police, said action was "taken swiftly".
"In advance of a formal interview, appropriate action will be taken to refer the officer to our driver training team for reassessment to drive police vehicles.
"Nottinghamshire Police officers and staff are not above the law."
The attack happened late on Wednesday in Yongling township, a Xinhua report said.
Those killed included two relatives of the suspect's girlfriend and six other people, the report said. The injured were receiving treatment, it added.
The suspect was detained by police at the scene.
State media said the 17-year-old killed two of his girlfriend's relatives "after having conflicts" with his girlfriend.
He killed the other six people "while fleeing the scene", it said.
No other details were immediately available.
Violent crime has been in the spotlight in China since a string of incidents in 2010 involving lone individuals targeting children in apparently random attacks.
Priyanka Yoshikawa, 22 and who also has an elephant training licence, said she would use her win to "change perceptions".
Last year, Ariana Miyamoto was the first mixed-race person to win the Miss Universe pageant.
Critics complained then that a "pure" Japanese should have won.
Only about 2% of babies born every year in Japan are biracial, or "haafu", the Japanese word for half.
"We are Japanese," Ms Yoshikawa told AFP news agency. "Yes, my dad is Indian and I'm proud of it, I'm proud that I have Indian in me. But that doesn't mean I'm not Japanese."
She credited her win to Ms Miyamoto, saying she had helped show "mixed girls the way".
"Before Ariana, haafu girls couldn't represent Japan," said Ms Yoshikawa. "That's what I thought too. Ariana encouraged me a lot by showing me and all mixed girls the way.
"I know a lot of people who are haafu and suffer," she said. "When I came back to Japan, everyone thought I was a germ."
"Like if they touched me they would be touching something bad. But I'm thankful because that made me really strong."
A few years ago, a woman of Indian descent, Nina Davuluri, faced Twitter abuse after being crowned Miss America. Some called her an "Arab", some a "terrorist", and some an "Arab terrorist". Indians, in large numbers, came to her defence.
Now, Ms Yoshikawa is being criticised for having an Indian father and some Indians have taken to social media to advise the Japanese to "get over it". One Twitter user said she won because she "must have deserved it" while another said "after Gautam Buddha, Ms Yoshikawa is the only Indian to make it big in Japan".
In Ms Yoshikawa's case - as in Ms Davuluri's before her - the biggest complaint seems to be the "lack of purity". But some are wondering whether this debate over purity has any relevance in today's globalised world.
As one Twitter user said: "Talent cannot be controlled or ruled by caste, colour, gender or country of origin."
The pageant winner, also an avid kick-boxer and qualified elephant trainer, said that she hoped to change perceptions.
"When I'm abroad, people never ask me what mix I am. As Miss Japan, hopefully I can help change perceptions so that it can be the same here too."
Ms Yoshikawa's win did not trigger the backlash that Ms Miyamoto received on social media.
There were however, several on Twitter that expressed unhappiness.
"It's like we're saying a pure Japanese face can't be a winner," said one user.
"What's the point of holding a pageant like this now? Zero national characteristics," another complained.
Ms Yoshikawa however, was not letting the doubters get to her.
"There was a time as a kid when I was confused about my identity," she said. "But I've lived in Japan so long now I feel Japanese."
Dame Lowell Goddard, who resigned last month, said in a memo to MPs that the inquiry needed overhauling.
She said the inquiry should focus less on the past and more on current standards of child protection.
New chairwoman Alexis Jay said its terms of reference would remain but an internal review of it would be held.
Last month, Dame Lowell became the third chief to quit the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), which was set up to investigate allegations made against local authorities, religious organisations, the armed forces and public and private institutions in England and Wales, as well as people in the public eye.
The inquiry was set up after a string of scandals involving celebrities such as BBC DJ Jimmy Savile, who since his death in 2011 has been exposed as one of the UK's most prolific sexual predators, and the targeting of vulnerable children by organised gangs in towns such as Rotherham, Oxford and Rochdale.
The spotlight also fell on sexual assaults carried out in schools, children's homes and at NHS sites.
The inquiry was then launched in 2014 and it has announced 13 initial investigations, which include inquiries into the allegations of abuse by people of prominence.
In her memo to the Home Affairs Select Committee, Dame Lowell said she had stepped down in order to challenge the way the probe was running.
There was "an inherent problem in the sheer scale and size of the inquiry", she said - adding that its budget did not match.
"Its boundless compass, including, as it does, every state and non-state institution, as well as relevant institutional contexts, coupled with the absence of any built-in time parameters, does not fit comfortably or practically within the single inquiry model."
She said there should be a complete review, "with a view to remodelling it and recalibrating its emphasis more towards current events and thus focusing major attention on the present and future protection of children".
Dame Lowell also said:
Inquiry sources have told the BBC she lost the confidence of senior insiders.
However, Prof Jay said the panel would not be seeking any revision of the inquiry's terms of reference or introducing any new restrictions on its scope.
"To ensure that the inquiry can meet the challenges it faces, I have already initiated a wide-ranging internal review of the inquiry's ways of working," she said.
"We are currently looking at different approaches to evaluating the information we receive."
But Lord Macdonald of River Glaven QC, who was director of public prosecutions from 2003 to 2008, said the probe's "overwhelming focus on the past" was "ballooning out of control" and called for its terms of reference to be rewritten.
Peter Saunders, founder of the charity National Association for People Abused in Childhood and a member of the victims' advisory panel for the inquiry, said it remained the "best hope" despite its scale.
The prime minister's official spokeswoman said the government believed the inquiry was "absolutely vital and we remain committed to doing it".
A spokeswoman for the Home Office said: "We owe it to victims and survivors to confront the appalling reality of how children were let down by the very people who were charged to protect them and to learn from the mistakes of the past."
7 July 2014 - government announces independent inquiry into the way public bodies investigated and handled child sex abuse claims. Baroness Butler-Sloss chosen as head
9 July - Baroness Butler-Sloss faces calls to quit because her late brother, Sir Michael Havers, was attorney general in the 1980s at the time of the alleged paedophile scandal. MPs and victims claimed she was too close to the establishment.
14 July - she stands down, saying she is "not the right person" for the job
5 September - Lord Mayor of London Fiona Woolf named the new head of the inquiry
11 October - Mrs Woolf discloses she had five dinners with Lord Brittan from 2008-12. The former home secretary faced questions over his handling of child abuse allegations during his time in office in the 1980s. Before his death in January 2015, Lord Brittan insisted proper procedures had been followed
22 October - abuse victim launches legal challenge against Mrs Woolf leading the inquiry, amid growing calls for her resignation
31 October - victims' groups tell government officials they are "unanimous" Mrs Woolf should quit. She steps down later that day
4 February 2015 - Justice Lowell Goddard, a serving judge of the High Court of New Zealand, announced as the new head of the inquiry
November - inquiry begins hearing directly from victims and survivors
4 August 2016 - Dame Lowell writes to Home Secretary Amber Rudd to resign from her post
11 August 2016 - Prof Alexis Jay announced as new head of the inquiry
In her first interview since being found with her baby in May, Amina Ali Nkeki told Reuters she also wanted to go home to Chibok, a town in the north.
She and her child are being held in the capital, Abuja, for what the government calls a restoration process.
More than 200 girls were kidnapped from a school in Chibok in April 2014.
The abduction led to the #BringBackOurGirls campaign, that was supported by US First Lady Michelle Obama and Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai.
The Boko Haram group has waged a violent insurgency for several years in north-eastern Nigeria in its quest for Islamic rule.
Ms Nkeki was found three months ago by a vigilante group in a forest with suspected militant Mohammed Hayatu, who identified himself as her husband, and their child of four months.
The 21-year-old said she was unhappy about being separated from Mr Hayatu, who was arrested after they were found.
"I want him to know that I am still thinking about him," she told Reuters. "Just because we got separated, that does not mean that I don't think about him."
During the interview she only lifted her gaze from the floor once to breastfeed her daughter when the baby was brought into the room, Reuters reports.
"I just want to go home - I don't know about school," she said. "I will decide about school when I get back."
Her mother, Binta Ali, told the BBC Hausa service earlier this week that her daughter wanted the government to give her a sewing machine so she could become a seamstress.
She said the man claiming to be her daughter's husband had said he was a mechanic from the town of Mubi before he was captured by Boko Haram - and that he had organised their escape.
Earlier her brother had told the BBC that because of an increase in air strikes Mr Hayatu was no longer willing to continue fighting and they had planned to leave together.
Ms Nkeki said she had not watched the video, released by Boko Haram on Sunday, which apparently shows recent footage of some the other missing Chibok girls.
"I think about them a lot - I would tell them to be hopeful and prayerful," she said. "In the same way God rescued me, he will also rescue them."
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Annan Hospital and ward 14 at Dumfries Infirmary have been closed to new admissions.
A total of 14 patients across the two hospitals have symptoms of sickness and diarrhoea consistent with norovirus.
Routine visiting remains suspended and anyone with concerns about a relative at either site should contact the hospital for advice before visiting.
Members of the public visiting other areas of the Dumfries hospital have been asked to comply with the hand hygiene and infection control measures in place.
Anyone who has experienced diarrhoea and vomiting has been asked to allow at least 48 hours since their last symptom before visiting the hospital.
Gower MP Byron Davies spoke in a Commons debate following the attack on Wednesday which left four people dead.
Plaid Cymru MP Liz Saville Roberts warned against reacting to "warped ideology" with "unworthy responses" that could promote extremism.
Prime Minister Theresa May said the Commons debate had shown "normality" and defiance of terrorism.
Arrests have been made in Birmingham and London, and there has also been related police activity at a location in Wales.
Mr Davies, a member of the home affairs committee, spoke of his experience serving under counter-terrorist command in London during the 1980s, tackling Irish and Middle Eastern terrorism.
"I know only too well the challenge that's faced by police," he said, adding that he wanted to reinforce the message about resources, saying all police and security forces fighting terrorism should "want for nothing".
Ms Saville Roberts told MPs that their return to the Commons on Thursday was "not a show of defiance" but "a show of respect for the dead and the injured".
She asked Mrs May: "Do you agree with me that we must not react to such a warped ideology with unworthy responses?"
The prime minister said the response of MPs had been "absolutely appropriate".
"It has shown gratitude for the bravery of the police and our emergency services," Mrs May said.
"It has shown respect and concern for those who have been the victims of the terrible attacks that took place but also it has shown normality
"I think that is what is important as we defy the terrorists and as we work to defeat them."
Rhondda MP Chris Bryant called for a shield to be unveiled in the Commons in honour of PC Keith Palmer, who died after being stabbed by the suspected terrorist.
The Labour member said it reflected a custom by which murdered MPs such as Ian Gow and Airey Neave were honoured.
"He was our shield and defender yesterday," he said.
Earlier, Kim Howells, the former Pontypridd MP who served chairman of Parliament's security and intelligence committee, told BBC Wales it was very "difficult" to contain terrorist threats in a democracy.
"We don't live in a police state and as a consequence of course there's a very good chance that someone will always get through.
Lord Carlile, the UK government's former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said the security services had enough powers to deal with the threat from terrorism.
"It was definitely predictable that there would be a low-technology attack of this kind somewhere," the former Welsh Liberal Democrat leader told BBC Radio Wales.
"We may have to consider the question of whether all police should be armed around major public buildings and places of public resort but those are lessons learned matters."
Welsh Assembly committees met as scheduled on Thursday following the suspension of proceedings in the Senedd on Wednesday.
Committee chairmen paused proceedings at 0933 GMT to observe a minute's silence.
Rovers said they were going to make an official complaint to the English Football League following the 26-year-old striker's move last month.
They claimed City knew the details of a release clause in his contract.
Rovers said in a statement: "The decision comes after high-level discussions between the clubs about an agreed transfer policy going forward."
Taylor, who scored 61 league goals in 118 league games for Bristol Rovers, became the first player to leave Rovers for City since Trevor Morgan in 1987.
Bristol City said they "welcomed the news" that the complaint was not being pursued.
The system for enforcing confiscation orders imposed by the courts is not working, a report by the Home Affairs Select Committee added.
Only a "paltry" 26p in every £100 is being recouped, the MPs said.
The Home Office said it was "making progress" and £1.2bn had been seized between April 2010 and March 2016.
But the committee concluded that the system for monitoring suspicious financial activity was overloaded and there were not enough skilled investigators.
Among its recommendations the MPs called for specialist "confiscation courts", with judges able to compel offenders to attend hearings.
Non-payment of a confiscation order would be a crime in itself, and prisoners would have to remain incarcerated until all debts were paid. The MPs also called for offenders to have their passport taken away until debts were settled.
"To enforce this, we recommend that no criminal be allowed to leave prison without either paying their confiscation order in full, or engaging with the courts to convince a judge that their debt to society is squared," the committee added.
Confiscation orders are issued by courts against convicted offenders and can be applied to any offence resulting in financial gain.
But even after an order has been made, there are very few incentives for criminals to either engage with the courts or pay the money back with many choosing instead to extend their prison sentences and avoid paying, the report added.
"It appears that some criminals view paying back their proceeds of crime as an option rather than a requirement - essentially a choice between payment and prison," it said.
The report also said:
Committee chairman Keith Vaz said: "At least £100bn, equivalent to the GDP of Ukraine, is being laundered through the UK every year. The proceeds of crime legislation has failed to achieve its purpose."
He said the National Crime Agency's main system for reporting suspicious transactions, known as Elmer, was "not fit for purpose", adding that it was capable of managing 20,000 reports a year, but it was currently burdened with 381,882.
As of September 2015, the total debt outstanding from confiscation orders was calculated at £1.61bn, although the committee admitted that this figure was "problematic".
A Home Office spokesman said: "We are committed to attacking criminal finances, making it harder to move, hide and use the proceeds of crime, as set out in the Serious and Organised Crime Strategy.
"And there is clear evidence we are making progress in this effort; the government seized a total of £1.2bn from criminals between April 2010 and March 2016, with more assets recovered in 2015-16 than ever before."
The spokesman also said it would consider the recommendations in the report.
The man, who is in his 20s, was arrested in connection with the incident in Bessbrook, County Armagh.
Police went to a house in Charlemont Square East on Sunday night after an altercation involving several people.
The toddler was taken from the house after apparently suffering serious head injuries. She remains critically ill.
It is understood the man being questioned is not the child's father, but was in a relationship with the mother.
They had only met recently, apparently via the internet and neighbours said he had moved into the house three days ago.
Half will go to his widow, Iman, along with the home they shared in New York. The rest is shared between his son and daughter.
It was also revealed that Bowie had requested that his ashes be scattered in Bali in a Buddhist ritual.
The singer died of cancer on 10 January, aged 69.
The will was filed in a Manhattan court on Friday under Bowie's legal name, David Robert Jones.
The star's personal assistant, Corinne Schwab, was left $2m and another $1m went to a former nanny, Marion Skene.
Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, and daughter, Alexandria Zahra Jones, both received 25% of the estate. Alexandria was also left a home in upstate New York.
In the will, written in 2004, Bowie asked that he be cremated in Bali but if that was "not practical", then his ashes be scattered there anyway "in accordance with the Buddhist rituals".
Bowie's body was cremated on 12 January in New Jersey, according to a death certificate filed with the will.
Source: Buddha Dharma Education Association
At the time it was reported that no family or friends were present at the ceremony, in accordance with his wishes.
It is not known whether his ashes have been scattered.
Bowie had released a new album, Blackstar, just two days before his death, which has been retrospectively interpreted as his epitaph. The album is in the number one spot in the UK charts for the third week.
In human and financial terms, the burden is huge and it is hitting the poor especially hard.
Often thought of as a disease of the rich, experts say the unabating rise may be fuelled as much by food scarcity and insecurity as it is by excess.
Changing lifestyles, rapid urbanisation and cheap calories in the form of processed foods are putting more and more people at risk of developing Type-2 diabetes.
There are now 382 million people worldwide living with diabetes, according to new figures from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF).
More than half are in Asia and the Western Pacific, where 90-95% of cases are classed as Type-2.
China is leading the world, with the disease now affecting more than 98 million people or about 10% of the population - a dramatic increase from about 1% in 1980.
Prof Juliana Chan of the Chinese University of Hong Kong says there is a complex interplay between genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors, which have been compounded by China's rapid modernisation.
"Diabetes is a disease of paradoxes," she says.
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"It is typically an ageing disease, but the data shows that the young and middle-aged are most vulnerable. It is prevalent in obese people but emerging data suggests that for lean people with diabetes the outcome can be worse."
The big question is whether China has the capacity to deal with a health problem of such magnitude.
China spent $17bn (£10.6bn) on diabetes last year. The disease may consume more than half of China's annual health budget, if all those with the condition get routine, state-funded care, the IDF says.
"Diabetes is a silent killer in a silent population," says Prof Chan.
Men and women, trapped by stigma, poverty and misinformation, often do not seek help for diabetes until it is in its advanced stages.
Kidney failure, cardiovascular disease and blindness are common complications.
Prof Chan says China's leaders need to do a lot in terms of public health policy.
"One of the greatest challenges is that the system is not conducive to preventative care. We need to go out and find those at risk otherwise you miss the critical moment to prevent the disease," she says.
Governments are waking up to the problem, according to Leonor Guariguata, a biostatistician at IDF.
"India and China are uniquely positioned - as they are developing so fast, they have the resources to act fast and reframe their health systems," she says.
India is closely trailing China, with an estimated 65.1 million diabetics.
Kanmani Pandian is 25 years old and expecting her first baby in January.
Two months ago she was diagnosed with gestational diabetes - a disease she had never heard of.
Kanmani was lucky. In Chennai, in the south-eastern state of Tamil Nadu, universal screening is available for pregnant women.
If left unchecked the disease can lead to life-threatening complications, including foetal macrosomia, or excessive birth weight, making the delivery dangerous for both mother and child.
More than 21 million live births were affected by diabetes in 2013. In India, the condition is particularly prevalent.
Dr R M Anjana, a diabetes expert based in Chennai, says gestational diabetes is often not taken seriously "because people think it's a one-time thing or a mild affliction".
The condition disappears after birth, but within five years of pregnancy, 70-80% of women develop Type-2 diabetes, she says.
The infant is also at increased risk of developing the disease in later life.
Across the Western Pacific the disease is taking an unprecedented human and economic toll.
In Fiji, surgeons carry out a diabetes-related amputation every 12 hours on average.
"Before people seek help for foot infections they would have tried traditional medicines and herbs. By the time they come to the clinic the infection is often so advanced they need an amputation," says Dr Wahid Khan, co-founder of the Diabetes Trust of Fiji.
"People don't want to own up to having diabetes. Culturally, it's seen as an illness that leads to early death. If it's known the person has diabetes there is less chance of them getting a job for instance," Dr Khan says.
One in three people in Fiji aged 30 or above has diabetes.
"The writing has been on the wall for a long time," says Dr Khan.
Following the trend across Asia, Fiji's economy, driven by tourism, the sugar industry, gold, copper and fish exports, has produced a rising middle class.
"People would traditionally grow their own crops, catch their own fish, if you wanted to get anywhere you would have to walk. We've become more lazy and less active," says Dr Khan, adding that he also has a gripe with the confectionary and fast food industries.
In Fiji, diabetes could be prevented or delayed in 80% of cases through simple lifestyle changes, says the IDF.
Three diabetes "hubs" were opened earlier this year, and Dr Khan is urging all adult Fijians to get screened.
As part of a "massive campaign" to begin in 2014, Dr Khan says surgeons will be asked to "save rather than cut" when it comes to amputations, which are often seen as preferable to keeping patients in hospital for prolonged periods of time.
"There is no one answer to diabetes," says Dr Khan, "but we are striving for the right path."
Additional reporting by the BBC's Shilpa Kannan in Delhi.
Belles have lost all three of their opening Women's Super League One fixtures this season, after winning promotion last year.
"We know we need to strengthen because we're a very thin squad," said Harris.
"We're a couple of player's short and we need to put pressure on the players that we already have."
He added: "Those players in my view have not quite come to the standard that they've shown in training."
Doncaster made seven signings in the summer, including England striker Natasha Dowie.
However, they are currently bottom of the WSL 1 table with no points and a goal difference of minus 10 following defeats by Chelsea,Birmingham and Manchester City.
But Harris insists that the club are confident that they can "regroup" during the month-long break at the end of May.
"If you look at the run of games we've had, we've not had the easiest of starts," he told BBC Sport.
"The morale is good but when you've lost three games on the trot, it does knock your confidence a bit.
"I don't think it's a lack of belief though, I think it's just that little bit of confidence, that little rub of the green to get you going."
Mark H Durkan said he was "unconvinced of the advantages", and his decision would hold for the "foreseeable future".
The European Union said earlier this year that its 28 member states could adopt their own positions on the issue.
Each regional assembly within the UK is making its own decision.
While no GM crops are being grown commercially in the UK, imported GM commodities, especially soya, are being used mainly for animal feed, and to a lesser extent in some food products.
Mr Durkan said the relatively small size of farms in Northern Ireland could create "potential difficulties if we were to seek to keep GM and non-GM crops separate".
He said the costs of maintaining separateness could be expensive and impractical.
"Further, we are rightly proud of our natural environment and rich biodiversity," he said.
"We are perceived internationally to have a clean and green image. I am concerned that the growing of GM crops, which I acknowledge is controversial, could potentially damage that image."
The minister is responsible for all matters relating to the release of GM material into the environment, including the growth of GM crops.
Scotland banned GM crops in August.
Wales is maintaining what it describes as "a restrictive and precautionary approach to GM crop cultivation".
In England, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has said it will only allow GM crops to be planted and the marketing of GM food or feed products if a "robust risk assessment indicates that it is safe for people and the environment".
It says each proposal would be looked at on a case-by-case basis, with an emphasis on the scientific evidence.
Eighteen million farmers in 28 countries grow GM crops on 181 million hectares, which is 13% of the world's arable land.
The main producers are the USA, Brazil and Argentina, and the leading GM crops are soya and maize.
Before GM crops can be grown in the EU, they have to be authorised. So far 48 genetically modified organisms have been licensed for potential use in animal feed in the EU.
Experts carried out the procedure on Sunday evening after tests showed she had reached peak fertility.
Tian Tian, which means Sweetie, has failed to produce a cub despite repeated artificial inseminations since her arrival at the zoo in 2011.
The zoo is open but the panda enclosure will remain closed to visitors until 5 May.
Panda reproduction is notoriously difficult, partly due to the very short breeding window with ovulation occurring only once a year.
Staff had hoped Tian Tian would mate naturally with the zoo's male giant panda Yang Guang but when this did not happen, a decision was taken to artificially inseminate her using Yang Guang's sperm.
Colleagues from the China Conservation and Research Centre for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP), the Leibnitz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW) and Roslin Embryology assisted the zoo's staff during the procedure.
Iain Valentine, director of giant pandas for The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, said it would be some time before they knew if Tian Tian had conceived.
Writing in his blog, he said: "We continue to believe that it's important biologically for Tian Tian, a female in her prime, to breed and reproduce and add to a vital ex-situ population outside of China.
"If we can successfully assist Tian Tian to carry to full term, we have no doubt that she'll be an excellent mother and both our male and female's genetics will be preserved in future giant panda generations."
Some animal rights campaigners have in the past criticised the use of artificial insemination and attempts to breed the animals in captivity as there is no intention to return to them to the wild.
The two giant pandas arrived in Scotland in December 2011 and are being rented by Edinburgh Zoo from the Chinese government for a decade for an annual fee of about £600,000.
Tian Tian had previously given birth to twins in China but all attempts to produce a cub at Edinburgh Zoo have failed.
Zoo staff believe she may have been pregnant on a number of occasions but pandas sometimes re-absorb the foetus during the course of the pregnancy.
Older prisoners, and those with disabilities, now make up a larger section of the prison population.
The rise is partly down to an increase in those being jailed for historical sex offences.
The Scottish Prison Service said in future those with social care needs may be treated as a "distinct population".
Former Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has said the SPS should consider establishing a separate facility for older people.
The new report by the prison service looked at the social care needs of prisoners in jails across Scotland. The aim is to use it as a research base to shape how these inmates are accommodated and supported in years to come.
Between 2010 and 2016, the number of men aged over 50 in Scotland's prison population rose by more than 60%, from 603 to 988.
The number of men in prison aged over 65 also increased in that period, from 88 to 148 - a rise of 68%. A rise was also seen in the number of women over 50 - from 26 to 33.
These prisoners are more likely to have social care needs - such as requiring help with mobility or washing - and many would have been given that support in the outside community.
Many younger prisoners also need extra support for health needs - sometimes because their health has been damaged by drug addiction.
The report also pointed to the link between a prisoner's background and their need for social care, suggesting that those from deprived communities were more likely to require additional help to deal with ill health and disability.
It concluded: "With a population that is aging, a population drawn disproportionately from Scotland's most deprived communities and a population where almost a third describe themselves as having a disability or long-term health condition, the need for social care support, equipment and changes to the prison estate to accommodate the care of people in prison who have social care needs is likely to grow - alongside the associated costs."
Under the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act, health boards and local councils work together to provide social care services.
The report said: "Different local authority areas and NHS boards are doing this in different ways. It is not yet clear how the provision and delivery of health and social care might change as a result of integration, nor what sort of regional variation may emerge."
It concluded that the prison service would need to work in "extensive partnership" with the NHS and councils to meet the future social care needs of prisoners, and it hinted at the possibility of separate accommodation and services specifically targeted at older prisoners and those with health and disability needs.
The report said: "The percentage of the Scottish prison population who require social care support is likely to increase in the years to come.
"There is a case to be made that this population in custody could be considered as a distinct population, with distinct needs - needs that will be affected by SPS, partner organisation and governmental policy."
Responding to the findings of the report, Tom Fox from the Scottish Prison Service acknowledged that Scotland's jails are not currently geared up to fully deal with prisoners with complex needs.
He said: "We have prison staff who are trained to deal with prisoners, NHS colleagues who are trained to provide health care but there is a gap in the middle for social care which we are currently having to fill with agency staff.
"The cost in the current year for those agency staff is something around a quarter of a million pounds."
Former Justice Secretary Mr MacAskill told BBC Scotland that establishing what would amount to a secure old-folks' home "may be the answer".
He said: "Prison officers aren't trained to deal with the needs of elderly prisoners, particularly those with dementia.
"There is also a practical problem of accommodating elderly and disabled prisoners. They can't be doubled up in a cell as they may have arthritis or other mobility problems preventing them from accessing a top bunk.
"And there's the need to keep older prisoners separate from the younger, more unruly elements of the prison population."
Alec Stewart and bowling coach Stuart Barnes have taken temporary charge.
They will be at the helm for Friday's County Championship game with Yorkshire while the club search for a long-term successor to Adams, who ended his playing career to join Surrey in 2008.
"Chris Adams is someone I love talking to about cricket. I find him pretty straight on things. Of course he'll be sad to have departed this way, it's been a tough five years but I suspect it won't have come as a complete shock.
"I could say Surrey are the Manchester United of cricket, although their executive director Alec Stewart would take great offence and say more Chelsea. Either way they demand and not hope for success.
"It's a growing trend to sack a coach mid season and that can be attributed directly to two divisions and increased prize money. It's not a criticism, just a fact.
"Closely linked is the power players now have. The dressing room is increasingly influencing decisions.
"Winning Division One earns the players £351,493.85 to be shared. The second division is much lower at £87,873.46. Players not having the opportunity to win the top prize can be fatal for coaches.
"Money is nowhere near as big as football and the coaching roundabout will not reach those silly levels but expect one or two departures a summer."
Under him, the club won promotion and the CB40 in 2011, but are without a Championship win this term.
"Chris and Ian have worked really hard for the club and we appreciate their endeavours during the past five seasons," said Surrey chief executive Richard Gould.
"The club has decided it is now time to make a change in order to progress further."
Although it is uncommon for managerial staff to leave counties mid-season, Adams' departure is by no means unique.
Last summer Northants parted company with head coach David Capel, ending his 33-year association with the club, and in July 2007 Richard Pybus left Middlesex at his own request, less than six months after being put in charge of the first team.
By asking former England captain Stewart, 50, to step into the breach, Surrey are looking to ensure dressing room stability.
He is an executive director at the club, having spent his entire playing career with Surrey before retiring in 2003.
Stewart, whose father Micky also played for the county, made his Surrey debut at the age of 18 and went on to represent them for 22 years. During his domestic and international career he scored nearly 35,000 first-class runs.
He will oversee professional cricket at Surrey until the end of the season, while 42-year-old Barnes, who was appointed last October after leaving Gloucestershire, where he had been on the coaching staff for 15 years, will look after the team on a day-to-day basis.
"The club felt it was best to make this decision to help the club move in the direction they wish to move in," Stewart told Test Match Special.
"The club have made a tough decision. It's never nice to tell people they are no longer employed but sport is tough and you have to make some tough decisions and hopefully some right decisions."
Reacting to the news of Adams' departure, another ex-England captain Michael Vaughan posted on Twitter: "The first sign that cricket will become like football eventually.. A county coach sacked mid season."
Following their successes in 2011, Surrey endured a difficult season last summer following the tragic death of batsman Tom Maynard in June.
Despite the devastating effect the news had on the club and Maynard's team-mates, Adams managed to rally the side and help them avoid relegation in their first season back in Division One.
Adams, whose contract was due to expire at the end of this summer, had put his faith in Rory Hamilton-Brown as skipper in 2010, but he was allowed to leave following the death of Maynard, a close friend.
Surrey's signing policy last winter was to go for experience over youth, bringing in South African Graeme Smith as captain and former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting along with Gary Keedy and Vikram Solanki.
However, their plans were disrupted when Smith hurt his ankle in early May, an injury that has ruled him out for the season.
They drew their first two Championship matches with Smith in the side, but lost the two immediately after his injury, although they have drawn three games since.
Their one-day form has also been poor and they currently lie sixth out of seven in their YB40 group with two wins from seven matches.
Gould said they were in no hurry to appoint successors to Adams and Salisbury, but were still hopeful that this season could be a positive one for the team.
"We have particular ambitions for this season and wanted to make sure we had enough time to make changes and then hopefully deliver on some of those ambitions," he told the Surrey website.
"We need to be able to attract the best calibre of person and we're not going to set ourselves a tight deadline for that.
"We're very fortunate to have Alec Stewart available to take over for the next few months and we'll be using the time that gives us to get the very best result for Surrey Cricket Club."
Allegro's mini-movie, What are you looking for at Christmas? English for beginners, is a tale of a Polish grandfather learning to speak English ahead of a holiday trip to London and has resonated with its online audience.
He begins with prepositions and pronouns, before making mistaken, out-of-place declarations on the city bus and foul-mouthed threats in the bath.
However, it makes little mention in its three-minute runtime of the product advertised - a Polish auction website - other than an opening title and the sign-off: "And you? What are you looking for?"
Ian Henderson, executive creative director at AML, a London-based brand and advertising agency, told the BBC: "The very modest branding works in its favour, the advertiser has had the grace to get out of the way of the emotion."
"It's beautifully made and a gorgeous little film, which helps.
"But what makes it work is the emotional authenticity - we believe it completely.
"That is surprisingly hard to do in an ad."
The website's Facebook page has fielded an overwhelmingly positive reaction in the 1,200 comments beneath the video.
Some say it is the only advertisement they have watched to the end or the only one to have made them cry, and Allegro appears to be responding to as many of the comments as possible.
"My fiance is Polish and I met my mother-in-law for the first time two months ago," says one comment. "Never cried for an ad before."
The advert elicits "the greatest feelings", says another viewer.
"So our goal was achieved," replies Allegro.
The 2,500 comments below the YouTube copy of the video, however, are also interested in the breed of dog belonging to the grandfather and the violent goading toward the rubber duck.
Allegro is the fifth largest website in Poland, according to figures from web traffic analysis site Alexa Internet, and has previously put out an advert with more than 2.5 million views on YouTube.
However, English for beginners has outstripped the viewing numbers of its most recent commercials, What do you do every year?, with 60,000 views, and What do you do every day?, with 900,000 views.
"It's yet another demonstration that a good idea well executed creates its own media space," says Mr Henderson.
"Good, original ideas can come from anywhere, and don't need massive budgets to work - great news for creative ad agencies, less good for commercial TV channels who depend on big-budget TV campaigns."
The commercial is typical of the high production values associated with adverts at Christmas time.
H&M employed award-winning film-maker Wes Anderson for its offering this year.
It is nearly four minutes long, stars Adrien Brody and Peter Serafinowicz, and has been watched by eight million people on the clothes retailer's YouTube channel.
Meanwhile UK department store chain John Lewis now commands such anticipation for its Christmas advert it has brought attention to a homage-maker, the band whose music played in it, and the dog that starred in it.
By comparison, it has clocked up 56 million views across YouTube and Facebook in four weeks.
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Seventeen people have been nominated for the 12 seats on Leith Links Community Council.
Some of the other 43 community councils in Edinburgh struggle to persuade enough people to come forward.
Online voting will open on Wednesday 19 October 2016 and eligible voters in the area will receive information in the post on how to get involved.
Anyone aged 16 or over in the area can vote provided they are registered on the electoral roll.
Polling day will be on Thursday 27 October from 14:00 - 20:00 at Leith Community Education Centre.
Maureen Child, City of Edinburgh Council's convener of the communities and neighbourhoods committee, said: "Our aim is to deliver democratic processes that people can take part in and trust.
"To offer different methods of voting including online, we hope to make it easier for people to have a say and that can only be a good thing.
"We hope that by offering flexible ways to vote that it will attract even more interest in the Leith Links election.
"Community councils are an ideal way to support communities to thrive, to allow people from all backgrounds to meet and share ideas and to make change happen.
"They are a fantastic way of making public sector agencies aware of the needs of local areas, and can really help to make changes for the better."
Chances are by now you know all the gory details - allegations in the Panama Papers that the super-rich and politically connected, and even some of their relatives, have moved hundreds of thousands of dollars from their own countries into offshore accounts in Panama, Hong Kong and Singapore, amongst other places.
A lot of the international spotlight has been centred on the practice of offshore banking.
Some of the biggest global offshore banking centres can be found in Asia - Singapore, Macao, Dubai and Hong Kong, for example, are amongst the top spots for the global super-rich looking to open an offshore account.
The practice in itself isn't illegal, but Asian capitals have been under pressure to share more information about who account holders are, and where the money comes from. So will the Panama Papers force more governments to become more transparent about tax?
Unlikely, says Andy Xie, an independent economist based in China and Hong Kong.
"In Asia it's about how to hide your wealth that often hasn't been legitimately acquired," says Mr Xie. "Political power and ill-gotten wealth go hand in hand here.
"How are you going to convince people to close these doors?"
Now let's be clear - setting up an offshore account or an offshore company is perfectly legal.
But here's where it gets complicated. There is a difference between tax evasion and tax avoidance. And the devil is in the details.
Tax evasion, according to Paul Lau, tax partner with professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), is when "someone has income to report and then doesn't report it."
So if you have income in that offshore account, that you haven't declared to tax authorities back in your home country, and you are required to report that income to them - then that could be illegal.
But tax avoidance is something a bit more "nebulous", as Mr Lau puts it.
"Tax avoidance is taking advantage of certain tax provisions in a way that is not within the intent of the provision, to avoid paying tax."
So that means - if you've found a perfectly legal way to avoid paying taxes because of a provision in the tax system - well, then depending on the country, you may not be doing anything illegal at all.
Lots of hedges and provisos here, but that's sort of the point.
"The world is dotted with states and territories that make a speciality of providing services whose purpose is to facilitate ways to hide assets," says anti-corruption advocacy group Transparency International.
Activists say it is time for these countries to reform the secret world of finance they operate and become more transparent.
"The enablers - the accountants, the lawyers, the business formation people - they're all involved," says Transparency International's Casey Kelso.
"They are all getting a great deal of money as a percentage of these profits from these transactions."
But reforming these offshore banking centres won't be easy. This sort of business attracts billions of dollars for offshore banking centres every year, and it's not just from individuals. Massive profit-making corporations often set up shop in these centres to pay less tax as well.
Google, Apple, Microsoft, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto - they're all household names - and all have admitted to being under audit by Australian tax authorities for using Singapore as a marketing and service hub.
They report hundreds of millions of dollars of income in Singapore, but pay lower tax on their money there than they would back in Australia, because of Singapore's lower tax rates.
The companies say they're not doing anything wrong, because Singapore is an important hub for them. But Australia says if money was earned from business done in Australia, tax should be paid there.
Both Singapore and Hong Kong have said they take a serious view of tax evasion and support international efforts to tackle cross-border transgressions.
The government here has been quick to point out its efforts to clamp down on any illegal activities.
"Singapore takes a serious view on tax evasion and will not tolerate its business and financial centre being used to facilitate tax related crimes," the Monetary Authority of Singapore said in a statement.
Singapore's Ministry of Finance added: "We are reviewing the information being reported in connection with the so-called Panama Papers and are doing the necessary checks.
"If there is evidence of wrongdoing by any individual or entity in Singapore, we will not hesitate to take firm action."
In fact, many Asian countries have committed to exchange more tax information by 2018 as part of the Automatic Exchange of Information initiative set up by the OECD. Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and Australia have all signed up.
So if you're an Australian and you open a bank account in Singapore, by 2018 in theory, your government could know about it.
But critics say there's no incentive for countries who depend on offshore banking to do this. In fact, their business depends on keeping things secret.
"The livelihoods of these offshore financial centres depend on giving their clients confidentiality," says Mr Xie. "Otherwise why would people hide their money there?"
In the end, it's all about who goes first. Countries want a level playing field, because if one offshore banking centre starts opening itself to greater scrutiny, there's a very good chance their wealthy customers will flee, running to the next most secret place to park their cash.
And as we all know, where there's demand, there will always be a ready supply.
Their study in the journal Human Reproduction said smoking, alcohol consumption and being obese did not affect semen quality.
However, they warned that avoiding them was still "good health advice".
Wearing boxer shorts rather than tighter underwear was linked to higher sperm levels.
Advice for doctors
by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence says men should be warned about the impact of smoking, drinking and taking recreational drugs on their sperm.
A study by researchers at the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester compared the lifestyles of 939 men with poor sperm quality with 1,310 men with normal sperm quality.
The study showed there was little difference in the number of mobile sperm between patients who never smoked and those who had a 20-a-day habit.
There was "little evidence" that recreational drug use, a high BMI or excessive alcohol consumption affected sperm quality.
Dr Andrew Povey, from the University of Manchester, said there was these lifestyle choices were hugely important for wider health but "probably have little influence" on male fertility.
He said: "This potentially overturns much of the current advice given to men about how they might improve their fertility and suggests that many common lifestyle risks may not be as important as we previously thought.
"Delaying fertility treatment then for these couples so that they can make changes to their lifestyles, for which there is little evidence of effectiveness, is unlikely to improve their chances of a conception and, indeed, might be prejudicial for couples with little time left to lose."
Wearing boxer shorts was associated with higher-quality sperm.
Dr Allan Pacey from the University of Sheffield said: "In spite of our results, it's important that men continue to follow sensible health advice and watch their weight, stop smoking and drink alcohol within sensible limits. But there is no need for them to become monks just because they want to be a dad.
"Although if they are a fan of tight Y-fronts, then switching underpants to something a bit looser for a few months might be a good idea."
There are other measures of fertility, such as the size and shape of the sperm or the quality of the sperms' DNA, which were not considered in the study.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is reviewing the evidence.
A NICE spokesperson said: "The draft update of our fertility guideline is currently open for consultation.
"However, until the update of this guideline is published later this year, the NHS should continue to follow the recommendations in the current fertility guideline."
The Commission says citizenship rules are a national prerogative, but it has raised concerns, as have many MEPs.
Last week EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said "you cannot put a price tag on EU citizenship".
Foreigners will be able to buy Maltese passports for 1.15m euros (£944,000), without having to live in Malta.
A spokeswoman for Ms Reding said "we are in talks, but it does not mean launching infringement proceedings [against Malta]".
"It is always the case that we give a member state a chance to outline, clarify its position and respond to Commission concerns."
The spokeswoman said Ms Reding's primary concern was that an applicant for citizenship should have "a genuine link to the country" - not just the ability to pay.
"We are not prescribing - we are open to clarifications from the Maltese authorities," she told the BBC.
Malta, like most of the EU's 28 countries, is in the Schengen zone, where citizens can mostly travel without passport checks. The EU single market has made it much easier for citizens to settle in another member state.
Owning an EU member state's passport entitles the holder to EU citizenship, with all the rights guaranteed under EU law.
Under the new scheme, called the Individual Investor Programme (IIP), Malta will initially issue passports to 1,800 people. Family members will also be able to get passports, for a lower fee.
The scheme is being managed by a Jersey-based company, Henley and Partners. On its website the company says applicants will be subject to strict vetting and "only highly respectable clients will be admitted". The scheme is aimed at "ultra-high net worth individuals and families worldwide".
The original price tag for Maltese citizenship, set last November, was 650,000 euros. But the government later raised it to 1.15m euros, amid criticism of the scheme by opposition MPs.
In a strongly-worded resolution last week, the European Parliament also criticised the Maltese scheme, saying "EU citizenship should never become a tradable commodity".
The MEPs urged Malta to "bring its current citizenship scheme in line with the EU's values" and called on the Commission to "issue recommendations in order to prevent such schemes from undermining the values that the EU has been built upon".
The MEPs also questioned whether Malta was complying with Article 4.3 of the Treaty on European Union, which enshrines "the principle of sincere co-operation" between member states, who are obliged to assist each other and avoid any measure that jeopardises the EU's goals.
Several EU states, including Austria, Spain, the UK, Bulgaria and Hungary, offer fast-track residence to foreigners able to invest large sums in property and/or government bonds. A permanent residence permit can often lead to citizenship.
KT McFarland, a former government official who has most recently worked as Fox News analyst, is to serve as deputy national security adviser.
Campaign lawyer Donald McGahn will be White House counsel.
The latest appointments come as a request for a recount of the votes is due to be filed in Wisconsin where Mr Trump narrowly beat Hillary Clinton.
Mr Trump confirmed the nominations in a statement from his transition team on Friday.
He praised Ms McFarland's "tremendous experience and innate talent'' which he said would "complement the fantastic team we are assembling".
Ms McFarland, who has worked in the administrations of former presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan, will assist retired Lt Gen Michael Flynn, who has been appointed national security adviser.
Of Mr McGhan, a lawyer who worked on his campaign, Mr Trump said he had "a brilliant legal mind, excellent character and a deep understanding of constitutional law".
Gen Flynn has drawn concern over his strident views on Islam.
The nominee for attorney general, Jeff Sessions, was rejected from becoming a federal judge in 1986 because of alleged racist remarks.
Mike Pompeo, named as CIA director, is a hardline Republican Congressman.
Stephen Bannon, chairman of the controversial right-wing website Breitbart News, is to be Mr Trump's chief strategist.
South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a strong critic of Mr Trump on during the campaign, was nominated as US ambassador to the UN, becoming is the first non-white female appointed to the new top team.
Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), will be his chief of staff.
The recount in Wisconsin is due to be filed by Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein. Friday is the deadline for the request.
Voting-rights lawyers who urged candidates to request recounts, John Bonifaz and J Alex Halderman, say the result needs to be closely analysed.
The also called for recounts in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's deadline is Monday, and Michigan's is Wednesday.
A Clinton victory in Wisconsin alone would not overturn Mr Trump's lead - the state provides only 10 votes in the crucial electoral college that gave him victory.
But wins in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania would have clinched the presidency for the Democrat.
The fact that the results in the three states was different from what polls predicted was "probably not" down to hacking, Mr Halderman said. Concerns over possible Russian interference had been expressed in the run-up to the vote.
"The only way to know whether a cyber-attack changed the result is to closely examine the available physical evidence ," he wrote.
Money was stolen from St Malachy's Church in Hillsborough, Aghaderg Church, Loughbrickland and St John's Church, Dromara.
St Andrew's Church in Lisburn, County Antrim, was targeted as well.
A Church of Ireland spokesperson said the robbers used specialist equipment to break into the parish safes.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the Church of Ireland Diocese of Down and Dromore said:
"Following a recent spate of robberies on church premises we have urged our clergy to be extra vigilant over the Christmas period.
"We are saddened to have been targeted in this way and hope that no further such incidents occur for us or for anyone else in this Christmas season and beyond."
The Republic of Ireland international, 27, suffered medial ligament damage in training on Thursday.
Meyler has played 28 times for the Tigers in all competitions this season but has been an unused substitute in their last four outings.
Marco Silva's side sit two points above the Premier League relegation zone before Saturday's trip to Stoke City.
Shanghai took part in the most recent tests and had the highest results.
But there were claims that the city was not representative of schools in other parts of China.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) which runs the tests has announced that Beijing, Jiangsu and Guangdong will take part, alongside Shanghai.
The Pisa tests, taken every three years by 15-year-olds, have become one of the most influential international benchmarks for education standards.
Earlier this year, England's exam regulator announced that the Pisa tests would be used as a benchmark for maintaining standards in GCSEs.
The Department for Education in England has also said it will recruit 60 maths teachers from Shanghai and bring them over to provide master classes in teaching maths in England.
The most recent results showed that Asian school systems were at the top of the rankings in reading, maths and science.
But Pisa tests include regional education systems as well as results for entire countries.
Shanghai was the single most successful education system, but there were complaints that the standards in an individual city should not be measured against the outcomes of a diverse national system, such as the United States or Germany.
The four education systems in the UK, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, are entered separately, but there is also a combined UK ranking.
There is still no plan for a single Chinese entry in the global rankings, but the OECD says that a wider range of regions will participate.
Guangdong, China's most populated province with more than 100 million people, will take part in the 2015 tests.
Jiangsu, a densely-populated province on China's east coast, also joining the Pisa test process, has a population similar to that of Germany.
Beijing and Shanghai are also participating, with the four Chinese provinces having a population of more than 230 million.
The OECD's Andreas Schleicher, responsible for the tests, said: "Carrying out a Pisa assessment in a vast and diverse country like China is a formidable challenge."
The expansion of provinces taking part "marks an important stepping stone", he said.
"China's participation in Pisa 2015 will be conducted in full accordance with Pisa sampling procedures and standards of international comparability," said Mr Schleicher.
The Aberdeenshire station was once used by the Royal family when they travelled to nearby Balmoral.
Although no longer used as a rail station, it housed a tourist centre, retail units and a restaurant - all of which were destroyed by the blaze.
Plans have now been submitted that would see the station recreated.
Parts of the Royal Waiting Room were salvaged from the fire and a replica Royal carriage which had been on display was relatively undamaged.
The new planning application would see the station building reinstated - including the VisitScotland information centre, public library and restaurant - as well as the waiting room and carriage.
There would be a new exhibition space extending along the old platform and over the tracks, taking the form of railway sheds.
A new public square is proposed in front of the station, linking it to the nearby Victoria and Albert Halls and creating a destination point for the Deeside Way.
The plans have been submitted to the Cairngorms National Park Authority by Aberdeenshire Council, Historic Environment Scotland and a firm of architects.
It is hoped that work could start in November, with the station and exhibition space expected to be open towards the end of 2017.
Originally built in 1866, the station underwent a complete refurbishment in 2001 and was leased by Aberdeenshire Council to VisitScotland.
The board has described staffing of its obstetric service at the hospital as "very precarious" and "fragile".
One of the three consultant obstetricians who run the service left in December and a new locum has died "very suddenly", NHS Highland said.
Leave commitments for other staff have compounded the situation.
Gill McVicar, NHS Highland's director of operations for its north and west operational unit, said: "Attempts are being made to secure the services of other locums but it is likely that contingency plans will have to be put in place in the next few weeks to ensure a safe service."
Out-of-hours services could be affected, the board has said.
The maternity service at Caithness General is led by midwives.
Women assessed as being at high risk are booked in to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness as a matter of routine.
Its first outing, which aired on BBC Two last year, garnered rave reviews from TV critics, with the Daily Mail giving it five stars and describing it as "like nothing else on TV".
The series resurrected TV's anthology format - think Play for Today or Tales of the Unexpected - with six unrelated episodes, all with different characters and storylines but all set in a place linked to the number nine.
It boasted a stellar cast including turns, including Helen McCrory, Gemma Arterton, Julia Davis, Tamsin Grieg, Oona Chaplin, Timothy West and Anna Chancellor.
This time round, Shearsmith and Pemberton have managed to enlist the talents of Sheridan Smith, Alison Steadman, Jack Whitehall, Paul Kaye, Jane Horrocks, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Mark Benton, to name but a few.
Shearsmith says the well-received first series was a "calling card... people knew what to expect a little bit; it's like doing a half-hour play, it's quite delicious for an actor".
"You can pull in these amazing actors, if this series was [one storyline] across six or seven weeks, we probably wouldn't have been able to get half the people," adds Pemberton.
This series includes episodes based in a French train sleeper carriage (number nine of course), a Victorian villa and a volunteer call centre.
An anthology is a very different format compared with their previous work on League of Gentleman - primarily sketch-based in the early days - and sitcom Psychoville.
Shearsmith and Pemberton star in the all the episodes of Inside No 9, although some roles are more minor.
"It felt very strange having done years of League where we play lots of different characters all week long... it's quite nice to settle into that part and enjoy playing that one person," says Shearsmith.
"They all feel a bit more real, the tone is hopefully subtler than stuff we've done before,"
The writing process for the pair was also a novelty.
"The biggest tyrannical thing is the blank piece of paper," says Pemberton.
Shearsmith says once they got going it was "a lot more work".
"Each time you're creating a new world but that's its own reward. You get to create six different worlds and that's enjoyable."
Doubtless due to their reputation, the duo were lucky enough to be allowed total creative freedom, not a privilege afforded to many in an industry often chasing ratings.
"We don't tell anyone what we're working on, we just get left alone," says Pemberton.
"That's the really successful thing about it, it's not driven by what the channel thinks they want or what the head of comedy thinks they want. It's driven by us two completely, which makes it unique."
But there is one area they don't have control over - scheduling.
And it's a source of frustration.
"We want people to watch them but because they're on at 10pm on BBC Two, they pass people by and that's the only frustrating thing," says Pemberton.
It's an obvious slot for cult comedy but Inside No 9 is probably their most accessible work yet.
"We're wise enough to think some people really love it; we're not trying to do a thing that's massively popular. It's a very niche thing although I think out of all the things we've done, these are broader," says Shearsmith.
With transmission looming closer, he admits to feeling apprehensive about the reaction.
"It's like presenting your baby to the world and them passing judgement on it. You feel protective of it, you want it to be liked," says Shearsmith.
"But that's what you learn - what the viewing figures are, what the reviews are, awards you win or don't win, it's all out of your control," says Pemberton.
"The one thing you can control is how good the programme is. We were lucky, we've been very lauded for what we've done, we've won some awards, we've not won other awards, it all evens out.
"It's a nonsense anyway, the really important thing you've got to focus on is to keep your quality of work up.
"We felt more pressure when Psychoville came out. It was the follow‐up to the League of Gentleman, an impossible thing to follow," says Pemberton.
"But Psychoville was its own thing, it had a big fanbase and we were really pleased, so this time it felt like 'we've done that second album syndrome'. Luckily, reaction to series one [of Inside No 9] was really brilliant, we were proud of it, we knew it was different."
But the bigger your body of work and the more success it brings, the more difficult it can be to pull something new out of the bag. But the pair use this challenge to spur them on.
"We strive to surprise in the worlds we're creating, you can't become lazy. I don't think we could ever be accused of doing the same thing over and over again," says Shearsmith.
Each tale is notable for its succinctness, which can leave you wanting more.
"Sometimes you feel you could have done a whole series [from one episode], it feels like six pilots," says Pemberton.
"But it only works because it is only happening in that half-hour and you don't go any further with it, you wring out all your peaks and then it's done and you never return and that's why it's good," Shearsmith interjects.
And it's clear the pair delight in wrongfooting the audience, a device enjoyed by fans of the show.
"Any element you can put into a comedy - horror, drama, emotion - none of it is what you normally get out of comedy, so it's suddenly very heightened," says Shearsmith.
"What we want is for people to watch all of them and each week to think, where's this going to go this week? That's what we enjoy about it."
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It happened on Wednesday morning.
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Ruud will join Gary Lineker and Martin Keown on Match of the Day at 22:30 BST on Saturday, with highlights of eight games, including Arsenal v Chelsea and Manchester United v Leicester.
Antonio Conte's side were very passive defensively as they lost 2-1 at home and I think they were left exposed a little bit. That has to change.
But, although I am very curious about how Conte will approach Saturday's game against Arsenal, I am not worried.
Up until now I think he has been playing the 'Chelsea way', rather than his own, since taking charge over the summer.
For me, Conte is still searching for a system he can rely on - what he sees as his ideal way of playing in the Premier League, and the best team he can pick to execute it.
He will need time to find out what he wants to do, and also whether it works.
It means there are a lot of questions about Chelsea right now - but we will soon get some answers.
I am analysing this weekend's game against the Gunners for Match of the Day, and I am looking forward to seeing what Conte tries next, and how he gets on.
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When Conte took charge of Italy, he adapted the national side to the 3-5-2 formation he favours, which he used predominantly as Juventus manager.
But a system on its own is not the key to success. Conte himself has said it is important to find out what works best for a specific team, and that is exactly what he is doing now.
So far at Chelsea, he has always set up with four at the back and used a shape close to either the 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 that the Blues played under Jose Mourinho in his two spells as Blues boss.
Playing the way Chelsea have played for a long time has its advantages - it suits N'Golo Kante in the centre of midfield, Eden Hazard is back to playing well on the left too, and up front Diego Costa is getting plenty of chances, even if I think he is too isolated at times.
Conte will not be happy with the number of errors his side have made at the back, however. That is something he might try to change this weekend by reverting to what he knows works for him.
At the start of the season I don't think he had the players to play a three-man defence, but signing David Luiz gave him that option, and he can do it now that John Terry is fit again.
Will it work for Chelsea? I don't know, but - until now - Conte has not even had the opportunity to try it.
Conte has another decision to make in midfield. Will Cesc Fabregas play against his old club Arsenal after scoring twice in the EFL Cup in midweek?
The Spaniard has not started a Premier League game this season but he showed against Leicester what he can do.
The fact he did well in that game does not mean he will play on Saturday but whether he is picked or not will tell us more about how big a part he plays in Conte's plans.
Fabregas is very creative of course, but he is not known for chasing back or tackling, which might be why he has spent most of this season on the bench.
But, with Kante in the team, Chelsea have a player who does that side of the game really well, so I can understand why many Chelsea fans want to see Fabregas start against the Gunners and increase their attacking threat.
I would like to see Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the Chelsea team too - he has not played at all in the Premier League so far this season, and I don't know why.
But of course I do not watch him or Fabregas in training and without seeing either player every day it is difficult to demand that he has to play - that is for Conte to decide.
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Saturday's trip to Emirates Stadium is going to be tough because Arsenal look stronger than they did last season, right the way through their team.
Chelsea have some other big games coming up too, against defending champions Leicester and then Manchester United.
How the Blues get on will tell us more about their current strengths and weaknesses but we should not judge Conte as a Premier League manager on those results.
He has only just arrived in this country and has just started his job - he should be given six months to settle in. Sadly, that does not seem to happen anymore.
I was the first Chelsea manager that Arsene Wenger came up against as Arsenal boss 20 years ago - Conte will be the 12th. Things are very different now to when Arsene first came to England.
Because of the amount of money involved, people demand instant results and nobody gets a honeymoon period in a new job. It is the same for everyone - look at the criticism that Mourinho is already getting at United.
I fear that Conte will get similar treatment if Chelsea have a bad spell over the next few weeks, even though he is still adapting and working out how he wants to play.
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Mohammad Ali Allah-Dadi was in Syria to advise forces supporting President Bashar al-Assad, a statement said.
The Lebanese Shia Islamist movement Hezbollah said six of its fighters also died when a helicopter fired missiles at a convoy in Quneitra province.
Sources in Israel said it was aimed at stopping an attack on Israeli soil.
Earlier, a source close to Hezbollah told the AFP news agency that a total of six Iranian soldiers had been killed, along with its own fighters.
The official news website of the Revolutionary Guards, Sepahnews, only reported confirmation of Gen Allah-Dadi's death on Monday.
It cited a statement as saying he had been "martyred while defending the shrines and innocent people of Syria".
It praised the general for his "effective" role in the Iran-Iraq War, as well as his service as commander of the al-Ghadir Corps in Yazd province in central Iran.
"The commander was in Syria to provide advice to the nation to confront the Salafist-takfiri terrorists", it added, referring to Sunni extremists.
Hezbollah's al-Manar TV said Gen Allah-Dadi and its fighters were killed while inspecting positions in the village of Mazraat Amal, which is an area where the Lebanese group is giving crucial help to Syrian government forces fighting rebels from al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate.
The dead included Jihad Mughniyeh, the son of a Hezbollah military chief assassinated in 2008, and Mohammed Issa, a field commander, it added.
The BBC's Paul Wood in Beirut says that whatever led up to this incident, the question now is whether Hezbollah retaliates.
Only days earlier, its leader Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel with long-range missiles if it carried out any more strikes on Syrian soil.
On the one hand, Hezbollah may not want to open up a second front against Israel while it is so heavily involved in Syria, our correspondent says. On the other hand, many in Lebanon believe Hezbollah will not be able to remain quiet after such senior people were killed, he adds.
The Potters led through Shaqiri early on and after Romelu Lukaku levelled from eight yards, the Swiss looped a stunning half-volley over Tim Howard.
Lukaku struck again after the break and Gerard Deulofeu tapped Everton ahead.
But Joselu volleyed his first Premier League goal and Arnautovic won it after being brought down by John Stones.
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Arnautovic - impressive himself throughout - will be deemed the match winner, but Shaqiri's strike will capture copious column inches in the aftermath of a win which moves Stoke two places above Everton and into ninth.
An ex-Inter Milan and Bayern Munich forward, summer-signing Shaqiri perhaps symbolises the ambition Mark Hughes' side now have and his first goals for the club will raise hopes of many more to come.
Stoke kept eight clean sheets in the 11 league games leading up to this win and although their frugal side went missing at Goodison Park, flair at the other end was on show throughout.
Shaqiri's first from six yards saw the combination of Bojan and Arnautovic craft a sublime team goal, while his second - from a wonderful Bojan pass - saw him reach for the ball and clip it over Tim Howard and into the top corner from 18 yards.
"That is the best goal I have seen this season," said Final Score pundit Garth Crooks. "He knew exactly what he was doing, it is absolutely sublime."
Everton had lost just once in eight league games before kick-off but with no back-to-back wins in the league this season, their fans could be forgiven for wishing their side packed the killer punch Stoke mustered on Merseyside.
Hughes made no changes to his squad despite a 48-hour turnaround from Saturday's win over Manchester United but the likes of Ibrahim Afellay and Glenn Whelan delivered displays of note, both completing 95% of their passes.
It briefly appeared that substituting Bojan moments before Lukaku pulled a long ball down to fire Everton level at 2-2 would prove key, but after falling behind, Stoke's fresh legs earned their manager a fifth league win in eight games.
Arnautovic delivered a telling cross for substitute Joselu to smash a smart volley home and picked himself up to slam a penalty down the middle despite slipping before making contact.
It was a fitting reward as no Stoke player completed more sprints than the Austrian's 54 in the game and although Shaqiri's brilliance will overshadow such work ethic, the Potters admirably married graft with quality.
Everton's industry and spirit are tough to question after they fought back to lead late on but they will rue the chance to close out the victory having led with just 10 minutes to spare.
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There may be some contention around the winning penalty - referee Mark Clattenburg took an age to point to the spot - but even allowing Stoke back into the game having fought so hard to earn a lead was sloppy.
In all, Everton had 15 shots and as many crosses but the end result smacks of the inconsistency which continues to hamper their hopes of a push for a top-four spot.
At the halfway stage of the campaign, they are five points worse off than they were at the same point last season and the gap to Manchester City in fourth is now nine points.
Will Roberto Martinez regret making four changes to the side which won at Newcastle on Boxing Day? His introduction of James McCarthy into the side after a month out injured backfired as the midfielder limped off early on.
In Lukaku, they now boast the Premier League's joint top scorer with Jamie Vardy on 15, but three wins from 10 home matches this season is a damning statistic they must improve quickly if their final league position is to match their ambitions.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez on Stoke's penalty: "Looking at the replay it shows John Stones touches the ball. That decision is hard to take. To get a decision wrong like that so late in the game makes you feel furious and is unacceptable."
Stoke manager Mark Hughes: "The only thing lacking up until today for Shaqiri was goals - performances had been fine - but now he has added that. He has that quality - it's his first mark in terms of goals and I'm sure there will be more to come. It was end to end and I thought both sides came out with great credit."
Stoke can make it three wins from three if they win at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday while Everton host Tottenham 24 hours later.
The former Gloucestershire captain fractured his left index finger during fielding practice prior to Worcestershire's game against Durham at Chester-le-Street last September.
It was expected that the injury would heal without any need for an operation.
A later x-ray revealed slight damage to the cartilage in the joint, forcing him to undergo delayed surgery in December.
But the finger failed to respond to the insertion of a plastic joint replacement and, following consultation with a specialist, Gidman has been forced to retire, with a year remaining on the two-year contract he signed when he arrived at New Road from Gloucestershire in September 2014.
"It is with great sadness that I have no choice but to retire from the sport that has given me so much," said Gidman, who made 11,622 first-class runs, as well as nearly 6,000 in limited-over cricket.
"I have been really lucky to have played for so long and I have so many great memories. Obviously my many years with Gloucestershire included the majority of my success but I've really enjoyed the last 18 months, meeting some fantastic people at Worcester."
Worcestershire director of cricket Steve Rhodes added: "It's a very sad day. We're extremely disappointed for Alex. It was a freak injury."
High Wycombe-born Alex Gidman made the vast majority (187) of his 204 first-class appearances with Gloucestershire, with whom he spent 13 seasons.
He played in both their two successive Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy Lord's final victories (both over Worcestershire) in 2003 and 2004.
He was Gloucestershire captain from 2009 to 2012, which was also his benefit year. But he struggled when he came to New Road last season, making just 440 runs in 13 games at 24.44.
The nine-year-old (9-2) looked beaten at the final fence but dug deep under Paddy Brennan for victory.
Vautour and Ruby Walsh had been at the head of the field for much of the three-mile test of stamina.
The 15-8 favourite Don Cossack fell with two fences to go while well in contention and Al Ferof finished third.
Two-time winner Silviniaco Conti was pulled up after a disappointing run.
Cue Card, trained by Colin Tizzard, underwent surgery on a trapped epiglottis in February and has been in superb form this season with wins in the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby and Haydock's Betfair Chase.
This success puts him in line for a £1m bonus on offer to the winner of the Betfair Chase, the King George and then the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March.
Vautour, bidding to become the first Irish-trained winner since Kicking King in 2005, looked the more likely to triumph as they turned for home but a jumping error at the second last gave Cue Card a chance.
The pair fought it out to the line with Cue Card getting his nose in front in the final couple of strides to win by a head with Al Ferof third for the third year in succession, this time for Dan Skelton.
"It's the best feeling of my whole career," said Brennan. "I can't take it in. I've beaten one of the best horses in training and beaten one of the best jockeys I've ever ridden against. My wife and son watching at home will be so proud.
"For people that say he doesn't stay, he stayed right to the line to get there."
Tizzard added: "Nowadays he's a completely different horse, he might not look as if he's going very well but he has that left for the end. It's fantastic.
"He's been a great horse for five or six seasons now. Going to the last, if he'd met it on a good stride he'd have won easier.
"We'll see how he is, but he looks like a Gold Cup horse now, whether he races again [before Cheltenham] I don't know, he's had a hard race and was all out."
Vautour's trainer Willie Mullins said it appeared that a lack of stamina cost his horse.
"He did everything right, bar the last 20 yards," he said.
"He didn't jump the last as efficiently as he could have, but it was a very brave run, as it was from the winner. I don't know if his stamina gave out, but it probably looks like that."
Paddy Brennan was fined £4,200 and banned for 11 days for excessive use of the whip in winning on Cue Card.
And Ruby Walsh also fell foul of the officials, picking up a two-day whip ban.
Biggs was part of the gang which escaped with £2.6m from the Glasgow to London mail train on 8 August 1963.
He was given a 30-year sentence but escaped from Wandsworth prison in 1965.
In 2001, he returned to the UK seeking medical help but was sent to prison. He was released on compassionate grounds in 2009 after contracting pneumonia.
Train driver Jack Mills was struck over the head during the robbery and never worked again. He died in 1970.
By Julia CarneiroBBC Brasil, Rio de Janeiro
Santa Teresa is a bohemian refuge from Rio's often chaotic streets and it was here that Ronnie Biggs settled - in a lovely belle epoque house overlooking the city, with a swimming pool where he threw countless parties.
News of his death spread quickly around the neighbourhood, with much of the reaction centred around the pub where he was a regular and used to pay for his beers in dollars.
As well as a good friend, Ricardo Esteves says Biggs was a great client at his grocery shop. He'd bring in scores of foreign visitors for drinks and once ordered 30 crates of beer for a party to celebrated the 30th anniversary of the train robbery.
No one here seems to judge his past or the controversy around him. A passer-by said "we are used to bandidos", an apparent swipe at corruption among Brazil's politicians.
A taxi driver said Biggs was a very simple guy who used to mix with "normal people" - even though, as everyone here seems to agree, he was seen as a celebrity.
Biggs in Brazil: Ambiguous reputation
Biggs, who died early on Wednesday, was being cared for at the Carlton Court Care Home in East Barnet, north London.
He could not speak and had difficulty walking after a series of strokes.
He was last seen in public at the funeral of his fellow Great Train Robber, Bruce Reynolds, in March.
Christopher Pickard, ghost writer of Biggs's autobiography, said he should be remembered as "one of the great characters of the last 50 years".
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme his friend was "a very kind and generous man with a great sense of humour".
Biggs was "one of the first products of the media age" who "inherited fame while running around the world," he said.
Anthony Delano, who wrote a book about Biggs, met the criminal a number of times.
"He was a man with no moral compass whatever," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"He was a small-time crook who probably would have ended up in prison for a greater part of his life anyway.
"I think he was lucky actually to have so much of it free."
And Mick Whelan, general secretary of train drivers' union Aslef, expressed sympathy for Biggs's family but said: "We have always regarded Biggs as a nonentity and a criminal who took part in a violent robbery which resulted in the death of a train driver."
"Jack Mills, who was 57 at the time of the robbery, never properly recovered from the injuries he suffered after being savagely coshed by the gang of which Biggs was a member that night."
Biggs, Reynolds, Ronald 'Buster' Edwards and the other gang members wore helmets and ski masks to carry out their crime, which took place near Cheddington, Buckinghamshire.
By Danny ShawHome affairs correspondent, BBC News
Loveable old rogue or violent criminal? Ronnie Biggs divided opinion like few other offenders.
Some admired his audacity - the robbery, the prison escape and the 36 years on the run, cocking a snook at authority as he lived the high life in Brazil. Others detested his cavalier attitude to the rules by which most law-abiding people live their lives - and they remember that the robbery was not a "victimless" crime. Jack Mills, the train driver, beaten with an iron bar, never fully recovered and died of leukaemia seven years later.
The case of Ronnie Biggs is a reminder of our sometimes conflicting attitude to crime and criminals.
How the Great Train Robbery unfolded
They made off with 120 bags of money totalling £2.6m - the equivalent of £40m in today's money.
Speaking to Nicky Campbell on Radio 1 in 2000 - before his return to the UK - Biggs said his share of the money had been £147,000.
"I squandered it totally - within three years it was all gone," he said.
Since then he had been "living on my name only," he added.
He said it was "totally regrettable" that train driver Jack Mills has been injured during the robbery.
"I regret it fully myself - I only wish it would not have happened but there's no way that I can put the clock back."
But Biggs said he did not regret the robbery and, referring to comments made by the judge in the trial, he said: "I'm totally involved in vast greed, I'm afraid."
Peter Rayner, a former chief operating officer for British Rail who worked with Mr Mills, said: "My view is that whilst I was, and am, critical of the Great Train Robbers and the heroes' welcome they got, especially in light of the death of Jack Mills, my sympathies go out to his family."
Biggs, who lived in Australia and Brazil while he was on the run, had been in prison for 15 months when he used a rope ladder to climb over the prison walls.
He had initially fled to Paris, with his wife Charmian and two sons, Farley and Chris.
He was arrested in Rio de Janeiro in 1974 by Chief Supt Jack Slipper, of Scotland Yard.
But he successfully argued against extradition because he had fathered a son, Michael, by his Brazilian girlfriend, Raimunda.
In 2011, his son, Michael, told the BBC News website his father had a final wish that his ashes be spread between Brazil and London.
The BBC said two film dramas about the robbery - A Robber's Tale and A Copper's Tale - scheduled to be broadcast on BBC One on Wednesday and Thursday, would still go ahead.
Writer Chris Chibnall said the programmes did not focus on Biggs. The first is from the point of view of Reynolds, while the second tells the story of the police investigation.
"With anything like this your thoughts have to be with the family on a day like today," Mr Chibnall said.
"He has children and obviously it's going to be a very difficult day for them."
He was a greedy criminal "with no moral compass" and yet he's portrayed as some kind of anti-hero. What is it about Britain and our cheeky-chappy cockney bad guys? Matthew Gibbs, Bournemouth, England
It is with deep sadness I write regarding the passing of Ronald Biggs. For those that know me, know that he played a huge part in my life. To me he was a dear close friend and a father figure at times. For nearly 20 years we shared laughs, beers and a few tears. A great train robber he was but a caring and generous man he became. Brian Running, Nicaragua
This man was a criminal whose actions resulted in the death of a man who was simply doing the job he was paid for. My grandfather was a near contemporary of Jack Mills and if he had worked out of a different depot, it could have been him that night. The glorification of these criminals sickens me. Caroline Watson, Hexham, England
So another thief is dead - who cares. Thanks for the BBC for immortalising this man, are we going to have front page coverage of other thieves that have died? Is this what we aspire to? Markey, Watford, Hertfordshire
I meet Ronnie in Brazil at his home in 1995, a gentleman, great host and all around good guy who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Andy, Miami, USA
He was a common criminal who was involved in injuring a decent hardworking man. It's not glamorous and he should be forgotten and good riddance. Julie Marshall, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire,
He does sound like a real character, and a nice man in the end. It's a pity he felt he had to do something like this, and I am sure Mr Mills and his family would agree. Christopher Morrison, Lake Katrine, NY, USA
The guy was a thief and a murderer and he life should not be glamorised in this way. Ben Rattigan, Hartlepool, England
I really wish this man's death had been reported with a passing mention rather than all this publicity. He was not a loveable rogue. He was a nasty, arrogant criminal who should have been left to rot in a Brazilian hospital. This story is taking precedence over the death of a British doctor in Syria whose desire to do good led to his murder. I'm disgusted. Peter, Manchester, England
After a 1-1 away draw last week, West Ham went behind when Filipe Teixeira precisely finished a swift counter-attack by the Romanian champions.
After the break West Ham's Jonathan Calleri and Winston Reid missed good chances and Ashley Fletcher went close.
But West Ham could not avoid a first competitive loss at the London Stadium.
"The disappointment is massive," said Hammers manager Slaven Bilic.
"We didn't play good in the first half or with desire as a team. We were second best."
Hammers boss Bilic had stressed the importance of "getting the job done" and reaching the Europa League group stage after starting their qualifying campaign back in late July.
But they could not break down a stubborn Astra side, who have only won once in five league games this season but went through on Thursday by converting one of just two shots they had on target.
In contrast, the Hammers had 17 unsuccessful attempts at goal - again highlighting Bilic's need for attacking reinforcements.
The Croat says he is interested in signing Manchester City forward Wilfried Bony, but will not "beg" anyone to join the club.
Bilic freshened up his side again, making eight changes from the starting XI which beat Premier League rivals Bournemouth at the weekend.
However, he had few attacking options to choose from, with Dimitri Payet, Andy Carroll, Manuel Lanzini and Andre Ayew all out injured.
As a result his team did not provide enough creativity and attacking threat against a side many expected them to beat.
Argentine striker Calleri missed two golden chances, one either side of the break, with only Fletcher - a young forward signed from Manchester United this summer - providing real spark when he came on shortly after the hour mark.
The Hammers' exit from Europe's secondary club competition leaves Manchester United and Southampton as the only English sides in Friday's draw.
Both teams moved directly into the group stage after finishing fifth and sixth in the Premier League last season, above seventh-placed West Ham.
Italian giants Inter Milan, Dutch runners-up Ajax and Spanish side Athletic Bilbao are all potential opponents for the English pair, along with Dundalk, who fell short of becoming the first Irish team to reach the Champions League group stage.
The draw takes place at 12:00 BST on Friday.
West Ham are left to focus solely on their domestic season. Next up is a Premier League trip to Manchester City, who have won both of their opening matches, on Sunday (16:00 BST).
Rangers will be due compensation for the 18-year-old, who made his debut for the League One champions in April.
"I have watched how the younger players at United are allowed to develop in the first team," said midfielder Telfer, who had rejected a new deal at Ibrox.
"And that has been a big reason in my decision to join the club."
Rangers manager Ally McCoist's room for manoeuvre in the transfer market this summer has been hampered by renewed financial uncertainty at Ibrox.
Charlie is a very gifted footballer with great awareness and has excellent delivery from set-pieces
And right-sided Telfer has signed a three-year contract at Tannadice after having spent more than 10 years with the club he supported as a boy.
"The opportunity to play in the Scottish Premiership next season was also something I could not turn down," he told United's website.
"When I met the manager and saw the facilities, I knew that I can further my football development at Dundee United.
"United received a lot of praise for their football last season and it was deserved as it is very easy on the eye. I like to get the ball down and play and this is the ideal place for that.
"I believe I am ready to play in the first team, but I have to show the manager that is the case."
United manager Jackie McNamara last summer plucked Andy Robertson from Queen's Park and the left-back has gone on to become a Scotland international.
Former Celtic and Scotland defender McNamara is hopeful that the player viewed as one of the stars of Rangers' Youth Cup-winning side can also blossom on Tayside.
"Charlie is a very gifted footballer with great awareness and has excellent delivery from set-pieces," he said.
"His style of football will settle in perfectly with the rest of the young talent we are currently producing at the club.
"He is a sensible, level-headed young man who wants to play for Dundee United and I am delighted that we have secured his services for the next three years."
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Australia needed to finish the 4x100m relay to take victory, but they were disqualified after a botched handover between Jack Hale and Fabrice Lapierre.
They misjudged the change from the second to the third leg and, after initial confusion, Australia were given a score of -10 for the mixed event.
Bolt's All-Stars won the relay to finish on 930 to Australia's 895.
A refereeing error initially awarded Australia the top ranking for the night.
Eight-time Olympic champion Bolt, who ran the third leg of the relay, told officials he was going to protest, before the result was corrected.
The Jamaican, in his farewell season, has only competed in the relays in the opening two nights of the series, but admitted he might run in the 150m on Saturday.
"I'll probably have to double up depending on how this meeting goes," he said.
"I'm not in the best of shape, but the more I run, the better I feel. I'm just taking it a month at a time, trying to enjoy that it's my last season."
Victory was the All-Stars' second in the three-event series, having also won Saturday's opener.
England are fourth in the table, ahead of New Zealand and Japan.
IAAF president Lord Coe has said Nitro Athletics will "revolutionise" the sport.
Full results and points tables from the first two events are available here.
French President Emmanuel Macron has argued strongly for both, in order to reform the eurozone.
Germany is wary of any move that might lead to a "transfer union" - a common budget used to prop up indebted governments in the 19-nation eurozone.
Many Germans resent the billions of euros spent on bailing out Greece.
The Berlin government does not want German taxpayers to have to underwrite high spending elsewhere in the EU without oversight.
Mrs Merkel said sensible changes could be introduced if they could be sure of improving the lives of European citizens, including generating work for young people. She was addressing German business leaders in Berlin.
"We could also consider a euro-budget if it is clear that we are really strengthening the structure of the economy and doing sensible things," she said.
President Macron's strongly pro-EU stance has boosted Mrs Merkel's position in the run-up to Germany's general elections in September.
But reforming the eurozone remains a major challenge. The 2008 financial crash and subsequent eurozone debt crisis led to high unemployment and painful public sector cuts in much of Europe.
The old French-German alliance that once powered the political heart of the EU is spluttering back into life, fuelled in part by Britain's decision to leave the union.
Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron share a vision of an EU of closer integration, stronger co-operation.
It's a vision which rather appeals to German voters too. But they (and consequently Mrs Merkel) are rather more wary of his ideas for the future of the eurozone. Germans, still smarting from the Greek debt crisis, are sensitive about the idea of their money bailing out other countries.
So Mrs Merkel is treading carefully, ensuring that her support for a eurozone finance minister and possibly a budget too was counter-balanced with the apparent insistence that there could be no mutualisation of individual state debt.
She's striking a balance, forging an alliance with Mr Macron but keeping a close eye on the German electorate.
And - while it's unlikely to have been deliberate - the timing of her comments come just as Brexit negotiations begin. She's been keen to steer that narrative towards the future of the EU without Britain; raising the prospect of closer fiscal integration among eurozone members may help to achieve that aim.
Huge crowds gathered on the route between the Rafah crossing with Egypt and Mr Assaf's home in the Khan Younis refugee camp.
His victory was met with celebrations across the Palestinian territories.
The contest, held in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, was watched by millions across the region.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians had been waiting since the early morning to greet Mr Assaf, despite the scorching heat, the BBC's Rushdi Abu Alouf reports from Gaza.
It normally takes only 15 minutes to get from the Rafah crossing to Mr Assaf's home, but it took his convoy two hours, such were the numbers of the crowds that turned out, our correspondent adds.
"Thanks everyone, without you I would have never won," Mr Assaf told a news conference after his arrival, Reuters reports.
Mr Assaf, 23, was a wedding singer and a virtual unknown until a few weeks ago but has now become a hero to Palestinians.
Despite a perception that the Arab Idol show and its music were not appreciated by the Islamist Hamas movement which rules Gaza, Hamas officials were among those who greeted Mr Assaf.
His victory was announced on Saturday evening, a day after he competed in a final against two other singers - Ahmed Jamal from Egypt and Farah Youssef from Syria.
Fireworks were set off in Gaza City and East Jerusalem as revellers thronged the streets.
Gaza had not seen such an outpouring of emotion since the end of last year's conflict with Israel, correspondents say.
The talent contest has been broadcast on the Beirut-based MBC TV channel since March.
Mr Assaf's last solo song, performed on Friday, had a political edge, asking for the Palestinian traditional scarf to be raised and calling for reconciliation.
While Mr Assaf was born in Libya to Palestinian parents, it is the first time a singer living in Gaza has won the prestigious event.
Palestinian public figures, including President Mahmoud Abbas, had called on all Palestinians to show their support for the singer.
He is expected to get Israeli permission to travel to the West Bank so that he can perform at concerts there as well as in Gaza in the near future.
These words have appeared more in Paris in recent days on signs, walls and the Eiffel Tower, marking people's resilience after the attacks of a week ago today.
People have been going back to work, and going out to bars and restaurants.
Here, Parisians describe the night of the attacks and how they have been trying to return to normality.
Marine lives a few kilometres away from the Bataclan music hall where many of the victims died.
"I heard police sirens near the Bataclan and I watched the story unfold on TV.
"I couldn't believe this was happening so close to me.
"I asked myself why the Bataclan and at the bars and restaurants.
"Then I realised that was what the terrorists wanted."
Marine works at Disneyland Paris and had to go in to work the day after the attacks.
"Although the park was closed my department was open.
"We took calls from people who were frightened and wanted to cancel their trips.
"Kids were sad because they were looking forward to their visit but now wouldn't be able to come.
"Some people asked about our security arrangements but at the time we didn't know.
"But there were a lot of nice people who rang to say they were sorry about what had happened, and some called to say that they will be coming as planned.
"A woman from England said we must not be afraid.
"We try to be joyful and stay in a good mood but it can be difficult."
On the night of the attacks Samuel Pean was at a bar watching the France v Germany football match.
He did not know about what was going on outside until a friend in the United States messaged him to check he was OK.
"When we left the district we saw restaurants and bars were closed but people were inside in the dark.
"Police said we had to move because it was not safe. I didn't know if I could take the metro or not so I went to my parents' house.
The following day Samuel went home but he felt the need to be with people.
"I couldn't stay at home. I went to see friends in another district and took the metro.
"But we all knew friends of friends who were affected or who had died.
"I had to go to work on Monday but it was good to be close to colleagues - we are like a family.
"A colleague was crying all day - we needed to be together.
"We are all still a bit afraid.
"I went out to a bar after work which I wouldn't normally do early in the week but it was more of a symbolic gesture.
"It's not normal but we have to pretend. The military and police are everywhere, there are less people on the subway, and more suspect package alerts.
"Paris is quiet and there is not a lot of cars. As it's less noisy you can hear sirens more."
After work, Solene Bertelli planned to meet her boyfriend outside the Bataclan near to where he lives.
She saw a crowd of people in front of the Bataclan having drinks, waiting to go inside to see a band play.
"After that we walked down the street and saw a man who was shouting, "Run, run."
"People were standing around not knowing what to do. Then suddenly everyone started running.
"No matter what direction we went to there was panic.
"We met some strangers who offered to take us into their home.
"This was around 22:00 and we stayed there until 04:00."
Solene and her boyfriend wanted to go to his home near the Bataclan.
"At the beginning the police didn't want us to go as it was carnage. But a policeman walked with us.
"There was blood and bullets everywhere, and dead people were being taken away."
Solene works at a bakery and found it difficult to go back to work.
"I work a few days a week at the bakery. It was hard for me to return.
"I had to take the subway, and then I realised what had happened on Friday - I didn't feel safe.
"But as the days go on I am feeling better.
"There are more people on the streets - it's more alive."
The two-year scheme, introduced in a bid to increase household recycling, involves fortnightly collections.
Some residents have complained they have not received the information packs and bags needed.
Recycling officer Tina Norman-Ross said the problems would be looked at, but overall she was "very, very pleased".
She said they had hoped to reach all of the island's homes, about 26,000, but those who had been missed could email [email protected] to receive bags or information.
In response to complaints the bags were not strong enough Mrs Norman-Ross said they were slightly stronger than the industry standard in the UK.
She said the States had "only bought a year's worth" and it was one area they would review.
Under the scheme recycling is collected on the same day as rubbish bags, with paper and cardboard alternating with tins, cans, aerosols, plastic packaging, tin foil, aluminium takeaway containers and cartons.
It works slightly differently in the parishes of St Sampson and St Peter Port as both previously had two weekly rubbish collections.
In St Peter Port, the recyclables are collected along with one of the bin pick ups while in St Sampson the first rubbish collection has become for recycling only.
Glass is not being collected during the interim two-year scheme, but can be left at one of the bring bank sites.
Mrs Norman-Ross said: "We expect that islanders will adjust to the new routine with relative ease.
"We're hoping that those who have struggled to get to the bring banks in the past will welcome it.
"We are confident that we will see a real impact on Guernsey's overall recycling rate."
A total of 272 organ donors across the UK in the past five years had a history of cancer, according to data obtained by the Press Association.
Their donations resulted in 675 people receiving a transplant.
Eye donation is one key area where such donors have been able to help.
The figures from NHS Blood and Transplant also showed that 1,033 people who had suffered from some types of cancer went on to donate their eyes - but not other organs.
Officials say there is a "common misconception" that people cannot be organ donors if they have had cancer, but there are some circumstances where it is possible.
The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs has said the "risks of cancer transmission must be balanced against the risks of dying without transplantation".
"Organs from deceased donors with some cancers may be safely used for transplantation."
The risk of donor-transmitted cancer in the UK is currently assessed as 0.06%.
Prof John Forsythe, associate medical director for organ donation and transplantation at NHS Blood and Transplant, said people should not let a health condition or previous illness stop them from registering as a donor.
"We are very keen that everyone, regardless of their health status, registers a decision to donate and tells their family they want to donate.
"We work hard to minimise the risks to recipients by carefully evaluating all potential organ and tissue donors."
About 70 cornea donations a week are needed to meet the demand for sight-saving transplants.
But one in 10 people on the NHS Organ Donor Register do not want to donate their eyes.
Aspiring midwife Alison Cooney died in 2010 aged 28, only six weeks after she was diagnosed with bowel and liver cancer.
Her mother, Ann Cooney, from Alkrington, Greater Manchester, agreed to the donation of her corneas, which helped save the sight of two people.
"Her major organs could not be donated, because of the aggressive nature of her illness, but her eyes could be used," she said.
"Apparently not many people donate their eyes, although it is one of the most successful procedures.
"Even though initially it was very difficult to accept what was about to happen, it wasn't about us, and we had to focus on something good being achieved from something bad."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is considering whether to investigate claims officers colluded in writing witness statements.
About 100 campaigners held a protest at the IPCC's headquarters in Wakefield.
IPCC commissioner Cindy Butts said she "refuted absolutely" the criticism.
On 18 June 1984, the British Steel plant near Rotherham was the scene of a confrontation between about 10,000 striking miners from pits across the country and some 5,000 police officers.
According to a police report, 93 pickets were arrested, with a further 51 injured along with 72 police officers.
The watchdog has been carrying out a "scoping exercise" since South Yorkshire Police referred itself in November 2012.
The referral followed a BBC documentary which claimed officers from forces across England and Wales used identical phrases to describe what they saw at what became known as the Battle of Orgreave.
Joe Rollin, chair of the Orgreave Truth and Justice Campaign (OTJC), said: "Sadly, the IPCC appears to have undertaken a very limited amount of work in collecting and collating information on what happened at Orgreave.
"It is moving at a snail's pace.
"The OTJC, therefore, remains concerned that no officers will face charges of assault, perjury, perverting the course of justice and misconduct in a public office."
Ms Butts said: "This is a very complex process, but we do appreciate the frustration and concerns about the time this is taking.
"We are assessing documentation from a range of different sources. In November we asked all police forces to search their archives.
"We are continuing to review the responses we received and also checking that where documents have been identified they have been supplied. Any items which are outstanding are being chased up."
The Medical Research Council contributed £13m to the fund and government body Innovate UK put in £5m.
The funding allows companies and universities to develop technology to tackle major health problems.
The Medical Research Council said the fund was backing "exceptional science".
The successful projects include a device that patients can use at home to check for lung infections caused by bacteria and fungi.
The device could help minimise lung damage and improve the quality of life of patients with chronic lung diseases.
It also promises to reduce unnecessary prescription of antibiotics by GPs.
The project, led by Glasgow-based Ohmedics, received £759,000 in funding.
Oxford University was awarded nearly £700,000 for the development of the "ultimate" flu vaccine which attacks the core of the virus rather than one particular strain, which is always changing and evolving.
Researchers at Bath University developing a wound dressing for burns which detects infections won funding of more than £900,000.
The project leader, Dr Toby Jenkins, said the award would allow his team to design, manufacture and package a final prototype dressing, "safe and ready for trial in humans".
The chief executive of the Medical Research Council, Sir John Savill, said the awards were a demonstration of the "exceptional science" coming out of the UK.
Minister for Life Sciences George Freeman, who announced the awards, said: "The UK's healthcare industry has a worldwide reputation for excellence.
"By providing early support to these latest treatment and diagnosis developments, we are not only going to potentially help improve or save lives, we are helping businesses grow and boost the UK's productivity."
Organiser International Motor Sports confirmed it had reached agreement with the Welsh government over hosting the event for the next three years.
Wales Rally GB is the UK's round of the World Rally Championship.
This year's event is due to take place in November in north and mid Wales. It brings around £10m to the Welsh economy each year through tourism and business.
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The 23-strong pool - and seven reserves - for the tournament in the Netherlands will be confirmed on Monday.
England's first match in the finals is against Scotland on 19 July.
"Form is important, but it's certainly not up right up there on my agenda in terms of priorities when I'm picking the squad," Sampson told BBC Sport.
"If Barcelona get to the Champions League final and Lionel Messi has been injured for six months but two days before the game he reports fully fit, I'm pretty sure Luis Enrique will pick him.
"We have to make sure we look at what we need and what it takes to win and pick the people who we think can help us do that."
Some of England's players are currently representing their clubs in the FA Cup, with the one-off Women's Super League Spring Series kicking-off on 22 April.
That will serve as a transitional tournament due to the traditional WSL season being moved to a September start.
Sampson will name his squad ahead of friendly matches against Italy on 7 April and Austria three days later, as England prepare for Euro 2017, which begins in the Netherlands on 16 July.
Former England boss Roy Hodgson named his men's squad fewer than four weeks before Euro 2016 but Sampson feels doing so early will "bring huge benefits".
"We've worked with our player pool for three years now and are clear on the right players we want," he said.
"This gives the squad and staff the chance to be focused solely on the Euros and takes away any of the uncertainty that players might have in the run-up."
England begin their Euros campaign against Scotland in Utrecht on 19 July before facing Spain in Breda on 23 July and Portugal in Tilburg on 27 July.
The Lionesses - who finished third at the 2015 World Cup - were unbeaten in eight qualifying games but have won just one of five outings, including defeats to France and Germany at the SheBelieves Cup.
"Mark's decision to name the squad early will give us the chance to prepare properly and focus on doing as well as possible come July," said Football Association technical director Dan Ashworth.
Last year there were 524 separate incidents where people risked their lives on the rail network in Wales and the borders - up 2% from 2015.
The figures show a spike in incidents during the school holidays at Easter and summer time.
British Transport Police (BTP) said it was dealing with incidents every day.
According to the data, one person every hour trespasses on the UK's rail network.
Ch Insp Mark Cleland, from BTP in Wales, said: "We believe the number of children we encounter trespassing every year is sadly just the tip of the iceberg.
"Every single day we are called to the tracks because a train driver has had to sound their horn or apply their emergency brake in a desperate bid to avoid youths on the line, who then run off, seemingly unaware of the danger they have put themselves in.
"We continue to do all we can to keep youngsters safe by patrolling areas where we know they're likely to trespass and prevent them from doing so.
"However, we cover thousands of miles of track and we cannot tackle this issue alone.
"It's not a game. They are real tracks, with real trains and real-life consequences."
In 2016, 14 children were caught trespassing by police in Wales, with boys between 14 to 16 the most frequent offenders.
With the Easter holidays in full swing, Network Rail is concerned there could be another increase this month.
Andy Thomas, route managing director for Network Rail Wales, said: "Every April we see a huge rise in the number of people taking a risk on the rail network and it's worrying that these numbers seem to be going up. Britain has the safest railway in Europe but still too many people lose their lives on the tracks.
"The dangers may not always be obvious but trains can travel at high-speeds, so even if they see you, they can't stop in time.
"It may seem harmless to take a shortcut, or fun to play on the tracks, but this is not only illegal, it is also very dangerous. Taking a short cut or messing around on the tracks can result in serious life-changing injuries or death."
The government of the western state of Maharashtra has announced a memorial for the cartoonist, who was cremated with state honours.
Laxman died in hospital of multiple-organ failure, aged 94, on Monday.
He was renowned for chronicling Indian daily life and politics. His daily cartoon appeared in The Times of India for more than 50 years.
He was best known for his iconic "Common Man" character, an eight-foot-tall bronze statue of which was unveiled in Pune in December 2001.
"Laxman was not just a cartoonist. What he said through his cartoons will inspire future governments. Though he is no more, the Common Man he created will live forever," Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, while announcing the memorial for the cartoonist.
Top political leaders and media personalities attended the cremation.
By Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent
Laxman's daily cartoon in Times of India was known for lampooning political leaders, sparing no-one.
One of those caricatured by Laxman, former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, surprised the cartoonist by ringing him up, not to complain, but to request a signed copy of the cartoon to frame.
In 2005, the government honoured Laxman with the Indian civilian award Padma Vibhushan.
The youngest of six sons, Laxman began drawing as a boy but was turned down to study at Bombay's prestigious Sir JJ School of Art because, it said, he lacked talent.
He began working as a cartoonist in the 1940s, working for The Times of India from 1947 just as the country gained independence from Britain.
The photo had been placed on a website by a photographer in return for a free photo shoot, with the family's consent.
They told the BBC that while the Mothers and Fathers Matter group had legitimately used their image, they did not agree with its message.
Ireland voted in favour of same-sex marriage in its referendum on Saturday.
Around 62% of voters were revealed to be in favour of legalising it with 38% against.
The British couple featured on the posters, who asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of the gay marriage debate, said the pictures were taken in 2014.
They were given free copies in return for allowing the photographer to sell them on stock image websites but said they assumed if they were ever used at all, it would be "for a small magazine or website".
"The chances of having your photo selected out of all the hundreds of thousands available are pretty slim," the father in the poster told the BBC.
"The photo was not stolen from us... we have no claim over (or rights to) the picture, and we do not claim otherwise," he added.
"We just wanted publicly to say that we disagreed with the No campaign and were unhappy about their use of our image, but we acknowledge that they're allowed to do so."
He added that he was surprised the campaigners had not chosen images of people they knew were supporters.
The BBC has contacted Mothers and Fathers Matter for comment.
A spokesperson told the Irish Independent that the group had not heard from the family but would be happy to discuss its views with them.
The couple told the BBC they have not pursued this offer.
They said their pictures have also been legitimately used by an Irish fertility company and an Australian legal firm, and added that they have no regrets.
"We got some lovely pictures and we agreed to let the photos to be added to stock. We were just unlucky this time," the father said.
In a statement released via Human Rights campaign group Amnesty International in Ireland the pair laid out their own views on the gay marriage debate, although as non-Irish citizens they were not involved in the vote.
"This family believes that everyone has a right to marry the person they love regardless of their gender," they said.
"And this family would vote Yes [in favour of legalising same sex marriage]."
Ricky Miller, 27, denied attacking cab driver Mohammed Adnan after Luton Town's end of season dinner.
Mr Adnan received a £30 fee to take Mr Miller and fellow player Shaun Whalley from Milton Keynes to Dunstable, Luton Crown Court heard.
The taxi driver claimed he had been assaulted by Mr Miller when he stopped his cab after being abused.
Mr Miller, now at Dover in the Conference League, told the court: "I wasn't racist towards him at any point and I did not assault him in any way."
He was found not guilty of causing racially aggravated fear of provocation or violence, racially aggravated assault by beating and an alternative charge of assault by beating.
Prosecutor Paul Fairley said the two footballers had attended Luton Town's end of season dinner and celebrations.
Some players then went on to Pink Punters, a nightclub in Fenny Stratford, Milton Keynes.
At about 03:00, Mr Miller is said to have got into an altercation with Mr Whalley and they were ejected from the club.
The pair were put into Mr Adnan's taxi and a £30 fare was paid to take them to the Cookies and Cream nightclub in Dunstable.
Delano Sam-Yorke gave the hosts a dream start, grabbing his fourth goal in three games with a powerful header which gave Sutton goalkeeper Will Puddy no chance.
Jamie Collins headed against a post as the visitors grew into the contest, before Kieron Cadogan equalised in bizarre circumstances when Terell Thomas' attempted clearance flew in off the Sutton winger.
But Ugwu then collected the rebound from his own initial shot to fire in the winner with seven minutes remaining to take Woking out of the National League relegation zone.
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Match ends, Woking 2, Sutton United 1.
Second Half ends, Woking 2, Sutton United 1.
Goal! Woking 2, Sutton United 1. Gozie Ugwu (Woking).
Substitution, Woking. Jake Caprice replaces Joey Jones.
Substitution, Woking. Gozie Ugwu replaces Jamie Lucas.
Substitution, Woking. Connor Hall replaces Charlie Carter.
Goal! Woking 1, Sutton United 1. Kieron Cadogan (Sutton United).
Nathan Ralph (Woking) is shown the yellow card.
Second Half begins Woking 1, Sutton United 0.
First Half ends, Woking 1, Sutton United 0.
Substitution, Sutton United. Gomis replaces Adam Coombes.
Ismail Yakubu (Woking) is shown the yellow card.
Ben Jefford (Sutton United) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Woking 1, Sutton United 0. Delano Sam-Yorke (Woking).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Tipp led 0-14 to 0-12 at the break but Kilkenny moved ahead when Kevin Kelly netted early in the second half.
That sparked a powerful Tipperary response and they hit back with goals from John O'Dwyer and John McGrath.
Tipperary surged clear and maintained control after Richie Hogan scored Kilkenny's second goal.
It was Tipperary's 27th Liam McCarthy Cup triumph with boss Michael Ryan tasting All-Ireland success in his first season in charge.
A tight first half, with the sides level 10 times, was followed by a more open second period.
Kelly's goal seven minutes after the restart gave the Cats a two-point lead but it was swiftly wiped out by a determined Tipp team.
O'Dwyer rattled a shot into the bottom corner as Tipperary put on 1-4 without reply.
McGrath fired high into the net with nine minutes left and Hogan's three-pointer proved to be a consolation goal.
Tipp forward Seam Callanan slotted over 13 points in a superb display of clinical finishing.
The Met's parliamentary liaison and investigation team saw cases of hate-filled messages, harassment and criminal damage between August and early February.
It comes amid concerns that MPs face increasing levels of online abuse.
Almost £640,000 has been spent on MPs' security since Mrs Cox's death on 16 June 2016.
The Labour MP for Batley and Spen was shot and stabbed by Thomas Mair in Birstall, West Yorkshire.
The specialist police squad has received 33 reports of malicious communications - which can include Twitter trolling - as well as 13 reports of theft, four allegations of criminal damage and three reports of harassment.
The figures were obtained by the Press Association using the Freedom of Information Act.
Rachael Maskell, Labour MP for York Central, received threats from far-right supporters and had a picture of a body with a severed head mailed to her.
She said: "It is the vile views of individuals who at one point indicated that I should be next to be murdered after Jo Cox.
"It was highly unpleasant but you find your mechanisms of dealing with these things.
"It has obviously hit across gender but there has been a particular focus on women, so I do think that is a wider concern."
Lib Dem chief whip Tom Brake said MPs had become targets on social media sites such as Twitter.
"I would suspect every single member of Parliament has received this abuse. Perhaps the issue of Brexit will have been the one which will have drawn that out in recent times.
"I received a message from someone telling me 'you should think very carefully about how you vote for the future of your family', which I referred to the police.
"You just know [as a man] that for every abusive email I am going to get, women are probably going to get five times as many."
Britons Jake Hanrahan, 25, and Philip Pendlebury were arrested on 27 August with Mohammed Ismael Rasool. They were accused of working for a "terrorist organisation" but deny any wrongdoing.
The Britons were freed on 3 September.
But Mr Hanrahan told BBC Radio 4's Today programme they would not be able to celebrate until Mr Rasool was freed.
In his first interview since being released, Mr Hanrahan said: "Yes, it was a traumatic experience, but I think the biggest burden right now is the fact that my friend and colleague Mohammed Ismael Rasool is still in prison."
Conflict between security forces and the pro-Kurdistan Workers' party (PKK) has flared up in the south-east of the country in recent weeks, and Turkey has limited journalists' access to the region.
The Vice News group were arrested as they drove to their hotel after filming violent clashes between the police and Kurdish youths in Diyarbakir.
Mr Hanrahan said: "About 20 police officers just jumped off the steps, just swarmed the car, took us in, and searched our rooms and eventually just told us you've been arrested for terror offences.
"And then that night we were taken and put in solitary cells".
The men were held in various prisons - including at a high-security "F-type" facility more than five hours from the court where they were instructed to appear. They were allowed to stay together in a cell, but were given no contact with their family and friends
"We were treated as well as can be expected in a foreign prison - it could have been much worse. A lot of the guards inside the prison were quite sympathetic towards us and kind of understood that we were innocent," Mr Hanrahan said.
"The conditions were what you would expect and they allowed us meals, you know we had food."
During their captivity the men were questioned over alleged links to both the so-called Islamic State group and PKK militants, and later formally charged by a Turkish court with "working on behalf of a terrorist organisation".
The Foreign Office said it was concerned by the arrests and expected Turkey to uphold its obligation to uphold press freedom under EU and UN human rights law.
And human rights group Amnesty International also criticised the Turkish authorities for detaining the men.
On 3 September Mr Hanrahan and Mr Pendlebury were released but Mr Rasool, 24, was kept in custody pending further investigations.
"That is the worst possible thing right now for us. We feel massive responsibility and Vice News are doing everything they can," Mr Hanrahan said.
"It's not a question of, 'Oh the two western journalists are free and lets leave a guy behind.'"
He said it was important that journalists continued to cover the region: "You can't stay away from something because there's a possibility something bad might happen otherwise journalists might not do anything.
"I think it's important to cover these things - you know a lot of civilians have been killed - there's a bigger issue here and we didn't just want to do it from the desk because that's not what we do at Vice News, we want to go and find out exactly what's happening."
Vice News is an international news organisation which publishes documentaries and written news, focusing on "under-reported stories from around the globe".
Cristian Diaz, 35, who is from Spain but was living in Enniskillen, admitted carrying out the Lakeland Forum attacks in February and March 2015.
He approached the children - aged nine, 10 and 11 - on three separate occasions while they were swimming.
A judge said the offences had taken place in a "public arena" and had involved children of a "tender age".
He said the swimming pool was a place "where the children should have been able to feel safe and where parents allow them to go in safety".
He said the attacks had left the girls "understandably confused, distressed and upset at what happened to them".
A prosecution lawyer told Dungannon Crown Court that following one of the assaults, Diaz, told the child he was "sorry" but they were too shocked to reply and swam away.
The incidents were reported to the police who then identified Diaz from CCTV footage.
A defence lawyer said Diaz was a graduate of Madrid University who had been working in Europe as an electrical engineer, before moving to Enniskillen in order to improve his English. His address was given as East Bridge Street in the town.
"The accused accepts the three complainants were bound to be frightened, stressed and suffer as a result of his actions and for what it's worth he's asked me to apologise for his actions," said the lawyer.
He added that Diaz had described what had happened "as the greatest mistake of his life".
Diaz has since returned to Spain to live with his father and he was accompanied to the court in Dungannon by of his two sisters.
He was given a 14-month sentence, half to be served in prison, and was put on the sex offenders' register for 10 years.
The parents of the three children sat in the public gallery of the court and watched as Diaz shrugged his shoulders before he was led away in handcuffs.
The mother of one child said afterwards: "He came in here as Cristian Diaz, but he's going out as a registered sex offender."
In a statement the parents thanked the PSNI in Enniskillen for the "sensitive, professional and tenacious manner in which they dealt with this enquiry to ensure this predator was stopped from causing more or greater harm".
They added: "This case has spanned nearly two years with the offender only admitting his guilt the day before his trial was due to start.
"The children were very brave to come forward and should be very proud of themselves in helping to stop further harm to members of the public."
Lewis Hamilton was fastest as Mercedes completed 152 laps with both their drivers at Circuit de Catalunya.
Hamilton was 0.113 seconds faster than Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari, which also ran reliably and used the slower medium tyre with the Mercedes on the soft.
By contrast, the mileage of Red Bull and McLaren was limited by recurring reliability problems in Barcelona.
Hamilton's team-mate Valtteri Bottas, a replacement for the now-retired world champion Nico Rosberg, was sixth fastest.
"It has been a good day, a positive day for the team," Hamilton said. "Lots of laps and information gained so we can try to improve the car."
Asked whether the new rules - designed to make the cars up to five seconds a lap faster and demand more of the drivers - had made a difference, he said: "The G forces are definitely higher. The load on the drivers is a considerable amount more than before. It is a lot more physical.
"I was always trying to pick up the speed through the corners and you have to drive a little bit different. It is a beast. It is so much better than last year."
And he added that the new tyres, which have been designed to allow drivers to push flat-out for much longer, seemed to be working as planned.
"Normally you have a lot of degradation in these tyres but these ones don't," he said. "But there is not a lot of performance at the beginning of the tyre. They are very consistent, hard tyres. There is not a big difference from early on to later. There is a bit of a drop-off but not massive."
The first day of pre-season testing is all about ironing out problems and beginning to understand how the cars work.
As such, no team begins by trying to set the fastest possible lap times.
At this stage, mileage is key, which is why the truncated days suffered by Red Bull and McLaren are bad news with only eight days of running before the start of the season.
Alonso suffered an oil system problem after just a single installation lap, which cost him the whole morning session.
"We are disappointed, we are sad to not be able to run," Alonso said. "We are aware of the time we lost. We have four days for each driver before the championship starts so it is not ideal. But it is the way it is and all we can do is learn from it and concentrate and try to recover the time."
Honda changed the engine for the afternoon and the double world champion from Spain was able to get out on track for a few runs with two hours of the day remaining - but still managed less than a quarter of the laps achieved by Mercedes.
Honda has fundamentally revised its engine design for this season, effectively following the same route as Mercedes have used since the start of the turbo hybrid formula in 2014, and there are clearly still issues to resolve.
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier said Alonso was "not very happy" about the problems.
Red Bull, who have hopes of challenging Mercedes this year, blamed problems with a sensor for Daniel Ricciardo managing only five laps in the morning.
He did a further three early in the afternoon before another lengthy visit to the pits because of a battery problem. He did finally get in some running and ended the day with just under 50 laps.
Ricciardo ended up with fifth fastest time and team boss Christian Horner said the problems were "not major issues".
In contrast to their rivals, Mercedes made a typically strong start to their preparations for the season.
New signing Bottas completed 79 laps - more than a grand prix distance - in the morning, ending up second fastest to Vettel at the time.
Hamilton took over in the afternoon, with Mercedes fitting a 'shark-fin' engine cover for the first time, and was quickly up to speed, completing more than 60 laps himself.
Ferrari and Williams also had good days, both completing more than 100 laps.
Vettel stuck to the 'medium' compound of tyre for most of the day before a brief run on the 'hard', so on the face of it his lap time looks impressive.
However, the German was also quickest for Ferrari on the first day of pre-season testing last season - and the Italian team ended the campaign winless for the second time in three years.
Felipe Massa, persuaded to come out of retirement to fill former team-mate Bottas' seat at Williams, was third fastest.
Barcelona pre-season test: day one results:
1 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Mercedes 1:21.765 *
2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1:21.878
3 Felipe Massa (Brz) Williams 1:22.076 *
4 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas 1:22.894 *
5 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:22.926 *
6 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes 1:23.169 *
7 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:23.709 *
8 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Toro Rosso 1:24.494
9 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:24.784
10 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:24.852 *
11 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber 1:26.841
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Protesters against the cuts, which will remove 11 subsidised routes, gathered outside East Sussex County Council's (ESCC) cabinet meeting in Lewes.
Labour opposition councillors said the Conservative cabinet ignored a 7,000-strong petition against the cuts.
The council said 91% of passengers on East Sussex buses would be unaffected.
The majority of bus services in the county are run by companies on a commercial basis, mostly along the coast and between major towns.
The cuts affect subsidised routes and Dial-a-Ride, which will be cut from seven days a week to Monday to Friday.
Other routes will be removed completely or reduced in frequency.
A total of 23 previously subsidised services will be taken on as commercial routes by bus operators.
Fare increases of up to 30% have also been approved.
A meeting of the full council earlier this month recommended rejecting the cuts but the cabinet has decided to implement them from April 2015.
Labour's transport spokesman Councillor John Hodges told the meeting alternative savings could be made by cutting out inefficiencies.
"The public said no, the full council said not. Leave our public services intact for those that depend on them," he said.
ESCC said it was protecting peak services, those used by school and college students and residents needing access to essential services.
"We have the unenviable task of finding millions of pounds worth of savings and have to review every service to ensure our limited budget is being used in the most effective way," said Councillor Carl Maynard.
"We felt the proposals minimised the impact of changes on the residents of East Sussex and offered best value for money for all taxpayers."
This year's cover sees the 63-year-old posing alongside her two daughters - Sailor Brinkley Cook, and Alexa Ray Joel.
Writing on Instagram, Brinkley said: "Thank you Sports Illustrated for sending the powerful message that good things come in packages of every size and we do not come with an expiration date!"
Christie appears to be literally walking on water in the photo - something she referred to in her Instagram post.
"My kids think I walk on water, so let's not mention the apple box concealed just under the surface," she joked.
Christie shot to fame after appearing in Sports Illustrated in the late 1970s and went on to become well known as an actress and TV personality.
She continued to be a successful model, appearing on the cover of Playboy and Men's Health.
In 1985, she married Uptown Girl singer Billy Joel, who is Alexa's father. The couple divorced eight years later.
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In its editorial, Sports Illustrated said Brinkley was "out to prove that age is nothing more than a number".
Speaking to People, the model said: "When I turned 30, I was like, 'This is the last time I'm posing in a bathing suit!'
"When this issue comes out, I'll be 63. I thought, 'those days are over'. But to get to do it with my girls, I thought, 'one last go!'."
Her daughter Sailor, 18, said appearing in Sports Illustrated "has been my dream since I popped out the womb" in a post on Twitter.
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Barkley, 23, was punched in a Liverpool bar last weekend in what his lawyer described as an "unprovoked attack".
In an article on Friday, Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie compared Barkley - who has a grandfather born in Nigeria - to a "gorilla at the zoo".
Police confirmed they were investigating the "full circumstances".
MacKenzie targeted both England international Barkley and the city of Liverpool in the article - which has since been taken off The Sun website - saying:
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson told BBC Sport he reported the article to the police for a "racial slur".
Speaking to BBC Sport, Anderson said: "Not only is it racist in a sense that he is of mixed-race descent, equally it's a racial stereotype of Liverpool. It is racist and prehistoric."
Anderson later tweeted to say he had reported the article to Merseyside Police and the Independent Press Standards Organisation.
Alongside the article, The Sun published adjoining pictures of Barkley and a gorilla on their website with the caption "Could Everton's Ross Barkley represent the missing link between man and beast?" The picture was later removed.
MacKenzie was editor of The Sun when it published a front-page article headlined 'Hillsborough: The Truth' in the aftermath of the 1989 disaster at Sheffield Wednesday's football stadium.
The article claimed Liverpool fans were to blame for the tragedy, in which 96 people died. MacKenzie apologised in 2012.
Last year's landmark Hillsborough inquests recorded that the 96 fans were unlawfully killed and that Liverpool supporters at the FA Cup semi-final had played no role in causing the tragedy.
This Saturday, 15 April, marks the 28th anniversary of the disaster.
Burnley midfielder Joey Barton, who was an Everton youth player, tweeted: "Those comments about Ross Barkley, a young working-class lad, are disgusting. Then add in the fact he is mixed race! It becomes outrageous."
Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore tweeted: "Implied racism at its finest."
A Sun spokesperson said: "Columnists are supposed to have strong opinions that provoke debate among the readers. However their views do not necessarily reflect those of the newspaper."
Football's equality and inclusion organisation Kick It Out said they had received complaints about the "insulting and offensive" comments.
"We will be contacting Everton and the PFA about their responses in providing support to Ross and his family," they said.
BBC Sport has contacted Everton and Barkley's representatives for comment.
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It's about a year since we last covered BYOC - bring your own computer. This refers to companies who offer staff the chance to choose the devices they use for work - a laptop, or perhaps desktop or Mac. Even a tablet.
Where this happens the company might cover either all or part of the expense, on the understanding that the employee also purchases a support package. Or it might simply provide software to allow employees to access a virtual desktop on their own devices.
Most schemes allowed for access via a virtual private network or similar software application to ensure that data was held securely on the company servers.
Since then, BYOC has become BYOD - bring your own device.
In the last year the level of smartphone and tablet ownership has sky-rocketed, and with it the trend towards the consumerisation of IT. In other words, business IT organisations have come under ever-increasing pressure to let their employees choose what they use to do their work on.
While many firms follow the traditional route of offering a stipend or some sort of financial incentive, others expect their employees to pick up the tab.
A survey covering 17 countries by business technology company Avanade found that 88% of executives said employees were using their own personal computing technologies for business purposes.
Absolute Software found that 64% of IT managers surveyed thought it was too risky to let personal devices be integrated into the business network. However 52% of companies allowed some form of access.
Another survey by Cisco found that although 48% said their company would never authorise employees to bring their own devices, 57% agreed that some employees use personal devices without consent.
And 51% said the number of employees bringing their own devices to work is on the rise.
A completely unscientific straw poll carried out on Facebook, Twitter and Google+, suggested that many people were aware of BYOD policies. For some, the ability to choose how they access the network was an important factor in choosing an employer.
Many felt however, that they should expect some financial contribution towards the equipment.
Ian Foddering is the chief technology officer and technical director for Cisco UK and Ireland. He says companies need to have a policy on BYOD.
"We've been in the interesting position for the last 12-18 months. I look at what our clients are doing. Up until recently they've been deciding whether to block it or embrace it.
"Beforehand most people were ignoring it [but now] you'll certainly find the more progressive organisations have embraced it."
Cisco also runs a BYOD programme for its own employees.
They have the choice of either using company-issued laptops and phones, or buying their own.
If they choose to use an Apple Mac, the company won't provide IT support. This is done instead through internal wikis and mailers where other employees offer possible solutions to their IT woes.
Mr Foddering says users find they prefer this to having to use the IT department.
When it comes to recruiting young talent, he says company research found that offering a choice of device was an important consideration to potential employees.
Source: Absolute Software
"We found globally that 40% of college students and 45% of employees would accept a lower paying job with a choice of device, than a higher paying job with less flexibility."
Absolute Software's Stephen Midgley agrees.
"We're actually hearing from our own customers, during the interview process, where potential employees are asking what kind of device they will be able to use to access the network."
He also stresses that companies need to consider the security of their networks and data.
"It's the new reality for organisations, and IT needs to find an effective way to securely manage these devices. What we've seen is a cultural divide between IT and the rest of the organisation.
"IT thinks about security, that's their job, the rest of the organisation doesn't."
Making secure behaviour the easiest option is the best way to get employees to cooperate, says Mimecast's Justin Pirie.
"Companies need to make sure they have the facilities to support the 'right' behaviour with the proliferation of devices.
"This has to mean that the 'right' behaviour also becomes the 'easiest' behaviour."
It's not just the young that are pushing to use their own devices at work, according to VMware's Joe Baguley. The company is a virtualisation and BYOD specialist.
"It's definitely a trend that's increasing," he says.
"As technology is getting to more and more people, like my parents and my wife who are now using IT more than ever before and seeing what's possible.
"It's not just the under-30s turning up from university with their iPads and iPhones. People talk about the consumerisation of IT, the problem is that the users have turned into consumers. It's consumerisation of the users with IT departments struggling to keep up."
The company is in the process of launching Horizon Mobile, software that allows you to run both business and personal phones from one handset.
This means that should the phone be lost, or the employee leaves, any company data on the phone can be remotely wiped. The work phone can also be switched off leaving the personal phone still connected.
Another company which has seen BYOD policies increase over the last year is Good Technology.
"If I go back 12 months we would have discussions about companies providing smartphones as an alternative to Blackberries, but they would still be owned and managed by the company," says Good's Andy Jacques.
"Now it's almost exclusively about BYOD."
The trend is powered not only by the growth in mobile devices, but by cloud computing, with companies able to buy ready-to-go virtual desktops.
Mr Jacques sees big advantages especially for small businesses.
"If I was a small business owner the last thing I would be doing would be buying employees phones and laptops," he says.
"I wouldn't put any servers in my office, I would put everything into the cloud, I wouldn't implement any software on the premises."
According to Brian Gentile, CEO of business intelligence (BI) company Jaspersoft, the BYOD trend has been key in pushing consumerisation, and in pushing the uptake of business applications on personal smartphones and tablets.
The company has just launched its software as a mobile application.
"Recently [technology analysts] Gartner reported that by the end of 2013, approximately 33% of BI will be consumed from a mobile device, which is just remarkable given a couple of years ago the number was zero."
One thing seems sure: companies have to make decisions about how they are going to handle employee demands to use their own devices, or risk devices being used on the network without their knowledge.
Phil Lieberman of Lieberman Software certainly thinks so. He believes companies need to talk to their IT departments to find a solution.
"I guess that many chief information officers who approve employee device usage see this as a nice way to make their bonuses by further reducing costs, while the potential liabilities are above their pay grades.
"Perhaps corporate management believes that this is simply a way to get more out of their employees - a type of electronic leash - without having to pay the cost of the devices or service; all without considering the legal consequences."
Excalibur chairman Roger Maggs also said he is not sure Tata ever really wanted to sell its steel businesses here.
Tata has entered into merger talks with German rival Thyssenkrupp.
But Mr Maggs said: "We're on alert".
There are concerns a merger between the Indian and German groups would not secure the future of steel-making at Port Talbot in the long term.
Excalibur's chief executive Stuart Wilkie is a senior Tata director who has been given paid leave to work on the management buyout bid.
It was one of the bidders expected to emerge on a shortlist of potential buyers until Tata put the sales process on hold while it entered negotiations with Thyssenkrupp about its European operations.
There were indications that the Indian company was unhappy with the standard and feasibility of the bids it received.
In Excalibur's first interview since the bidding process was put on hold, Mr Maggs put forward a number of steps he would be willing to take including increasing its bid, if it would get Tata back to the negotiating table.
Speaking exclusively to BBC Wales, he also said he would be willing to consider working with Newport-based Liberty Steel, another potential buyer of the UK facilities.
Dealing with Tata's pensions deficit of around £700m was considered to be one of the main issues adding to the uncertainty.
Plans by the UK government to change the law to reduce the deficit by allowing the pension scheme to cut benefits to members appear unlikely to progress due to concerns in Parliament about setting a precedent.
Excalibur is now willing to look at whether it could take on pension liabilities as part of any sale.
Mr Maggs said he was disappointed but not surprised Tata had "paused" the sales process.
"It always seemed to be an unreal - very fast - timetable and there was very little engagement," he said.
"We dealt with almost exclusively early on with Tata's agent. It was a filling-in-forms process and there was never any negotiation about the terms of any bid. We felt there wasn't an enthusiasm for a sale on Tata's side as there was on ours."
In July, Tata entered negotiations with German rival Thyssenkrupp about a European merger.
"I can only surmise that for the whole time, the merger idea with the Thyssenkrupp had been in their minds. I suspect that once they saw the quality of the bids, they decided to concentrate on the merger with the German group. All global steel analysts are all saying the merger is the right thing to do."
But Mr Maggs said his concern was where a merger would leave capacity in the UK - with plants in a new super-company in Germany, Holland and Brazil coming into the equation.
"Where does Port Talbot figure in that?" said Mr Maggs.
"Our concern is we know we have certain disadvantages, we're trying to get stronger. But that's what worries us and I'm sure that's what is worrying the UK government and Welsh Government and the consequences for us."
He said the merger itself was complicated, while in the background the UK government was now making the judgement about whether it still wanted a British steel industry.
"This dish is not cooked - something could go wrong," he said.
"Our responsibility is to just stay there, stay fit and, if there's an opportunity, we can just go straight back in there. Our advisers have agreed to that. We're on alert."
Tata Steel gave no update in its latest quarterly report earlier this month on the future of the company's Port Talbot plant.
Koushik Chatterjee, Tata's finance director, said Tata Steel UK "continues to be engaged" with stakeholders, including unions and the UK government, "to find a structural solution to the pension exposure of the UK business".
But he said the "positive impact" of structural restructuring in the UK in the last six months along with a weaker pound, cost reductions and an "effective hedging strategy" on raw material imports meant it was able to report a better performance for the quarter.
The military has not made public the reason for Vice Admiral Mark Norman's suspension.
Federal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said in a short statement that he fully supported the decision to relieve Vice Adm Norman from carrying out his military duties.
Vice Adm Norman was named to the post last August.
He was removed from of his duties "effective immediately and until further notice", according to an order from Gen Jonathan Vance, Canada's chief of the defence staff, which is dated 13 January.
Gen Vance is Canada's top soldier in uniform and commands the military. His letter did not offer any explanation for Vice Adm Norman's dismissal.
A spokesman for the general said Vice Adm Norman has been removed "from the performance of military duty. For the time being, he will not be carrying out the functions of [vice chief of the defence staff]".
He has been replaced on an interim basis by current navy commander Vice Admiral Ron Lloyd.
Vice Adm Norman is a career naval officer who has spent over three decades in Canada's military, joining in 1980 as a navy reservist.
Ian Cannell CBE died aged 83 on 17 June after a long-term illness.
Mr Cannell, who was the first official TT commentator for Manx Radio, also commentated on the annual Tynwald ceremony for more than half a century.
President of Tynwald Steve Rodan said his "dignified, fluent and informed commentary" had "illuminated proceedings" for 52 years.
Mr Cannell was made CBE in 2004 for his work with the Royal British Legion.
His funeral will be held on Wednesday afternoon in Peel Methodist Church.
The pop star's fortune rose from £85m to £125m - meaning she's the richest solo female musician in the paper's annual wealth survey.
But she's only joint 19th in the list of the UK and Ireland's richest music acts, which is dominated by older men.
Sir Paul McCartney is in the top spot with £780m with wife Nancy Shevell.
They are followed by West End mogul Lord Lloyd-Webber, U2, Sir Elton John, Sir Mick Jagger and his Rolling Stones bandmate Keith Richards.
Adele is tied in 19th place on £125m with Queen guitarist Brian May.
The rise in her bank balance was put down to a 122-date global arena tour, which has earned an estimated £138m at box offices, and the continued success of her third album 25, which sold 2.4 million copies around the world in 2016.
The singer will play four sold-out shows at Wembley Stadium this summer - but has hinted that she may not tour again after that, which could limit her future earnings.
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Human traffickers are the key link that European officials wish to target. But they are taking on complex criminal networks that do not recognise borders and which experts liken to "multinational corporations".
Libya's coastguard officials believe that traffickers are increasingly working with Italian organised crime.
Giampaolo Muscemi spent two years travelling with traffickers across the world as he co-wrote the ebook Confessions of a People Smuggler.
He met one Egyptian smuggler who has developed a huge network in Libya over 15 years running boats to Italy. The smuggler insisted that was in his interest to provide safe passage.
His message, Mr Muscemi told the BBC, was: "I don't want my clients to die, because my work is based upon my reputation. At the beginning of my career I was searching for clients, now that I am a big smuggler people come to me because of my reputation for safety."
Business is clearly booming. A record 35,000 migrants have already travelled to Europe this year. Mr Muscemi estimates that Mediterranean trafficking is worth between 300-600m Euros a year, and this is encouraging amateurs to take over.
"In Libya, the clients are too many, they don't have any choice but to put their lives in the hands of the smugglers," he said. "So the smugglers can decrease the quality of the service. They don't have to preserve their reputation. It's just a matter of markets, if there is demand you can do whatever you want."
Since the 1980s Libya has attracted economic migrants from across Africa, but their role has now changed.
Europe's border agency Frontex says that many of the original migrants have now become "recruiters, liaising between the Libyan-controlled criminal gangs and would-be migrants".
Once in the country, migrants are often forced to hand over their money and passports, leaving them at the mercy of the traffickers. Ali from The Gambia was forced to board an unsafe boat.
"The Libyan man lied to us," he told the BBC. "He said it was a big boat. We all paid 1,000 dinar (£488, $728). When we got to the boat, he forced us to enter with a gun, if you don't enter he will shoot you, so you must enter."
Libyan authorities rarely stop traffickers, with Tripoli's coastguard admitting to the BBC they cannot handle the volume of boats and they will only interfere if a boat runs into trouble.
Much of Libya is beyond government control and it is believed that local militias are often active partners with the smugglers.
The Italian newspaper La Repubblica has published what it says is an Italian police recording of a Tripoli-based smuggler's phone calls.
Eritrean Mered Medhanie claimed to have sent 8,000 migrants on Italy-bound vessels, in a conversation with another smuggler intercepted by police.
"I always let too many on board, but it is them [the migrants] who want to leave as soon as possible," he reportedly said.
Mr Mescumi says one common misconception is to think of the smugglers as boat pilots or fishermen.
"They are businessmen," he says. "They are clever. Think of a smuggler as someone who never sleeps and spends 24 hours a day thinking about how to break into Europe. They read newspapers, study European laws, study what Frontex are doing - they will probably even read this piece."
He believes that the desperation of migrants allied with the profits that smugglers stand to make means it has become an intractable problem.
"One smuggler we met in an Italian prison told us: 'You will never stop us. You can't stop migrants.'
"When governments shut routes the business just becomes richer, because the journey is longer and more dangerous. You can't stop it, you just have to manage it."
Former world number one Sharapova returned to action in April but was denied a wildcard for the French Open.
The 30-year-old Russian, a five-time major winner, was given one for Wimbledon qualifying but withdrew with an injury.
Sharapova has volunteered to speak to young tennis players at the USTA National Campus about the importance of the tennis anti-doping program
The US Open will take place at Flushing Meadows from 28 August to 10 September.
"Her suspension under the terms of the tennis anti-doping program was completed and therefore was not one of the factors weighed in our wildcard selection process," The United States Tennis Association (USTA), which oversees the US Open, told BBC Sport.
"Consistent with past practice, a wildcard was provided to a past US champion who needed the wildcard for entry into the main draw.
"Previous US Open champions who have received US Open main draw wildcards include Martina Hingis, Lleyton Hewitt, Kim Cljisters and Juan Martin del Potro.
"Additionally, Sharapova has volunteered to speak to young tennis players at the USTA National Campus about the importance of the tennis anti-doping program and the personal responsibility each player has to comply with the program's requirements."
Sharapova returned to playing without a ranking in April and rose to 211 in the world after receiving wildcards in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome.
She hoped to receive a wildcard for the French Open, but was denied one for both the main draw and qualifying rounds.
The 2006 US Open champion then elected to try to reach the Wimbledon main draw through qualifying, however she pulled out of the tournament having failed to recover from the muscle injury she sustained at the Italian Open the previous month.
She is currently suffering from a left forearm injury which forced her to pull out of this week's Cincinnati Open. She withdrew from the Stanford Bank of the West Classic earlier this month after suffering the injury in her first-round match.
In June 2016, Sharapova was punished with a two-year doping ban for testing positive for heart disease drug meldonium at the 2016 Australian Open.
It was reduced to 15 months following her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Speaking to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire, Ms Wood also despaired of hot flushes caused by the menopause and spoke of sexism she had experienced.
An independent Wales was a long-term project for her and she would not be standing down after the general election whatever the result, she said.
The election was an "opportunity to have a strong voice for Wales at Westminster," she added.
Since the EU referendum and the decision to leave the EU our "voice has almost gone unheard, pretty much neglected" she told Victoria Derbyshire, while driven around central London in a white van - during which the pair sang along to Catatonia's Road Rage.
When asked if she had ever taken drugs, Ms Wood said she had: "Cannabis, a long time ago. But I was younger and a student - I tried a few."
She also said she did not believe in God as no evidence had "come my way that would convince me", and said that gay sex was not a sin.
On the question of who does the "boy and girl jobs" at home (a reference to a comment made by Prime Minster Theresa May on the One Show) she said her partner did all the housework "so all the jobs are his really".
She also touched on her experiences of sexism saying there was a "wide range from the casual sexist comment through to misogynistic... abuse on Twitter".
On Theresa May, she said: "I get the feeling I don't know what she is, I get the feeling that what we see is a very carefully presented person, who is trying to appear in a certain way. But I don't get the sense that we know the person at all."
Responding to a question about her future should the party - which advocates an independent Wales and has three MPs - see its vote flatline as in 2015, she said she would remain leader because she had taken over the party five years previously on the basis it was a long-term project she had to "see out".
"It will take quite a long time I think to get Wales into the position whereby we can talk about having a referendum," she said.
She said Plaid and Scotland's SNP were at different stages on their "journey to self-determination".
Ms Wood also said she wouldn't rule out going into coalition with Labour and taking seats in a Jeremy Corbyn cabinet "because what I want to do is stop the Tories wreaking havoc on Wales".
However, she added, she believed the outcome of the election would be a Tory landslide in England.
It said the number of new HIV infections and deaths from Aids were both falling.
However, it called for far more international effort as the "current pace cannot end the epidemic".
And charity Medecins Sans Frontieres warned most of those in need of HIV drugs still had no access to them.
The report showed that 35 million people around the world were living with HIV.
There were 2.1 million new cases in 2013 - 38% less than the 3.4 million figure in 2001.
Aids-related deaths have fallen by a fifth in the past three years, standing at 1.5 million a year. South Africa and Ethiopia have particularly improved.
Many factors contribute to the improving picture, including increased access to drugs. There has even been a doubling in the number of men opting for circumcision to reduce the risk of contracting HIV.
While some things are improving, the picture is far from rosy.
Fewer than four in 10 people with HIV are getting life-saving antiretroviral therapy.
And just 15 countries account for three-quarters of all new HIV infections.
The report said: "There have been more achievements in the past five years than in the preceding 23 years.
"There is evidence about what works and where the obstacles remain, more than ever before, there is hope that ending Aids is possible.
"However, a business-as-usual approach or simply sustaining the Aids response at its current pace cannot end the epidemic."
Michel Sidibe, the executive director of UNAids, added: "If we accelerate all HIV scale-up by 2020, we will be on track to end the epidemic by 2030, if not, we risk significantly increasing the time it would take - adding a decade, if not more."
Drugs have been a miracle in reducing deaths from Aids.
Normally it takes about 10 years for Aids - acquired immune deficiency syndrome - to develop.
"Opportunistic infections" that a healthy immune system could fight off then become deadly.
But patients taking antiretroviral drugs can keep their HIV infection under control and have a near-normal life expectancy.
The tools are there, but too often they are beyond the reach of people who need them.
Some 54% of people living with HIV do not know they are infected and 63% are not getting antiretroviral therapy.
Diagnosing and treating the missing millions - often in sub-Saharan Africa - would significantly reduce the 1.5 million Aids-related deaths each year.
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Dr Jennifer Cohn, the medical director for Medecins Sans Frontieres' access campaign, said: "Providing life-saving HIV treatment to nearly 12 million people in the developing world is a significant achievement, but more than half of people in need still do not have access."
In Nigeria, 80% of people do not have access to treatment.
Dr Cohn added: "We need to make sure no-one is left behind - and yet, in many of the countries where MSF works we're seeing low rates of treatment coverage, especially in areas of low HIV prevalence and areas of conflict.
"In some countries, people are being started on treatment too late to save their lives, and pregnant women aren't getting the early support they need."
Marcus Low from South African campaign group Treatment Action Campaign told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme:
"It is still a crisis in South Africa - we still have about 1,000 new infections every day.
"On the treatment side, we have done well and people are living longer.
"But we must do more to prevent new infections."
After asking for access to Parliament for six years, he was eventually granted permission to film in places where cameras have never been allowed before.
I have seen the first of the four programmes, and these are my 10 favourite facts from it, featuring swords, purple ribbons, abseiling rope and what is known as the "plastic fantastic"...
The Palace of Westminster - Parliament - was built on the site of William the Conqueror's first palace.
Rebuilt in Victorian times as a Gothic fantasy palace, it is an eight-acre jumble of buildings, courtyards, passageways and corridors.
There are 100 staircases, more than 1,000 rooms and three miles of passages.
There are purple ribbons attached to the coat-hangers in the members' cloakroom, allowing MPs to hang up their swords as well as their coats. At least one MP still takes advantage of this.
An impressive 300 panes of glass cover the clock-face known to many as Big Ben.
In fact, Big Ben is actually the name of the bell inside the clock-tower.
Once every five years the clock-face is cleaned from the outside, by a team who abseil down it to do their maintenance work. Not a job for anyone scared of heights!
There are 650 MPs elected to the House of Commons. 502 of them are men; 148 are women.
Despite there being 650 MPs, the chamber has only 427 seats - meaning there is often standing room only on big days, such as the Budget.
However, there is a rather arcane way of booking a seat to guarantee a spot on the green benches.
MPs have to roll up at 8am, and place a "prayer card" in the place they would like to sit. They then have to be in the chamber at the start of that day's sitting, for prayers.
For over four centuries, every day in the Commons has begun with prayers, which last for three minutes and require MPs to face the wall for the duration.
There are competing theories as to why this is the custom.
Applause is very, very rare in the House of Commons. Tony Blair received a standing ovation on the day he stood down as prime minister and left chamber for the final time.
There was also an outbreak of applause for Sir Robert Rogers, who retired last year as clerk of the Commons. Sir Robert described the clapping as "really, really moving". But Conservative MP Jacob Rees Mogg said: "I think applause is a bit modern for the House of Commons."
Parliament produces 80 million printed pages a year, ranging from the official parliamentary record - called Hansard - to committee reports and draft legislation.
The thick file of information, carefully labelled to help David Cameron quickly find what he needs at Prime Minister's Questions, is known in Downing Street as the "plastic fantastic".
When a proposed new law, a bill, is sent from the House of Commons to the House of Lords, the clerk of the Commons writes "Soit bail as Seigneurs" on it - which means "let it be sent to the House of Lords" - in Norman French...
...the bill is then tied up in green ribbon, the colour of the House of Commons, and carried by hand through Central Lobby into the House of Lords.
The first episode of Inside the Commons, an Atlantic Productions for BBC Two, is broadcast on Tuesday on BBC Two at 21:00 GMT.
Irene, a category three storm, hit with winds of 185km/h (115mph).
Officials said some areas of the remote Acklins and Crooked Islands were badly damaged, although the capital, Nassau, was largely spared.
Irene also brought flooding and power cuts as it swept over Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands over the past few days.
The Bahamian island of Mayaguana, where roughly 250 people live, about 40 homes were damaged, AP reported.
There were also reports of extensive damage on Cat Island, Long Island and Eleuthera.
Lovely Bay on Acklins Island in the southern Bahamas was badly hit, said the National Emergency Management Agency (Nema).
On its website, The Tribune newspaper said homes had "been completely washed away or have lost entire roofs, power lines have been downed and trees are blocking roads".
Crooked Island saw wind gusts of more than 160km/h, with a school's roof "completely blown off and its windows blow out", Nema reported.
Across the Bahamas, Irene toppled trees and brought some flooding.
But the storm's course shifted, sparing New Providence island, which is home to some 200,000 people.
For the last three or four major hurricanes that I can recall, we've managed to skirt the eye of the hurricane," Charlton Knowles, who runs a pizza restaurant in Nassau, told AP.
"If the only things we are having are downed trees and pickets fences, then it's just a severe storm and that's all."
Irene was heading towards the US, with its projected path well offshore of the east coast of central and northern Florida later on Thursday and early Friday, according to the NHC.
The hurricane is forecast to approach the coast of North Carolina, where US President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency, on Saturday.
Three weeks after this year's tournament in Gabon, all the technical staff, including coach Avram Grant, have still to be paid.
"We don't have the money," a leading Ghana FA (GFA) official told BBC Sport.
Video analyst Gerard Nus is refusing to fly to his home nation Spain until the matter is addressed.
I will be here as long as it takes
"It's frustrating," the Spaniard told BBC Sport.
"Like any human being, when you do work you want to get paid - I don't think there's anything strange in that. I'm just going to wait here until they come with a good solution. Local people tell me that if I leave without a payment, most likely I will never get paid.
"It's sad to hear that because basically all I'm claiming is the money I've been promised for the job done."
Citing financial difficulties, the GFA has sought assistance from the country's government to settle the matter.
"The ministry is working for government to release funds for them to be paid," the official explained.
"It's not only Nus but the entire technical team and backroom staff - all of them."
Fitness coach Jamie Lawrence, who played in the Premier League with Bradford City, says he has lost work as a result of the payment delays.
"It's very frustrating. They told us the money would be paid as soon as we got back to Ghana and they haven't fulfilled the promise," the former Jamaica international told BBC Sport.
"I was away longer than anyone else - two months - and I went at the drop of a hat with 18 hours' notice for Avram and they haven't paid the money.
"90% of the team weren't playing regularly for their clubs and I got them up to speed before the tournament.
"I've been promised that I will get the rest of the money in the next 14 days. This hasn't put me off working in African football again but I have missed out on work because of this, when I was waiting for the money in Ghana."
The Black Stars extended a Nations Cup record in Gabon this year when becoming the first team to reach six semi-finals.
However, the four-time African champions once again failed to win a first title since 1982 as they were beaten 2-0 by Cameroon in the semi-finals.
Having taken charge after a disastrous 2014 World Cup for Ghana, Grant left his post earlier this month after deciding against renewing his contract.
The Israeli has left the country - in contrast to Nus, who should be back in Madrid.
The Spaniard also works at La Liga side Rayo Vallecano, who have been working without their assistant technical director in recent weeks.
"Rayo are wondering why I am not back in Madrid and of course that's where I want to be to help the club," Nus explained.
However, he is prepared to stay put until he is paid his salary by the GFA.
"They say I will get paid and I believe them. They are nice people and I trust them but it's one day, another day, another day and another day - and the issue is not getting sorted out.
"I will be here as long as it takes."
It happened after the woman had an abortion in England.
Her father told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme it had been a "traumatic day and night".
He said he and his wife had travelled to England the day after his daughter with the cooler bag.
"We got the foetus and we put it into the cool bag and started driving at two o'clock in the morning up the motorway," he added.
"Then the phone rang that she (his daughter) had collapsed and been rushed to the hospital.
"We had to turn the car, drive for 20 miles... turn back down the motorway to go down and see how she was.
"We didn't know whether she was alive or dead. We got to the hospital and she was being looked after really well.
"I had to sit in the car with the engine running to keep the cool bag cool.
"I tried to sleep for a few hours because I knew I was going to be driving immediately and I hadn't slept for nearly 24 hours.
"At six o'clock in the morning we headed home and eventually got to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast about eight o'clock to hand that over to the doctor."
Paediatric pathologist Dr Caroline Gannon has resigned over interventions by Northern Ireland's attorney general, John Larkin, on abortion laws surrounding fatal foetal abnormality.
She said the final straw was having to advise the woman and her partner to use a picnic cooler bag to return the remains.
Mr Larkin has said the law surrounding fatal foetal abnormality is under consideration.
"The legislation can be changed if those MLAs - who vote when this does come round - can picture their own daughter," the woman's father said. "I wish this on no-one.
"Mr Larkin, I don't know if he has a daughter, I would hope he would never have to go through what my daughter and her husband went through, what my wife and I have gone through.
"It was horrendous."
The man said he "saw nothing wrong in what he did" and hoped that there would now be a change in legislation "because at least something good would have come out of the the most awful experience".
He added that he thought it was "amazing" that his daughter "was able to get on with her life and get back to her work" but acknowledged she was "still burdened by the whole thing".
"We pray every day that she will have the child that she longs for," he said.
The 67-year-old Dutchman was pushed over the edge of emotion by the sight of his long-time assistant Bert van Lingen in a similarly reduced state after the Black Cats secured the point they needed to stay up with a goalless draw at Arsenal.
Advocaat had nine games to save Sunderland from relegation when he replaced Gus Poyet after the Uruguayan was sacked by owner Ellis Short following the 4-0 home defeat at Aston Villa on 14 March.
The fact Advocaat achieved safety with a fixture to spare is another achievement on the CV of one of the game's most widely travelled and experienced managers - and gives Sunderland the chance to rebuild after their latest great escape.
The sight of Advocaat tearfully falling into the arms of his old friend and colleague Van Lingen in front of thousands of joyous Sunderland fans at Emirates Stadium showed how much keeping up Sunderland meant to him - and how much it has taken out of him.
Advocaat looked drained and delighted in equal measure in his post-match briefing, admitting it was the first time football had ever moved him to public tears.
Managing Sunderland has always had the capacity to reduce grown men to tears but it was a still a surprise to see a battle-hardened character renowned for occasionally employing the iron fist in an iron glove in such a condition.
He was hailed in a slightly X-rated song by Sunderland's supporters after the final whistle and he deserves huge credit for the manner in which he turned around a club and a team that looked locked on course for the Championship when he arrived on Wearside.
Poyet left a Sunderland side devoid of spirit, easily beaten and prone to the sort of spectacular collapse that proved the final straw against Villa.
Advocaat's appointment was a gamble on the part of owner Short and the manager himself. He had no Premier League experience, although he had worked in the Scottish Premier League with Rangers between 1998 and 2002.
He opened with defeat at West Ham United but followed that up with the perfect tonic for any Sunderland manager - victory against Newcastle United in the Wear-Tyne derby.
How vital does that win look now with Sunderland safe and Newcastle fighting it out with Hull City to avoid relegation on the season's final day?
There have been bumps in the road, such as the 4-1 home defeat by Crystal Palace, but otherwise Advocaat has concentrated on injecting steel where there was previously a soft centre.
Crucial wins at home to Southampton and away at Everton demonstrated that Advocaat's ability to organise, a tactical acumen accumulated over a long career, and a belief in players who had lost their way was giving Sunderland a chance.
Even Jermain Defoe, a striker who has forged a reputation as an expert penalty box predator, showed his willingness to be flexible under Advocaat, operating on the right at Everton then switching to the left at Arsenal.
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It was all hands to the pump and Advocaat was tapping into previously unseen reserves of resilience and determination.
Sunderland rode their luck at Everton and again against at Arsenal on Wednesday but it was fortune earned and the sight of Uruguayan defender Sebastian Coates, a misfit at Liverpool, hurling himself in the way of shots at Emirates Stadium alongside veteran John O'Shea was a sign of the spirit and camaraderie fostered by Advocaat.
Three clean sheets signposted Sunderland towards safety as they became difficult to beat again and Advocaat said: "It was the way they worked, organised, and the tactics. I kept saying we would stay up if you believe in the players and the qualities you have. I said to the players they were not at a club like Sunderland because they were nice guys - I told them they were here because they were good players."
And, for a few weeks at least, Sunderland's players proved their manager right.
A celebration on the long journey back to the north-east perhaps - but once the euphoria dies down, owner Short will reflect that it cannot always be like this, struggling then appointing a new manager to save Sunderland from relegation.
In an echo of Advocaat's arrival, Short sacked Martin O'Neill in late March 2013 when they were only one point off the relegation places and appointed Paolo Di Canio with just seven games left.
The explosive Italian offered the short-term gain of survival but was sacked when his time at Sunderland descended into complete chaos by September.
Gus Poyet arrived and even he needed the so-called miracle survival last season when a draw at Manchester City and wins at Chelsea and Manchester United kept them up.
So the first item on Short's agenda will be a resolution on the future of Advocaat - who said he will make a decision on whether he wants to stay at The Stadium Of Light next week.
If he leaves it will be the end of his career. If he stays it will be his final job in football. Advocaat's poker face gave nothing away at Arsenal but the sight of Short beaming and waving in his manager's direction from high in the directors' box after the final whistle suggested he would happily keep him.
At 67, would Advocaat want the sort of long-term contract Short might feel he needs to offer to build towards something other than a desperate scrap for survival every May?
Sam Allardyce has been mentioned as a potential target as he looks certain to leave West Ham United after their final game at Newcastle United on Sunday. But would he be regarded as after the Lord Mayor's Show following Advocaat's success?
This is why getting a decision from Advocaat has to be Short's top priority. He will not want to suffer the sort of agonies both he and Sunderland fans have endured for another season.
Arsenal could have a celebration of their own, of sorts, as this draw put them three points ahead of Manchester United with only one game left and a goal difference of seven more than Louis van Gaal's side.
This means third place and an escape from the Champions League qualifiers is effectively assured - but there were worrying signs for Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger with the FA Cup final against Aston Villa looming at Wembley on 30 May.
For all Arsenal's pretty possession patterns, and yes there were moments when Sunderland carried some luck, this was their third consecutive blank scoresheet at home.
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Wenger suggested this struggle to score was having an impact on their "spontaneous attitude" in their finishing. Code for: "We currently can't hit a barn door at five paces."
Throw in that Wenger said they looked jaded and lacked sharpness in their movement and it was easy to see why he expressed some concern before that Wembley date.
Arsenal have been outstanding since the turn of the year but Wenger will want to banish the lingering fear that they have peaked this season.
Third place in the Premier League and an FA Cup win will keep the wolf from the door. Third place but no trophies would make it hard for Wenger to paint a picture of progress.
1 - Sunderland were a point above safety when Advocaat took charge and are guaranteed to finish at least one point above safety on Sunday.
3 - He won three of his eight games - the Black Cats had won four games all season when he took over on 17 March.
4 - He has had four stints on the coaching staff of the Netherlands national team.
5 - Sunderland are now unbeaten in five games, winning two and drawing three; they last went five without a defeat in May 2014, a spell of form which also saw them avoid relegation.
8 - In eight games in charge, Advocaat has guided Sunderland to 12 points.
9 - Sunderland have now drawn nine matches 0-0 this season; no side has ever recorded more in a Premier League campaign.
14 - Advocaat is the 14th man to take charge at Sunderland since Arsene Wenger became Arsenal manager in 1996.
20 - Sunderland is the 20th - and final he says - job Advocaat has taken as a manager or assistant since his first, as number two to the Dutch national team in 1984.
38 - Steve Bruce was the last Sunderland manager to complete a full season of 38 Premier League games (2010-11).
100 - No manager has been in charge for more than 100 games since Mick McCarthy left in March 2006.
It was originally agreed in 2008 and has been renewed on a two-year basis since then.
On Monday, it was renewed for a further three years.
The bilateral agreement signed between the Irish and US governments relates only to the 12-month J1 visa.
It does not apply to the four-month programme, which many Irish students use to spend a summer working in the US.
There have been concerns about the future of the J1 programme given previous remarks from US President-elect Donald Trump that he plans to end the scheme.
In August 2015, in a position paper posted on his website, Mr Trump said: "The J1 visa jobs programme for foreign youth will be terminated and replaced with a résumé bank for inner city youth provided to all corporate subscribers to the J1 visa programme."
However that paper is no longer available on his website and the same pledge is not contained in his latest policy paper on immigration.
Despite the signing of Monday's agreement, uncertainty still hangs over the programme as Mr Trump could shut it down by executive order once he takes office on 20 January.
In 2015, 1,319 Irish people availed of the 12-month J1 visa, and around 7,000 took part in the four-month J1 Summer Work Travel Programme.
About 300 Americans availed of the reciprocal arrangement and travelled to Ireland for a 12-month period of travel and work.
The 24-year-old has been a free agent since leaving third tier club Bronshoj Boldklub in his native country in July.
Jorgensen has signed a short-term deal to provide competition to fellow goalkeeper Aaron Chapman and will be part of the squad for Stanley's season-opener at home to Colchester United.
His move is subject to international clearance but Jorgensen has already trained with the Accrington squad.
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The Belfast engineering firm saw turnover slide from £67m in 2015 - when it was in profit - to £8m in 2016.
According to its accounts, it was hit hard by a downturn in the offshore oil and gas sectors, with companies either delaying or cancelling work.
During 2016 its permanent core workforce dropped from 170 to 115.
Harland and Wolff stopped shipbuilding in 2003 and its more recent work has included refurbishing oil rigs and manufacturing sections of off-shore wind turbines.
Last November, it landed a £20m contract with wind farm developer Scottishpower Renewables.
However, in its accounts for 2016, the firm said it was a challenge to secure larger contracts against "aggressive competition".
In documents lodged with Companies House, Harland and Wolff said: "The company continues to have adequate financial resources to address the current market challenges."
It added that contracts for 2017 are "only at circa 60% of what is required", but business is being pursued "vigorously" in the marine and renewables market.
The 6m (19.6 ft) structure would be located on the Pentagon roundabout and greet motorists as they enter the city.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club (DCCC) chief executive Simon Storey said the stumps would be paid for by local firms and private donors.
It has until May to submit its 2017 tournament bid.
Mr Storey said the structure would signal the city's commitment to a successful tournament and building a "long-lasting" cricket legacy to the bidding panel.
He said that a total of £3.4m would be invested in improving the club's 3aaa County Ground before 2017.
The work would be funded by grants from the England and Wales Cricket Board and Derby Enterprise Growth Fund, as well as loan funding from the city council, he said.
Council leader Ranjit Banwait said the world cup was "an exciting prospect for the city".
In a postal referendum just under 73% of voters agreed Thornaby should split from Stockton Borough Council.
The ward has a population of about 25,000, of which 17,461 were eligible to vote and 5,669 did so.
Stockton South Conservative MP James Wharton said residents were "clearly frustrated with Stockton Council and the way they do things".
"A lot of positive things are happening, but there is also an arrogance that neglects the views of residents in the south of the borough." he said.
Stockton Council leader Bob Cook said residents' surveys suggested "very high satisfaction levels".
"We understand that people have strong views on specific issues and, like all local authorities, there are times when we have to make difficult decisions," he said.
The referendum is not legally binding so any changes would be dependent on the labour-controlled authority requesting the Boundary Commission carry out a review.
"On past form Stockton Council will try and block any formal boundary review but they would do well to listen carefully to the message being sent," Mr Wharton said.
The referendum has cost about £12,000 so far, the town council confirmed.
Nineteen votes were found to be invalid.
And so he did. Boy, did he.
The event, ostensibly an announcement of the president's new pick for labour secretary, was anything but routine. New nominee Alexander Acosta wasn't even in attendance - and it probably wasn't a bad thing that he missed out, since he quickly became an afterthought to the 76-minute free-form scrum that ensued.
So much for White House message discipline. Instead, it was Trump being Trump. The off-the-cuff style got him elected president, of course, so perhaps it's how he will reboot his four-week-old (!) presidency. Donald Trump was off the leash - just the way he seems to like it.
Here are some of the highlights.
Thursday's press conference was Trump v the Media, round eleventy-billion.
Mr Trump said mainstream journalists were the voice of a "broken system" of special interests that he is challenging - which can only be catnip for his base and a way of insulating himself against the recent barrage of negative stories.
When pressed on the simmering scandal over former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's contacts with Russia and how the White House handled them, the president parried and then went after "dishonest" reporters who should be "ashamed" about inaccurate reporting based on illegal leaks (the president did not acknowledge the apparent contradiction in such a statement).
He blamed reporters for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal for not directly contacting him before running unflattering stories, as though they had his personal mobile number.
He even engaged in a bit of presidential concern-trolling, telling a CNN reporter his network would "do much better by being different".
"I started off today by saying that it's so important to the public to get an honest press," Mr Trump continued. "The public doesn't believe you people anymore. Now, maybe I had something to do with that. I don't know. But they don't believe you."
Mr Trump seemed to be at his happiest in this back-and-forth with hostile reporters over whether or not the media are honest - and with good reason. While journalists care deeply about the reputation of their profession, the general public probably views it as so much navel-gazing.
Every minute debating the impartiality and truthfulness of the press is a battle fought on terrain friendly to the president.
Mr Trump has a habit of making statements that have, shall we say, a sometimes distant relationship with reality. He often couches the remarks in phrases like "I've heard", "people are saying", or "I guess".
Such was the case when he turned once again - in the scripted portion of his press conference, no less - to the size of his Electoral College victory last November.
In a bit of a twist, however, a reporter from NBC, Peter Alexander, called him on it minutes later.
He said that Barack Obama and Bill Clinton posted bigger margins of victory. Mr Trump replied that he was referring to Republican presidents.
Alexander countered that George HW Bush had a bigger win, too.
"Why should Americans trust you when you accuse the information they've received as being fake, when you provide information that's not accurate?" he asked.
Trump replied that it was information he "was given" and had "seen around", before saying that it was still a "very substantial victory" - a claim much more difficult to disprove.
President Trump, like Candidate Trump, has seemed invulnerable to fact-checkers, perhaps in part because he's moved on to a hundred different topics before the media watchdogs can catch up.
Thursday, for at least a brief moment, was different.
The event on Thursday was billed as a press conference, but for the first half-hour it seemed more like an unpolished mid-day State of Union address. It was a chance for the president to talk over the gathered heads of the journalists in remarks broadcast on three of the four major US commercial networks and all the cable news outlets.
He spoke about the jobs he's brought back to the US - anecdotal and small-bore though they may be. He spoke of "productive talks" he's had with world leaders and the request he's made for his military to come up with a plan to defeat the so-called Islamic state.
He cited executive actions withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and cutting back on government regulations. He boasted of task forces created, councils formed and agency co-ordination instructed.
And he touted his immigration efforts - a key piece of which is currently suspended pending court review.
"This last month has represented an unprecedented degree of action on behalf of the great citizens of our country," Mr Trump asserted again. "And we have not even started the big work yet."
That last part is definitely true. While the Trump administration has seemed to be in a flurry of activity, legislatively there has been relatively little accomplished. Within the first four weeks of his presidency, Mr Obama had signed into law a measure increasing protection for women's wages in the workplace and a massive economic stimulus bill that included more than $800bn in new federal spending.
After four weeks, Mr Trump still has 98% of his presidency ahead of him. The start has been rocky, and less accomplished than he says, but the jury is still out.
One of the criticisms that seems to irk Mr Trump the most is that his presidency has been beset by "chaos" and mismanagement.
Mr Trump lays part of the blame at the feet of Democrats, whom he says have been slow to approve his top-level cabinet appointments.
While part of this assuredly true, as Democrats slow-walked several of his nominees, others have been tardy because there were delays in submitting vetting paperwork or in the announcement of the nominations.
Perhaps of greater cause for concern is the lack of lower-level appointments announced. In key departments like state and treasury, the under-secretary slots remain largely unfilled.
Then there's the ongoing palace intrigue within the White House, which Mr Trump glossed over. He said that his chief of staff, Reince Priebus, is "working so hard just putting out fires" - but some of those fires are coming from within his own administration.
In one Washington Post story, an unnamed White House official said Priebus had to "become more competent". There's talk of rival factions within the Trump team, with pragmatists like Priebus squared off against longtime Trump true-believers like Steve Bannon and Stephen Miller.
When asked by the BBC's Jon Sopel about one of the most-cited example of White House chaos - the confusion surrounding the administration's rollout of the Mr Trump's immigration order - the president was defiant.
"We had a very smooth rollout of the travel ban," he said. "But we had a bad court."
The court decisions Mr Trump was apparently referencing - either by the Seattle judge who suspended implementation of the ban or the appellate court that upheld the injunction - came well after the first few unruly days of implementation, however, when US immigration officials seemed uncertain of how to apply the broadly worded order.
Perhaps "chaos" is too strong a word, but "smooth" is downplaying the confusion, particularly for permanent US residents from Iran, Iraq and other targeted nations who were left wondering whether they could safely enter the US.
After berating a CNN reporter, calling the BBC's Jon Sopel a "real beauty" and repeatedly telling a Jewish reporter asking about anti-Semitism to be quiet, Mr Trump finally found a question he liked - from an independent reporter named Kyle Mazza.
"Can you tell us all the things Melania does for the country?" he asked, referring to the president's wife.
"That is what I call a nice question," Mr Trump responded, before extolling the virtues of the first lady.
"I've known her for a long time," he said. "She was a very successful person. She was a very successful model. She did really well."
Mr Trump had been criticised for only calling on friendly reporters over the course of the last three press availabilities - all joint appearances with foreign leaders where a total of six questions from US journalists were permitted. Mr Trump chose conservative news outlets like Townhall, the Daily Caller and Newsmax over traditional mainstream media reporters.
On Thursday, however, Mr Trump took the media's best shot - although he carped about how he'd be portrayed as "ranting and raving" in the subsequent coverage.
He may not have ranted and raved, but it was a most unusual press conference nonetheless.
On Wednesday, Brazil said the number of babies born with suspected microcephaly or abnormally small heads since October had reached nearly 4,000.
The Brazilian authorities believe the increase is caused by an outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Warnings by US health officials now cover parts of Africa and Oceania.
One leading virologist in Brazil told the BBC the country was in an "emergency situation".
Brazil's health ministry says there have been 3,893 suspected cases of microcephaly since October, when the authorities first noticed a surge, up from 3,500 in last week's report.
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The link between microcephaly and Zika has not been confirmed but a small number of babies who died had the virus in their brain and no other explanation for the surge in microcephaly has been suggested.
The brain condition can be deadly or cause intellectual disability and developmental delays.
Forty-nine babies with suspected microcephaly have died, Brazil's health ministry says. In five of these cases an infection with Zika virus was found.
Brazil is experiencing the largest known outbreak of Zika, with most cases in the north-east. Others have been detected in the south-east, an area which includes Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.
There has been a sharp rise in the number of cases of Zika in several other Latin American countries.
In Colombia, more than 13,500 cases have been reported, and the country's health minister has advised women there to delay pregnancy.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued initial travel warnings to pregnant women last week, adding eight more places to the list on Friday. The warnings now extend to
"The virus found the perfect conditions in Brazil," Ricardo Lourenco, who studies tropical infectious diseases at Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Institute, told Reuters news agency. "A very efficient vector that loves human blood, millions of susceptible victims with no antibodies, ideal climate and lots of places to breed."
Davis Ferreira, a virologist with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, told the BBC Brazil was facing a crisis similar to the one West Africa faced with Ebola: "We have newborns, thousands of newborns with microcephaly.
"And we don't know what's to come. We're in a emergency situation."
Rio de Janeiro is due to host the Olympics in August. The country is expecting 10,500 international athletes and many more spectators to attend.
Psychologist Dr Aric Sigman says the vast majority of men do not find female body-fat, or the "pear-shape", unattractive.
"Men are an untapped army who need to become aggressively vocal," he is telling the HMC Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
Feminist thinking says that body image is more of a "complex" issue than this.
"Poor body image isn't about what men do and don't find attractive, it's much more complex than that, and involves a huge amount of psychological manipulation, insecurity mongering, and conditioning," says Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, a newspaper columnist and the co-writer of The Vagenda.
"From childhood, women are already surrounded by men's unsolicited opinions on their bodies - more of the same is not what we need."
Dr Sigman tells Newsbeat that excluding the views of men from these discussions is "old-fashioned" and comes from an approach that has failed to work for the last 40 years.
He says many boys and men value non-physical attributes such as personality and body language - and it's important for girls to hear this message.
BBC Advice has more information and help if you have worries about body image.
Dr Sigman says: "Whether we consider it politically incorrect or not, how men - meaning in this case fathers, brothers, grandfathers and partners - see women's bodies is a real part of life."
He adds: "Men have a very different and much kinder take on female body-fat, sex appeal, eating and weight loss.
"Knowing what men think can actually serve as an antidote to the prevailing assumptions that feed body dissatisfaction."
In 2012, MPs recommended that all schoolchildren should take part in compulsory body image and self-esteem lessons.
An inquiry by the all-party parliamentary group on body image was given evidence that showed girls as young as five were worrying about their size and appearance.
It was also shown that more than half of adults also felt ashamed of the way they looked.
"Anyone who is serious about tackling the cult of thinness should seriously consider taking a long hard look at the media - women's magazines as much as men's - and the fashion industry, as well as a range of other complex psychological factors," says Ms Cosslett.
"Talking to women is key, as well. Often body insecurities are passed down from mother to daughter and have little, if anything, to do with men."
Dr Sigman, the author of the book The Body Wars, says: "Men are often surprised to discover how even the most intelligent, capable, rational and empowered women can be laid low by body dissatisfaction. Many of us just don't get it."
Ms Cosslett believes that the media and fashion industry both have a big part to play in why so many women experience issues with body image - and that addressing these institutions would be a more effective way of tackling the problem.
"Men's support is vital in the fight against sexism but to reduce such a complex issue down to what men find attractive is extremely unhelpful and could have a negative impact on girls within the school environment, who already face alarming levels of body scrutiny," she says.
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The 22 caravans at Pineridge Park Homes, Nine Mile Ride, are home to more than 20 children and their families.
Residents have resisted the borough council's attempts to move remove them from the site since 2009.
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Conservative Heidi Allen said ministers had not consulted properly with local authorities when opting to close the Dubs resettlement scheme this month.
But MPs voted against her amendment by 287 votes to 267.
The Home Office said it encouraged councils to come forward if they had capacity for child asylum seekers.
Only three Tory MPs voted in favour of the amendment: Ms Allen, Tania Mathias and Nicky Morgan. They were joined by 195 Labour MPs, 47 SNP, and nine Liberal Democrats, among others.
A total of 282 Tory MPs voted against.
Campaigners want 3,000 Syrian and other children in Europe to be found homes.
They said ministers have failed to live up to their commitment to do all they can to help the victims of the civil war in Syria and other conflicts when agreeing to take an unspecified number of children under a scheme named after Labour peer Lord Dubs.
When the scheme closes later this month, the government expects 350 children to have been given sanctuary in the UK - in addition to those already accepted under other resettlement and asylum programmes.
Ministers have said councils, which are under extreme financial constraints, do not have the capacity to take the number mooted by campaigners.
They have also long expressed concerns that taking children directly from southern Europe and the Balkans encourages child trafficking and potentially fatal journeys across the Mediterranean - a claim contested by charities.
A cross-party group of MPs had hoped to amend the Children and Social Work Bill currently before Parliament to place a statutory duty on councils to consult and report back to ministers at least once a year on their capacity to provide safeguarding and welfare services to children, including refugees from abroad.
Yvette Cooper, the Labour chairwoman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, said she was "deeply disappointed" by the vote's result.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said: "To not help vulnerable children in need is utterly heartless and heartbreaking.
"This vote shames Britain. The government continues to defend the indefensible by closing Dubs against opposition from a significant number of MPs, including those on its own benches, and from the public."
Lord Dubs, who arrived in Britain as a refugee from Nazism, said he was "disappointed", but insisted: "The campaign isn't over, our better nature will surely carry the day."
Citizens UK has claimed there are at least 368 spaces available for children in the UK under the terms of the national transfer scheme for asylum-seekers.
The charity said it was "devastated" by the vote, but added that their campaign "doesn't end here".
Children's charity Unicef said it was "hugely disappointing that the government did not listen to the many MPs who wanted the UK to do more", while Oxfam accused ministers of "closing the door on child refugees who have fled terrible violence".
Earlier, Ms Allen, who tabled the amendment, said the UK had done an "amazing job" in terms of welcoming 20,000 refugees directly from Syria and its neighbouring countries and providing more than £2bn in aid to help those displaced by the six-year conflict.
But she said helping unaccompanied children already in Europe was a "final piece in the jigsaw" where the UK was currently falling short.
"This is a global crisis and we need to play our part," she told the BBC.
"The Dubs amendment moved us as a nation. We could not not respond to that terrible image of a little boy washed up on the beach.
"We have decided to end the Dubs scheme neatly at the end of the financial year. Humanitarian crises won't end at the end of the financial year nor should our compassion."
Seventeen-year-old Amir lived with his family in the Syrian city of Aleppo, for years the scene of some of the country's worst fighting. His parents were so frightened that their only son would end up as a fighter, either for government forces or for the Free Syrian army, that they took the decision to get him out of the country.
He told the BBC: "It was like a horror film, bombs every day, everybody scared, the only choice is to wait for death or leave."
In 2015, his parents paid people smugglers to transport Amir to Turkey. He was 15. He describes how from there he travelled through seven other European countries alone, sometimes negotiating with traffickers.
Helped by the charity Safe Passage, he was transferred to the UK from France last autumn. He is one of 200 unaccompanied under 18s who have been re-settled here under the Dubs scheme.
"It's so sad the government is closing the scheme. There are lots of children having bad times with no one to care for them. We will be grateful if the British government can help others to survive," he said.
Ms Allen, the MP for South Cambridgeshire, said she had been assured by bodies representing councils that many still had the scope to accept children and that an annual audit, with a duty on ministers to report back to Parliament, would help them to do so.
"Some councils are absolutely bursting, they cannot take any more.
"They have done an amazing job. But there are those still stepping forward and we have not taken them up on their offers."
The MP's amendment - tabled at Report Stage of the legislation - had won the backing of Labour and the Lib Dems as well as prominent former Conservative ministers including Nicky Morgan, Tim Loughton and Anna Soubry.
Faith leaders and prominent actors, including Juliet Stevenson, Rhys Ifans and Toby Jones, led a demonstration outside the Commons during Tuesday's debate designed to increase pressure on the government.
A government spokesman said: "We set up the national transfer scheme to ensure that caring responsibilities for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children are shared by local authorities across the country in a way that is fair and in the best interest of the children.
"We continue to encourage local authorities to participate in this scheme.
"Each year around 3,000 children arrive in the UK and claim asylum, which is in addition to children placed in a local authority area through our resettlement schemes from the Middle East and North Africa region.
"Last year, the UK granted protection or another form of leave to more than 8,000 children."
The 41-year-old refereed the finals of the FA Cup, the Champions League and the European Championship in 2016.
Clubs in China have been making huge offers for players - with deals agreed for Chelsea midfielder Oscar and former Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.
"There is no offer on the table but if they made an offer it would be under consideration," he said.
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Clattenburg, who officiated at his first Premier League match in 2004 and has been in charge of 386 English top-flight games to date, was named referee of the year at a football awards ceremony in Dubai in late December.
China is seeking to become a major football nation, with Tevez the newest recruit to the country's Super League.
The forward, 32, signed for Shanghai Shenhua on Thursday in a deal reportedly worth £40m, with a salary in excess of £310,000 a week.
In addition, Real Madrid were offered about £250m by an unnamed Chinese club for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to his agent.
But Clattenburg believes that there could be a role for him in the development of Chinese match officials as the sport grows in popularity.
"It's important to have the right quality of referee to go with the level of football," he added. "China is going to become a huge player in years to come.
"If they want to be serious about their league they are going to have to have the right set-up. Refereeing is a huge part of football.
"At the moment I still enjoy working for the Premier League and Uefa. If an opportunity came along - I am contracted to the Premier League - but I have to look at my long-term strategy of my career.
"How long can I last as a referee? I have been in the Premier League 12 years. It's been a wonderful 12 years."
Across the city's 33 council areas, 86% got into their first choice of school. Overall, the number of applications was down by 4% to 98,944.
The Pan London Admissions Board said pressure for places remained high despite the slight drop in applications.
The national figure will not be announced for several weeks.
The London figures also show that overall, 96% of children received an offer from one of their top three preferred schools. Last year, it was 94%.
The areas with the highest number of first preference admissions were Barking and Dagenham (93%), Newham (92%) and Bexley (91%), while Kensington and Chelsea (68%), Hammersmith and Fulham (76%) and Harrow (79%) had the lowest.
The admissions board said the variation in boroughs was because the city had such a dense population and that while some schools might not have offered many first preferences, they may have a high proportion of first preferences for pupils from neighbouring boroughs because schools were situated near borough boundaries.
It said some parents may also choose to select a school their child was unlikely to receive an offer for.
Sara Williams, chair of the Pan London Admissions Board, said: "The demand for primary school places in London remains high, having increased by 5% since 2011.
"Overall there has been a slight fall in demand for reception places since last year, but the pressure on London schools to deliver places for children across the capital due to start school this September remains.
"We will be keeping an eye on birth rates and patterns of population growth, but we expect demand for primary school places to continue at least at current levels and demand for secondary school places to grow considerably in the years ahead."
A total of 95.5% of voters in Crimea supported joining Russia and leaving Ukraine, officials said.
Mr Hague said Russia must now face "economic and political consequences".
A statement from Number 10 said that the UK did not "recognise" the referendum or its outcome.
Crowds of pro-Moscow voters celebrated in the main city of Simferopol, and Crimea's pro-Russia leader, Sergei Aksyonov, said he would apply to join Russia on Monday.
But some Crimeans loyal to Kiev boycotted the referendum, and the EU and US condemned it as illegal.
Mr Hague said: "Nothing in the way that the referendum has been conducted should convince anyone that it is a legitimate exercise.
"The referendum has taken place at 10 days' notice, without a proper campaign or public debate, with the political leaders of the country being unable to visit Crimea, and in the presence of many thousands of troops from a foreign country. It is a mockery of proper democratic practice.
"The UK does not recognise the referendum or its outcome, in common with the majority of the international community."
With reports of more disturbances in the city of Donetsk in the largely pro-Russian eastern Ukraine, Mr Hague went on to warn the Kremlin against any further military incursion into Ukrainian territory.
"Any attempt by the Russian Federation to use the referendum as an excuse to annex the Crimea, or to take further action on Ukrainian territory, would be unacceptable," he said.
"I call on Russia to enter into dialogue with Ukraine and with the international community to resolve this crisis through diplomacy and in accordance with international law, not to exacerbate it further through unilateral and provocative actions."
Mr Hague was speaking from Brussels where, on Monday, he is expected to discuss a range of possible sanctions with other EU ministers. These could include asset freezes, and travel bans aimed at senior Russian officials.
A Number 10 spokesman said: "We don't recognise the Crimea referendum or its outcome. We call on Russia to enter dialogue with Ukraine and resolve this crisis within international law."
Russia's military intervention in the Crimean peninsula - part of Russia until 1954 and host to its Black Sea fleet - followed the fall of Ukraine's pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych on 22 February.
Even before the polling stations had closed, the referendum on its future was being widely denounced in the West.
In a joint statement, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said it was "illegal and illegitimate and its outcome will not be recognised".
There were 1.5 million eligible voters in the Crimean referendum, and election officials put the turnout in Sunday's vote at more than 80%.
The non-indigenous predator was introduced into Britain in the 1920s for fur farming - but many escaped.
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (Basc) claims the animals have decimated populations of lapwing birds and water voles.
It is trying to promote tracking, capture and eradication of them.
"There's been a tremendous hit on the water vole population. Records show there were nine million water voles in the UK - that's now down to a million," said Meurig Rees, from Basc.
"Mainly because of the mink - it's a killing, eating machine which doesn't belong in the UK - it's a non-native invasive species from America."
Mr Rees has been placing "mink rafts" and traps on land up and down Wales, in a bid to control the animal.
"A mink raft acts as a monitor, which encourages mink to leave evidence they've paid a visit in the form of footprints left in a clay and sand mix," he explained.
"Once a mink is detected, the raft on which it left its tracks also becomes the best place to set a trap."
He bluntly adds: "The animal is then dispatched, in other words, shot."
According to Basc, the extermination of the mink has the support of many animal welfare bodies - backed by strong scientific grounds supporting this method of control.
Fur farming was made illegal in the UK in 2000 and it is claimed the mink population increased in the wild even further.
It is against the law to release non-native animals such as grey squirrel or mink under the Wildlife and Countryside Act.
The RSPCA has previously said any culling of invasive species should be carried out by "trained operators using humane, established methods".
Landowner Charles Grisedale, who runs a lapwing reserve near Pennant in Ceredigion, said he is considering placing a floating mink raft and traps on his lakes to protect the ground-nesting bird, which has also seen a 90% decline in numbers.
"It's a constant fight to save the lapwing, we will lose them in Wales and this is a Welsh bird which has to battle many factors to stay alive including the non-native mink," said Mr Grisedale.
"It's a natural born killer, if it's gets in with your chickens, they'll all be dead. If you're walking a little Chihuahua or other small dog along a river bank it'll go for that and try and kill it.
"It's a mass killer with very few predators in the UK."
While there is no easy way to estimate the population of American mink, Basc said it is now in every river.
Mr Grisedale added: "They now rule our river beds, with a reign of terror over the other animals in the water and the surrounding land."
It says last year's council initiative to entice more shoppers, increased traffic congestion and disrupted bus services.
Instead, Translink and the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) are offering alternative ideas, including reducing bus and train fares.
Their proposals for Christmas 2016 are to be considered by a Belfast City Council committee on Wednesday.
In 2015, the council, for the first time in several years, offered free parking for 1,500 vehicles in the evenings and at weekends.
However, Translink considered the move "counterproductive" - it says it increased congestion as people queued or circled the city centre looking for no cost parking.
It said the knock-on impact reduced the punctuality and reliability of its bus services.
As an alternative this year, it says it is prepared to run fare reduction offers on buses and trains during the month of December.
It said it will also extend the opening hours at park and ride facilities.
In a statement, Translink said: "Planning for Christmas parking and traffic are part of the discussions we have each year with Belfast City Council and other partners to help keep Belfast moving during this extremely busy period."
Members of the Australian Border Force (ABF) intercepted 71 tonnes of tobacco in three shipments, Border Protection Minister Peter Dutton said.
Two containers from Indonesia were found in Sydney while the third was seized before it could leave Indonesia.
Mr Dutton said a new ABF "strike team" was being set up to target tobacco smugglers.
"This tobacco would have cost Australia over A$27m (£13m) in legitimate tax revenue if it had been successfully smuggled into the country and sold here," Mr Dutton said in a statement.
The two containers found in Sydney held 47 tonnes of loose leaf tobacco and had come from Indonesia. The third, with 24 tonnes, was seized by Indonesian authorities before it could be shipped out, the statement said.
Mr Dutton said a high degree of organisation had been behind the shipments.
And he said the seizures - made under Operation Wardite - were the result of co-operation between the ABF and Indonesian Customs.
"There are clear links to organised crime and we know that groups smuggling illicit tobacco into Australia are also involved in other illegal activities such as narcotics," he said.
"The ABF is determined to disrupt their activities and the new ABF strike team will focus on the organised crime syndicates behind shipments like this and collect intelligence on their operations."
Earlier this week, the ABF announced it had seized almost six million smuggled cigarettes in raids in Melbourne.
It says it has also recently dismantled two major organised crime groups involved in tobacco smuggling, one in New South Wales and the other in Victoria.
The uncapped Leinster centre, 29, sat out the action with "muscle soreness".
"It was on the advice of the medical department," said England defence coach Paul Gustard. "He's all good and has settled in really well."
New Zealand-born Te'o is competing with Luther Burrell and Owen Farrell to make his debut at inside centre.
England, coached by Australian Eddie Jones, face the Wallabies in three Tests.
Silva defeated world number one Sumiya Dorjsuren of Mongolia by Waza-ari to delight a partisan crowd at Carioca 2.
The gold medal marks a fairytale rise to Olympic triumph from a childhood in Rio's notorious 'City of God' favela for Silva.
"Judo is my life," said Silva. "I love competing at home, because of the fans. Their cheering helps a lot."
And she added: "I hope that this medal opened doors for more medals this week."
Silva qualified for the London 2012 Games but was disqualified in the early rounds for a rule violation.
London champion Kaori Matsumoto of Japan took bronze alongside five-time European champion Telma Monteiro of Portugal.
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In the West, the Church is struggling to fill pews as congregations dwindle, while the number of priests is also falling.
Meanwhile, the rise of evangelical Churches, especially in Latin America and Africa, is checking the growth of Catholic congregations, which are also threatened in some areas by religious intolerance.
Benedict XVI rejected calls for a debate on the issue of clerical celibacy, and reaffirmed the ban on Communion for divorced Catholics who remarry.
Equality laws being debated in several Western countries are a major issue. Benedict XVI has said the Church's strict positions on abortion, euthanasia and homosexuality are "not negotiable", and such outspoken orthodoxy has alienated liberal-minded Catholics.
And the new Pope is tasked with shoring up confidence in an institution that has been rocked for years by the sexual abuse of minors by priests.
Here are some of the major issues facing Pope Francis.
The recent leaking of Vatican documents by the pope emeritus' butler has exposed the Church's central government - the Curia - as a seriously dysfunctional institution.
It appears to be "riddled with rival factions and there were accusations of corruption in high places", says veteran Vatican analyst Clifford Longley.
"The reform of the Vatican, which Benedict XVI only began at the margins, has a long way to go yet," says Mr Longley. "Decentralisation is now imperative. His successor has a huge and unenviable task."
Systems of oversight need to be put in place to ensure corruption is detected and halted, while Vatican financial transactions need to be made more transparent.
"The one issue which overshadows all others is the growing pressure on Catholics because of equality laws in the West," says Catholic commentator Austen Ivereigh.
Gay marriage legislation in France and the UK, the closure of Catholic adoption agencies in the UK, the battle in US courts between leading Catholic institutions and the State over sexual equality are all serving to have a chilling effect on the Church in the West, he says.
"Equality laws such as same-sex marriage make Christians and church organisations vulnerable to lawsuits and anti-discrimination claims."
Ultimately, says Mr Ivereigh, the State could be developing positions through equality legislation that will serve to marginalise Catholics and the presence of the Church in public life.
"There is no bigger file in the Pope's inbox," he says.
As pope, Benedict XVI spoke of the Church's shame for "unspeakable crimes" committed by paedophile priests, as well as offering heartfelt apologies to victims, groups of whom he has met during his trips overseas.
But many critics feel the Vatican was - and still is - far too slow, too reluctant and too secretive when it comes to acknowledging and investigating sexual abuse.
Pope Francis has the task of continuing to ensure perpetrators are held to account, and to ensure the changes introduced by his predecessor are implemented - particularly when it comes to bishops signing up to child protection guidelines.
David Clohessy, Executive Director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests, told the BBC: "The new pontiff must do more to safeguard children.
"He should stop issuing apologies and making gestures, and instead demote bishops who continue to conceal heinous crimes.
"And he should insist that prelates work with secular authorities to craft and pass stronger child sex laws across the globe."
Benedict XVI acknowledged progress on promoting women within the Church - particularly in its administrative bodies - was too slow.
In 2007 he pointed out that while Jesus chose 12 men as apostles, "among the disciples many women were also chosen. They played an active role within the context of Jesus's mission".
Despite this, though, he has refused to countenance women priests, delivering a fierce rebuke last year to Catholics who challenged the Church's teaching.
And while certain women have risen to posts in the Vatican, others considered "difficult" have been removed, says Dr Gemma Simmonds, Director of the UK's Religious Life Institute.
An investigation into statements made by a group of Catholic nuns in the US on homosexuality and the male-only priesthood caused controversy. Fr Drew Christiansen, a Jesuit priest and visiting scholar at Boston College, says it is one of the key shortcomings of the pontificate.
"The USA owes a huge debt to generous, heroic sisters who have dedicated their lives to offering education, healthcare and pastoral provision only to be subjected to an intrusive, inherently hostile process of investigation for alleged doctrinal errors," says Dr Simmonds.
"The contrast between their treatment and that of paedophile clergy has caused widespread scandal."
It is widely acknowledged that a culture shift needs to take place within the Vatican, and Pope Francis will be expected to promote women into senior management positions in the Curia.
The welfare of persecuted Christians around the world, particularly in troubled areas of the Middle East, Asia and Africa, will be a major issue for the new Pope.
The ongoing exodus of Christians from the Holy Land will add significance to the Pope's approach to relations with Jews and Muslims.
Pope Benedict was only the second Pope to enter an Islamic holy site when he visited the Blue Mosque in Istanbul in 2006, joining Muslims in silent prayer.
Such a bridge-building attempt was not welcomed in some Muslim circles, particularly coming shortly after the Pope quoted from a 14th-century Byzantine emperor who labelled the Prophet Muhammad "evil and inhuman".
Pope Francis will be challenged to find common ground with Islam, which is on the rise in Africa and Asia where Roman Catholicism has a large base.
Benedict XVI irked Jews by forwarding the path of Pope Pius XII to sainthood despite criticisms that the wartime Pope did not do enough to prevent the Holocaust. He also angered some in the Church of England by encouraging those disaffected with Anglicanism to convert to Catholicism.
In general, relations with Anglicans and Jews seem to be on a good footing. But the new Pope will have to tread carefully to build bridges with the Muslim world while not alienating Jews and without being seen to pander to Islamic extremism.
There are 1.2 billion Catholics around the world, a large proportion of whom (42%) come from Latin America. Europe, Catholicism's historic heartland, is now home to just a quarter of Catholics.
However, Benedict XVI seemed reasonably untroubled by this numerical decline, envisioning a smaller, but more faithful, Church.
Key for his successor will be to consolidate this changing position of the Church within society. As it becomes more distant from official institutions, says Austen Ivereigh, the Church will have to ensure that those within the pews - and those who lead them - are well supported.
Similarly, it must continue to ensure it takes advantage of modern technology to spread its message.
The appointment of Fox News' Rome correspondent Greg Burke as an adviser in 2012 signalled a modern communications strategy at the heart of Vatican decision-making that had previously been lacking. And then the Pope took to Twitter.
Pope Francis will be expected to take a similarly enthusiastic approach to modern technology.
The 23-year-old was five over for her round with six holes to play but made two birdies and holed out from a bunker to eagle the 17th and reach five under.
England's Charley Hull mixed five bogeys with three birdies for a two-over-par 75 and is 12 adrift.
American Lizette Salas leads the way after three birdies in her last five.
World number one Lydia Ko, who dropped six shots in round two at the Royal Adelaide course, is 10 behind Salas at level par.
Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn, the LPGA's Player of the Year and a five-time winner in 2016, shot a 71 and is four under.
American Michelle Wie shot 76 and is eight strokes off the lead, with compatriot Cheyenne Woods - Tiger's niece - one further back after five birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey for a level-par 73.
Scotland's Gemma Dryburgh and Michele Thomson, who began the day four under par, plummeted down the leaderboard after rounds of 80 and 81 respectively.
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The pair won Great Britain's first ever Olympic diving gold on Wednesday night, in the men's synchronised 3m springboard event.
Jack admits he was ready to settle for silver as they waited for their Chinese rivals to do their final dive.
"We went out there very cool, calm and collected and we came out on top today. It's amazing," Chris told Newsround.
What makes it even more unbelievable is that Chris was given a 5% chance of survival after he ruptured his spleen in 2009 and needed surgery.
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The 22-year-old, who never made a first-team outing for the Blues, spent one month on loan at Yeovil in 2010.
Coombes told the club website: "It was a big chance for me to come here and luckily the manager's liked me and given me a chance.
"The most important thing is we have a good season and win, so I'm willing to do anything it takes to do that."
He was previously known as Adam Phillip before changing his surname in July 2012.
Vigils have been held in New York, where the music legend was shot dead, and his home city of Liverpool.
"I really do feel like I got a sense of peace here tonight," said Adam Byrne, 34, from Liverpool. "I think his message is still as strong as ever."
His widow Yoko Ono played a concert in Tokyo, while gatherings have also taken place in cities from Prague to Havana.
The musician was 40 years old when he was killed by crazed fan Mark Chapman outside the Dakota Building in Manhattan.
In Liverpool, several hundred people with candles and glowsticks braved cold temperatures to sing Lennon songs and listen to poetry inspired by the late Beatle.
The vigil was held next to a peace monument that was unveiled by his first wife Cynthia and son Julian in October and has been dedicated to John Lennon.
A giant photograph of John with Julian watched over the crowd, alongside a banner bearing the name of one of John's signature songs, Give Peace A Chance.
"That message is still loud and clear today as much now as it was then," said Mr Byrne.
"It's nice to see that people still remember John and we still carry a piece of John with us. Peace is possible."
Chris McIver, from the Wirral, said it was a "very nice, peaceful, happy evening".
"We're here just to remember John and to reflect on the night that we heard the news ourselves, to think of John and to celebrate."
Mr McIver recalled hearing the news of Lennon's death on TV. "I just couldn't believe it," he said.
"I remember just going into the lounge, sitting on a chair and I couldn't move for about an hour. I was in complete shock."
Phil Hanson, another fan in Liverpool's Chavasse Park, described the atmosphere as "lovely, warm and loving".
"He's one of my idols," he said. "John Lennon saved my life. I've even got a tattoo of him on my arm."
In New York, hundreds of fans gathered in Central Park, near the spot where Lennon was shot.
Flowers were laid in the Strawberry Fields area, which was converted to a memorial garden after his death.
Ono performed at a charity concert in Japan called Dream Power John Lennon Super Live, which raises money for schools for deprived children all over the world.
"On this tragic anniversary please join me in remembering John with deep love and respect," she said in a statement.
"In his short lived life of 40 years, he has given so much to the world. The world was lucky to have known him.
"We still learn so much from him today. John, I love you!"
Their son Sean, now a musician, used Twitter to respond to the tributes to his father.
"Thank you for all the kind words," he said. "Let's all just pray for peace on earth. That's what he cared about most."
His appointment as lead counsel was confirmed by the inquiry's fourth chairwoman, Professor Alexis Jay.
He replaces Ben Emmerson QC, who quit in September and was subsequently cleared of allegations of sexual assault and harassment.
He has served as first senior treasury counsel - prosecuting serious cases for the Crown Prosecution Service.
The inquiry, which was set up in July 2014, has previously experienced a string of problems.
Mr Altman said: "The Government and the public have set the inquiry a huge challenge to investigate institutional responses to child sexual abuse in the past, and to report and make recommendations in order to prevent such abuse happening in the future.
"I am delighted to have been appointed to lead a team of lawyers dedicated to completing the task of the inquiry.
"I will work to ensure that the investigations and the public hearings are kept on track in order to deliver the terms of reference of the inquiry."
Professor Jay said: "This is an important appointment for the inquiry and I look forward to working with Brian as we take forward the work of the inquiry."
Mr Altman spent 16 years as treasury counsel, the latter two-and-a-half years as first senior treasury counsel, advising on and prosecuting some of the most high-profile cases of the time.
Among them was the abduction and murder of Milly Dowler by Levi Bellfield and the case of John Downey, the man accused of killing four soldiers the 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing, who was given a guarantee he would not face trial.
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse was set up to investigate allegations made against local authorities, religious organisations, the armed forces and public and private institutions in England and Wales, as well as people in the public eye.
Justice Goddard, a New Zealand high court judge, Baroness Butler-Sloss, the former President of the High Court Family Division, and Dame Fiona Woolf, a leading lawyer have all previously stood down from leading it.
According to the AFP news agency, his body had been trapped among rocks.
The Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday that Briton Monica O'Connor, 28, had also died in the accident.
A total of three people were killed when the boat, with 32 passengers and four crew, capsized on Thursday.
It was on its way back to the popular island from Mu Ko Ang Thong National Park on Ko Pha Ngan island when it apparently hit rough waters.
The other victims were women from Hong Kong and Germany.
"We are supporting the family of a British woman who has sadly died following a boat accident near Koh Samui, Thailand," the Foreign Office said.
"We remain in contact with local authorities in Thailand."
Mr Parnell, 46, was in Thailand to celebrate his first wedding anniversary with his wife Puja.
The boat capsized at 17:00 local time (11:00 BST) and seven people remain in hospital with serious injuries.
The police have told the BBC the sea was rough and the winds strong at the time of the accident, which occurred just 300 metres from the shore.
The police also say the boat was licensed to carry 45 passengers, so it was not overcrowded.
Dozens of fast tour boats go out every day from the island of Koh Samui, taking tourists to snorkel and kayak in the seas of the Ang Thong National park.
BBC South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head says it is not clear yet whether there were any safety lapses, but boat accidents happen frequently in Thailand, and regulations are unevenly enforced.
The Scots - who drew with Lithuania on Saturday - fell behind when Robert Mak netted moments after the visitors felt Steven Fletcher was fouled in Trnava.
Mak sidestepped Russell Martin for the hosts' second before Adam Nemec rose unchallenged to head their third.
Scotland now sit fourth in Group F, three points behind leaders England.
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Strachan's side - who have finished fourth in their last two qualifying campaigns - also trail Lithuania and Slovenia by a point while Slovakia's first win of the campaign means they have closed to within one of the Scots.
Scotland's next fixture is against England at Wembley on 11 November.
The starting line-up had a solid look to it once captain Darren Fletcher was passed fit to allow Strachan to combine him in central midfield with the hard-working James McArthur and the artful Barry Bannan.
But despite this trio of central midfielders, Scotland were often caught wide open by a limited Slovakia team.
Neither Celtic youngster Kieran Tierney - starting in place of Scotland's best player at the weekend, Andrew Robertson - nor Callum Paterson were offered enough support defensively from wide midfielders Robert Snodgrass and Matt Ritchie.
But it was the exclusion again of Leigh Griffiths that will garner most attention, the striker - who was lively when he came on - having scored more club goals than either the recalled Steven Fletcher or Griffiths' fellow substitute Chris Martin so far this season.
Strachan might reflect that Griffiths was his only seriously contentious decision but the reality is that his team did not deliver for him at a critical moment, making it questionable whether the campaign is now redeemable.
Scotland have looked defensively vulnerable in all three games of their Group F World Cup qualifying campaign and that theme continued in Trnava, with Slovakia not having to work hard for their three goals.
There was no relentless pressure on the Scotland goal; instead Strachan's side were undone by a lack of defensive nous and organisation.
Mak was a handful throughout for under-fire central defenders Martin and Grant Hanley, but his goals were scored in isolation rather than following persistent probing by the home side.
When David Marshall pushed Marek Hamsik's header into the middle of the penalty area, Mak was unmarked as he lashed the ball into the net despite nine Scots being back to defend.
The forward's second came when he was granted too much time on the edge of the six-yard box and was able to shift the ball from one foot to the other, leaving Martin flailing helplessly, before slotting home coolly.
Nemec was then left unmarked at a corner for the third when again Scotland had plenty of defenders in attendance.
Strachan can justifiably point to the misfortune of Fletcher being fouled by Jan Durica before the first goal, but that incident occurred just outside Slovakia's penalty area with Scotland on the attack.
For the home side to be then taking the lead by sweeping up the pitch highlighted Scotland's disorderly set-up.
Strachan's side showed they were capable of scoring goals in the last campaign and against Malta in September's 5-1 win, but failed to score against a poor Slovakia side.
While they were composed in possession at times, they found it hard to create clear chances.
Snodgrass was out of sorts - weakly shooting at Matus Kozacik with one of the best opportunities - and Matt Ritchie was reluctant to take on his full-back even when left one-on-one.
The overlapping of Tierney - Scotland's best player in the first half - created openings, but the wrong decisions were always taken with the crosses.
Fletcher awkwardly steered a header off target, as did McArthur, while Griffiths pulled a shot wide when he came on after the break.
Match ends, Slovakia 3, Scotland 0.
Second Half ends, Slovakia 3, Scotland 0.
Robert Snodgrass (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Milan Skriniar (Slovakia).
Ikechi Anya (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Filip Kiss (Slovakia).
Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by John McGinn.
Foul by Leigh Griffiths (Scotland).
Erik Sabo (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Leigh Griffiths (Scotland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Martin Skrtel (Slovakia).
Substitution, Slovakia. Filip Kiss replaces Marek Hamsik.
Foul by James McArthur (Scotland).
Marek Bakos (Slovakia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Kieran Tierney (Scotland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marek Bakos (Slovakia).
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Scotland).
Milan Skriniar (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Scotland) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ikechi Anya.
Substitution, Slovakia. Dusan Svento replaces Robert Mak.
Corner, Scotland. Conceded by Matús Kozácik.
Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Scotland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass.
Foul by John McGinn (Scotland).
Marek Bakos (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Scotland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by John McGinn.
Substitution, Scotland. John McGinn replaces Steven Fletcher.
Steven Fletcher (Scotland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Martin Skrtel (Slovakia).
Attempt missed. Marek Hamsik (Slovakia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marek Bakos.
Substitution, Slovakia. Marek Bakos replaces Adam Nemec.
Goal! Slovakia 3, Scotland 0. Adam Nemec (Slovakia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Robert Mak with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Slovakia. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
Attempt blocked. Erik Sabo (Slovakia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Scotland) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution, Scotland. Leigh Griffiths replaces Darren Fletcher.
Substitution, Scotland. Ikechi Anya replaces Matt Ritchie.
Hand ball by Grant Hanley (Scotland).
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (Scotland).
Erik Sabo (Slovakia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Slovakia 2, Scotland 0. Robert Mak (Slovakia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jakub Holubek.
The 20-year-old has made seven appearances for the Hammers in all competitions, scoring one goal.
Lee, son of former England player Rob, is in his second stint with the U's, having featured in four games during a loan spell in 2013.
He also played four times for Blackpool after joining on a one-month loan in November, but failed to score a goal.
Meanwhile, midfielder Byron Lawrence, 19, has left the U's after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
Lawrence made only one appearance for Colchester after signing following his release by Ipswich in September 2014.
Lee and Robert Firkins were found guilty in 2005 of murdering Graham and Carol Fisher at the couple's petrol station near Wadebridge.
Solicitors said DNA from the Fishers' bungalow could show other people, who may have been responsible for the killings, were there.
Their submissions are being examined by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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No physical evidence was found to link the brothers to the crime scene, where the couple were shot repeatedly after being bludgeoned with a sledgehammer.
The Firkins are currently serving life sentences for the 2003 murders.
Jane Hickman, who represents Lee Firkins, said that since the murders, the science of DNA had "advanced enormously", and that the number of people in the database had doubled.
She said fingerprints and palm prints from inside the house that had previously not been matched to anyone may now be identified.
She said the prints may be a "game changer" in the case.
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has provisionally decided against sending the case to the Court of Appeal after a previous challenge to the Firkins' convictions.
That related to the reliability of a key witness, and was lodged almost two years ago.
If the CCRC agrees to the latest request, and new evidence is found, the case could go to the Court of Appeal.
The commission said: "We received submissions relating to forensics in this case - we are considering those at the moment."
The captain was caught at short leg off Steve Smith's part-time leg-spin for a gutsy 85 in the penultimate over of the third day to leave his side perilously poised on 203-6, still 129 runs behind Australia after their skipper Michael Clarke enforced the follow-on.
Under-pressure England opener Adam Lyth, Ian Bell, Joe Root and Ben Stokes made just 34 runs between them, while Jonny Bairstow contributed 26 and Jos Buttler dug deep to reach 33 not out at the close on a scorching summer's day at The Oval.
England's ninth-wicket pair had earlier added 47 as they were bowled out for 149 in reply to Australia's 481.
And despite Cook's valiant efforts, the damage done by England's desperate collapse on Friday afternoon appears certain to have condemned them to defeat.
The hosts had already regained the Ashes after their victories at Cardiff, Edgbaston and Trent Bridge gave them an unassailable 3-1 series lead.
Clarke's decision to ask a team to follow on for the first time in his captaincy career provided Lyth with an opportunity to salvage his series - but once again the Yorkshire left-hander was not up to the task.
He had made 10 runs when he poked at a ball shaping away from Peter Siddle and was caught by Clarke at slip.
Lyth's latest failure leaves England no closer to finding a long-term replacement to Andrew Strauss as Cook's opening partner.
Nick Compton, Joe Root, Michael Carberry, Sam Robson and Jonathan Trott have also auditioned for the role, without ever doing enough to make it their own.
Despite his pedigree, Bell is another player facing an anxious wait to see if he is included in England's party for the series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
He looked desperately out of sorts and was dropped on three at second slip by Clarke as he scraped together 13 runs. But when a lifter from Mitchell Marsh glanced off Bell's glove, this time Clarke made no mistake.
Root fell trying to take on Mitchell Johnson in the first over, as he top-edged a hook shot to Mitchell Starc at long leg.
Bairstow and Ben Stokes then succumbed in the same Nathan Lyon over after tea, although Bairstow should not have been given out by the letter of the law.
Adam Voges took a juggling catch at short leg, but the ball made contact with the grille of his helmet in the process, which should technically have nullified the dismissal.
With wickets tumbling at the other end, Cook remained serene as he moved towards what would have been his first Ashes hundred in England.
He eschewed risk, scoring heavily on the off side and raising some hope of England surviving through to Sunday afternoon's predicted downpour.
But Clarke's decision to deploy Smith's occasional leg-spinners proved a masterstroke.
His second ball - a full toss - was dismissively sent to the boundary by Buttler, but the last ball of the over gripped and turned enough to catch the splice of Cook's bat and fall into the grateful hands of Voges.
As the Australians celebrated wildly, Cook was a picture of disappointment as he loped back to the pavilion knowing that the game had gone.
Cook's dismissal brought Mark Wood to the crease for the second time in the day, the Durham fast bowler having earlier combined with Moeen Ali to help England add 42 runs to their overnight 107-8.
Both fell in successive deliveries from Johnson, Wood becoming the fourth England batsman to perish on the pull shot as he looped a catch to mid-wicket and Moeen nicking to Peter Nevill.
Australia seam bowler Peter Siddle: "The follow-on is always hard, it was a long day today, but Pup [captain Michael Clarke] asked us what we wanted to do, and he wanted to have a real go at winning this Test match.
"Pressure is key. I would have liked my chance, but I didn't bowl as well as I could in the tour matches."
England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler: "We're up against it, but we've just got to keep fighting and hang in there. The captain showed that for most of the day. It would be great if we could get out of this, and a bit of rain would be great.
"I've had a tough series, it's been tough mentally when you keep finding ways of getting out, but you've got to keep scrapping. I'm really happy with the way my keeping's gone - I feel there's been a progression."
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Nick Alexander, 35, was shot in the abdomen and chest in the Bataclan nightclub in November last year, Chelmsford Coroner's Court heard.
The inquest heard written evidence from Helen Wilson, who was with him at the concert venue where 90 people died.
Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray ruled Mr Alexander was unlawfully killed.
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Ms Wilson said the pair had tried to "play dead" when they realised what was happening.
"We dropped to the floor as soon as we heard the first shot," she said.
"A tall man came over to us and started shooting. I tried to protect Nick.
"I asked him if he had been shot. I felt a burning sensation around my legs and I could see blood.
"Nick told me he had been shot in the stomach."
Ms Wilson told the inquest she held on to Mr Alexander's hand while his breathing became shallower.
"I twisted my body around and gave him mouth-to-mouth. I was telling him not to leave me and I love him," she said.
Mr Alexander, from Colchester, Essex, was selling band merchandise for Eagles of Death Metal when he was killed in one of a series of co-ordinated attacks by gunmen across the city.
He was the only British national to die in the attacks, the Foreign Office told the BBC.
Outside the coroner's court, Mr Alexander's sister Zoe said he "lived his life to the full".
Standing alongside her mother Sheelagh, she said her brother "lost his life in an indiscriminate act of terror at the Bataclan theatre".
"Nick was a much-loved son, brother, uncle and friend, a strong, gentle, generous and funny man who lived his life to the full," she said.
"We were blessed to have him in our lives and we miss him beyond measure."
James McGowan, 58, pled not guilty to killing Owen Brannigan by repeatedly stabbing him at a house in Coatbridge, on 28 or 29 November 1999.
At the High Court in Edinburgh, Mr McGowan's lawyer said another man called Thomas Stewart, who is now dead, was responsible for the alleged murder.
The accused also denies assaulting Thomas Duggan on 28 November 1999.
Mr McGowan's lawyer Murray Macara lodged the special defence of incrimination on the first day of proceedings against his client.
The jury heard that Mr Brannigan was once married to Mr McGowan's sister Carol and that the marriage ended in divorce.
They were told Mr Brannigan was repeatedly stabbed on the neck and body with a knife "or similar instrument".
Mr McGowan and his wife emigrated to Australia in 1980.
In November 1999 he travelled back to Scotland for his mother's funeral, which was held on November 22 1999.
The court heard how his return flight was booked for 10 December 1999.
On 29 November he visited British Airways and asked to rearrange his return flight to the "next available flight".
Jurors also heard that twice in July 2012, Mr McGowan phoned an Australian counselling service called On the Line.
Mr McGowan requested on both occasions that his calls weren't recorded. However, the calls were recorded in "error".
The jury was told the calls were accurately transcribed and the transcription forms part of a Crown document.
Scottish police officers travelled to Australia and in March 2016, the accused was placed in their custody and was "extradited" to Britain.
The case is being prosecuted by Alex Prentice QC.
The trial, before judge Lady Scott, continues.
Officials are talking to unions, including Unison, about proposals, such as reducing the working week to avoid redundancies.
A spokesman said a "wide-ranging review" was looking at addressing "significant financial issues" set to arise in the coming years.
Unison said the university's financial strategy appeared "unrealistic".
It is not yet clear which jobs would be affected if redundancies were made.
Vice chancellor John G Hughes said since the review started in 2016, it has suffered further funding cuts and £8.5m will need to be saved to "ensure that the university can meet the challenges it faces".
He added: "Over the next few weeks and months a comprehensive series of steps will be adopted in order to make the necessary savings."
But Geoff Edkins, from Unison, said university staff were "alarmed" at the apparent state of its finances.
"They are angry that management of the university has put their jobs at risk and threatened their families' livelihoods," he added.
"We must protect the quality and breadth of student learning and support at the university and Unison doesn't see how the university's proposals will do that. At best, the financial strategy of Bangor appears unrealistic."
Mr Edkins said: "One idea the trade unions have put forward is to sell the grace-and-favour property bought for the vice chancellor and which is scarcely used. We believe this could net the university £1m straight away.
"Staff are due to meet to consider the university's proposals and we believe they will be thrown out. If implemented, they would force staff who are already low paid, into poverty."
The announcement follows similar moves by institutions around Wales.
On Tuesday, the University of South Wales said it had "minimised" job losses after announcing in March 139 jobs could go in a bid to balance rising costs with an anticipated reduction in students due to Brexit.
In May, Aberystwyth University said up to 150 positions "could be at risk" as it tried to make cuts of £11.4m while University of Wales Trinity Saint David asked staff to consider voluntary redundancy.
The Dutchman replaces the Portuguese coach Jose Peseiro who left the club in January to take over at Porto.
It means Cairo rivals Ahly and Zamalek both have new coaches with Alex McLeish set to take over in charge of the White Knights.
Ahly are currently top of the table in Egypt above Zamalek, who are the reigning champions.
As well the English clubs Tottenham and Fulham Jol has also had spells with German side Hamburg and Dutch club Ajax.
The 60-year-old has been out of management since being sacked by Fulham in 2013.
British riders occupied the top three spots in last year's women's World Cup - success Atherton believes has helped encourage participation in the sport.
But the 28-year-old, who races in Scotland this weekend, says "everyone dreams of being an Olympic champion".
"It's everything an Olympic sport should be," Atherton told BBC Sport.
BMX racing became an Olympic sport for the 2008 Games in Beijing, and Atherton suggested that downhill mountain biking would benefit from inclusion.
She said: "I think it would be amazing. Being in the Olympics would change the sport. We saw it in BMX. It changes the way the sport is run."
Atherton says it would take pressure on the International Olympic Committee from top riders to earn the sport a place at the Games.
In 2014, her brother Gee suggested it should be part of the Winter Olympics. But Atherton is confident, even without Olympic participation, that the sport is "booming" in the UK.
The Trek Factory rider will line up against British rivals Manon Carpenter and Tahnee Seagrave this weekend for the third stage of this year's World Cup at Fort William, a venue she feels shows downhill mountain biking's popularity.
"British downhill riding is in a really good place at the minute and it's amazing to see," added Atherton, who won the opening two World Cup stages.
"The UK has got some amazing venues and really good places to ride. At Fort William, you see people with their kids, all on their bikes and they know all the riders. It's awesome."
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing, Ian Henderson, Callum Camps and Peter Vincenti scored to give Dale a 4-1 win over Gillingham and end a 11-game winless run.
Saturday's victory moved the side into 10th place, easing pressure on Hill.
"They see the infrastructure that we've put in place and the processes to be even more successful," 47-year-old Hill told BBC Radio Manchester.
"I'm fortunate enough that I've got very intelligent owners who can see through not winning a game since early January."
Rochdale's win was their first in the league since 2 January, when they beat Walsall 2-0, and although Hill was pleased with the three points he believes he has nothing to prove.
"I'm the most successful manager this club has ever had and there are plenty of clubs up and down the country who'd take me tomorrow," he said.
Hill's side are seven points outside the League One play-off places, but with games in hand on many rivals, and he is looking forward to the remaining 10 matches.
"We play a lot of teams below us and I think that could give us some impetus going into the next stage of the season," he added.
Blink and you would have missed them. Months of preparation amounted to defeats by Italy and Uruguay in the space of six days before England manager Roy Hodgson and his squad were making the plans for the flight home.
When the story of Brazil 2014 is told, it will be a tale of ambitious attacking football, Luis Suarez's bite and the World Cup semi-final carnage inflicted on the host in a 7-1 loss to Germany that will be revisited as long as the tournament is staged.
England? Move along. Nothing to see here.
The immediate priority for Hodgson and the Football Association will be preparations for England's Euro 2016 campaign, with a sympathetic group draw likely to allow them a relatively straightforward passage to France in two years.
But what of the next World Cup in Russia? While Hodgson puts together briefing notes on how and why England slipped into and out of South America almost unnoticed, it is to be hoped a close eye was kept on how the rest of the World Cup played out.
Apart from brief spells against Italy, England's approach was at odds with the fast-paced, counter attacking football even so-called underdogs such as Algeria and Costa Rica were able to produce.
The task for Hodgson is to ensure England are not left staring into the distance as the rest of the football world disappears over the horizon and out of sight by the time the Russian campaign starts.
The likelihood is that Hodgson, barring a spectacular and highly-unlikely success at Euro 2016, will be preparing the ground for his successor. And despite FA backing, he knows any false moves in the Euros could result in a swing in public mood.
Hodgson will be 70 when the World Cup comes to Russia so on any level it is tough to see him in charge.
Those who took on the role of apologists for the limp effort in Brazil claimed it at least gave some youngsters a chance, however limited, so Hodgson must seize the opportunity created by their arrival or he will be considered the man who allowed England to be left behind.
The sight of England's players being applauded off in Belo Horizonte after a tedious goalless draw with Costa Rica was more a sign of acceptance than appreciation. Fans had almost lost the will to criticise.
The lack of any angry reaction has been significant, but there is no guarantee that will remain the case should England get even one bad result in Euro qualifiers.
If Hodgson does not stay in his post through to 2018 - and it is hard to see he will - the FA will then have a difficult choice because, while there have been crucial junctures for England before, this seems even more important given the scale of their failure in Brazil.
The received wisdom seems to be that the national manager should now be English and interlocked with the work at the National Football Centre at St George's Park.
This would suggest that, unless a new and emerging contender comes through, next man in line to succeed Hodgson would be either current coach Gary Neville or Gareth Southgate, who is in command of the under-21 side.
Should this be the case? Should the FA simply go English for English sake if a better alternative is available?
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho flirted with the FA before and the fluid nature of his career means his path is not easy to map out. But his only national interest is Portugal and much later in his career.
QPR boss Harry Redknapp and BBC Sport pundit Alan Hansen have both mentioned Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers and Everton's Roberto Martinez as potential England managers. As one is from Northern Ireland and the other is a Catalan, they may not fit the brief, even if they actually wanted the job.
For now it is Hodgson in charge and, while all eyes are on Euro 2016, the FA and England must also cast a glance long-term to Russia in four years' time with the express intention of putting on a better show than the cameo of failure produced in Brazil.
England, at least, have some building blocks in place in the shape of exciting young players. Here, the old campaigner Hodgson must demonstrate he is the man to inspire them, relate to them and be capable of getting them playing the sort of football that has graced this World Cup.
Hodgson and England must move with the times otherwise the idea of how they will fare at the 2018 World Cup might even be reduced to a redundant argument. They must qualify first.
In a World Cup context, England can forget about Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. Indeed, they can probably forget about them now. Wayne Rooney is unlikely to be involved at 32, while Phil Jagielka and Leighton Baines - both starters in Brazil - will not be involved either.
At 27, goalkeeper Joe Hart has another World Cup in him, although Jack Butland may come through and challenge.
Manchester United new boy Luke Shaw should lock down the left-back position, while Everton's elegant centre-back John Stones has not only been talked about as a certain regular but also a future England captain.
Everton's Ross Barkley and Liverpool teenager Raheem Sterling will be the shining attacking lights of the new generation, while Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is destined for great things.
Liverpool pair Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson are also young enough to, barring misfortune, take their England careers through to 2018. Furthermore, Theo Walcott will only be 29 and will hope to make up for lost time.
There is, then, a core of hopefuls.
Beneath them, Hodgson and his backroom team at all levels must look to the likes of Fulham's Patrick Roberts, Southampton right-back Calum Chambers and to the team who were crowned European champions at under-17 level in May.
Captain Ryan Ledson from Everton impressed at that tournament, along with Chelsea pair Dom Solanke and Isaiah Brown and Fulham's Roberts, who has excited so many shrewd observers.
England's first task is to reach Russia and many factors will be at work there. And even if they do, it is stretching credibility to its maximum elasticity to believe they could win the tournament. No-one would seriously go there.
This does not mean, however, that the FA and England should not be looking further down the track to avoid a repetition of their embarrassing early flight out of Brazil.
Touch wood, they qualify. If they do, England should be organised under manager Gary Neville, who pipped Gareth Southgate to succeed Roy Hodgson when England failed to get out of the group stage at Euro 2016. They lack a holding midfielder, but Jack Rodwell could be re-energised by a return to Everton.
As promising as Calum Chambers, Jamaal Lascelles, Jesse Lingard, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ryan Ledson, Lewis Baker, Patrick Roberts etc are, I would be pleasantly surprised if more than a couple of them are starting for England by 2018.
I have gone for Chambers and Fulham's Roberts, but you never know how young players will develop. That is reflected by the difficulties that Phil Jones and Jack Wilshere have had over the last two or three years, but I would still back them to be part of England's long-term future.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Danny Welbeck and others will be heavily involved, too, and I would like to think Jack Rodwell would get his career back on track. It would still be a young team by 2018 and a reasonably talented one, but not one - sadly - that would go to Russia, if they qualified, with serious hopes of winning the World Cup.
Having squeaked through via the play-offs (paying the price for falling out of the top nine in Europe by next summer), expectations will not be high for Gareth Southgate's team. I suspect that getting out of the group will feel like a triumph after the last two World Cups. I'm backing Tottenham's Joshua Onomah to fulfil his promise and come through.
There are some talented young players here who already have England caps and should, in theory, be even stronger by the next World Cup. Yet how many times have we said that before? It is a recurring theme from generation to generation with England permanently stuck in the same old loop.
Can they win the World Cup in 2018? It is not a credible debate. We came out of the current World Cup with manager Roy Hodgson, Gary Neville (and many others) acclaiming the performance against Italy as the best in over a decade, And yet the bottom line is England were out after six days. It is going to be a long catching-up process.
If England actually qualify for the 2018 World Cup, there is a solid foundation of young players who should be in full maturity by then such as Barkley, Shaw and Sterling. It will need a lot more to come through - especially in central defence as I select Smalling with no real conviction - to even think they will make any serious impression. I'm backing Fulham's Patrick Roberts to be one of those. But winners? No chance.
He was talking after helping his side avoid relegation from the Championship.
The 24-year-old is keen to play for the Leopards despite rejecting the chance to go with them to the Africa Cup of Nations in January to concentrate on his club career.
"I was born in Congo so that's where I want to play," he told the BBC Sport.
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"My dad played there so it's not really difficult. People might say its the easy way but that's where I was born, that's where my family is from."
His father Fedor Assombalonga is a former DR Congo international and his brother Christian plays in the lower English leagues.
He was born in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa and came to England with his family when he was eight months old and is proud of his heritage.
"I am African and I want to show people that they can pick to go and play for a team in Africa and that's what I have done, that's what I have chosen," he insisted.
"It's good for me because I am proud to say I am African, I am proud to say I am from Congo and that's the team I would like to play for."
Assombalonga was the hero for Forest last weekend as he scored twice in their final game of the season against Ipswich to ensure his side were not relegated.
"This weekend was special but nervy. I wouldn't call it a big achievement because you never want to be in that position," he explained.
"It's nice to see everyone excited because we didn't get relegated but as a player, as a coach you never want to be in that position."
Central parts of the town on the German border have been sealed off, as police are searching for the attacker.
Police and ambulances are on the scene and rescue helicopters are circling overhead, police spokeswoman Cindy Beer said.
The police say the attack is not related to terrorism.
Police have released a picture of the alleged suspect, who is still on the run, but have not named him.
They have warned that the man, who is about 190cm (6.2ft) tall, with an unkempt appearance, is dangerous.
Local shops are also shut, and people have been told to avoid the area.
The alarm was raised at 10:39 local time (08:39 GMT), when an armed man was reported to have entered office buildings in Schaffhausen.
He then attacked a number of people working in the local branch of a health insurance company, according to local news site Swissinfo.
At a news conference, police reassured the public that a large number of officers had been deployed in the area.
According to news agency ATS, the vehicle he was believed to be driving - a white Volkswagen - has been found.
The attacker is still at large, however.
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It was only the second time builder Aaron Hughes, 26, had used the gift from his father, Brian, who was with him at Gilfach, near Rhayader, along with his girlfriend Charlotte Croudace.
Police cordoned off the area and called in a bomb disposal team from Hereford.
Mr Hughes joked that the bomb was "nice to find," but he would have rather have discovered a pot of gold.
It is understood the device was a mortar bomb, but why it was buried on a nature reserve is a mystery.
The trio were walking along a path on the reserve when they made the discovery.
"It was the first time I'd properly used the metal detector," Mr Hughes said.
"I had been out on New Year's Day and I'd found a few coins near a playground - a few coppers and a couple of pound coins.
"The following day on the Gilfach reserve we'd only been there 10 minutes when the detector started beeping.
"I thought I'd discovered a can or a metal lid. I never imagined I would find a bomb.
"I scratched down into the ground and saw the tip of the what we now know is a bomb.
"I wasn't sure what it was to start with, so I started digging down with a spade and flicked it out of the ground and onto the grass. It was about 2-3in (5-7cm) deep.
"We were shocked because it was pretty obviously a bomb.
"We weren't sure whether or not to phone the police because 999 is only for emergencies - but this was sort of an emergency.
"It was a nice thing to find, but I obviously would have rather have found a big pot of gold."
The new buildings in Monmouth and Caldicot will cater for 3,100 pupils between them and will replace existing schools in both areas.
It is part of the 21st Century Schools programme which will eventually replace four secondary schools in the county and improve local primary schools.
The work will be part-funded by the Welsh government.
Councillors gave the go-ahead for building work to start on a £33m school to replace Monmouth Comprehensive School for 1,600 pupils at a meeting on Thursday.
Also approved was a 1,500-student school costing £31m to replace Caldicot Comprehensive School.
Additional funding will be allocated to refurbish feeder primary schools in both areas.
In 2011 Monmouthshire council considered using the money to refurbish its secondary schools.
But a report to councillors said those plans were scrapped in favour of new builds claiming they were better value for money in the long term.
The new schools will provide modern teaching and learning environments and more sustainable buildings, it said.
The total £80m cost will be split between the council and the Welsh government under its 21st Century Schools programme.
This is a joint initiative with local authorities to improve the standards of schools in Wales.
The West Indies player used the bat, which has a black blade and pink handle, while playing for Sydney Thunder last week against the Sydney Sixers.
Cricket Australia banned it after it left black marks on the match ball.
"A clear laminate cover has been applied to the bat," explained Big Bash chief Anthony Everard.
Players can use a coloured bat in the Big Bash as long as it is the same colour as their team's primary kit colour, or black.
General secretary Mick Cash said the rail operator had "walked out of talks" in a dispute over driver-only trains and the role of conductors.
A 24-hour walkout by union members took place this week and two further strikes have also been announced in May.
The rail operator has confirmed that talks have ended without resolution.
The union has said the dispute is about safety, with the company prepared to axe guards on "some of the most overcrowded and potentially-dangerous services".
Mr Cash said Southern management had also "dished out forms" asking members not to take part in any further industrial action during this dispute.
He said the union had issued guidance to members that they are under no obligation to sign the form, with a recommendation they "bin it".
"Southern know that our members are determined to see justice is won in this dispute. Southern management also know that the public are on our side," he said.
A spokesman for Southern said the operator had hoped to have "serious constructive talks" but the RMT was "not prepared" to discuss details of the new role.
He said the firm tabled principles on which to move forward but the union "dismissed them out of hand".
"This is a snub to every commuter on the Southern network who now seem condemned to more days of strikes early next month," he said.
"All we are doing is shifting responsibility for closing a train's doors from the conductor to the driver, so the conductor, in their new role of onboard supervisor, can focus on customer service on the train."
Sam Jones opened the scoring midway through the opening 45 minutes before James Collins levelled for Crawley on the stroke of half-time.
The Mariners ended the game with 10 men after Danny Collins was dismissed with nine minutes left but the visitors could not force a first win in six games.
Other chances before the break saw Grimsby's Jamey Osborne curl wide of the target, while the at the other end Jimmy Smith was denied by home goalkeeper James McKeown.
But the deadlock was broken in the 22nd minute when the visitors failed to clear a cross and Jones netted at the second attempt.
The lead lasted until first-half added time when James Collins was on hand to prod home the rebound after McKeown had flung across to his right to save from Josh Payne.
In the second period, a wayward attempt from Dominic Vose was followed up by a close effort from Jones as Grimsby began on the front foot.
But home hopes took a hit in the 81st minute when Danny Collins picked up his second booking for a foul on Enzio Boldewijn.
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Match ends, Grimsby Town 1, Crawley Town 1.
Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 1, Crawley Town 1.
Tom Bolarinwa (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rhys Murphy (Crawley Town).
Substitution, Crawley Town. Matt Harrold replaces Kaby.
Attempt missed. Rhys Murphy (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Attempt blocked. Josh Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Danny Andrew.
Akwasi Asante (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Joe McNerney (Crawley Town).
Foul by Sam Jones (Grimsby Town).
Joe McNerney (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Scott Vernon replaces Craig Disley.
Attempt missed. Josh Lelan (Crawley Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town).
Kaby (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Josh Payne (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Second yellow card to Danny Collins (Grimsby Town) for a bad foul.
Foul by Danny Collins (Grimsby Town).
Enzio Boldewijn (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Josh Payne (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card.
Akwasi Asante (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Josh Yorwerth (Crawley Town).
Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jimmy Smith (Crawley Town).
Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Zak Mills.
Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by James Collins (Crawley Town).
Foul by Shaun Pearson (Grimsby Town).
Rhys Murphy (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Akwasi Asante (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Tom Bolarinwa replaces Brandon Comley.
Substitution, Grimsby Town. Akwasi Asante replaces Callum Dyson.
Dominic Vose (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by James Collins (Crawley Town).
Foul by Brandon Comley (Grimsby Town).
James Collins (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Sam Jones (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Sam Jones (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.94% at 17,828.76 points, while the Nasdaq was 1.45% higher at 5,127.15 points.
At the same time, the S&P 500 index was up 1.19% at 2,104.05 points.
Data from the Commerce Department showed construction of new homes and highways reached a seven-year high.
Petroleum companies had a strong day. ExxonMobil was up 3.1% and Chevron was up 4.5%.
Credit card firm Visa failed to impress investors with its plan to buy Visa Europe, currently under separate ownership.
The firm, which also announced lower than expected quarterly profits, topped the losers' list on the Dow, falling 3%.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals was up 7.2% after weeks on a downward streak.
The drug maker was accused by short seller Citron, of using a speciality pharmacy to misprice drugs. Shares rebounded on the news Citron would not publish new allegations.
Catriona Barr was wild swimming in the sea near Lerwick when she spotted the bull orca underneath her.
Her attention was drawn to the mammal after she noticed people on the shore were watching her.
Erik Isbister, who was watching from the shoreline, believed the orca may have mistaken Ms Barr for a seal.
The encounter happened at Da Sletts at Breiwick on Wednesday and was filmed from shore.
Ms Barr swims in the sea almost every day and said she was used to seeing people walking along the nearby shore.
She also said she was aware of the risks of swimming in the sea, but had never before come across orcas on her swims.
Ms Barr told BBC Scotland: "I was a aware of a lot of people on the banks.
"I thought they were watching me swim, but then I thought - 'well, I swim every day'.
"Then I looked underwater and there was a huge orca about five feet away swimming underneath me."
Ms Barr swam to rocks and got out of the water. She said: "It circled around a bit and then it was as if it said 'show's over' and headed to the harbour at speed."
Mr Isbister said he had his head on his hands as he watched the orca "speed" towards Ms Barr before disappearing beneath the surface.
He said the animal may have initially mistaken Ms Barr, who was wearing a wetsuit, for a seal.
Scotland has a resident pod of older orcas, but these animals are usually seen off the west coast.
However, Scottish waters are frequently visited by orca from Iceland.
In May, a pod of orca from Iceland was photographed in the Moray Firth off Findhorn, the furthest south the group has been recorded.
They were the same animals previously seen off Caithness.
The group is known in Scotland as the Northern Isles community and moves between Iceland and Scotland to hunt and raise young.
The contest is a battle of robots on an obstacle course meant to simulate conditions similar to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster.
Team Kaist's DRC-Hubo humanoid robot defeated 22 others to win the top $2m prize from the US Department of Defense's Darpa research unit.
The robots had an hour to complete a series of tasks, such as a driving a car and walking up steps.
The challenge involved a series of tasks for the robots to complete, somewhat autonomously, with intermittent connectivity with their operators to simulate real disaster conditions.
The challenge was the first where robots performed without being tethered and there were plenty of hard falls, soliciting groans and laughter from the crowds at the contest in Pomona, California.
The other tasks the robots were set included getting out of a car, opening a door, drilling a hole in a wall, turning a valve and crossing rubble either by clearing a path or walking over it.
Team Kaist was the fastest, completing all the tasks in 44 minutes and 28 seconds.
Team IHMC Robotics came second, winning $1m, and Tartan Rescue's Chimp robot was third, winning $500,000, a day after taking a hard fall and then wowing the crowd by getting back up and back to work without human help.
The contest also included two mystery tasks over two days - on day one the mystery was pulling a lever and on day two it was pulling a plug out of one socket and inserting it into another.
Each team was given two attempts to complete the course.
There were meant to be 25 teams competing, but Japan's team Hydra dropped out at the last minute because of an electronics accident during training.
A Chinese team was also due to compete but reportedly couldn't get their visas in time.
Wales' 17-year-old substitute Charlie Estcourt had levelled on 75 minutes, after Henrietta Csiszar's early opener.
The result saw Wales end the friendly tournament with two draws and two defeats, with four goals scored.
Hungary, ranked six places below Wales in 42nd in Fifa's rankings, beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 on Monday.
That result saw Hungary finish third in Group A, while Wales finished third in Group B after their 1-0 loss to the Czech Republic.
Group winners Austria and Poland meet in the final in Larnaca later on Wednesday.
Eight teams are involved in the tournament.
Wales Women line-up: Price, Ladd, Ingle (Jenkins 45), Jones (Ward 60), Green, Fishlock, Lawrence, Cousins (May Walkley 34), Curson (Harding 45), O'Connor (Dykes 34), Chivers (Estcourt 45).
The blaze broke out at a shop on Finchley Road on Monday morning.
Twenty-five people were evacuated, including a pregnant woman and a two-year-old child who was taken to hospital after inhaling smoke.
Investigators will move in once the scene has been made safe, the London Fire Brigade said.
Twelve people were treated at the scene after breathing in smoke.
The LFB said the fire badly damaged the shop, with the flats above heavily smoke-logged.
A spokesman for Camden Council said none of the residents were council tenants and they had been found alternative accommodation by their landlord.
Finchley Road remains closed to traffic in both directions while firefighters continue to work at the scene.
The LFB explained its crew were likely to remain there throughout Tuesday morning in order to tackle "deep-seated pockets of fire" in the voids between the floors of the building.
It ended up being more like an extended end-zone dance, an "in your face" primal scream at all his critics and naysayers.
He boasted about how he shattered Hillary Clinton's perceived strangle-hold on the Electoral College.
"That blue wall is busted up," he said. "I'll never forget it because it felt so good."
When he remarked about how much fun he had "fighting" his Democratic opponent, the crowd responded with "lock her up!" chants, just like old times.
He bemoaned the reluctance of some in his own party to support his anti-establishment candidacy - including Ohio's own governor, John Kasich, the mere mention of whose name elicited a chorus of boos.
"We didn't have much help at the top levels, you know that," Mr Trump said. "And it turned out it didn't matter."
It certainly didn't. And Mr Trump isn't going to let anyone forget it.
He even found time to belittle Evan McMullin, referring to the independent candidate who was advanced as a conservative alternative to the Republican nominee only as "that guy".
"We trounced him," he said. "What the hell was he trying to prove?"
Mr Trump's greatest scorn, however, was once again reserved for the media.
He said the press was "dishonest" and its coverage "brutal". He mocked a network news reporter - Martha Raddatz, although not by name - for what he alleged was an emotional response to his victory.
"How about when a major anchor who hosted a debate started crying when she realised that we won?" he asked.
"No, tell me this isn't true," he said, in a mocking voice.
An ABC News spokesperson told the BBC: "This is ridiculous and untrue. Martha is tough and fair and not intimidated by anyone."
Mr Trump won in spite of them all. And while he said he had come to Ohio to talk about an "action plan" for his presidency, it was clear that he enjoyed careening off-script.
"We're going to reduce the regulations," he said at one point, when he was still more or less on message.
"But if a company wants to still leave a state like Ohio or Pennsylvania or... how about North Carolina? How well did we do in North Carolina?"
Then it was off to the races, reliving his election night triumph, where he proved all the haters and losers wrong.
It was Candidate Trump again, in all his glory. A bird's got to fly, a fish has to swim, and Donald J Trump has to open his mouth and let the words stream out as the cheers grow louder.
Throughout the course of his year-and-a-half campaign, huge arena rallies served as Mr Trump's lifeblood. The adulation of the masses nourished and sustained him through his stumbles and gaffes.
There were moments, when Mr Trump was closing in on the Republican presidential nomination, when advisers both inside and outside the campaign urged him to abandon the free-wheeling, carnival-style events, hew more closely to teleprompter-driven speeches and focus his effort on key constituencies in battleground states.
He gave a scripted foreign policy speech in April. Another before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in May. An economic speech in Detroit in August.
Mr Trump balked.
"I miss flying around and giving rallies when it was just a couple of us on the plane," the candidate told campaign manager Kellyanne Conway in August, according to New York magazine.
So the rallies resumed full-throttle, and Mr Trump endured - through debate stumbles, "live mic" recorded boasts of sexual aggression and predictions of his impending political demise.
Now, after nearly a month of post-election sequestration in his eponymous tower, having phone conversations with foreign leaders, meeting with those vying for plum positions in his administration and receiving vanquished foes on bent knee, he was back in his element.
The music was the same - Elton John, Pavarotti arias and the Rolling Stones.
The souvenir vendors still plied their "Hillary for Prison" T-shirts, Trump buttons and "Make America Great Again" hats, with a few new presidential knick-knacks thrown in.
The enthusiastic, overwhelmingly white crowd was the same, chanting "USA", "build the wall" and "drain the swamp".
Talk to them, and you hear the same unadulterated admiration for his unconventional ways.
"He's spontaneous," said Christopher Kidney, a high school student from Fort Thomas, Kentucky. "He says what's on his mind, and that's what we need in a president."
And then there's the same anger that fuelled Mr Trump's successful campaign.
"You live in small town America, you see all these foreign folks that are buying people's little family country stores. You get tired of that stuff," said Brian Busam, a heavy machinery worker from Marathon, Ohio. "Trump is rocking. It's nice to hear a different voice."
He sported a T-shirt emblazoned with "Guns don't kill people, Clintons do."
It's as if the campaign had never ended.
Indeed, that may be the goal. After his win in 2008, Barack Obama tried to keep the energy and enthusiasm of his own massive crowds alive, to harness and focus it into a governing force. His team founded Organising for America, a political action committee to support the newly elected president's legislative agenda.
It turned out, however, that running the country isn't nearly as glamorous as campaigning and the Obama magic of 2008 was impossible to recreate.
Now, Mr Trump and company could be hoping to turn his mega-rallies into a permanent fixture of his presidency - a way to reach directly to his supporters, like a modern-day testosterone-fuelled version of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's fireside radio chats.
At the very least, the goal for this multi-state "thank you" tour over the next few weeks seems to be to give Mr Trump a platform to outline his presidential goals and, perhaps, smooth over some ruffled feathers from a contentious campaign.
"We're a very divided country," Mr Trump said early in his speech. "We are going to bring our country together."
Only a few minutes later, however, Mr Trump was winging it, with little regard for goodwill-building.
"We had people running our country that truly didn't know what the hell they were doing."
At that point any Democrats listening probably weren't in the mood for a group hug.
Meet the new Donald Trump. Same as the old Donald Trump.
Mr Ellis died from a stroke in Lincoln Hospital early on Saturday. He was 82.
He began his acting career in 1952 at Belfast's Group Theatre before moving to England in the early 1960s.
His first big break came when he was cast as Bert Lynch in police drama Z Cars, which ran from 1962 to 1978.
His son, Toto, said it was extraordinarily hard to watch him die.
"It was sad to watch him slip away. The last words he heard were that he was a hero, a legend and we all loved him," he said.
Speaking about the funeral arrangements, he said: "We are taking him home to Belfast - Belfast meant the world to him.
"He blazed a trail for Northern Ireland actors, in that he was the first character not to change his accent. Dad was so proud of his roots and his beliefs."
Paying tribute to him, Sir Kenneth Branagh said Ellis had been "a great inspiration" to him and many other actors from Northern Ireland.
"I was blessed to begin my career working with him, and I will never forget his generosity to me. He was a highly intelligent, funny, and kind man, and a tremendous actor," he said.
Actor Adrian Dunbar, who is also from Northern Ireland, said he had known Jimmy Ellis as a friend and a companion for many years.
"It is a big loss. He was a wonderful actor and a warm and generous man. He blazed a trail for many actors in Northern Ireland."
Actor Maggie Cronin said: "A good actor treats everybody with great respect. He was fun. He played complex characters and made them look very easy."
Peter Johnston, director of BBC Northern Ireland, said: "We are saddened to hear about the death of Jimmy Ellis. He was a major talent from Northern Ireland, famous for his roles in Z Cars and the Billy plays.
"He will be deeply missed by all his colleagues on screen and on stage."
Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness, tweeted: "Very sorry to learn of the passing of Jimmy Ellis, one of our own, great actor & opponent of censorship."
Northern Ireland Culture Minister Carál Nà ChuilÃn said: "James was a man of great character and was never afraid to tackle difficult issues as we witnessed with his direction of the Sam Thompson play, Over The Bridge, in 1960, at a time when many believed that sectarianism, which the play addressed, was too controversial for a stage performance.
"I am deeply saddened by his passing and my thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time."
In a statement, Queen's University offers its deepest sympathies to his family circle.
The statement said Jimmy Ellis was "one of the most gifted actors of his generation". He received an honorary doctorate from Queen's in July 2008 for services to the performing arts.
James Ellis was born in Belfast on 15 March 1931.
He studied at the city's Methodist College and Queen's University, and then the Bristol Old Vic.
He soon graduated to leading man after joining the Group Theatre.
After starring in such plays as The Playboy of the Western World, he was appointed director of productions at the theatre in 1959.
However, he resigned in 1960 to direct and stage Sam Thompson's play Over The Bridge, which the Group Theatre's board had deemed too controversial.
Northern Ireland playwright Martin Lynch paid tribute to Mr Ellis, and said his support for Over The Bridge, which dealt with issues of sectarianism, was a courageous move.
He said: "He broke the back of conservatism in the establishment at that time and very, very courageously stuck to his guns. Him and Sam Thompson were a great team together to create and produce Over The Bridge when the establishment didn't want it to happen."
Aside from Z Cars, a police drama set on Merseyside, he starred in some of the UK's best-known and much-loved programmes, including Doctor Who, In Sickness And In Health, Ballykissangel and Only Fools And Horses.
He returned home in 1982 to star as the bullying father Norman Martin in Too Late To Talk To Billy, the first of a trio of Graham Reid plays that exposed a national audience to the authentic voice of working-class Ulster Protestants for the first time.
Sir Kenneth Branagh, who was just out of drama school, played his son Billy, and the pair later reprised their partnership in A Matter Of Choice For Billy and A Coming To Terms For Billy.
He suffered personal tragedy in 1988 when his son Adam, then aged 28, was murdered in west London.
In a March 2012 interview with the Express, the actor recalled: "I went berserk. I wasn't in possession of my senses. I kicked open the doors of every pub in the street shouting 'Who knows who murdered my son?"'
Mr Ellis was awarded an honorary doctorate from Queen's University in 2008 for services to the performing arts.
Away from the acting profession, he was also a writer of poems and prose.
Although he had lived in England for decades, his family has said that, in line with his wishes, he will be buried in his home city.
The messages labelled "racist, misogynistic and homophobic" were posted in a chat app and revealed on Bwog, a student-run blog.
A statement from the university described the messages as "appalling".
The university has been at the centre of a debate on how colleges handle sexually aggressive behaviour.
"Seeing that dialogue happening behind closed doors with our classmates and our peers was very, very shocking," Claire Fry, a student at Columbia, told the New York Times.
The university said that the wrestling team would not compete "until we have a full understanding of the facts on which to base the official response to this disturbing matter".
The revelation comes weeks after Harvard University suspended its men's soccer team following a report in the student newspaper that players made sexual comments about members of the women's team.
It said students were rating the attractiveness of female players as well as using sexually explicit comments.
James Fast, a student, who is Bwog's publisher, said he was encouraged by the university's quick response and its investigation, including its decision to cancel the wrestling team's participation in its first match, the New York Times reports.
The recent revelations are at the milder end of what has been dubbed US college "rape culture".
Banners regularly appear at the beginning of the academic year bearing slogans such as: "Rowdy and fun. Hope your baby girl is ready for a good time".
Studies have found that members of US college fraternities are three times more likely to commit rape than other male students while members of sororities were 74% more likely to experience sexual assault.
Past scandals include an email sent around one fraternity entitled "Luring your rapebait" and fraternity members chanting "No means yes".
The most recent case involved a Stanford University swimming champion who sexually assaulted an unconscious female student before being jailed for six months - a term condemned by many as too short.
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A Rugby Football League statement said the alleged breaches concern "contractual arrangements made with Salford players in 2014 and 2015".
No date has been set for a hearing.
If Salford are found to have exceeded the £1.825m wage ceiling in the last two years and are docked 20 points, it would wreck their season when it has started with some promising displays.
However Wigan, the last club to be found in breach of the salary cap in 2007, were only docked four points.
The Red Devils, coached by Ian Watson, lie sixth in the table after collecting four points from their opening five games.
Their points tally would have been higher had it not been for last-minute defeats by Wigan and Warrington.
The RFL's announcement comes six weeks after Bradford chairman Marc Green raised questions over Salford's use of the cap over the last two years and in particular their signing of Tony Puletua from St Helens in 2014.
Green claimed he was prevented from raising his concerns at a RFL Council meeting in December and called on the governing body to fully investigate the transfer of Puletua.
Salford have yet to comment on Thursday's news although owner Marwan Koukash tweeted: "I do not know what all this fuss is about. Calm down!"
In January Koukash said his club had been fully co-operating with the RFL investigators since early October.
The 31-year-old Australia keeper, who joined from Reading in May 2015, will remain at the Vitality Stadium until the summer of 2019.
Federici made six Premier League appearances in his first season.
He played a further six games during the club's FA Cup and League Cup runs, saving three penalties in a fourth-round shootout win against Preston.
RWE Innogy UK has proposed erecting up to 20 turbines at Glen Kyllachy near Tomatin south of Inverness.
Highland Council's south planning applications committee unanimously rejected the application last year.
Members of the committee said the development would have "a significant detrimental visual impact".
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Van Gaal dismissed claims he offered to resign after losing to Southampton on Saturday, and his team were more positive against the Championship side.
Wayne Rooney curled in from 20 yards to put United ahead before George Thorne cut through their defence to equalise.
Daley Blind then finished low into the net from Jesse Lingard's cross before Juan Mata sealed victory late on.
Derby, who have not won a league game in 2016 and are fifth in the Championship, caused problems towards the end of the first half when Thorne latched on to Chris Martin's delightful through ball.
But that aside, it was a confidence-boosting win for Van Gaal's team who, after a winless December, have lost once in January and registered a two-goal victory for the first time in 15 matches.
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It has been a troubling week for Van Gaal, who has trained his fire on the media and sarcastically said losing to Derby could cost him his job for a fourth time this season.
But in the first half-hour and after the break, United showed the kind of swagger that has been missing in recent months.
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Buoyed by more than 5,000 visiting fans, much of United's improvement centred around Anthony Martial, who captured some of his early season form with a superb performance.
Stationed on the left wing, the 20-year-old caused problems for Derby right-back Cyrus Christie and capped an effervescent display when he set up Mata for the final goal after skipping through the home side's defence.
With better control, the French forward could have scored either side of Rooney's clinical finish. Although the United striker appeared offside when he collected the ball, he turned inside before finding the top corner to move within six of Sir Bobby Charlton's club record 249 goals.
Derby have had their own problems in the Championship under manager Paul Clement, who was assistant to Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and Chelsea before he took his first step into management at the start of the season.
The former school teacher has overseen £25m of spending on players since taking over and, until Boxing Day, it seemed to be paying dividends with Derby on course for the Premier League.
But like last season, when the Rams faltered in the promotion push under Steve McClaren, their form has nosedived.
The hosts looked bereft of confidence as United began the game strongly, missing out on an opportunity to pressurise Van Gaal's side.
Yet once they pressed United higher up the pitch they began to give their expectant supporters something to cheer about.
Thorne's goal was well worked, and had Nick Blackman kept two efforts on target either side of the break, they might have caused real worry for the visitors.
However, Blackman and fellow winger Thomas Ince were well shackled by United's young full-backs Guillermo Varela and Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, and once Blind put the 11-time FA Cup winners ahead, Derby's challenge faded.
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal: "It was maybe better than we had trained. We played at the right time against the resistance of Derby. We gave their goal away but at half-time I said that it was a good performance, keep it up and we will win. And we did.
"Daley Blind's goal? You have to sniff it and he sniffed it. It was a great goal. The Premier League is very important but the FA Cup is the greatest cup in England with a long and important history. We haven't won it for a long time so we dream of it. After two wins you can't say that we will win it."
Derby boss Paul Clement: "You're always worried about those quality players, like Juan Mata and Anthony Martial, off the back of our midfield. They were clinical, their movement and finishing was the difference.
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"I thought we gave them a good game, it wasn't an easy game for them. We had some good passing spells and our goal was an excellent goal, a good finish from our holding midfielder - although I don't know what he was doing up there!
"I'm disappointed we didn't keep it tighter for a bit longer so we could go into the last 15-20 minutes with a chance. For a team who is lacking confidence they played well tonight."
Derby host Preston on Tuesday as they hope to get their Championship title challenge back on track, while Manchester United welcome Stoke to Old Trafford on the same evening.
Match ends, Derby County 1, Manchester United 3.
Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Manchester United 3.
Offside, Derby County. Jacob Butterfield tries a through ball, but Johnny Russell is caught offside.
Guillermo Varela (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tom Ince (Derby County).
Substitution, Manchester United. Ander Herrera replaces Juan Mata.
Goal! Derby County 1, Manchester United 3. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
Foul by Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
Richard Keogh (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Derby County. Jeff Hendrick replaces Bradley Johnson.
Substitution, Derby County. Johnny Russell replaces George Thorne.
Offside, Manchester United. Juan Mata tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
Substitution, Manchester United. Michael Carrick replaces Morgan Schneiderlin.
Attempt missed. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abdoul Camara with a cross.
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Guillermo Varela.
Foul by Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United).
George Thorne (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by George Thorne (Derby County).
Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
Foul by Chris Smalling (Manchester United).
Chris Martin (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Bradley Johnson (Derby County).
Goal! Derby County 1, Manchester United 2. Daley Blind (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesse Lingard.
Attempt saved. Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Daley Blind with a cross.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Tom Ince.
Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind following a corner.
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Richard Keogh.
Substitution, Derby County. Abdoul Camara replaces Nick Blackman.
Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Manchester United) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
Hand ball by Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United).
Stephen Warnock (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Guillermo Varela (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Stephen Warnock (Derby County).
Attempt missed. Nick Blackman (Derby County) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
The coach, owned and operated by Lochs and Glens Holidays, is thought to have been blown off the road by a gust of wind and came to rest near a small loch at about 14:10.
A total of 51 people were on board.
The 23 being treated at three NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde hospitals are all said to be in a stable condition.
About 20 others were described as "walking wounded".
Road Policing Inspector Adam McKenzie said: "A tour bus which was heading through Argyll was struck by a very strong gust of wind which unfortunately blew it on to the muddy verge, causing the bus to flip on its side and roll down the hill coming to a rest at the side of Loch Restil."
Ch Insp Fraser Candlish added: "This has clearly been a terrifying experience for all of those involved and officers have been working closely with our partners to provide support to those effected and ensure everyone's safety.
"All 52 people on board the coach have been accounted for and we are currently working to ensure those who have not been taken to hospital are transported to a suitable location to spend the night.
"Inquiries are ongoing to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident, however early indications would suggest that the high winds may have been a factor.
"We are currently working to recover the vehicle and reopen the road."
Police said a multi-agency response had been "critical" in the aftermath of the crash.
Officers were joined at the scene by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Ambulance Service, Argyll and Bute Council, the Royal Navy and the Mountain Rescue team.
BBC presenter Euan Mcllwraith, who was at the scene shortly after the crash, said emergency services cut the side off the coach to help passengers inside.
"Although there have been injuries, and serious injuries, these people are very, very lucky," he told BBC News.
Some of the more seriously injured passengers were taken to hospital by Royal Navy helicopter.
They are being treated at the Southern General, Western Infirmary and Royal Alexandra hospitals.
An RAF helicopter from Lossiemouth was also at the scene along with a mountain search and rescue team. The A83 is closed and a lengthy diversion is in place, along the A82.
A spokeswoman for Lochs and Glens said: "We are providing all necessary support for those passengers who were on board and the relatives of those who have been injured.
"The driver and the company are co-operating fully with the police investigation to establish the exact cause."
Transport Minister Derek Mackay said: "Scottish ministers have been kept fully informed of this serious incident across the afternoon and our immediate thoughts are with the passengers who have been transported to hospital.
"The emergency services have been working closely with helicopters from both Prestwick and Lossiemouth as well as mountain rescue teams and a rest centre has been set up in Three Villages Hall in Arrochar to help the walking wounded."
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The statement, issued jointly by owners Stefan Rupp and Edin Rahic, McCall, Greg Abbott and James Mason, also says transfer funds will be available.
McCall led the Bantams to the League One play-offs last season, losing 1-0 to Millwall in the Wembley final.
"Stuart is our manager and will be staying," the statement reads.
Much of the speculation regarding McCall - a boyhood fan who went onto play and manage at Valley Parade - related to the ambition of the club after missing out on promotion to the Championship.
The departure of key players such as Billy Clarke and James Meredith heightened the rumours that McCall, 53, could stand down.
"In the wake of our disappointing defeat in the play-off final there has been a lot of discussion between us about how best we take the football club forward. The pain of that defeat has hurt us all," the statement continued.
"It wasn't the outcome we wanted, however we have taken some time to reflect and regroup. Recent speculation has been unfounded, hurtful and unhelpful.
"The money received from player transfers and our trip to Wembley will be re-invested in the squad, on the right players when the time is right.
"We have shown our commitment to investing money in players as recently as January with the £250,000 signing of Charlie Wyke.
"After constructive talks were held today we are now busy building a squad capable of challenging for promotion next year. This work has never stopped but we are not prepared to rush into any decisions. News will be released as when the time is right."
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His death sparked a series of claims and counter-claims over who was responsible, and even led to a political row between the UK and Russia, resulting in diplomats and officials being expelled on both sides.
Here are some of the key events leading up to and since Mr Litvinenko's death.
Mr Litvinenko meets two Russian men at the Pine Bar in London's Millennium Hotel - Dmitry Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB officer.
He also meets Italian academic Mario Scaramella at a Itsu sushi bar in central London, where he is said to have received documents about the death of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Several hours after his meetings, Mr Litvinenko complains of feeling sick and spends the night vomiting.
After three days of sickness and stomach pains Mr Litvinenko is admitted to Barnet General Hospital, north London.
Mr Litvinenko is transferred to the University College Hospital, in central London, as his condition worsens. He is placed under armed police guard.
It is reported Mr Litvinenko was poisoned with thallium, a highly toxic chemical once used to poison rats.
Mr Litvinenko is moved to intensive care. Pictures are released of the ex-agent in hospital, showing how he has suffered dramatic weight and hair loss.
Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism unit takes over the investigation into what made him ill. Police say they are treating the case as a suspected "deliberate poisoning" but await toxicology test results.
The Kremlin dismisses allegations that the Russian government poisoned Mr Litvinenko because of his criticisms of its policies as "sheer nonsense".
Mr Litvinenko is described as "critically ill" and has a heart attack overnight.
Russia's foreign intelligence service denies involvement in the apparent poisoning of Mr Litvinenko.
Mr Litvinenko dies in intensive care.
Scotland Yard says it is now investigating "an unexplained death".
A statement made by Mr Litvinenko before he died is read out by his friend Alex Goldfarb outside University College Hospital, London.
In it he accuses Russian President Vladimir Putin of involvement in Mr Litvinenko's death and says his killer was "barbaric and ruthless".
Friend Andrei Nekrasov says that just hours before Mr Litvinenko fell unconscious, he told him: "The bastards got me but they won't get everybody."
Mr Putin, at a press conference, says Mr Litvinenko's death was a tragedy, but he saw no "definitive proof" that it was a "violent death".
Mr Litvinenko's father, Walter, tells reporters his son was killed by a "tiny little nuclear bomb".
Health experts say they believe Mr Litvinenko was deliberately poisoned by radioactive matter, believed to be polonium-210.
Police find traces of radioactive material at the sushi bar and the hotel where the former spy had meetings on 1 November, and at his north London home.
An inquest into the death of Mr Litvinenko is opened and adjourned at a London court.
Italian academic Mario Scaramella tests positive for a significant amount of polonium-210, although he has not suffered any symptoms of poisoning.
It is also revealed that Mr Litvinenko's wife, Marina, has tested positive for the alpha particle-emitting substance, although she is not admitted to hospital and is not believed to be in any danger.
Nine British police officers travel to Moscow to pursue their investigation into Mr Litvinenko's death.
Russia's prosecutor general, Yuri Chaika, says he will not extradite suspects in the poisoning of Mr Litvinenko to Britain.
Mr Chaika says any trial of a Russian citizen must take place in Russia and that it would be "impossible" for British officers to arrest Russians in their home country.
Russian prosecutors say they intend to question former KGB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoi.
British police say they are now treating the death of Alexander Litvinenko as murder.
Mr Scaramella is discharged from University College Hospital. Doctors say he had not shown any sign of illness.
Russia says it is investigating the attempted murder of Dmitry Kovtun, the contact of Mr Litvinenko who met him at the Pine Bar.
All seven bar staff working at the Pine Bar at the time test positive for low levels of polonium-210.
Meanwhile, about 50 mourners - including his wife, son and parents - see Mr Litvinenko buried at North London's Highgate Cemetery.
Police in Germany say they have found indications of radiation in two properties apparently used by Mr Kovtun - the Hamburg flat of his ex-wife, and her mother's home outside the city.
Mr Litvinenko's widow, Marina, says she believes the Russian authorities could have been behind his murder in an interview with the Mail on Sunday.
She tells the paper: "Obviously it was not Putin himself, of course not."
But she says what President Putin "does around him in Russia makes it possible to kill a British person" in Britain.
Former spy Yuri Shvets claims Mr Litvinenko was murdered because of information he held on a powerful Kremlin figure.
Mr Shvets, a former business associate of the murdered former KGB man, says he was poisoned after the dossier, which had damaging details, was deliberately leaked to the high-ranking Moscow figure.
Russian prosecutors ask the UK for permission to question more than 100 witnesses over the poisoning of Mr Litvinenko.
BBC One's Panorama programme reports there may have been multiple attempts to kill Mr Litvinenko before he died.
It says the first attempt to poison him may have come two weeks before he met Mr Scaramella in the sushi bar.
The programme says it may have been at the same restaurant, but occurred when Mr Litvinenko met Andrei Lugovoi and Dimitri Kovtun on 16 October.
Mr Litvinenko's widow tells the programme her husband's poisoning could not have been carried out without Russian President Vladimir Putin's knowledge, but Mr Putin's spokesman, Dimitry Peskov, vehemently denies this.
Mr Lugovoi and Mr Kovtun, the two Russians questioned by British police over the poisoning of Mr Litvinenko, deny being suspects in the case.
They tell a Russian TV station that UK press reports describing them as suspects were "a lie".
Scotland Yard hands a file on the investigation into the death of Mr Litvinenko to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The BBC's security correspondent, Frank Gardner, says police sources have told him that the "finger of suspicion" pointed "clearly" at former KGB officer Mr Lugovoi.
But Mr Lugovoi has said he was also a victim of radiation poisoning.
The Home Office confirms Russian detectives investigating Mr Litvinenko's death have asked for permission to come to the UK.
Boris Berezovsky breaks his silence to tell BBC's Newsnight that Andrei Lugovoi was responsible for the death of his close friend, Mr Litvinenko.
He says Mr Litvinenko told him: "I think Lugovoi is involved in my poison," but the former KGB agent denies any involvement.
The number of people affected by polonium-210 and facing possible health risks reaches 15, after two more people test positive, the Health Protection Agency says.
Mr Lugovoi should be charged with the murder of Mr Litvinenko, the director of public prosecutions recommends.
Sir Ken Macdonald says that Mr Lugovoi, who denies involvement in the death, should face trial.
Speaking at a news conference in Moscow, Mr Lugovoi says Mr Litvinenko was not his enemy and that he had nothing against him. He claims that Mr Litvinenko was a British spy.
Mr Lugovoi also says the British secret service tried to recruit him to provide "compromising information" on President Putin.
Russia officially refuses a UK extradition request for Mr Lugovoi.
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office says the constitution did not allow for the extradition of its citizens.
The government announces it is to expel four diplomats from the Russian embassy in London, after Moscow refused to extradite Mr Lugovoi.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband also says co-operation with Russia on a range of issues was under review.
Russia announces it is to expel four British embassy staff, mirroring the UK's decision to expel four staff from the Russian embassy in London.
The four are given 10 days to leave the country, and Moscow says it is also to review visa applications for UK officials.
Foreign ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin says co-operation in counter terrorism will no longer be possible.
A inquest into Mr Litvinenko's death is delayed as the coroner decides a public inquiry would be preferable, as it would be able to hear some evidence in secret.
UK government ministers rule out a public inquiry into Mr Litvinenko's death, saying an inquest would be an effective investigation into his death.
Marina Litvinenko takes up a case in the High Court to force the UK government to hold a public inquiry into her husband's death.
The High Court says the Home Office had been wrong to rule out a public inquiry before the outcome of an inquest.
A public inquiry into Mr Litvinenko's death is announced by UK Home Secretary Theresa May. It is due to conclude by the end of 2015.
Many spoke of Spacey's "incredible" work in revitalising the London venue during his 11 years in charge.
Guests at Sunday's event included Downton stars Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern, Jeremy Irons, Eddie Izzard and singer Beverley Knight.
There were also musical tributes from Sting and Annie Lennox.
Sting performed two songs including Every Breath You Take, while Lennox's set featured No More I Love Yous and Here Comes the Rain Again.
In his closing speech, Spacey referred to the Old Vic's lack of government subsidy wondered why the theatre was not treated as "a national treasure".
He also said the "best thing about the Old Vic is its future".
There were recorded tributes from James Bond director Sam Mendes, former US president Bill Clinton and singer Elton John.
During his time at the Old Vic, Spacey has directed two productions and starred in nine - including an acclaimed version of Richard III.
The Hollywood star has also continued with screen projects such as Netflix's remake of House of Cards, which won him an acting Golden Globe this year.
Mark Gatiss, who starred in All About My Mother at the Old Vic in 2008, said Spacey had been "amazingly supportive" during the run.
"He's done an incredible job, he's totally revitalised this place and it's the end of an era."
McGovern, who was at drama school with Spacey, recalled: "He was the brilliant person he is today. We always knew that he had it."
A week ago Spacey was honoured at the Olivier Awards for his contribution to British theatre.
Sunday's gala show at the Old Vic included a cast reunion of some of the cast of Spacey's inaugural production at the theatre in 2004.
Bonneville and Drop the Dead Donkey stars Neil Pearson and Stephen Tompkinson had appeared in Cloaca by Dutch playwright Maria Goos.
The Downton actor recalled how the play - the title is the Latin for sewer - had garnered poor reviews.
"It didn't get the best critical reaction, but we had an absolute blast," he told the BBC on the red carpet before hosting the show.
He recalled that not everyone had been keen about Spacey taking over at the theatre, with some thinking he would "scurry back the Hollywood".
"There was snide undercurrent from the British asking who's this Yank who thinks he can come over here and run our hallowed Old Vic? But he's proved them wrong.
"There were troubled times, programming a theatre like this is a delicate thing and you make mistakes sometimes. But think of the fantastic hits he's had over the years.
"This place is in good nick now, and is a fantastic platform for [incoming artistic director] Matthew Warchus to build on."
Warchus, who directed the hit musical Matilda and the film Pride, is set to reveal his opening season at the Old Vic this week.
Dotcom, accused of copyright infringement, racketeering and money laundering, said he will appeal.
He founded the now-defunct file-sharing site Megaupload where millions of people downloaded movies and songs.
US authorities say Dotcom and others cost film studios and record companies more than $500m (£322m).
But Dotcom, a German national who has been living in Auckland and describes himself as an "internet freedom fighter" on his Twitter page, has fought the case arguing that he was not responsible for the copyright infringement.
The 39-year-old, born Kim Schmitz, told reporters outside the courtroom he would fight the ruling, adding: "I'm disappointed."
Three other men, who co-founded the site with Dotcom and face similar charges, have also been ruled as eligible for extradition.
The BBC visits Kim Dotcom at his mansion
The hearing which began in September was not to determine Dotcom's guilt, but whether he should be sent to the US to be tried.
Judge Nevin Dawson told the court in Auckland that the US has a "large body of evidence" supporting the case and that the defendants "fall well short of undermining the case", reported news outlet Stuff.
After the ruling, Dotcom said on Twitter: "Thank you for your support. The fight goes on. Enjoy the holidays. I'm happy to be with my kids. There are bigger things than copyright."
A member of Dotcom's legal team, Ira Rothken, said on Twitter: "The @KimDotcom team looks forward to having the US request for extradition reviewed in the High Court."
"We believe the (district court) was wrong... Justice was not served today."
In an interview with New Zealand Herald earlier this week, Dotcom said he plans to take separate legal action in Hong Kong, where he founded Megaupload.
He said he plans to sue the Hong Kong justice department and seek more than $2bn in damages for taking down his site. Earlier this month a Hong Kong court allowed him to access some of his frozen assets held there.
"I now have the opportunity to fight back in Hong Kong and take legal action against those who have destroyed what I have built there and that means I can sue, indirectly the US government by suing the Hong Kong Department of Justice," he was quoted as saying.
The picture shows a sunlit portion of the planet, together with three of its big moons - Io, Europa and Ganymede.
The fourth major satellite - Callisto - is out of view.
Juno is currently moving away from Jupiter on a large arc, but will sweep back in during August, enabling its "JunoCam" to take even better images.
At the moment, scientists are just relieved to know that the equipment is in good health after its encounter with Jupiter's harsh radiation environment during the spacecraft's orbit insertion manoeuvre on 5 July (GMT).
The mission team is now turning on all the probe's instruments to check their status.
A period of calibration lies ahead before the serious business of studying Jupiter begins in October.
It should be mid-way through that month that a further engine burn puts the spacecraft in a tight, 14-day orbit around the planet.
There will then follow a good 30-plus revolutions of the massive world, with many passes getting under 5,000km from its cloud tops.
The image on this page was acquired on Sunday, when Juno was some 4.3 million km from Jupiter.
Evident in the picture are the gas giant's coloured atmospheric bands. Unmistakable, also, is the famous Great Red Spot - the colossal storm that has raged on the planet for hundreds of years.
Juno's goal over the next 18 months will be to try to understand what makes Jupiter tick.
Scientists plan to use the spacecraft's instruments to sense the planet's deep interior. They think the structure and the chemistry of its insides hold the essential clues to how this giant world formed some four-and-a-half-billion years ago.
Did you catch the drama of Juno's orbit insertion? Watch it all again in a BBC Sky At Night special.
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Swansea's Morriston Hospital would double in size and become a regional centre for specialist treatments.
The city's other hospital, Singleton, would be a centre of excellence for diagnostic and same-day care, working with GPs, opticians and dentists.
On-the-job training and the development of a medical science park also form part of the plans.
The project, known as Arch, is a collaboration between Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and Hywel Dda health boards along with Swansea University.
It spans six local authority areas, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea - covering about one million people.
If the Welsh government backs the plans by sponsoring them, it could lead to funding from Europe, NHS capital funding and public-private investment.
"It breaks free from an outdated healthcare system designed more than 50 years ago and replaces it with an accessible one specifically planned for today's needs, in purpose-built or refurbished accommodation," said ABMU's director of strategy, Sian Harrop-Griffiths.
"It focuses on keeping people healthy, or better managing disease when they're ill."
She added: "Arch is more than abstract ideas. It represents a potentially huge regional investment."
Professor Marc Clement, chief executive of Swansea University's Institute of Life Science, said Arch will help south Wales and the region have a "global reputation for best practice, health care and patient well being".
He said: "The partnership will provide world-class health care delivering skills, talent development and innovation.
"It's really important we start immediately to deliver this project and have a fully integrated service by 2020.
"The aim is to attract the best talent and give people the highest quality of service we can."
Known as Medi-Park, it will set up:
Radovan Krejcir was arrested on Friday at his home in Johannesburg on a charge of kidnap and assault.
His lawyers filed a court application, saying he needed medical attention and risked kidney failure.
Krejcir has repeatedly denied having links to the criminal underworld.
The police have been accused of reacting slowly to reports of his alleged involvement in the killing of underworld bosses, reports the BBC's Pumza Fihlani from Johannesburg.
A number of his associates have been killed in separate incidents in recent months, local media report.
In July, Krejcir survived an attempt to kill him carried out by guns hidden behind a car number plate operated by remote control opened fire on him in Bedfordview, a suburb east of Johannesburg.
Krejcir reportedly described the shooting as "something out of a James Bond film".
He is challenging the government's attempts to extradite him to the Czech Republic, where he was convicted in absentia last year on tax fraud charges.
He moved to South Africa in 2007.
Our correspondent says South Africans have been keenly watching Krejcir's extraordinary career over recent months and the series of gangland shootings and killings with which he is allegedly linked.
They are worried that it might show that a well-connected, sophisticated and violent underworld still exists on the streets of Johannesburg, she says.
On Saturday, police chief Riah Phiyega said Krejcir's arrest was a major breakthrough.
"There are many investigations that are taking place, even on the charges that the suspects have been arrested for. We hope to arrest more suspects as the investigations unfold," she told reporters in the capital, Pretoria.
She did not reveal details of the charges against him.
The police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid), said it had launched an investigation into Krejcir's claim that he had he had been tortured.
Police are accused of taking him to an open field where he was "allegedly shocked with a taser and a plastic bag was placed over his head to suffocate him", Ipid said in a statement.
The High Court in Johannesburg ordered that Krejcir be transferred to hospital after his doctor testified that his injuries were consistent with those of someone who had been assaulted.
He could face renal failure if he was not taken to hospital, the doctor said.
In his ruling, Judge Ramarumo Monama said the doctor was a credible witness.
"He has provided more than enough evidence," local media quotes the judge as saying.
Staff at the reserve near Dunkeld had been awaiting the return of "Lady", the female which has nested at the site for 24 consecutive years.
However, a younger bird has instead moved in and mated with the resident male, known as "Laddie".
Rangers at the reserve said Lady may yet return, but would face a competition for her nest and mate.
Lady would be 30 this year, and is thought to be the world's oldest breeding osprey, having reared 50 chicks at Loch of the Lowes.
Scottish Wildlife Trust Perthshire ranger Charlotte Fleming said everyone at the reserve was "so excited" by the new development.
She said: "Many people have been asking if this means that our famous osprey - affectionately known by many as Lady - will not return this year, but we simply do not know.
"There is still a possibility that she will return - and dramatic scenes could unfold if Lady were to begin to compete for her nest and her mate."
A webcam set up to cover the nest attracted more than a million viewers from 96 different countries last year.
In the first veto override of his presidency, the Senate voted 97-1 and the House of Representatives 348-77, meaning the bill becomes law.
Mr Obama told CNN the lawmakers had made "a mistake".
The president argued the bill could expose US companies, troops and officials to potential lawsuits abroad.
CIA Director John Brennan said the vote carried "grave implications" for national security, adding: "The downside is potentially huge."
The House and Senate unanimously passed the legislation, known as the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism (JASTA), this year despite the Obama administration's lobbying efforts.
The bill amends a 1976 law that shields other countries from American lawsuits, allowing victims' families the right to sue any member of the Saudi government suspected of playing a role in the 9/11 attacks.
Mr Obama argued in his veto that the bill would undermine US-Saudi relations and warned of tit-for-tat lawsuits against US service members in places like Afghanistan and Iraq.
He told CNN on Wednesday: "It's a dangerous precedent and it's an example of why sometimes you have to do what's hard.
"And, frankly, I wish Congress here had done what's hard.
"If you're perceived as voting against 9/11 families right before an election, not surprisingly, that's a hard vote for people to take.
"But it would have been the right thing to do."
White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters the vote was "the single most embarrassing thing the United States Senate has done" in decades.
But the measure's supporters contended the legislation only applies to acts of terrorism that have occurred on US soil.
"The White House and the executive branch (are) far more interested in diplomatic considerations," said Democratic New York Senator Chuck Schumer.
"We're more interested in the families and in justice."
Mr Obama has issued 12 vetoes during the two terms of his presidency, but until now none have been overridden.
Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid was the lone 'no' vote against the bill.
Democratic Senator Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton's running mate, and Senator Bernie Sanders did not vote.
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudi nationals, but the oil-rich kingdom - a key US ally - has denied any role in the attacks, which left nearly 3,000 people dead.
While US intelligence raised suspicions about some of the hijackers' connections, no link has been proven to support claims that Saudi officials provided financial support to the suspects.
Coleman, 53, began his second spell in charge in 2014 and led them to fourth in League Two in 2015-16, missing automatic promotion on the final day.
Working with Bell, he managed Stanley from 1999 to 2012, guiding them to the Football League from the eighth tier.
"We achieved great things last season on the lowest budget in the league," Coleman told Stanley's club website.
"Everyone knows how Jimmy and I feel about Accrington Stanley and we are here to build for an exciting future."
The killings have been driven by the belief - advanced by some witchdoctors - that the body parts have properties that confer wealth and good luck.
President Jakaya Kikwete has described the murder of albino people as an "evil" that has shamed Tanzania.
Nearly 80 albino Tanzanians have been killed since 2000, the UN says.
The latest victims include a one-year-old albino boy, killed in north-western Tanzania a few weeks ago.
The government banned witchdoctors in January as part of its efforts to prevent further attacks and kidnappings targeting people with albinism.
Last week, 32 witchdoctors were detained.
According to the Red Cross, witchdoctors are prepared to pay $75,000 (£50,000) for a complete set of albino body parts.
Tanzanian police arrested 225 unlicensed traditional healers and soothsayers across the country, the AFP news agency reports.
"Some of those arrested were found in possession of items like lizard skin, warthog teeth, ostrich eggs, monkey tails, bird claws, mule tails and lion skin," police spokesperson Advera Bulimba told the agency.
Albinism is particularly prevalent in Tanzania with one in 1,400 affected, according to a 2006 BMC Public Health report. This compares with one in 20,000 in Western countries.
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The camera at the junction of Cardiff's Newport Road and Colchester Avenue snapped motorists going through the red light or breaking the 30mph limit.
It caught over three times as many drivers as the next busiest camera - North Road, Cardiff, which had 3,836.
All but one of the ten most prolific Welsh speed cameras are in south Wales.
Figures which show the number of drivers caught speeding by fixed speed cameras on Welsh roads have been released by the GoSafe Partnership - which is made up of local councils, Welsh police forces and the Welsh government.
The camera topping the list on Newport Road, one of the busiest roads in Cardiff - saw 12,107 motorists caught between April 2014 and March 2015, an average of more than 30 a day.
This would generate an estimated £3,000 each day in £100 fixed penalty notices issued to drivers exceeding the 30mph limit.
But Chris Hume, partnership manager at GoSafe, which is responsible for red light and speed camera enforcement, insisted the camera was helping with safety.
"This camera has been there since 2011. The collision history on the 50m stretch of road there in the three years before that was that there were 10 collisions which caused injuries - two of them involved pedestrians," he said.
"Since the camera has been there we have had three collisions.
"That suggests the camera needs to be there. We're talking about one of the busiest arterial roads into Cardiff which has about 36,000 vehicles a day. So only one in every 1,000 drivers are doing something wrong."
He said the cameras were not being used to generate money for councils or police forces, with all the revenue from fines going to the UK government.
Last year, the Newport Road speed camera was dubbed the "UK's busiest" after it was revealed it was catching more drivers than a speed camera on the M60 in Greater Manchester.
Top 10 busiest permanent speed cameras in Wales
Source: GoSafe Partnership
The 37-year-old followed Thursday's time-trial triumph with a comfortable victory after attacking on the first lap in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Storey finished well clear of Poland's Anna Harkowska, who also finished second to Storey in the time trial.
"I feel really good," said Storey.
"The worlds before a Paralympic year, in any sport, are the hardest because everyone wants to take the psychological advantage into the Paralympic year.
"Next year will be my third Paralympics as a cyclist, and you need to take those psychological scalps. The next 12 months people really begin to ramp it up so it's a really good indication of where you are and what you need to do."
Storey is Britain's most decorated female Paralympian with 22 medals.
She has won 11 gold, eight silver and three bronze medals in both cycling and swimming across six Paralympics.
Storey won four golds at the 2012 Games in London and has now won 22 world titles across both sports.
She began her sporting career in the pool, winning six medals at the 1992 Paralympics before switching to cycling in 2005.
Elsewhere, Simon Price finished fourth in the C2 men's road race after a closely contested sprint finish. Hannah Dines (T2) and Megan Giglia (C3) also finished fourth - although neither was in medal contention.
Lora Turnham and Corrine Hall - the defending world champions - came sixth in the women's tandem race. An early attack left Steve Bate and Adam Duggleby out of the running in the men's tandem event.
Stefan Stocker presided over the firm during a period in which Takata airbags were linked to the deaths of five people.
Additionally, concerns that some of Takata's designs may be defective have led to widespread recalls.
Since 2008, an estimated 24 million cars have been recalled worldwide.
Under certain conditions, Takata airbags can be set off with too much explosive force and potentially fire out metallic shrapnel.
The company has been heavily criticised by regulators in the United States for its slow response to the problems, which first came to light six years ago.
Takata says Mr Stocker is stepping down in order to speed up the decision making process within the company. His role will be taken over by the current chairman, Shigehisa Takada.
The 23-year-old Wales international midfielder joined the Vixens in 2015.
She has previously played for Arsenal Ladies and Coventry City.
"I gave Hayley the captaincy last year, at a young age, but she has not let me down," head coach Willie Kirk told Bristol City's club website. "She has handled it with a lot of maturity."
Kirk's side will begin their 2017 league campaign against Reading at Ashton Gate on Saturday, 22 April.
Besik Kudukhov, who won freestyle 60kg silver at London 2012, died in 2013.
He was found to have taken the steroid turinabol when the World Anti-Doping Agency re-tested samples this year.
An International Olympic Committee (IOC) disciplinary committee said the case has "now terminated its investigation with no action taken".
Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt - who finished third in London - tweeted in August on hearing of the failed test: "If possible he must be allowed to keep the medal. It will keep his family's honour intact. For me humanity is above everything else."
Vice-president of United World Wrestling, Georgy Bryusov said: "The IOC will not deprive Besik Kudukhov of his silver medal".
Islington council spent more than £6.2m buying back homes it sold to people for less than £1.3m, a Freedom of Information request reveals.
Housing charities blame a lack of investment in social housing.
The government has vowed to build more affordable houses and in February called the current market "broken".
The Right-to-Buy policy was introduced by the Conservatives in the 1980s, allowing council house tenants to buy their homes at a discount.
BBC News looked at local authority areas where waiting lists rose for four consecutive years since 2011 and chose 10 at random.
One property in Islington in north London was sold for £17,600 in 2004 (at a discount of £26,400), and was bought back by the authority for £176,750 some 11 years later.
House prices there rose by 135% over that period, according to Rightmove.
Iona Bain, founder of the Young Money Blog, said: "The unfairness is accentuated by the fact that someone who could take advantage of Right to Buy has not only benefitted from living rent-free for 20 to 30 years but now can pocket inflated profits by selling at a time when councils are desperate for homes.
"They have lucked out from an extraordinary period of house price rises, unprecedented pressure on the housing system and major flaws in how this scheme was devised.
"If I was a young private renter struggling to pay my bills, let alone save for a deposit on my first home, I would be very angry."
Figures from the House of Commons Library show, as of 2016, affordable homes were not being replaced at the same rate they were being sold.
Meanwhile, Birmingham, one of the biggest councils in Europe, agreed in its budget to buy back Right-to-Buy homes when they became available - up to 200 in total.
Kate Webb, head of policy and research at housing charity Shelter, said: "Ironically, soaring house prices means councils are paying vastly inflated sums to buy back what they once sold off at a discount.
"If Right to Buy is to work, then it has to be accompanied by an iron-clad guarantee to replace properties sold on a like-for-like basis, otherwise councils simple won't have enough properties for all those families crying out for a home, and will be left paying the price for generations to come."
Paul Dossett, head of local government at Grant Thornton UK LLP, said the policy had been a "financial disaster".
He said: "When you consider the amount of people currently struggling to get on the housing ladder and the stretched finances of many councils due to increased demand across numerous services, these figures are unacceptable."
The government has now extended the policy so housing association tenants can buy their own homes at a discount, fulfilling a pledge in the 2015 Conservative party manifesto.
Right to Buy has already been brought to an end in Scotland while in Wales the government is hoping to ban the scheme to reduce pressure on social housing. A separate scheme exists in Northern Ireland.
Islington councillor Diarmaid Ward, who has responsibility for housing, said the council had bought back properties "at the low end of the market".
"We're no longer buying back ex-council homes," he said. "We've now embarked on the biggest home-building programme in a generation: building 500 new council homes for social rent by 2019."
Camden's housing chief councillor Pat Callaghan said: "We intend to build over 1,000 council homes - but with 5,000 people on our waiting list, we need government backing to fully meet our residents' needs."
Labour party leader and Islington North parliamentary candidate Jeremy Corbyn promised to build a million new homes in five years if Labour were in power.
He said: "Homes built for social rent are at the lowest levels since official figures began.
"The Conservatives have failed to deliver a promised one-for-one replacement for homes sold through right-to buy - instead only one is being built for every eight sold."
The Conservative Party has been contacted for a comment.
Liam McCarthy, from West Bromwich, was remanded in custody to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 19 November.
The unemployed 25-year-old, of Phoenix Street, appeared before city magistrates on Thursday charged with rape and two counts of assault.
Police were called to City Hospital at 09:00 BST on Wednesday and cordoned off the scene for forensic examination.
The UoW has been criticised over BBC Wales revelations of a visa scam at a partner college in London.
Hugh Thomas, who has been under pressure to quit, said he was stepping down in the "best interests of the transformed university".
The UoW will be rebranded in a merger and future students will receive Trinity St David college degrees.
The merger involves Trinity St David and Swansea Metropolitan colleges.
BBC Wales education correspondent Ciaran Jenkins said it will effectively signal the end of the University of Wales as an institution after 120 years.
The new merged college will operate under the royal charter of Trinity Saint David, which dates back nearly 190 years.
The university has said the development signifies "a sense of history and a new beginning".
It's not every day that a national institution with 120 years of history, the second largest university in the UK, suddenly disappears.
The University of Wales, based on the plans announced on Friday afternoon, will no longer exist.
There will be no more University of Wales degrees, which 250,000 people in Wales and around the world currently hold.
We're talking about an institution of which Prince Charles is the chancellor, which since 1893 has served communities in Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff, Swansea, and all manner of places throughout the world.
Today's decision effectively brings all that to an end.
It comes after two BBC Wales investigations, the latest into allegations of a visa scam involving one of its partner colleges in London.
The pressure mounted from there with the vice-chancellors of Wales's other universities calling for the brand to be scrapped, and that seems to be what's happened.
The future of the University of Wales had come into question following Welsh government proposals to rationalise the structure of higher education in Wales.
It was compounded by scandals involving courses validated by the University of Wales at outside bodies at in the UK and overseas.
Education minister Leighton Andrews told BBC Wales earlier this month that Mr Thomas should resign, with the university's leadership "untenable".
He said what had happened over the last year was "deplorable" and he thought the University of Wales "probably requires a decent burial."
Mr Andrews had warned of the damage to others in the university sector, while several colleges in Wales which awarded University of Wales degrees announced plans to award their own degrees as the revelations continued to unravel.
Rayat London College has been suspended by the UK Border Agency and prevented from recruiting overseas students following a visa scam.
Last year BBC Wales revealed Fazley Yaakob, a pop star with two bogus degrees, was running a college offering UoW courses in Malaysia.
It led to a damning report from the higher education watchdog, the QAA, which found serious shortcomings in the way the university collaborates with colleges around the world.
Vice-chancellor Prof Medwin Hughes said the university had committed itself to an "irreversible change which will deliver for our nation. It signifies a sense of history but also a commitment to a new beginning."
He told BBC Wales it was an "historic day" and that the three institutions were recreating themselves under the new degree-awarding "brand" of University of Wales: Trinity St David.
Mr Thomas, announcing his resignation, said the "historic decision" taken by the governing body for merger had led him to assess what in leadership terms was in the best interests of the transformed university.
Vice chairman Alun Thomas said Mr Thomas was a man of "integrity and commitment".
"We understand Hugh's reasons for standing down at this time and we thank him unreservedly for leading the university to a position where the inheritance of its founders can be secured."
A Welsh government spokesperson said: "We welcome the decision of the chairman to resign. It is the right decision in light of recent events.
"The University of Wales has played an important part in the history of Wales. It's important that any successor institution builds upon that history."
Conservative education spokeswoman Angela Burns AM said: "It is now crucial that lessons are learned and that Welsh Higher Education regains its credibility".
Dr Peter Noyes, vice chancellor of the University of Wales, Newport, said Friday's announcement "should not detract from a distinguished history lasting 12 decades".
"Wales should be sad that this day has come but those who have played a part in the institution's history, whether graduates, academics or others should look back with fondness on this national institution," he said.
"We are heading towards a future with a transformed higher education sector in Wales and it had become clear that the University of Wales was unable to play a part in that future."
The claim was made in a letter from a purported whistleblower who says hundreds of email accounts were monitored without legal authority.
The letter claims officers shredded documents to cover up the monitoring, despite being ordered to preserve them.
Scotland Yard says the allegations in the letter are "deeply troubling".
A spokesman for the IPCC said: "We have begun an independent investigation related to anonymous allegations concerning the accessing of personal data.
"We are still assessing the scope of the investigation and so we are not able to comment further."
If the alleged whistleblower's allegations are true, the hacking would be unlawful if personal communications were intercepted for any other reason other than to combat major crime, terrorism or some other serious public need. Such monitoring must be approved by the home secretary.
A public inquiry into undercover policing was announced in March 2015 following controversy surrounding the conduct of some officers.
And last month, the IPCC revealed it was investigating whether the National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit inside Scotland Yard had shredded documents, despite orders to preserve them for the inquiry.
Green Party peer Baroness Jenny Jones has now revealed that she received a detailed letter days later, making new and more extensive allegations against the Met.
It says that the document shredding had been happening "for some time and on a far greater scale" than the IPCC had been aware of in order to cover up illegal gathering of intelligence on protest groups.
"For a number of years, the unit had been illegally accessing the email accounts of activists," says the letter.
"This has largely been accomplished because of the contact that one of the officers had developed with counterparts in India who, in turn, were using hackers to obtain email passwords."
The writer claims several hundred campaigners were targeted and officers would be tasked to read the emails and pass on any contents deemed valuable.
While the letter is anonymous, it contains detailed information to support the writer's assertion that he or she is a serving detective and provides the email passwords of 10 people who were allegedly targeted.
Colin Newman, a volunteer for Greenpeace in Cornwall, is on the list. He regularly dresses up as a fish to draw attention to threats to the oceans.
The former civil servant told the BBC he had been arrested twice for taking part in direct action and cautioned for trespass in a protest against coal-fired power stations.
But he stressed that he neither considered himself anti-police nor "a threat to national security". He said he had attended training sessions with police forces to help them understand and manage peaceful protests by campaigners like him.
"When I was told I was on this list I was at first surprised, then angry and then felt violated," he said.
"I trust the police. But some of my emails were very private - they include details of counselling. I have had sleepless nights."
Baroness Jones said: "This illegal hacking is one of the worst cases of state snooping that I've ever heard. The personal information within the letter is accurate and it could only have been obtained illegally.
"There is more than enough to justify a full scale criminal investigation. It is completely unacceptable that the police can stick their noses into the lives of innocent people without a shred of evidence that they are involved in terrorism or serious crime."
A spokesman for Scotland Yard confirmed that it was taking the allegations seriously.
"All possible steps are being taken to ensure that all relevant material and associated computer systems are preserved to assist the IPCC's investigation," said the spokesman. "Whilst at this stage the allegations have not been thoroughly investigated, they are deeply troubling and the MPS will provide the IPCC with its fullest possible support. "
Next month the Metropolitan Police is expected to face pressure at a rare public preliminary sitting of the undercover inquiry over claims that it is failing to co-operate with the already-delayed probe.
In a statement, Lord Justice Pitchford, the chairman of the inquiry said: "We would welcome the opportunity to speak with the author of the letter and I would urge that person to contact the Inquiry on terms of confidentiality."
The transport, local government and environment departments, plus the Treasury, have all agreed deals ahead of the spending review on 25 November.
The cuts will help the public finances back into surplus, he said.
A Treasury source told BBC News the agreements were "really good progress".
The departments will be expected to cut day-to-day spending over the next four years through a combination of efficiency savings and closing low value programmes.
Negotiations are continuing with others, the source added and it has been revealed there are plans for nine new prisons to replace old jails.
The chancellor has asked most parts of the government to come up with savings of between 25% and 40% by the end of the current parliament. A number of departments, including health and overseas aid, have had their budgets protected.
In a speech in London, Mr Osborne warned that if the government does not control spending and reduce levels of national debt there is a risk of loss of confidence in the economy.
"I know some ask: why do we need this surplus?" he said. "I'll tell you why: to protect working people.
"A surplus will make our country more resilient, safe and secure. It means that next time we have the money to help us through the tough times when the storms come. Let me put it another way: if our country doesn't bring the deficit down, the deficit could bring our country down.
"That's why, for the economic security of every family in Britain, the worst thing we could do now as a country is lose our nerve."
Analysis by BBC chief political correspondent Vicki Young
After defeat in the Lords over cuts to tax credits George Osborne wants to restate the economic case for balancing the books. He's trying to get the message across that he's not reducing spending because of an ideologically driven desire to shrink the state, but because paying billions in debt interest is a waste of money and leaves the country vulnerable if there's another economic downturn.
Thirty per cent cuts sound dramatic but they apply only to day-to-day spending and in departments such as transport, the bulk of expenditure goes on infrastructure such as road and rail upgrades, which won't be affected.
The chancellor insists negotiations are going smoothly but many larger, high-spending departments are still to settle. Revealing that four departments have reached an agreement puts pressure on others such as Theresa May and Iain Duncan Smith.
The settlement with the four departments will see their day-to-day spending cut by 8% in each of the next four years. This will be achieved, Mr Osborne said, through a combination of further efficiencies, stopping some areas of spending and refocusing others.
He insists this will not affect capital spending and investment in infrastructure such as road and rail upgrades, flood defences and broadband.
During the election campaign, Mr Osborne ruled out increasing income tax, VAT and national insurance to help pay down the annual deficit, the difference between the money the government raises and what it spends, which is forecast to total £69.5bn this year.
Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute of Fiscal Studies, said these pledges meant cuts of the magnitude being talked about would be needed if the government was to hit its target of reaching a budget surplus by 2019-2020.
And the Local Government Association said that while the settlement with the Department for Communities and Local Government did not include council funding, should town halls see a similar reduction in resources, it would leave them £16.5bn worse off by 2020.
One department which has not yet reached an agreement is the Department for Work and Pensions, from where Mr Osborne is seeking £12bn in welfare savings.
The chancellor is currently seeking new ways to save £4bn after the House of Lords rejected legislation paving the way for working tax credit cuts.
But Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is strongly resisting attempts by the Treasury to make Universal Credit less generous by increasing the penalties faced by claimants who take extra work, the BBC understands.
Universal Credit is a new type of benefit designed to support people who are on a low income or out of work.
It is replacing six existing benefits - income-based jobseeker's allowance, income-related employment and support allowance, income support, child tax credit, working tax credit, and housing benefit.
Speaking on Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron said the spending review was about putting the security of UK families first.
"By making the further savings we need over the course of this parliament, we can prioritise what matters for working families - schools, the NHS and our national security," he told the CBI annual conference.
For Labour, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the government's approach was "more about the politics than the economics". He accused ministers of getting their priorities wrong and undermining "those people who are working hard by cutting their tax credits".
He told the BBC Labour would stop tax cuts to the wealthiest and would continue to oppose cuts to corporation tax.
He insisted that Labour would make sure corporations and the wealthiest paid their taxes and warned that cuts to HMRC's budget would mean that even more tax collectors were laid off.
The shadow chancellor said he always asked for a written record, even if it was just for £10 to cut a hedge, because it was the "right thing to do".
Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith said this was "absurd" and showed Labour did not understand business.
He added he did not think anyone in the country would do such a thing.
On Sunday Mr Balls told BBC Radio 5's Pienaar's Politics that people should ask for a record of paying somebody, even if it was for small jobs like cutting a hedge, because they have a "legal obligation" to pay tax.
But Mr Duncan Smith told BBC Breakfast Mr Balls's comments demonstrated "Labour's complete lack of understanding of how business works and how people get by".
Analysis, by personal finance correspondent Ian Pollock
Cash payments are not dirty. In case you had gained the opposite impression, paying a self-employed person in cash for doing a job around your house or garden is completely legal.
Furthermore there is no legal obligation on you to keep a record of the payment, or to account for it to anyone at all. It is your money and you can do what you like with it.
All UK tax obligations lie with the self-employed person you are paying. As a matter of fact, a tradesman is not obliged to even offer you a receipt.
But they should keep proper records so they can pay the right income tax and pay VAT too, if applicable.
Of course, everyone knows that some tradesmen prefer cash because it is hard to trace.
That makes it easier for them to dodge their own tax obligations, if they so choose.
But so long as you have not colluded with them, there is no onus on you to do anything about it. You aren't even obliged to grass them up, though HMRC would like you to do so.
He added: "Here we have a man that would be the chancellor who is wandering around saying Big Brother is going to watch you carefully, that if you do any cash transactions and don't keep receipts, somehow they are going to punish you. I find that absurd."
And Mr Balls's colleague, shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, also said he did not think most people would keep a receipt for such things.
He told BBC Breakfast: "I don't think everybody will keep a receipt..I don't necessarily keep a receipt for everything I pay for though it's a good idea to keep a record."
The shadow chancellor's comments were made as Labour and the Tories continue to row over alleged tax dodging in light of the HSBC tax scandal.
Pressed on the issue Mr Balls said: "It's not your job to pay their taxes for them and I think most people you give a tenner to are not going to be VAT-registered.
"They've got the legal obligation to make sure they pay their taxes if it's that kind of transaction - but I think the sensible thing for anybody is that you've got a record of it and you've done it properly."
Mr Balls had been "extremely careful" about observing such rules ever since entering politics, he explained.
Backbench Conservative MP Peter Bone, appearing on the same programme on Sunday, accused him of implying that all small businesses were trying to dodge taxes.
"There are so many cash businesses," Mr Bone said. "If you go into a cafe for a cup of tea you would not expect a receipt for it. If you were running a fish and chip shop you do not always give receipts.
"It shows a complete lack of understanding of business. Is he trying to imply that if you are a small business that deals in cash, you are trying to dodge tax?
"I think it shows how completely out of touch he is with small business. There is an implication that everybody is out to fiddle their taxes. It is just wrong."
In recent weeks, Mr Balls has been asked to answer accusations that the Labour Party is anti-business, but has insisted it has a track record of supporting an "open, dynamic, wealth-creating, entrepreneurial economy".
Referring to the Palestinians, Mr Ban said it was human nature for oppressed peoples to react to occupation.
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Mr Ban also condemned recent stabbings of Israelis by Palestinians.
More than 155 Palestinians, 28 Israelis, an American and an Eritrean have died in violence since October.
"The comments of the UN secretary general encourage terror," Mr Netanyahu said in a statement. "There is no justification for terror."
So cautious in his use of language for so long, Mr Ban seems determined to speak more plainly as he prepares to leave office, says the BBC's Nick Bryant in New York.
On Monday, a 24-year-old Israeli woman was fatally stabbed in a West Bank settlement - the third such attack in 10 days. The two Palestinian assailants were shot dead by a security guard.
Most of the Palestinians killed have been attackers, Israel says, while others have been shot dead by Israeli forces during protests and clashes.
Mr Ban told the Security Council the wave of attacks was driven by a "profound sense of alienation and despair" among some Palestinians, particularly the young.
"Palestinian frustration is growing under the weight of a half century of occupation and the paralysis of the peace process," he said.
"As oppressed peoples have demonstrated throughout the ages, it is human nature to react to occupation, which often serves as a potent incubator of hate and extremism."
He condemned the attacks but said Israel's settlement-building programme cast doubt on its commitment to the creation of a Palestinian state.
But Mr Netanyahu accused the Palestinians of working against the creation of a state.
"The Palestinian murderers do not want to build a state, they want to destroy a state and they say it out loud," he said.
"They do not murder for peace and they do not murder for human rights," he added.
He said the UN had lost its neutrality and moral force a long time ago.
Ronald S Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, said Mr Ban's remarks were a "dangerous justification of terrorism".
"It is extremely worrying and shocking that the leader of the international community has chosen to excuse the inexcusable," Mr Lauder added.
US-backed peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians collapsed in 2014.
The Palestinians complained that Israel was building settlements on land they claim for a future state.
Israel has approved the construction of 153 new settler homes in the West Bank, the NGO Peace Now said on Monday.
The move marked the end of an informal construction freeze in the West Bank that lasted for 18 months, Peace Now added.
He also described calls for him to step down as honorary president of the party as "crazy".
Marine has condemned her father for his recently repeated claims that Nazi gas chambers were a "detail of history".
She says she will stop him from standing in polls later this year.
On Wednesday, she said in a statement (in French) that her father "seems to have entered a veritable spiral between a scorched earth strategy and political suicide".
"Given this situation, I have told him I will oppose... his candidacy in Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur," she said.
She said his "crude provocations seem aimed at harming me but, alas, they have dealt a very heavy blow to the whole movement".
In a sign she is supported by others in the National Front (FN) leadership, party vice-president Florian Philippot suggested Jean-Marie Le Pen should resign from the party he founded 40 years ago.
But in response, the 86-year-old warned the FN was at risk of imploding if he agreed to the "crazy idea" of stepping down.
"The prestige that I obviously still have within the Front National would provoke a considerable stir, and a loss of influence for [Marine] that she probably doesn't gauge," he told RTL radio on Thursday.
"Marine Le Pen may want me dead, that's possible, but she must not count on my co-operation," he added.
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The rift opened up after Mr Le Pen earlier this month gave a radio interview in which he repeated his controversial remarks on the Nazi gas chambers, as well as saying the French wartime leader Marshal Petain was unfairly maligned.
He went on to say that France was governed by immigrants - singling out Prime Minister Manuel Valls, who is of Spanish heritage - and that France needed an alliance with Russia to save the "world of the whites".
Marine Le Pen is widely expected to run for president in 2017.
Last month the FN polled 25% of votes in the first round of local elections.
While lower than some opinion polls had predicted, correspondents say that performance showed that Marine Le Pen's strategy, including shutting down the party's overtly racist elements, is paying off.
However, the party has faced a turbulent time in recent weeks, with the European Parliament calling in the EU's anti-fraud squad to investigate possible financial irregularities involving the party.
Her mother, Kate McCann, said she also finds the slowness of the Portuguese investigation "distressing".
Madeleine was three when she disappeared in Praia da Luz, Algarve, seven years ago on Saturday.
Mrs McCann said she walks in that area every year to feel closer to Madeleine.
Madeleine's bedroom at the family home in Rothley, Leicestershire, has been kept exactly as it was when she went missing, her mother said.
"She might want to change it a bit now she's a bit older," Mrs McCann said. "It's absolutely the same."
Mrs McCann's visits to Praia da Luz take place once or twice a year, with the most recent being in April 2013.
"That's obviously the last place we were with Madeleine," she said.
"I'll still walk those streets and I guess try to look for answers. It helps me, most of the time."
She admitted she went "quietly" so as not to generate publicity which some local people "resent".
Scotland Yard launched a new investigation - codenamed Operation Grange - into Madeleine's disappearance last July, two years into a review of the case, and made renewed appeals for information.
A high-profile campaign run by the McCanns and the Portuguese police investigation had so far failed to locate the missing child.
Mrs McCann said she was particularly frustrated that police in Portugal had so far ruled out a joint inquiry with their British counterparts.
"As a parent, I find the slowness of action in Portugal really hard to take. I find it quite distressing," she said.
"Even though we're seven years down the line, waiting weeks or months, particularly for letters of request to be processed basically... it is frustrating.
"I suppose I do struggle with the fact. Please work together."
Mrs McCann said she had not been given a reason why a joint team had not been set up.
"To us, it makes sense that the two police forces should work together, to have a more streamlined approach to avoid duplication and basically to progress the investigation at a faster pace," she added.
Her husband Gerry said: "What is very, very clear is that there are lots of lines of inquiry and a lot of further work needs to be done in Portugal.
"The Met can only do so much with the information that they have."
Mr McCann said it was a "big step forward" that the Portuguese investigation had been reopened but admitted the bureaucratic process was causing delays.
"The concern that we have, and I think also that the Metropolitan Police have, is that at the minute, there's almost parallel investigations going on, which doesn't make sense," said Mr McCann.
"We're not quite sure why there's resistance to the joint investigation team, because clearly resources in Portugal is an issue and this would be one mechanism by which they could have additional funding."
The seventh anniversary of the day Madeleine went missing from the McCann's holiday apartment will be marked with a small gathering in their home village.
They said they planned to celebrate Madeleine's 11th birthday later this month with their other two children, nine-year-old twins Sean and Amelie.
Mr McCann said: "It's really hard. She's not there. It's by far the toughest day of our year, every year."
The family still has a birthday cake for Madeleine every year, said Mrs McCann.
She added: "You think - 11, she's due to start secondary school in September. Which is just.... It's a long time."
Madeleine's younger brother and sister were described by their mother as "great kids".
"They really are wonderful," said Mrs McCann. "They've grown up with a big sister not being there.
"She's talked about frequently... we're a family of five, they've got an elder sister and they've handled it incredibly well."
Her husband added that the pair are "normal, happy nine-year-olds."
The best-case scenario, said Mr McCann, would be if Madeleine had been "taken by someone who wanted a child" and has been "loved and cared for".
High-profile cases of missing women found years after they were taken, including Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight who were rescued from a house in Ohio last year, have given them hope, the McCanns said.
"If you're one of those people, then statistics mean nothing." said Mrs McCann. "It is real hope. We're not blinkered.
"We know what the statistics say. But we also know about all of these cases.
"For each one of those children, now women, that have been found, statistics would have said they were dead."
Asked for a message for Madeleine, her mother said: "We love you Madeleine. We miss you every day, as we did that very first day, and we're waiting for you.
"We're never going to give up. We'll do whatever we can to find you."
A campaign - backed by the late Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon - was launched to save Benjy after he showed little interest in the opposite sex.
Since starting life at Hillside Animal Sanctuary, in Norfolk, he has been castrated and his outlook has changed.
Wendy Valentine said: "Judging by what he was trying to do the other day with one of the cows... he isn't gay."
Benjy's story first hit the headlines when his owner revealed he was not fulfilling his role at his home in County Mayo, Ireland.
His story was picked up by an animal rights group and an online gay daily magazine. A campaign to buy him and give him a new home at the Hillside Sanctuary in Frettenham, Norfolk, followed.
In under a week the campaign raised over £9,000, including a £5,000 donation from Sam Simon, co-creator of the TV cult cartoon The Simpsons.
Mr Simon, who died in March, donated to several projects to rescue animals from cruelty.
"It thrills me to know that his fate is a sanctuary rather than a sandwich," he said before his death.
Now in Norfolk, amongst half a dozen Norfolk cows, Benjy is living a completely different life.
He is showing a distinct interest in the cows he has been put with by workers at the Norfolk-based charity, said Ms Valentine.
She said Benjy's assumed sexuality had saved him.
"Benjy came to us because somebody thought he was gay. We don't know whether or not he is but the fact that someone thought he was has certainly saved his life and stopped him being sent to the slaughterhouse," she said.
"Since he's been with us he's matured. He's very content.
"He's a large, gentle animal, he's lovely and he's a very handsome boy, but a big gentle softie."
The Virgin Galactic rocket will be air-launched in a similar way to the firm's proposed tourist spaceplane - from under a carrier jet.
But by having its own dedicated carrier, the satellite launcher's performance can be improved.
The aim now is to loft payloads up to 200kg into standard orbits, instead of the previously stated 120kg.
And it should be possible to get 400kg into some other, lower orbits.
Virgin Galactic intends to debut the liquid oxygen/kerosene rocket in 2016 or 2017 for a price of under $10m.
"This is customer-led; we've been talking to the market about what they wanted, and it's this new capability," said CEO George Whitesides.
"And what we hear from industry is that if we had this capability right now, we'd be selling [launches] like hot cakes," he told BBC News.
Mr Whitesides was speaking here in Paris at the World Satellite Business Week conference organised by Euroconsult.
The extra performance in the rocket, which is dubbed LauncherOne, comes from stretching its tanks to hold more propellant.
This increases the mass and length of the rocket (from just over 15m to nearly 20m). And in order to handle that, Virgin Galactic will need a more capable carrier jet than the one designed to lift the tourist spaceplane to its launch altitude.
Mr Whitesides says this is in the process of being acquired, but he will not divulge at this stage if that means merely a bigger version of the tourist carrier or a completely different design altogether.
One of the implications of the change is a larger volume under the clamshell fairing that houses the satellite payload on its ascent to orbit.
Virgin executive AC Charania said this was almost as important as the extra mass capability.
"We're challenging satellite operators to think about what you could do with that extra volume. You could get a very interesting telescope in there for Earth observation, for example."
Virgin Galactic has one big customer for its LauncherOne rocket at the moment: the OneWeb company.
This British Channel Islands-based concern is planning a huge constellation of over 600 broadband satellites.
It will be using LauncherOne to maintain the network at full strength.
"What they're offering us now is the capability of two satellites per launch, just below the operational orbit, but that extra performance means we could also take one satellite directly into the operational orbit, which is interesting to us if we have a failure and need a rapid replacement," explained OneWeb's Brian Holz.
Virgin Galactic believes a key selling point beyond just the price will be its frequent and responsive schedule.
It intends to turn out 20-30 rockets a year at its Long Beach, California, factory.
Satellite payloads will be integrated in the nearby Mojave Desert, before being flown out over the Pacific by the carrier jet for their launch to orbit.
British space officials have expressed the desire to have Virgin Galactic run out of the UK as well.
Ministers are looking to license an operational spaceport before the end of the decade.
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City of York Council approved English Heritage's £2m plan in October.
However, Councillor John Hayes, who launched the legal challenge, believes the decision to approve the development was "deeply flawed".
A council spokesperson said it was "entirely confident" it had followed "due process at all stages".
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Mr Hayes said: "I made the application as a local resident. I am not the ward councillor for the Guildhall Ward where Clifford's Tower stands.
"However, I live nearby and I, along with many other people in York, want to retain the mound in its simple medieval form that makes it such an iconic landmark."
When Mr Hayes first announced his plan to seek a review of the decision a council spokesman said: "We are entirely confident we have followed due process at all stages of the application."
A judicial review is a type of court proceeding in which a judge reviews the lawfulness of a decision or action made by a public body.
A spokesperson for English Heritage said: "English Heritage was pleased to have received planning permission from City of York Council, and remains committed to improving the quality of visits to Clifford's Tower.
"We now await the High Court's decision on the judicial review."
Globally, there isn't as much sea ice as there used to be, and scientists are worried about this.
Find out below what sea ice is and why we're talking about it.
Sea ice is frozen ocean water.
Together, the Arctic and Antarctic are known as the Earth's polar regions
It forms on the surface of the water in winter when it's cold.
Generally, in the summer, it melts and becomes ocean again. However, some sea ice stays all year round.
It is found in the oceans around the Arctic (north) and the Antarctic (south).
Most of the world's sea ice is found in the Arctic.
According to the National Snow Ice and Data Center (NSIDC), sea ice covers just over 9.6 million square miles of the Earth. That's about 2.5 times the size of Canada!
It is different to icebergs as these are created on the land from fresh water or snow, which then break off into the sea.
Sea ice actually forms on the water from salty, ocean water.
Back in 1979, satellites started monitoring sea ice, to keep an eye on how much of it there was.
We are talking about sea ice because the satellite pictures are showing that, year by year, there appears to be less and less of it forming in the Arctic.
Not only that, but the speed at which it is vanishing there has sped up.
NSIDC reported that in January 2017, there was about 5.17 million square miles of Arctic sea ice recorded.
That might sound like a lot, but it is actually the lowest amount of Arctic sea ice recorded for January since it started being monitored in this way 38 years ago.
In fact, it's 100,000 square miles less Arctic sea ice than there was in January 2016.
In the Antarctic the situation is more complicated.
According to the NSDIC report in February 2017, the amount of summer sea ice in the Antarctic is the lowest on record.
But Dr James Pope, a climate scientist from the British Antarctic Survey, says that's unusual.
"Overall, Antarctic sea ice has been steadily increasing in size, year on year, from the 1970s. So what's happening now is against the trend."
He says this could be important and scientists will need to examine how the Antarctic sea ice behaves in the future.
Sea ice is important as, even though many of us will never even see it during our lives, it can have an effect on the climate.
The ice is very bright and reflects the sun's light back into space, meaning that polar regions with sea ice stay cooler.
When there is less sea ice, not as much sunlight is reflected back into space, so temperatures in the polar regions rise.
These warmer temperatures mean more melting, which means less sea ice - and the cycle continues, having a warming affect on the area.
As the ice melts, it also means there's more water in the sea, so levels can rise which can lead to flooding.
Warmer temperatures in the Arctic and the Antarctic can also affect how the world's atmosphere behaves, as air moves around the Earth.
This can have an influence on things like wind and storms as far away as Europe, where we live.
It doesn't just affect temperature though. Sea ice also influences how the ocean behaves and moves, as cold, polar water from beneath the sea ice sinks and heads to the Equator, while more warm water heads back towards the polar regions.
Finally, melting sea ice can have an effect on wildlife too.
For example, polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt. So if there is less sea ice, they can struggle to get enough food.
Seals and walruses also use sea ice for resting and giving birth.
Some people living in the Arctic also use it for hunting and transport, so melting sea ice can make their hunting seasons shorter.
Just five years ago, the Met Office predicted that, during the summer, the Arctic could have almost no sea ice by the year 2030.
More research is being done to establish what is happening to sea ice and the effect that it could have in the future.
And despite the unpredictable weather, it is still peak season for both.
The charity is calling on people to take care when they are in the water and to go to beaches manned by RNLI lifeguards.
About 50 volunteers man the RNLI's 10 lifeboat stations across Northern Ireland.
Last year, they helped rescue 497 people on the coastline, inland areas and beaches across Northern Ireland.
Jonathan Weston has been a volunteer crew member at RNLI Portrush for seven years.
Like many volunteers, he balances his charity work with a full-time job.
"We work one week on, one week off, so obviously in my week off it gives me plenty of opportunity to get stuck in with the crew, to do the training and go out on the shouts," he said.
"It's just something I've always done, I've always been interested in the sea."
On what it takes to become an RNLI volunteer, he said: "You need to give a lot of dedication.
"There's a lot of work goes on behind the scenes with all the training and fundraising."
While he has taken part in dozens of rescues, each one presents its own unique challenges, said Jonathan.
"A couple of times it's been quite hairy but you try not to think about it. You just get on with it and do what you need to do.
"Every shout is different, you never know what you're going out to," he added.
"I get a great satisfaction out of helping people. It's always good for the community of Portrush too, putting a little back in."
The busiest day so far this year for the RNLI on the north coast was on 19 July when 38,500 people visited the eight beaches in the area that the charity looks after.
On that day there were five rescues carried out, 16 missing people were reported and 11 received first aid treatment.
The charity's lifeguards and lifeboat crews respond to everything from slips and stings to major open water search operations.
But they said it is often rip currents that put people in danger.
Karl O'Neill is the RNLI lifeguard supervisor for the Causeway Coast.
"People get out of their depth and then they panic, not aware of their surroundings," he said.
"The ocean isn't a swimming pool, there are things going on under the surface that you don't see on the surface.
"That's where we need to educate people more in those dangers."
Mr O'Neill said the season has been "surprisingly busy" despite the mixed summer weather.
"When the weather is good the beaches are busy and that keeps the lifeguards and the lifeboat busy too," he said.
Giving advice on water safety, he said: "If you're going to a beach, please go to an RNLI-lifeguarded beach.
"We have a red and yellow flag system to show the safest area to bathe for the day."
He stressed that the RNLI is there to help: "If you have any questions, approach the lifeguards who are experts in their field and will be happy to answer questions.
"If you're going to go out on a boat, please wear a life jacket and if you're ever in distress call the coastguard."
Departing the stage with the fans begging for more and the critics showering fawning admiration.
Joe Schmidt clearly has that knack. He takes his leave as Leinster coach with two trophies in the 2012/13 cabinet, adding to the Heineken Cup triumphs in each of his first two seasons.
Not a bad three-year stint for the New Zealander who now enters the international arena with Ireland.
Ulster, full of hope they might land a first trophy in seven years, again left a showpiece final empty-handed.
They were trailing in the Pro12 final for all but the opening two minutes, and the 24-18 result indicates that Leinster justified their favourites' tag.
This all-Ireland dispute was settled in the rather quaint surroundings of the Royal Dublin Society grounds in a well-to-do part of the city, commonly known as D4.
Ulster, table-toppers after the 22-fixture regular Pro12 programme, had nominated the venue as, technically speaking, they were the home team.
In future, their revamped Ravenhill HQ will be able to host an occasion such as this. But that is for another day.
The northern fans took it all in good heart, singing "We're supposed to be at home."
The atmosphere was deafening. The provinces may have been restricted to just 9,000 fans each, but the noise seemed amplified way beyond that.
The RDS is an ageing complex, used all year round for all sorts of occasions.
Today, as well as this high-profile rugby match, these grounds were accommodating the Ireland Insurance Institute exams and an art exhibition. Forthcoming attractions include Rod Stewart's 'Live the Life' tour and the annual Dublin Horse Show.
As if to emphasise who was really on home turf, Leinster stars like Jonny Sexton and Brian O'Driscoll were swinging into the parking area in their own cars, just before the arrival of the coach, decked out in red, black and white, carrying Ulster to their date with destiny.
The weather smiled on this season's finale as thousands of Ulster supporters flocked south by train, bus and car in the hope of seeing the men in white lift some silverware for the first time since the 2006 Celtic League success.
They crowded outside the local hostelries, enjoying a pre-match pint in brilliant sunshine as, inside the ground, players were going through their warm-up rituals.
As far as big-time showpiece finals go, Ulster had not prospered since the good old days of 1999 and the European Cup win by the team coached by Harry Williams - before rugby went completely professional and wall-to-wall commercial.
Although they had finished ahead of all-comers in the regular season, and beaten Leinster twice into the bargain, Ulster went in as definite underdogs.
Leinster were determined to give Schmidt a winning send-off.
Despite the European successes in his three years in charge, the domestic prize of the Pro12 had eluded him - until now.
Indeed, Leinster had lost the last three finals in this competition. The expectancy among the locals was that the sequence was not going to stretch to four.
And so it proved. Schmidt's 99th competitive match with Leinster was to end in the manner of 76 before - victory for the men in blue.
A Shane Jennings, try followed by 11 points from the boot of France-bound fly-half Jonny Sexton, had Leinster 16-6 up by the break.
If Robbie Diack had got the ball down for a try, instead of being held up, it might, just might, have been a different ball game.
But, while Ruan Pienaar's penalties kept Ulster in touch, Leinster scored the game's two tries and ended the match with their adoring Dublin public singing 'come on you boys in blue'.
And so Ulster end the season, one which had promised much early on, without the sought-after silverware.
It had been a season touched by tragedy and the Ulster players badly wanted to end it with a trophy to take back Belfast. They wanted to do it for Nevin Spence, their talented young centre who so tragically died with his father and brother in an awful farming accident back in September.
It wasn't to be, not on this occasion. On a beautiful May evening in Dublin, the RDS witnessed a familiar scene, Leinster lifting a trophy.
Mark Anscombe will be back at Ravenhill for his second season at the Ulster helm.
Meanwhile, a smiling Schmidt takes his bow to answer Ireland's call, with the gratitude of Leinster ringing in his ears.
He is leaving at the top and both sets of fans at the RDS will be united in the wish that Leinster's undoubted loss will prove to be Ireland's gain.
In the budget for 2016/17, treasury minister, Eddie Teare said plans to abolish income tax for 10,000 will not be as far reaching as expected.
Instead of increasing the personal income tax allowance to £14,000, it has been increased by £1,000 to £10,500
Instead of affecting 10,000 people, the new plans remove 2,000 from tax.
Mr Teare added: "I appreciate that this is not the level of allowance that I had hoped [last year] but given the current financial situation this is the most that can be achieved.
"I remain convinced that this is the right way to go in the future but currently, it is unaffordable".
The total Isle of Man budget for 2016/17 is estimated at £955.6m, an increase of 1.5% on last year.
Other budget plans for the coming year include a new £50m Enterprise Development Scheme to help create jobs and encourage private sector investment.
The government said the project will provide training opportunities to fuel the recruitment needs of engineering, manufacturing and technology firms.
Work permit reforms are also expected to make it easier for companies to bring in skilled workers from off-island.
The basic state pension is also expected to rise by 2.9% (£3.35 per week) while virtually all other benefits have been frozen.
A Storm Damage Risk Contingency has also been established after extensive flood damage on the island over the past few years.
Mr Teare said: "The Manx economy continues to be one of the fastest growing in Europe - we are enjoying our 33rd year of unbroken growth.
"We are resilient and well placed for continued growth".
Darren Galsworthy told BBC Newsnight he felt deceived and shocked by his step-son Nathan Matthews, who was convicted of Becky's murder.
Matthews's girlfriend Shauna Hoare was found guilty of manslaughter.
Mr Galsworthy said the pair had destroyed his family and "justice has not been done".
Becky went missing from her home in the St George area of Bristol on 19 February 2015.
Matthews claimed she died during a botched kidnap attempt. Hoare, who was pregnant at the time, was at the address.
"I don't believe that for a minute, he had every intention of killing her," said Mr Galsworthy. "They were planning something much more heinous for her... they had things to torture her in the car."
Becky's dismembered body was discovered hidden in a shed on 3 March 2015.
Mr Galsworthy said that when he saw Becky in the mortuary it was "obvious that she had fought for her life".
"I don't think I've had justice. If they were going to hang him I would pull the lever so nobody else would have that guilt," said Mr Galsworthy.
"This past year has mostly been nightmares or night terrors actually.
"I feel so helpless. The recurring dream is I'm seeing what's happened from a sort of third person standpoint. I'm watching it but they can't see me. There's nothing I can do to help her."
Last November a jury at Bristol Crown Court took less than four hours to convict the pair of Becky's killing.
Matthews was given a life sentence and told he would serve at least 33 years. Hoare was jailed for 17 years.
They are appealing against their convictions and sentences.
The family of four has made itself at home at Cruachan, on the banks of Loch Awe near Oban.
The cat-sized creatures are one of the rarest mammals in Britain.
They have attracted the attention of some of the staff at Scottish Power's visitor centre, who have been feeding them home-made treats.
The adult pine martens run up to the visitor centre daily to collect food for their babies. They take whatever they find down to their den, before returning to eat more themselves.
They sometimes help themselves to leftovers on the outdoor picnic tables too, and even jumped on the tour bus that goes inside the underground power station.
Cafe assistant Shona Mcleman said: "There have been a few sightings over the years but this family in particular seem well and truly settled in now.
"We do put out leftovers for them on the patio but have had to warn visitors sitting outside to be on their guard, it's not unheard of for them to sneak up and pinch food from their plates if they're not keeping a close eye on their lunch."
Shona added: "They've been on the bus a few times now, but we can't take pine martens inside the mountain.
"The best way to get them off is with a trail of cake crumbs, that always does the trick."
Dr Maggie Keegan from the Scottish Wildlife Trust said, despite being almost extinct in England and Wales, pine martens were doing well in Scotland.
"It's been a bit of a success story," she said.
"In the 19th century they were nearly extinct, but in the north-west of Scotland there was a stronghold of about 1,500.
"Because they've had greater protection in Scotland from about 1988 through the Wildlife and Countryside Act they've actually expanded the range.
"They're charming creatures. The pine marten is about the size of a small cat with a slim brown body. It's from the weasel family and is very cute. It has a big bushy tail and prominent round ears."
Dr Keegan said it was fairly rare to catch a glimpse of the animals.
"I've only seen them once at a bed and breakfast in the north west of Scotland when someone was feeding them jam sandwiches in the evening," she added.
"They are actually a nocturnal species, but you see them in the day-time in summer when the mother is with the young.
"You should remember they are wild animals. They are carnivores and ferocious predators but they have a varied diet and fruit and berries are often the diet in autumn."
Built over 50 years ago, Cruachan's power station lies 1km below the ground with enormous turbines converting water from the nearby loch into electricity.
Britton suggested Swansea's players pay for the fans' tickets at Sunderland and also provided his teammates with inspirational DVDs.
"Leon, what an affinity he has with the fans, it's unbelievable," Clement said.
"I think that's why it's so great to have players that have spent years and years here."
He continued: "I have (experienced it before) with John Terry and Frank (Lampard) as well at Chelsea.
"Ultimately, the goal is to bring someone through, someone from the city, who has come from your academy, because then you get that real connection, like with John's example at Chelsea."
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Clement believes Britton has set an example to the rest of the squad with his conduct, having made no protests despite taking a long time to carry favour with his new manager, having missed over three months of action before being recalled for the April win over Stoke City.
"The environment we want to create here is about giving your best to your team, giving your best to your team-mates, giving your best for this club," Clement said.
"The players are aware of that, even the players who have not played so much.
"Leon is a great example. He waited, waited and waited. He trained hard, he got behind his team-mates being a fantastic professional and then when he came in and he got his chance he took it. It was impossible for me not to play him again and again and again. It is all about teamwork."
Clement says he is hopeful that defender Alfie Mawson will continue his progress when he travels with the England Under-21 squad this summer.
The former Barnsley man has played in all but one game since Clement took charge and is being tipped for full international honours.
"I don't know (about him playing for England), I'm just pleased he's taken on board some of the stuff we've asked him to do," Clement added.
"He's training really hard, he's focused, and it's showing in his performances. That's all he can do, do his best for his club and his team-mates and see what happens in the future.
"(He's) got to be looking at finishing off well for us before going away with the Under-21s in the summer to the European Championships. That's the next step for him and he will go for there."
He is off on tour. Dippy is a model of the original diplodocus who has been around for at least 145 million years.
So what's another two years' wait for the dinosaur lovers of Northern Ireland who will welcome him to Belfast's Ulster Museum in September 2018?
His journey around the United Kingdom will begin earlier that year and he is set to visit eight venues.
The organisers hope to inspire millions of natural history lovers.
Dippy is a star in his own right. He has dominated the central hall in the London museum since 1979, enthralling hundreds of thousands of small children.
He starred in films including Paddington and Disney's One of Our Dinosaurs is Missing - a 1975 movie where the thieves did not nick Dippy as he was a little on the large side.
He has endured other inconveniences too - the tip of his tailbone is fairly small and has been stolen several times.
The species lived sometime between 156 and 145 million years ago and belongs to a group called sauropods, meaning "lizard feet".
When railroad workers unearthed the fossilised bones of the diplodocus in Wyoming, USA in 1898, newspapers billed the discovery as the "most colossal animal ever on Earth".
Dippy is one of 10 replicas of the original Diplodocus carnegii in museums around the world, including Paris, Berlin, Vienna, and Moscow.
The 292-bone skeleton arrived in London in 36 packing cases and was unveiled to the public four months later in a lavish ceremony for 300 people, on Friday 12 May 1905.
He was a media darling, attracting headlines like: "Welcome colossal stranger" and "The greatest animal that ever lived."
During World War II, the skeleton was taken apart and relocated to the basement to protect him from bomb damage.
Earlier this year, the museum announced he would be replaced in his prime spot by the skeleton of a blue whale.
So what better time to go on tour?
Kathryn Thomson, National Museums Northern Ireland, said: "We are thrilled that Dippy will be coming to the Ulster Museum in Belfast, where he can be assured of a very warm Northern Irish welcome!
"It will give us a fantastic platform to uncover and connect to stories from our own extensive Natural Sciences collection.
"We look forward to creating an exciting programme of events for Dippy on Tour: A Natural History Adventure that will appeal to all ages and inspire our visitors to engage more with the natural world in our area."
The anger is largely directed at the lawyers who pursued the case on behalf of Iraqi families whose evidence crumbled.
There's anger too that British soldiers who showed extraordinary bravery in battle have had their names and reputations dragged through the mud.
And then there's anger at the cost of this inquiry to the British taxpayer.
The MoD does not come out of this inquiry blame free.
It was forced on the MoD after High Court judges accused it of "lamentable" behaviour and "serious breaches" of duty of candour in a failure to disclose information about the allegations of murder and ill treatment by British troops after the so-called Battle of Danny Boy.
The fact that three of the Iraqi detainees had made complaints to the Red Cross about their treatment after the battle only emerged as a result of the inquiry.
But it's the lawyers who pursued these allegations - law firms Public Interest Lawyers and Leigh Day - who now face the harshest criticism.
The MoD say it was a "shameful attempt to impugn the armed forces".
Even before this verdict, defence secretaries had spoken out against what they see as a "culture" of expensive, war-related litigation against the MoD.
Before he left for the Foreign Office, Philip Hammond stated taxpayers "are sick and tired of us funding these ambulance-chasing lawyers who are finding, often aggressively seeking out, foreign claimants".
His successor, Michael Fallon, used a speech earlier this month to vent his frustrations with the four-year Al-Sweady Inquiry.
He said it had exposed "barefaced lies" and a bill for the taxpayer of more than £30m.
Mr Fallon says there have already been three public inquiries, more than 200 judicial reviews or applications for them, and more than 300 personal injury claims from Iraqi or Afghan nationals.
He says the claims from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been lodged on a "virtually industrial scale" and it has already cost the government £90m.
The MoD now employs more than 300 lawyers and legal consultants at the cost of £36m a year.
Politicians and military commanders believe the damage is not just financial.
In a report called Fog of War, Tom Tugendhat, a former Lt Col in the British army, and US Army Lt Col Laura Croft, argue that recent judicial findings are already affecting a soldier's ability to fight.
They warn that a "legal creep" could pose a "mortal threat to the culture and ethos of the military which cannot easily be reversed".
In other words they feel that legal worries are impacting decisions on the battlefield, with soldiers concerned that their actions in combat could end up in court.
And it's not just about the treatment of detainees.
A landmark decision by the Supreme Court last year ruled the MoD had a duty of care to its own soldiers in combat.
In the past the military has largely been protected from prosecution under "combat immunity".
But recent judicial findings have extended common law claims of negligence and "duty of care" to the battlefield, opening the way for relatives of those soldiers killed in war to mount legal challenges against the MoD.
The publication of the Al-Sweady Inquiry will undoubtedly fuel the debate about the way lawyers pursue claims against the military - in this instance the actions of Public Interest Lawyers and Leigh Day.
The inquiry chairman, Sir Thayne Forbes, said the Iraqi detainees who had alleged abuse and torture had given evidence that was "unprincipled in the extreme" and "wholly without regard to the truth".
The inquiry did uncover some ill treatment, including sleep deprivation, strip searches and blindfolding.
It also describes an instance of "ill treatment" in which an interrogator banged a tent peg on a table and walked around a blindfolded detainee while blowing of the back of his neck.
But all those detained were known to have been armed insurgents at the time.
The head of the Army, Gen Sir Nick Carter, has said it is "right that soldiers should be held to account when they fail to uphold" the Army's high standards.
But how realistic is it to expect soldiers to treat the enemy with kid gloves in the immediate aftermath of a fierce battle?
This inquiry is unlikely to draw a line under the Iraq war or bring an end to allegations of mistreatment by British soldiers.
The MoD has set up the Iraq Historic Allegations Team - IHAT - to examine claims of abuse and unlawful killing.
It is currently investigating 55 allegations of unlawful death and 197 allegations of mistreatment.
Public Interest Lawyers, in conjunction with the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights, has also handed over a dossier alleging "systemic abuse" of Iraqis by British troops to the International Criminal Court.
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It debuted at the top of gaming charts in the US last week and is set to be released in Japan soon, although it is not available yet in the UK.
Pokemon Go requires users to try to catch on-screen characters like Pikachu using their real-world locations.
Millions of users have already downloaded the game.
The game was downloaded onto more US Android smartphones than the dating application Tinder within a day of its launch, according to data from Similar Web.
It has already generated headlines from armed robbers using it to lure gamers into a trap, to a person discovering a dead body in a river while searching for a Pokemon character.
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The rally in Nintendo's shares since the debut of Pokemon Go on 6 July has added more than $7bn (£5.4bn) to the company's market value.
Evan Lucas, a market strategist at IG has called the investor speculation around the app "amazing" but said that the company will need to do more to justify the jump in its share price.
"The question with all apps is monetisation. In-app purchases will be key to its long term monetary success; clearly the market believes there will be a windfall," he told the BBC.
There is also a question as to how much profit Nintendo will actually receive from Pokemon Go given it was not the main developer of the augmented reality game.
It has partnered with US-based game developer Niantic and the Pokémon Company, which owns the rights to the characters.
Nintendo, which is also behind the iconic Super Mario game, has traditionally relied on sales of its gaming consoles.
However, sales of those have been slowing in recent years as more gamers move online and onto portable devices.
Analysts have criticised the company for lagging its rivals like Sony and being late to the game in catering to the growing smartphone market.
In March, Nintendo released its first-ever mobile game Miitomo, which has done well. It gained a million users within three days of its launch.
The Japanese company has said it plans to launch four more smartphone games by the end of March 2017. | Shares in Japanese gaming company Nintendo jumped by nearly a quarter on Monday following the success of its new Pokemon Go smartphone game. | 36,762,791 | 484 | 28 | false |
Delhi is facing a water shortage as temperature rises in the city. In the past, the government has reduced water supply to ordinary citizens while sparing the "VIP areas" which house ministers, bureaucrats and the elite.
But Mr Kejriwal says the city's VIPs will not be spared if the water crisis deepens this summer.
"There is no reason for only the common man to suffer a water crisis. In future if there is a shortage, ensure that everyone, including VIPs, have to bear the brunt of it. The only people to be excluded are the president, prime minister, hospitals and embassies," The Times of India quotes him as saying.
Mr Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man's Party) swept Delhi assembly elections earlier in the year, winning 67 out of 70 seats.
Putting an end to corruption and Delhi's VIP culture were some of his main poll promises.
Elsewhere, India has voted against a UN resolution to extend staff benefits to same-sex couples working for the organisation, The Indian Express reports.
India joined Russia-led opposition to challenge the UN's move, but faced defeat in the end.
The UN Budget Committee recognised gay spouses, regardless of whether or not gay marriage is legal in their country of origin.
Previously, the UN followed national legislation on the issue.
The vote went 80 to 43 against Russia's resolution, which had backing from China, India and Muslim countries.
India's move has come against the backdrop of growing calls in the country to decriminalise gay sex.
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It's a container in which people put items that are typical of the time. The container is then buried to be discovered sometime in the future.
Builders stumbled across the time capsule after demolishing a church which had been built in the 1800's.
They found old coins, fliers, photos and a newspaper from the 19th century inside it.
It will also be a significant challenge for Baroness Ashton as she seeks to build on recent foreign policy successes to broach critical issues ranging from human rights to Tehran's role in regional conflicts including Syria.
On Saturday morning Iranian newspapers, of a more reformist leaning, welcomed her mission, hailing it as an achievement of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's new approach.
Coverage of her visit, across moderate and hardline media, will underline both the centrality and sensitivity of her role here.
Mrs Ashton has been widely credited with playing a key role in negotiating the landmark interim deal between Iran and world powers last November, which requires Tehran to curb its nuclear programme in exchange for limited relief from sanctions.
Nuclear issues are certain to come up in her meetings since wide gaps still stand in the way of a long-term agreement meant to come into force in July when the interim accord expires.
But the first visit of a senior EU leader since 2008 is primarily a bilateral visit aimed at exploring the potential for a new relationship between Iran and Europe.
"She knows that Iran is about more than the smiling Foreign Minister Javad Zarif with whom she has forged a good working relationship," said one Western diplomat.
Mrs Ashton will need to muster all her diplomatic skills, including what is often called her "softly-softly bridge-building" approach.
Her challenge is to chart a new course between Iran's political factions, as well as European states, which also remain divided over how far and fast this relationship can and should go when mistrust still runs deep, on all sides.
It is understood she is coming to Iran, mainly to listen. But she is expected to urge one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's main allies to play a more active role in ending a devastating conflict.
Iranian and European human rights groups have also been lobbying Mrs Ashton to express concern on issues like Iran's use of the death penalty which led to about 500 hangings last year, mainly for drug offences.
Her visit begins on Saturday evening with a meeting with civil society leaders and ends on Monday with a visit to the city of Isfahan, famed for its stunning Islamic architecture.
Sunday will be spent meeting leaders from across the political spectrum including President Rouhani and his most senior foreign policy and security advisers.
There is vast potential to strengthen the Iran-Europe axis in areas ranging from aid, education, the environment, anti-piracy efforts and technology.
But it can only be tapped if there is real and lasting progress on what is still the central issue for the West - the nuclear file.
Western diplomats say much has been achieved but there is still "a long way to go" to ease doubts that Iran's nuclear programme is entirely for peaceful purposes.
Iranian leaders say suspicion of the West's intentions are also deep-rooted.
Mrs Ashton's visit is meant to send a message to Tehran that there is a lot to gain if they stay the course in building a new relationship with the international community.
As one Western diplomat put it, it must show it does want "to play a greater role in the world, not against the world".
The 60-year-old nephew of King Salman is one of the world's richest people.
He said he had been inspired by the Gates Foundation, set up by Bill and Melinda Gates in 1997.
The money would be used to "foster cultural understanding", "empower women", and "provide vital disaster relief", among other things, he said.
Mr Gates praised the decision, calling it an "inspiration to all of us working in philanthropy around the world".
Prince Alwaleed is at number 34 on the Forbes list of the world's richest people.
The money will go to the prince's charitable organisation, Alwaleed Philanthropies, to which he has already donated $3.5bn.
The prince, who does not hold an official government position, is chairman of investment firm Kingdom Holding Company.
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The company owns stakes in hotels The Four Seasons, Fairmont and Raffles, as well as News Corp, Citigroup, Twitter and Apple.
The prince will be donating his personal wealth. "This is very much separate from my ownership in Kingdom Holding," he said at the announcement.
"Philanthropy is a personal responsibility, which I embarked upon more than three decades ago and is an intrinsic part of my Islamic faith," he added in a statement.
He said he hoped the gift would "help build bridges to foster cultural understanding, develop communities, empower women, enable youth, provide vital disaster relief and create a more tolerant and accepting world".
Prince Alwaleed's announcement comes during the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims are encouraged to give charity and help the needy.
He said the donation would take place over several years and would be overseen by a board of trustees, which he will head.
The Titans were 6-0 ahead at half-time thanks to the boot of fly-half Lee Millar.
But Jersey forwards Simon Kerrod and Nick Haining both went over to claim tries in the second half.
The Reds climb to fifth in the Championship table, two points outside the play-offs while Rotherham remain one point off bottom.
Jersey had gone into the game having not lost since New Year's Day, but struggled to find much fluidity in the first period, playing into a strong wind.
Prop Kerrod, who is set to join Worcester next season, scored the opening try from close range soon after the break to put the islanders ahead for the first time.
Replacement kicker Caolan Ryan edged Rotherham in front again before Callum Sheedy's penalty from near halfway gave the hosts a 10-9 advantage.
Back-row Haining stole the ball at a line-out deep in Rotherham's half and a few phases later he powered over by the posts for Jersey's second try.
The visitors showed some late fight but could not salvage even a losing bonus-point from their trip to the Channel Islands.
Reds head coach Harvey Biljon told BBC Radio Jersey:
"I think Rotherham came with a game plan, they pushed the boundaries around the set piece and the breakdown and gave it everything and I think it was a great result for us to weather the storm and come through.
"There were two or three moments in the first half that we should have capitalised on and come away with a few more points so we need to go and look at why we didn't take those points.
"The second half was just about controlling the pitch, controlling the territory - we had the wind at our backs and it was just about making sure pressure would eventually turn into points."
Jersey: Cuthbert; Lane, Ma'afu, Eastwell, Scott; Sheedy, Hardy; Woolmore, Buckle, Kerrod, Phillips, Voss, Freeman (capt), Graham, Haining.
Replacements: Selway, McCarthy, Armstrong, Kolo'ofa'i, Argyle, Dudley, Robling.
Rotherham: Thomas; Foley, Hayes, Owen (capt), Wilson; Millar, Murphy; T Williams, Socino, Rees, Salmon, Curry, Calladine, Maddison, Tyas.
Replacements: Cole, Cano, I Williams, Lawrence, Barker, Tresidder, Ryan.
Attendance: 1,235
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There are already more humanist weddings than Roman Catholic weddings in Scotland.
It is believed they will overtake Kirk weddings in two years' time.
The Humanist Society of Scotland said that there needed to be greater recognition of an increasingly secular Scotland.
The society, which is holding its annual general meeting this weekend, claims that almost half of Scots are not religious.
Members believe this is why there has been a large rise in humanist wedding, funeral and baby-naming services.
Two years ago the number of humanist weddings overtook Catholic weddings in Scotland, making them the third most popular type of wedding behind civil and Church of Scotland services.
If the trend continues they expect to overtake Kirk weddings by 2015.
The Church of Scotland said many couples continue to begin their married lives with the blessing of a service in the presence of God.
A spokesman added: "The Church of Scotland extends a warm welcome to couples who on reflection choose a time-honoured service which may have been the choice of their parents and grandparents before them."
The Registrar General authorised humanists to conduct services in 2005.
Until then, a second, civil ceremony had to be held to make the marriage legal.
But new legislation in Scotland meant they could take place without a minister or civil registrar.
Mark Cookson, 42, was found dead at a house in Leicester Road, Wigston, on Wednesday evening.
A post-mortem examination found he died from a head injury which it is thought he sustained between 21 and 22 March.
Two men, aged 20 and 24, and a woman, 49, were questioned by detectives on Monday and later bailed pending further inquiries.
Police have appealed for witnesses who saw Mr Cookson on 22 March.
The 2016-17 season was the first of the latest TV deal and saw a total of almost £2.4bn paid to the 20 clubs - up from £1.6bn last season.
Bottom club Sunderland got £93.471m - more than the £93.219m 2015-16 winners Leicester pocketed the previous season.
The figures are based on broadcast and commercial deals plus prize money.
Funds from the Premier League's central commercial deals and overseas broadcast rights are shared equally - as is half of the domestic broadcast income.
A quarter is paid out in prize money based on each club's league position and the other quarter in "facility fees" for each game broadcast on UK television.
Arsenal were the top earners in 2015-16 with £100.9m - but only the three relegated sides of Hull, Middlesbrough and Sunderland were paid less than that figure in 2016-17.
The ratio between the highest and lowest totals paid by the Premier League to its clubs in 2016-17 was 1.61 to 1, the lowest among Europe's top leagues, which means the Premier League is more equal when it comes to sharing revenue than its rivals.
The Premier League also paid out nearly £220m to Aston Villa, Cardiff, Fulham, Newcastle, Norwich, QPR, Reading and Wigan in parachute payments.
Villa, Newcastle and Norwich - the three most recently relegated sides - got almost £41m each.
Full table broken down into all categories on the Premier League website.
Activist Abdelsalam al-Mismari was killed as he left a mosque after Friday prayers, officials said.
A retired air force colonel and a senior police officer were also killed in separate attacks.
Libya's government is struggling to control armed groups nearly two years after Muammar Gaddafi was toppled.
The BBC's Rana Jawad in the capital Tripoli says that although Benghazi has witnessed many targeted killings, Friday saw the first assassination of an activist.
Mr Mismari, a lawyer, was one of the earliest organisers of protests that eventually led to the overthrow of dictator Col Muammar Gaddafi.
He later became a critic of the armed groups that helped to topple Gaddafi but which have since refused to lay down their weapons.
He has also opposed the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya.
"He was coming out of Friday prayers when he was shot," said Benghazi security spokesman Mohammed al-Hijazy.
"It seems it may have been the work of a sniper because he was shot in the heart."
His colleague and friend Hannah Ghallal told the BBC Mr Mismari was "a hero and a man of principle who did what he preached". Fighting back tears, she added that his death was a loss for Libya.
A large crowd later gathered in central Benghazi to protest against the killing.
Our correspondent says Mr Mismari's death marks a potentially dangerous turning point. Some feel it is an attempt to silence civic groups, she adds.
In separate attacks on Friday, retired air force Colonel Salem al-Sarah was killed as he emerged from a mosque and police Colonel Khatab Abdelrahim al-Zwei was shot dead at the wheel of his car, officials said.
Benghazi has seen a number of violent incidents since the fall of Gaddafi, including an attack on the US consulate last September in which the US ambassador and three other US citizens were killed.
When US-born Chris Bangle moved from Germany to the tiny Italian village of Clavesana in 2009, he waved goodbye to a 17-year career as Chief of Design for BMW. It was a huge change for him, but his arrival also had an impact on his new neighbours, writes Dany Mitzman.
Fed up with designing cars for the elite, Chris Bangle wanted to create something for everyone, and something more in tune with nature. One idea he hit upon was a bench - a giant one, far bigger than a normal park bench - and together with his wife, Catherine, he set up The Big Bench Community Project.
The project encourages the installation of colourful benches in publicly accessible spots with breathtaking views. When you sit on one, legs dangling beneath you, you feel like a child again and experience the wonders of the world around you with a fresh perspective - that, anyway, is Bangle's intention.
The benches are also so big that there's plenty of space to share them, and to interact with friends or strangers.
There are now 19 privately financed benches, thanks to the Bangles' efforts, many in the Langhe, the hilly area of Piedmont, in north-west Italy, where Clavesana is located. But you won't find an app with a map to guide you to each location - part of the Big Bench experience is to discover them, and the views they offer, like treasure in a hunt.
Angelo and Daria came from Venice to see the benches, having read about them in the newspaper.
"They're quite hidden and not that easy to find," says Angelo.
"I imagined they'd be closer to the road but this is much nicer because you have to seek them out.
"The idea is lovely because you really feel like you become part of the landscape, which is something that doesn't normally happen. Sitting up here you ask yourself, 'Why am I so small and out of proportion?' You know it should be that way but you often take things for granted and think that you drive everything. Up here in this context you question this, and have to admit that you are actually less significant."
Rinalda doesn't have far to go to get to the Big Yellow Bench as it stands in the gardens of her family-run farmhouse hotel and restaurant, but most of the time she is too busy to clamber up on to it - in fact this is only the second time she has done it.
"It's true what people say: when you get up here you feel like a child again. I dream of having the time to sit here, relax and enjoy the view."
"Not touching the ground with your feet is a strong sensation because it really does take you back to being a child as it's not normally a sensation you have as an adult when you sit," says Paolo, sitting beside Chris.
"It's a very simple concept," he says. "Contemporary art is often difficult to understand but in this case the emotions are the same for everyone. It's not like when you say, 'Ooh, I can see a lion in this,' and someone else says, 'I can see a tiger.' Here it's the same for everyone, and I think that's its greatest success."
This pale blue bench was built by the Italian League of the Deaf from the town of Alba, famous for its truffles.
Corrado and his friends discovered the big benches while out walking and decided, as a community of 40 deaf people, they'd like to construct one. Their group self-financed with the help of other deaf communities - some donations coming from as far afield as Sweden. Many of them put their hand prints underneath the bench in different coloured paint.
Corrado hopes the silence of the place will encourage hearing people to think about what it would be to be deaf.
"This place can be useful for hearing people to come up and try not talking, try signing and understand what it means. And it's very connected to nature so you can come here and hear nothing," he says.
He has told his wife he would like his ashes to be scattered here when he dies.
The Big White Bench was built by the Torion Association, from the village of Vezza d'Alba. After clearing the hill of overgrown pine woods, the group discovered the old tower, which had been hidden by the woods. They chose it as the location for their bench.
Situated at the top of a high hill overlooking their village, they financed the bench, a matching picnic table just behind it, street lighting, and a water fountain for thirsty big-bench pilgrims.
The Big Apricot Bench in the village of Costigliole Saluzzo is the most recently built of the 19 big benches. The industrial equipment business owned by eight-year-old Noemi's grandfather made the bench's metal frame.
"I like the bench a lot because it's really high up," she says.
The Big Blue Bench, is located in the Gallo family vineyard, which dates back to 1795. Their only comment: "Cheers!"
Listen to Chris Bangle explain why he started the Big Bench Project on Outlook, on the BBC World Service.
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The 122-year-old landmark will be closed from October to allow for maintenance work to be carried out, City of London Corporation has said.
It is used by about 21,000 vehicles every day but has gone "without significant engineering works" for 35 years.
Transport for London (TfL) insisted the impact would be "minimal".
The closure will allow for waterproofing of the archways in the approach to the bridge, which were last worked on when they were built at the end of the 19th century.
Other work will include replacing the Victorian bridge's timber decking - which was last refurbished in the 1970s - and resurfacing the road and walkways.
AA president Edmund King claimed drivers who have been frustrated by congestion during the introduction of new cycle lanes in recent years will suffer more misery.
"Just when traffic will have got back to normal following the disruption caused by the Cycle Superhighways construction, London drivers will be hit by another dead end," he said.
1886 - It took eight years and 432 construction workers to build Tower Bridge, which opened in 1894
1910 - The high-level walkways, which were designed so the public could still cross the bridge when it was raised, were closed down due to lack of use
1912 - During an emergency, Frank McClean had to fly between the bascules and the high-level walkways in his Short biplane, to avoid an accident
1952 - A London bus driven by Albert Gunter had to leap from one bascule to the other when the bridge began to rise with the number 78 still on it
1977 - Tower Bridge was painted red, white and blue to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Before that it was a choclate brown colour
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Chris Hayward, chairman of the planning and transport committee of City of London Corporation, said: "This decision to close Tower Bridge to vehicles has not been taken lightly.
"We will use this time to repair, refurbish and upgrade London's most iconic bridge, which has gone without significant engineering works for more than 35 years.
"We will work hard to minimise disruption."
Nearby Tooley Street is already closed eastbound until 2018 to allow Network Rail's rebuilding of London Bridge railway station.
The bridge opens for river traffic at 24 hours' notice around 1,000 times a year.
Pedestrians will still be able to cross the bridge on all but three weekends of the work.
The viewing gallery along the walkways of the bridge will also remain open.
Other pages related to the US election were also in the list, according to the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind Wikipedia.
The site was a "marvel" but not always right said author Dan Gillmor, a friend of Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
Van Gogh's page received 3,551 edits during the year.
This was because it was rewritten by four Wikipedia editors in order to achieve "featured" status - a mark of high quality.
"[Van Gogh has been] an artist misunderstood for decades, constantly being misinterpreted, reinterpreted, studied, re-studied, yet seemingly always escaping a clear understanding of his true nature," said one editor using the name Modernist.
The high-profile individuals to have died in 2016 include David Bowie, Prince, Muhammad Ali and Fidel Castro.
The "Deaths in 2016" page had 18,230 edits in total, making it by far the most-edited article on the site.
"We also found that Wikipedians' drive to provide free knowledge brings topics outside the time span of this year back to the forefront," said a spokeswoman for the Wikimedia Foundation.
"Bailando 2015, an Argentinian dance show where dancers compete on live television, made it into the top 10 for the year, for instance."
In August, "Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics" received 1,578 edits - after Team GB won 67 medals, including 27 golds at the Rio Games.
While data for the month of December is of course not yet complete, the page for reality show Bigg Boss 10 currently has the most edits - but is closely followed by "Fake news website".
Mr Gillmor, who invests in Mr Wales's private company Wikia, said: "I would say the vast majority of people contributing, including by the way my students who I require to contribute, do so because they see value to the community."
He added that while the site had potential to spread misinformation, he thought it had probably done more to safeguard facts online - but readers still needed to approach it with critical-thinking skills because pages are sometimes vandalised.
"I think people who use Wikipedia who are researching or looking for information just need to recognise how it works and what a pitfall might be," he told the BBC.
Many thousands of human editors maintain Wikipedia's pages but they are assisted by large numbers of bots - automated computer programs - that also make changes to articles.
Earlier this year, the Wikimedia Foundation revealed the most edited articles of all time.
The top spot was taken by the page for George W Bush with 45,862 edits. It was followed by "List of [World Wrestling Entertainment] personnel" - with 42,836.
The report, published in the Lancet to coincide with the build-up to the Olympics, estimates that about a third of adults are not doing enough physical activity, causing 5.3m deaths a year.
That equates to about one in 10 deaths from diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and breast and colon cancer.
Researchers said the problem was now so bad it should be treated as a pandemic.
And they said tackling it required a new way of thinking, suggesting the public needed to be warned about the dangers of inactivity rather than just reminded of the benefits of being active.
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How to make your lifestyle more healthy
The team of 33 researchers drawn from centres across the world also said governments needed to look at ways to make physical activity more convenient, affordable and safer.
It is recommended that adults do 150 minutes of moderate exercise, such as brisk walking, cycling or gardening, each week.
The Lancet study found people in higher income countries were the least active with those in the UK among the worst, as nearly two-thirds of adults were judged not to be doing enough.
From Monday to Saturday, the streets of the Colombian capital of Bogota are packed with cars.
The city - one of the largest in South America - is a teeming metropolis, home to more than seven million people.
But on a Sunday vehicles are nowhere to be seen. Instead, the streets are taken over by pedestrians and cyclists, thanks to Ciclovia, a traffic-free streets initiative run by the city authorities.
The scheme, backed by successive mayors, has been running in one guise or another since the mid-1970s.
It now covers nearly 100km of roads in the centre of the city on Sundays and public holidays.
But as well as making Bogota a quieter place to roam, the ban on cars also has a health benefit.
Research has shown about a million residents regularly walk around on a Sunday, a fifth of whom say they would be inactive if it were not for the ban on vehicles.
Dr Michael Pratt, who was involved in the Lancet research on physical inactivity, said the Bogota scheme was a "wonderful example" of how governments could be encouraging more exercise.
Sedentary lifestyle can kill
The researchers admitted comparisons between countries were difficult because the way activity was estimated may have differed from place to place.
Nonetheless, they said they remained confident that their overall conclusion was valid.
Pedro Hallal, one of the lead researchers, said: "With the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games, sport and physical activity will attract tremendous worldwide attention.
"Although the world will be watching elite athletes from many countries compete in sporting events... most spectators will be quite inactive.
"The global challenge is clear - make physical activity a public health priority throughout the world to improve health and reduce the burden of disease."
Prof Lindsey Davies, president of the UK Faculty of Public Health, agreed.
"We need to do all we can to make it easy for people to look after their health and get active as part of their daily lives," she said.
"Our environment has a significant part to play. For example, people who feel unsafe in their local park will be less likely to use it."
But others questioned equating smoking with inactivity.
While smoking and inactivity kill a similar number of people, smoking rates are much lower than the number of inactive people, making smoking more risky to the individual.
Dr Claire Knight, of Cancer Research UK, said: "When it comes to preventing cancer, stopping smoking is by far the most important thing you can do."
The 1960 painting, which is one of two Lowry works of the London landmark, sold at Christie's to a private buyer.
It was among 14 works by the Salford painter being auctioned from the Lord Forte Collection.
The price was the same as the record-breaking fee paid for The Football Match, which was sold in May.
The collection as a whole fetched £17,668,250, which far exceeded the pre-sale estimate, Christie's said.
An exhibition of 38 paintings and drawings by Lowry opens next Wednesday at art dealer Richard Green's gallery in Mayfair.
Mr Green said: "To sell 14 paintings in one sale shows the breadth of his appeal. A painting by him is more expensive at auction than any Henry Moore sculpture or Damien Hirst painting."
Christie's head of 20th Century British and Irish Art Philip Harley said 2011 marked an "unprecedented" year for works from the period, revealing that £41,502,500 had been realised by his department so far.
He said: "This inaugural evening sale, which has set the highest total for the category at Christie's, clearly highlights the current market's insatiable appetite for the best 20th Century British and Irish Art."
Ben Fellows, 40, told reporters the Conservative MP for Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, assaulted him in 1994.
At the Old Bailey he denies perverting the course of justice by making false claims about the MP.
But Mr Cook said he did not believe Mr Fellows had worked on the show.
Mr Fellows, from Redstone Farm Road, Olton, Solihull, claimed the politician plied him with alcohol and carried out a sexual assault while he was working as an undercover actor for The Cook Report, on ITV.
He said a number of people who had also worked on the show at the time were aware of the assault.
In 2012, he told national news reporters about the alleged assault and stories were published in print and online.
Mr Cook, who presented the investigative programme and had some editorial control, was asked what, if any, dealings he had with the defendant.
He replied: "None whatsoever. I had never heard of him."
He said he would have known if Mr Fellows worked on the show.
Jurors were told Mr Cook only became aware of the allegations against Mr Clarke after the show was cancelled.
Mr Cook said: "It would have been an enormous story if that allegation was made."
The court has heard how police interviewed members of The Cook Report team who all said they were unaware of the allegation.
When officers checked out Mr Fellows' version of events, they concluded they were false and began treating him as a suspect rather than a victim, the court heard.
After Mr Fellows was arrested, he said The Cook Report staff were too afraid of losing their jobs or "falling foul of the establishment" to corroborate them.
The case continues.
The navy will shift its focus to "open seas protection", rather than "offshore waters defence" alone.
It will also speed up developing its cyber force to tackle "grave security threats", the State Council said.
China has been accused of aggressively pursuing territorial claims in the South China Sea which has sparked concern in Washington.
The strategy document highlighted four areas of critical importance - the ocean, outer space, nuclear force and cyber space. Its recent naval policy has prompted the most controversy.
In recent years, China has focused on building up its navy. It has launched an aircraft carrier and invested heavily in submarines and other warships.
It has also exercised its claims over islands in the South China Sea which the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei variously dispute.
In one disputed area, the Spratly Islands, US officials say China has created about 800 hectares (2,000 acres) of dry land since 2014 that could be used as airstrips.
The strategy document warns of threats to China's maritime rights and interests.
It says China "will not attack unless [it is] attacked, but will counterattack" and mentions the "provocative actions of certain offshore neighbours" and "outside parties involving themselves in South China Sea affairs".
On the same day that the strategy document was released, state news agency Xinhua reported two 50-metre high lighthouses were to be built on a reefs in the Spratly Islands, which are claimed by Vietnam and the Philippines.
At a news conference to release the document, defence ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said: "Looking from the angle of sovereignty, China's development of construction on its islands is no different at all from all the other types of construction going on around the country."
He said island building was "beneficial to the whole of international society" because it aided China's search and rescue, and environmental protection work.
China criticised Washington after a US spy plane flew over areas near the Spratly Islands last week, with both sides accusing each other of stoking instability.
The strategy document also says China's air force will shift its focus from territorial air defence to both offence and defence, and building airspace defences with stronger military capabilities.
Within the UK's woodlands, ash is the third most abundant species of broadleaf tree, covering 129,000 hectares.
However, common ash (Franxinus excelsior) is very successful at growing in most landscapes - from urban scrubland to exposed uplands.
Experts warned that if ash dieback was to become widely established in the UK, the impact could be as serious as the 1970s outbreak of Dutch elm disease, which saw millions of trees destroyed.
But what do we know about Chalara ash dieback, caused by a fungus known as Chalara fraxinea?
And what steps can be taken to limit the impact of this potentially devastating threat?
It is the fungus that has been identified as being the culprit behind the current ash dieback epidemic in Europe.
How to spot the signs
It was first described in 2006, and was first believed to be a form of a species of fungus (Hymenoscyphus albidus) that had been known to scientists since the mid-19th Century.
H.albidus is a fungus that is widespread throughout Europe, but is benign and is not responsible for causing tree disease.
However, further research in 2010 revealed that Chalara fraxinea is, in fact, a form of H. pseudoalbidus, which is closely related to H. albidus.
It has since been identified as being the cause for ash dieback in Europe since the early 1990s, when the first cases were recorded.
It has only been recorded in Europe. The latest confirmed cases means the UK joins a long list of nations: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland.
So far, the following species - which are found in woodlands, parklands, ornamental gardens and back garden - have been identified as natural hosts: European (or common) ash; weeping European ash; narrow-leafed ash; manna ash; black ash; green ash; white ash; Manchurian ash.
Pest and disease threats to UK trees
The most visible sign that a tree is infected is bleeding sores and cankers on the bark, and discolouration of the underlying sapwood.
The sores often surround branches in the infected area of the tree, causing the dieback of shoots, twigs, branches and smaller stems.
The disease has also been shown to infect ash tree leaves, appearing as blemishes.
There are numerous other diseases that display similar symptoms, making it difficult to identify for most people.
Anyone who feels they have identified an infected tree should contact one of the UK's tree health agencies.
The disease has now been confirmed at 115 sites, with woodlands in Norfolk, Suffolk, Kent and Essex among the worst affected, according to data released by officials on 7 November.
In recent weeks, 100,000 ash trees have been destroyed. Initially, the disease had only been confirmed in the "natural environment" in East Anglia.
In a statement, the department added that scientists "believed that the disease... may have been present for a number of years".
The infection biology of Chalara fraxinea is not fully understood.
Evidence suggests that the majority of infections first occur on ash trees' leaves, indicating that the disease's main form of spread is via wind dispersal.
This adds weight to the idea that the most probable cause of the outbreak was a result of spores being carried by the wind from mainland Europe.
Movement of contaminated soil or plant material is also considered to be another possible pathway.
Data from National Inventory of Woodland and Trees shows that ash is the third most abundant broadleaf species in the UK's woodlands.
In areas where ash is the predominant woodland species, the loss of the trees would change the area's ecology.
This could pose a threat for other woodland species that depend upon ash for food or shelter, such as moths.
"Dusky thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria) is a particularly good example, the larvae feed on ash," explained Chris Panter, from the University of East Anglia.
"The larvae of another moth, the centre-barred sallow (Atethmia centrago) feeds on ash buds and flowers.
He told BBC News: "Both species are quite widespread, but are designated as rare or declining, having apparently declined significantly (over the past three decades).
How ash dieback could threaten Britain's wildlife What is being done to stop ash dieback becoming widely established?
The strategy to tackle tree disease or pest outbreaks generally follows a four-stage process:
Prevention - such as border checks to ensure it does not get transported into the UK via the plant trade
Eradication - if an outbreak is confirmed in the natural environment, then steps are taken to eradicate it by felling infected trees and removing the material from the landscape, adhering to tight biosecurity controls. This is the current position of the efforts to tackle the outbreak in East Anglia
Containment - if it is not possible to eradicate the outbreak, the next step is to contain the spread disease or pest
Adaptation/control - If the outbreak spreads to the natural environment in other areas/regions, then it will become very difficult to remove the pathogen from the UK's landscape. As a result, the focus then moves to developing a strategy to limit the long-term impacts.
When an outbreak occurs, time is of the essence. The worst-case scenario is numerous outbreak "hotspots" in different regions.
The Woodland Trust told BBC News that their site manager for the area first became aware that something was wrong at Pound Farm in mid-August.
He took photos and forwarded the information to the trust's head of woodland management who, it turn forwarded it to the Forestry Commission.
The site manager then returned to the location in early September and saw that the trees in question had declined, with more - "in the hundreds" displaying signs of possible infection.
The site manager forwarded an update to the head of woodland, who made urgent contact with experts at the Forestry Commission.
It was at this point that commission researchers visited the site and confirmed the presence of the disease.
The outbreak at the Pound Farm is now being used to train commission staff, allowing them to learn how to identify infected trees.
The yellow Met Office alerts cover much of southern and western Scotland on Monday evening with another for much of Wednesday and Thursday.
Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Hawick due to flooding over the weekend.
Most roads in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders are open but some are only passable with care.
Scottish Borders Council has asked motorists to drive with care with standing water still a major issue.
It has also urged them not to ignore road closure signs.
Trinity Primary School in Hawick was the only school shut in the region but it was scheduled to reopen on Tuesday.
In neighbouring Dumfries and Galloway, the A709 between Lochmaben and Lockerbie was shut for a time but it has since reopened.
A number of minor routes in the area remain closed.
Several roads are also still closed across central Scotland because of flooding,
The latest yellow "be aware" rain warnings are not expected to be as heavy or as prolonged as recent downpours.
However, due to the saturated nature of the ground and high river levels, the Met Office said further localised flooding and disruption to transport was possible.
The first warning runs from 17:00 on Monday to 05:00 on Tuesday with the second valid from 06:00 on Wednesday to 18:00 on Thursday.
The alerts cover Tayside, Fife, Strathclyde, the Borders and south west Scotland.
The Scottish government has said it will consider emergency financial assistance for any local authority to help deal with the costs of flood damage that occurred in the aftermath of Storm Desmond.
The Bellwin Scheme is a discretionary scheme to give financial assistance to councils who face an undue financial burden as a result of large-scale emergencies.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney said: "Various parts of Scotland experienced emergency situations caused by the flooding over the weekend, in particular the Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Tayside, Speyside and Moray.
"This government is committed to helping communities get back on their feet as quickly as possible.
"I have today agreed to activate the Bellwin scheme which provides support to local authorities to assist with immediate and unforeseen costs of dealing with the latest flood damage."
Borders MSP Paul Wheelhouse and MP Calum Kerr said they would be getting in touch with Scottish government to see if plans already in place for new flood protection schemes could be advanced.
MSP John Lamont also called for the work to implement the flood prevention scheme to begin immediately.
"My worry is that it is the Russians making the weather," says Lieutenant General Sir Simon Mayall, senior Middle East adviser at the UK Ministry of Defence until last autumn.
"It was in their gift to offer a ceasefire on behalf of the Assad regime. That slightly worries me in a part of the world where the Americans have been the guarantors and the people who make the weather."
Following on from the Munich agreement of earlier this month, Russia and the US have become co-chairs of the International Syria Support Group working parties dealing with the implementation of humanitarian supplies, as well as the deal under which President Bashar al-Assad's forces and groups of the "non-terrorist opposition" are meant to stop shooting at each other.
Both powers have worked hard to deliver this deal, and both now have a vested interest in its success.
"They are co-owners, insofar as the Russians respect the political process, and do apply pressure on Assad to stop bombing and take the process seriously," says Karin von Hippel, until recently a senior State Department official dealing with US strategy against the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, and now director general of the Royal United Services Institute think-tank.
Washington regards rapid progress towards political talks between the Assad government and the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), an umbrella group of his opponents, as essential.
But privately officials are nervous, both about Russian attempts to brand any group that has ever co-operated with militant elements like IS or the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front as "terrorist" and, therefore, ineligible to take part in, or make any significant move towards moving President Assad off the political stage.
As the US has pressed ahead with its Russian partners, the whispering has started in London or Paris about how John Kerry, US Secretary of State, has allowed himself to align with a Russian plan to keep Mr Assad in power indefinitely.
The US has conceded publicly that the Syrian leader can stay "for now", and it's clear also that they have used considerable pressure to compel their allies to go along with the Munich agreement.
In the run up to Munich, both Syrian opposition and European sources were saying that Mr Kerry had threatened the HNC with a complete aid cut-off unless they went along with the peace process.
As Syrian government and allied forces, backed by Russian airpower, advanced north of Aleppo early in February, both Turkey and Saudi Arabia looked set to intervene in defence of rebel groups they have been supporting.
On 11 February, for example, Saudi MoD spokesman Brigadier Ahmed al-Assiri, said his country had taken a "final" and "irreversible" decision to send ground troops to Syria in order combat the so-called Islamic State. Turkish forces, meanwhile, were shelling Syrian Kurdish groups, and were accused by Russia of preparing to invade their southern neighbour.
This mid-February crisis, which could have put Russian forces supporting President Assad on a collision course with those of Nato-member Turkey or seen a ground push into eastern Syria by the Saudis passed, thanks to US pressure on its allies.
Speaking to journalists on Monday, Brigadier al-Assiri said: "If there is any consensus around ground troops in Syria, we will be in the front line."
Instead of sending ground troops, Saudi Arabia has, for the moment, contented itself with deploying a handful of jets to Turkey to carry out strikes on IS.
The degree to which the fight against IS remains apart from, or linked to, the wider question of peace in Syria is one of the many factors complicating the present picture.
Some in Washington have argued that advancing on the militant group's de-facto capital, Raqqa, is a higher US national security interest than the removal of Mr Assad.
The Munich agreement, which effectively buys quiet with many of Syria's opposition groups, so that the US and Russia can focus their strike power on IS and the Nusra Front, fits neatly with such thinking.
"Assad has managed to make it a binary confrontation between the state and 'the terrorists'," says Lt Gen Mayall.
So what happens if the political process stalls or President Assad's forces are found to be breaking the truce regularly?
Russia's UN envoy has suggested that pressure would be brought to bear on the Syrian leader. But speaking to senators in Washington last week, Mr Kerry referred to "Plan B" options. "It may be too late to keep it as a whole Syria," he suggested, raising the spectre of partition.
Many in the Syrian opposition argue that the US really has no leverage over Assad and that his government could be quite happy with partition.
Mark Urban is diplomatic and defence editor for BBC Newsnight. You can read more on his blog and follow him on Twitter
The Irrawaddy Delta - where 130,000 people died in a cyclone in 2008 - has been worst affected.
Unusually heavy monsoon rains have inundated around 250,000 hectares of rice fields.
President Thein Sein has visited the affected areas, but damaged transport and communications networks mean the full picture is still emerging.
The government says it has set up more than 200 emergency relief centres to help those who have had to leave their homes.
Next year's rice harvest is also expected to be significantly affected. Rice is a key export for Burma and the staple diet for most of the population.
The BBC's South-East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head says the floods will test how reformed the new government in Burma is.
When Cyclone Nargis devastated communities across the Irrawaddy Delta four years ago, the then-military government arrested those who reported the scale of the disaster and refused foreign help.
This time, a civilian government which took power in 2011 and now includes opposition politicians is in charge.
Mr Goldsmith was ousted as MP for Richmond Park during a by-election in December.
He had previously left the Conservative party in protest at the government's backing of a third Heathrow runway.
Local Conservative party members meet on Wednesday night to choose between Mr Goldsmith and two other candidates.
Mr Goldsmith, the Conservative party's 2016 candidate for Mayor of London, is up against Luke Parker - the party's 2015 General Election candidate in Brent North - and Laura Farris, a barrister.
Both Twitter and Facebook were used to spread information during recent anti-government protests.
Several dozen tweeters were arrested following the protests, according to local media reports.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously described Twitter as a "scourge".
On Thursday, Transport and Communications Minister Binali Yildrim said: "When information is requested, we want to see someone in Turkey who can provide this.
"There needs to be an interlocutor we can put our grievance to and who can correct an error if there is one."
Twitter declined to respond to the government request on Wednesday, but a person familiar with the company said it had no current plans to open an office in that country.
Neither Twitter nor Facebook currently have an office in the country, although Facebook has staff in London who deal specifically with Turkey.
Both are popular in the country and were widely used by citizens seeking information about the protests at a time when mainstream Turkish media provided little or no coverage of the events.
On Wednesday Mr Yildrim said: "Facebook has been working in coordination with the Turkish authorities for a long time... We don't have any problem with them."
It led to speculation that the social network had provided the authorities with data on protesters, something the firm was quick to deny.
It said that it had not been asked by the Turkish government to provide any users' data following the protests.
It has closed down some pages related to activism in Turkey, but only, it said, because they had had "fake profiles".
"More generally, we reject all government data requests from Turkish authorities and push them to formal legal channels unless it appears that there is an immediate threat to life or a child," it said in a statement.
Social networks and other technology firms are attempting to rebuild trust with users following allegations that large amounts of data was handed to the US National Security Agency under a surveillance program known as Prism.
Police and Crime Commissioner Stephen Bett has nominated Deputy Chief Constable Simon Bailey as his preferred choice for Chief Constable.
Mr Bailey's nomination will now be referred to the police and crime panel for confirmation on 25 October.
Mr Bett said the recruitment process had been completely open.
"Mr Bailey has proved himself to be highly competent in all his Association of Chief Police Officers roles to date.
"I am confident he is the right person to take the Norfolk Constabulary forward in these challenging times.
"He is an excellent leader and I will look to him to ensure that Norfolk remains an exemplary force driving through efficiencies and economies.
"I hope that the police and crime panel will endorse my choice".
Mr Bailey has been a police officer for 27 years, serving predominantly as a detective.
In 1998, he was seconded to the National Crime Squad and as detective inspector he was responsible for managing covert operations targeting organised crime gangs.
In 2000, he worked on the investigation into the murder of human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson, who was killed by a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland in 1999.
He worked for three years on the probe before he returned to Norfolk as a detective superintendent with responsibility for intelligence.
Mr Bailey was promoted to Deputy Chief Constable with responsibility for legal services, human resources, and force performance in September 2010.
He was promoted to temporary Chief Constable when Phil Gormley left to join National Crime Agency in June this year.
The Australian Electoral Commission announced the final Senate results for all states and territories on Thursday.
To secure the 39 votes it needs to pass laws, the ruling conservative coalition needs support from the crossbench.
This includes four far-right One Nation senators and three from the anti-gambling, pro-protectionist Nick Xenophon Team.
The upper house also includes independents Jacqui Lambie and Derryn Hinch, conservative Family First Senator Bob Day and libertarian David Leyonhjelm.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared victory in the lower house on 10 July after the opposition Labor Party conceded defeat.
A strong swing against the government at the closely fought election left doubts about its agenda and Mr Turnbull's leadership.
Senate votes typically take several weeks to count - especially where the results are extremely close - because postal votes can take up to 13 days to arrive.
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten attributed the election of Ms Hanson and her colleagues to voting reforms and the prime minister's decision to call a double dissolution.
"The presence in such numbers of One Nation in the Senate is a direct result of Mr Turnbull and Mr Di Natale's action in terms of their so-called electoral reform," Mr Shorten said.
26 March 2017 Last updated at 14:15 BST
This video comes from the Night of the Jumps competition in Krakow, Poland.
Some of the biggest name in the sport were taking part.
They were doing crazy jumps with crazy names like the California Roll, Nac Flair, Seat Grab Flip, the Egg Roll and even the Lazyboy Flip!
Enjoy!
Police said the man was struck by a small, dark car in the town's Moor Road just after 19:00 on Wednesday.
He is being treated for head injuries at the Queen Elizabeth University hospital in Glasgow. His condition has been described as serious but stable.
Police want to trace the driver of the car and have appealed for anyone who witnessed the crash to contact them.
The League One side have not specified why they have taken the action against the 24-year-old former Everton trainee.
A brief club statement said: "Procedures are being followed and no further comment will be made until the completion of these actions."
Baxter joined the club from Oldham Athletic in 2013, and has scored 20 goals in 93 league appearances.
BBC Radio Sheffield approached the Blades for details on the reasons for the ban but the club declined to comment.
Baxter was handed a five-month suspension, with the final three of those suspended, by the Football Association in July after failing an out-of-competition drugs test in May.
The player denied any intentional wrongdoing in a personal hearing, adding the traces of ecstasy found in his system were as a result of his drink being spiked.
Baxter said the ban had left him "in a dark place", adding that he hoped to pay back the club and its fans for their support.
Jonty Evans, from Gloucestershire, began fundraising in July to buy Cooley Rorkes Drift.
Donations poured in from around the world to keep the duo together.
Evans finished ninth in Rio, representing Ireland. He aims to compete in next month's European championships in Poland.
The target was reached just after 10:00 BST - a day before the deadline.
Evans said: "I'm a blithering wreck, I can't believe how people have helped.
"The prospect of the horse now staying here and being able to continue our partnership - it's incredible that people have made this happen.
"We've had contributions for donations from all around the world and without doubt people have taken the horse and me a bit to their hearts.
"The horse's performances at Rio and at Badminton have shown that he is a top class horse and the rest is about the relationship and the partnership and people have really taken that to their hearts."
Evans now hopes to compete in the European championships.
"The big deal for us is prepare us for next year for Badminton and this will hopefully be a good event for us.
"Then at the end of next year, the world games in America (FEI World Equestrian Games 2018 in North Carolina) and the future - looking towards Tokyo and the Olympic games."
He added that there was "no way" Art would be sold in the future.
"Hopefully one of the big feelings around the campaign was that Art was here just into his fifth year, and he will stay here forever. He won't go anywhere."
He said the increase would take place over the four years from 2016, and this year's budget would be ring-fenced.
A deployment of 7,000 soldiers to protect sensitive sites across France will become permanent, he said.
France has been on high alert since the attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in January.
Prime Minister Manuel Valls said only last week that French police had managed to foil a further five planned terror attacks since then.
"France is facing threats at home and overseas," Mr Hollande told reporters. "Security, protection, independence are principles that are not negotiable."
He said the 2015 defence budget will remain at €31.4bn ($35bn; £22bn), and would increase by an extra €3.8bn between 2016 and 2019.
The move will save 18,500 of the 34,000 job cuts that were planned for the military over the next five years, unnamed presidential officials said.
As well as boosting France's internal security, the additional funding would also protect French forces engaged in operations abroad, in places such as Iraq and the Sahel region of Africa.
"We have the duty to support people who may come under threat, but we also defend our own security," Mr Hollande said.
Sgt Robert McDonald tried to get Sir Harry Djanogly, 77, out of his Jaguar XJF after pulling him over for speeding on the A40 near Acton, west London.
Sir Harry, from central London, denies dangerous driving and assaulting a police officer on 27 December 2014.
He was taking his wife to hospital when driving at 70mph in a 50mph zone.
The philanthropist, who does not deny speeding, told Isleworth Crown Court that his wife of 52 years, Lady Carol Djanogly, suffers from health problems, including emphysema, and at the time he "honestly believed that her life was in danger" and was trying to get to St John and St Elizabeth private hospital.
Sir Harry said when officers pulled up alongside him in a police van, he told them he needed to get his wife to hospital and asked them to follow him.
But when his car stopped at a red light moments later, Sgt McDonald approached the driver side window.
Sir Harry said: "He said 'get out', I said 'officer, I have explained to you before, I'm taking my wife to hospital and once I'm there...
"He said 'get out', I said 'no I'm going' and he jumped in through the window.
"I was shocked at the way he just threw himself - it is all happening in seconds."
He claimed his foot then slipped off the foot brake as the officer leant in, causing the car to move as the officer clung on.
"I know if I revved that car we would not see that man for dust - he would have, God forbid, have died," the textile manufacturer added.
Sir Harry said: "I'm regret it, I'm sorry. I'm terribly sorry this happened at all."
The millionaire, said to have assets worth £300m, has previously been disqualified from driving for collecting too many penalty points for speeding, the court heard.
Lady Carol told the jury she had felt unwell with "a bug" after returning to their home in Buckinghamshire from Bournemouth, and wanted to go to hospital.
Shortly before the trip she had been in intensive care for a week.
Describing Sgt McDonald's actions she said: "He put his whole body in through the window right up to his waist - it was very aggressive and a bit scary really."
The trial continues.
She criticised the Welsh Government's response to the referendum result, suggesting there was no sense of urgency.
Ms Wood said the option of Welsh independence should be considered if Scotland leaves the UK.
The Welsh Government said it was doing everything it could to strengthen the economy after the EU poll.
Wales voted 52.5% to 47.5% to Leave the European Union at the June poll.
"The Welsh Government should develop and prepare an official Welsh negotiating position for EU withdrawal," Ms Wood said.
"That position should be scrutinised and agreed by the National Assembly, so that it is in place in time for an incoming UK prime minister."
"As soon as that prime minister sits down at the desk in 10 Downing Street, the Welsh position should be in her or his in-tray."
In a speech in Cardiff, Ms Wood offered to work with the Labour-led Welsh Government, saying she was "more than willing to pool Plaid Cymru's talent, ambition and energy".
She called for a national mitigation plan, and said a Welsh negotiating position should be in place by the time a successor to David Cameron arrived at 10 Downing Street.
The Welsh Government had failed to come up with a contingency plan for a Leave vote, she said.
"Where is the sense of urgency? Where is the sense of emergency? Where are the delegations to Brussels and other European capitals?" she said.
Ms Wood added: "The new situation would necessitate people here deciding whether we wanted to be part of an England and Wales entity, or whether we want to do something different."
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "Following the result of the referendum, we are doing everything within our power to protect Welsh interests, strengthen the economy, and unify the nation.
"The first minister has made very clear to the prime minister that Wales should be fully involved in negotiating the UK's exit from the EU, and will ensure the interests of Wales and its people are taken fully into account so that we achieve the best possible deal."
The letter, signed by WWF, Greenpeace and others, says action is needed to halt ongoing environmental decline.
The UK government previously said it would leave the environment in a better state for future generations.
But the letter expresses concern that Brexit could force ministers to backtrack on this promise.
Newspaper reports based on leaked documents have suggested that trade and growth would be prioritised at the expense of efforts to tackle global warming and the illegal trade in wildlife.
A government spokesperson said the UK's commitment to the environment was as strong as ever.
The spokesperson said the documents referenced in the media were old "unclassified notes" based on a conference from several months ago.
The letter from campaigners says: "We are alarmed by recent media reports suggesting that the UK's commitments to tackling climate change and ending the illegal wildlife trade could be watered down to secure post-Brexit trade deals."
It added: "To be a great, global trading nation, the UK must deliver on its promises for the environment and the climate and honour our international commitments.
"In doing so we will help build a greener, better and more prosperous future for everyone, rather than driving an environmental race to the bottom."
Campaign groups that have signed the letter include WWF, the Born Free Foundation, Cafod, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and Oxfam.
A number of high-profile individuals are also signatories: they include Andy Murray, Anna Friel, Will Young, Lord Stuart Rose and environmentalist Sir Crispin Tickell.
"A majority of environmental protections derive from the EU - we've probably got the world's leading environmental framework. So as the UK leaves the EU, the risk is that some of those protections don't get brought over into UK law," Trevor Hutchings, director of advocacy at WWF-UK, told BBC News.
These protections include a package of legislation to ensure the EU meets climate and energy targets for 2020. He said the EU institutions also provided a strict system of accountability, so that fines could be invoked if member states did not deliver on their obligations to the environment.
"We, on the one hand, welcome the government's commitment to nature and to bringing these laws over through the Great Repeal Bill... but in recent weeks a number of things have happened that question that commitment," Mr Hutchings explained.
He said this included not only the leaked memo, but also the delayed release of the government's 25-year plan for nature in England and the Clean Growth Plan on reducing carbon emissions, which Mr Hutchings said was expected before March this year.
"Things like access to environmental information, the 'precautionary principle', the 'polluter pays' principle are all established in EU treaties. The sense is that those might not come across [into UK law]," he explained.
A government spokesperson said: "The UK is a global leader in tackling the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) and a key part of worldwide efforts on climate change, including implementing the commitments made under the Paris Agreement. Our commitment to both issues is as strong as ever.
"The Government also has a clear ambition to be the first generation to leave the natural environment in a better state than we found it while securing the best deal for the country as we leave the EU."
Some observers within the environmental community have expressed concerns that green issues could become bargaining chips in the effort to secure trade deals.
"Environmental regulations and standards do make up so-called non-tariff trade barriers - as some people might perceive them," said Mr Hutchings.
"It probably doesn't come as a surprise that some of these non-tariff barriers could become a central negotiating point for trade deals with countries that have lower standards. That's the fear, though we don't have any clear evidence of that."
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Sergio Bucher, who has been vice president for Amazon Fashion Europe since 2013, will take up his role in October. He has previously worked at Puma, Nike and Zara owner Inditex.
Mr Bucher replaces Debenhams' current chief executive, Michael Sharp.
Online retailer Amazon, once famous for its books, has become one of the largest fashion retailers in Europe.
Announcing the appointment, Debenhams chairman Sir Ian Cheshire said: "Sergio's wealth of e-commerce expertise, international experience and clear leadership qualities stood out."
Debenhams own online sales have been growing strongly.
Mr Sharp said last year that he would be standing down. There had been reports that investors were unhappy with the company's performance under his tenure, but Mr Sharp said he had always been clear he would stay five years in the role and then move on.
During his time, he cut back on promotions, strengthened online ordering and delivery options, and added concessions in under-used store space to increase shopper numbers.
He also strengthened the firm's international presence.
Jan Tipper and Barb Burden were married at the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) on Sunday.
Gay marriage became legal in England and Wales last month but the move was not supported by the Church of England.
Reverend Dwayne Morgan, who officiated, said the church had "taken pride in celebrating diversity".
While many same-sex couples have married since the law changed on 29 March, he said this was the first ceremony to be conducted in a religious building.
The couple said it was "very significant" to them to be married in the church they had attended for 15 years.
Ms Burden said: "Even though we've been together for almost 19 years, it didn't feel right for us to have just a blessing or even a civil partnership.
"We've hoped for years for the opportunity to legally marry and, once it became possible, we knew it was time for us to tie the knot and to do it before God in our church with our friends and family."
MCC was established in Bournemouth in 1979 and is associated with the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, which has churches in over 40 countries.
Mr Morgan said the government had "finally caught up with us" as the church had been blessing gay couples for more than three decades.
He said: "Through years of homophobia and oppressive laws against gay people, MCC has taken pride in celebrating diversity and striving to include everyone. We do our best to get the word out that while many of Jesus's followers discriminate, Jesus himself does not."
On Tuesday, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said it would double the size of the plant at its headquarters in Whitley while a day later London Taxi Company (LTC) announced 1,000 new jobs at a £250m new factory outside the city.
But JLR and LTC, now both foreign-owned, are among few survivors in a city that once boasted hundreds of car manufacturers.
"Coventry was the centre of the British motoring industry from the very beginning," says Stephen Laing, curator of the Heritage Motor Centre.
"It was essentially like America's Detroit."
As Henry Ford was setting himself up in the USA, Coventry became the birthplace of the British motor industry.
In 1896, Harry Lawson, who had made his money making bicycles, bought a former textile mill and produced the first Coventry Daimler there.
The company was one of several to set up in the city, inspired by the recent German invention of the motor car.
According to the National Transport Museum, 1896 was also the date of the first speeding fine, issued to Walter Arnold, from Kent, who was pulled over by a policeman on a bike for travelling at an estimated 8mph.
Within 30 years, Daimler had been joined by hundreds of other car manufacturers in the city, Chris Van Schaardenburgh, curator at the Coventry Transport Museum said.
The area around Coventry would ultimately attract names such as Jaguar, Armstrong Siddeley, Alvis, Hillman, Chrysler, Triumph, Singer, Humber, Lanchester and Rover, among many others.
"In many cases it started with the cycle industry in Coventry," Mr Van Schaardenburgh said. "A lot of the manufacturers started to experiment with motor vehicles that had come over from Germany.
"You could take it back even further to the watch industry in Coventry. As the industry started to decline a lot of them started to switch to the cycle industry. A lot of the skills were the same.
"In those days there was less moving around, so you had to look at the skills in the area and what was available in the supply chain."
Mr Laing said the early motorbikes and cars shared very similar technology to that used in the manufacture of bicycles.
He said existing manufacturers in Coventry were joined by others keen to make the most of the "pool of expertise".
After World War Two, however, many of the firms struggled to survive and either went out of business, or were absorbed within larger companies.
A number of them were brought under the British Leyland umbrella, which at its height was responsible for more than a third of all cars produced in the UK.
Mr Van Schaardenburgh said it was the 1970s that marked the real decline for automotive manufacturing in Coventry.
In the early part of the decade, volume car manufacturing peaked in the UK.
But then issues over quality, bad management, union and labour disputes combined to signal the end of the good times, he said.
At the same time, the sector also saw increased competition from European and Japanese manufacturers.
In the 1980s, Coventry, like may other cities, was hit by recession.
Even so, a number of manufacturers survived and the industry is still "crucial" to Coventry and the West Midlands to this day, including household names such as Jaguar and Aston Martin.
"It's never stopped being a city with a motoring tradition and with the recent news of expansion its expanding that tradition once again," Mr Laing said.
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Mr Cho said he wanted to focus on "urgent matters" with his business group, which includes the struggling Hanjin Shipping carrier, the Yonhap news agency reports.
The agency said Mr Cho, who took on the role in 2014, was nearing the end of his two-year term.
The Games are due to take place in Pyeongchang in February 2018.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in March this year it was confident South Korea's preparations were "moving in the right direction".
Mr Cho said he had "truly put forward my very best efforts to work with every member of the organizing committee to prepare a successful Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2018."
He said he would "continue to support Pyeongchang through to the Games in 2018".
Public Health Wales' (PHW) Child Death Review said most child deaths (64%) occur in children under the age of one.
It also found transport accidents were the leading non-medical cause of deaths among those aged under 18 in Wales.
The Welsh government said the report highlighted the "importance of bridging the gap between rich and poor".
The report does not identify places but it said it found "a strong association between deprivation and the risk of death".
In the report foreword, Children's Commissioner for Wales, Sally Holland, said: "One important result of reducing poverty would be a reduction in child deaths in Wales."
A Welsh government spokesperson said: "We are firmly committed to reducing avoidable child deaths.
"This report highlights the importance of bridging the gap between rich and poor in order to reduce excess child deaths. That's why reducing inequalities lies at the heart of all our polices."
The report found there were 204 deaths of children living in Wales registered in 2013 which it said was similar to other UK areas.
It also analysed deaths between 2004 and 2013, finding 131 children aged under 18 died in transport accidents, of which 65 were drivers or passengers in a car.
Dr Rosalind Reilly, a consultant in public health and health intelligence with PHW, said: "Actions such as the introduction of restrictions to young drivers could help to reduce the number of deaths on our roads."
In May, the Welsh government said it had earmarked £2m for road safety education and training programmes for high-risk and vulnerable groups, such as children, young people, older drivers and motorcyclists.
In the fourth of seven one-day internationals, Sri Lanka scored 267-4 in reply after England were bowled out for 265 to move into a 3-1 series lead.
Taylor, 24, top scored for the tourists with 90 after not featuring in any of the opening three ODI matches.
"James was given an opportunity and he took it with both hands," said Morgan.
"He was outstanding. To come in after a really long break and play in the manner he did was brilliant - it was great to see.
"Batting at three is quite a big thing, setting up an innings, and he did it magnificently well. He plays his own way, and he didn't lack any confidence."
Nottinghamshire batsman Taylor was playing only his third ODI and his 90, which came off 109 balls and included six fours and two sixes, was his first international half-century in the format.
But his dismissal sparked a collapse as England, captained by Morgan as Alastair Cook served a one-game suspension for a slow over-rate offence, fell from 170-3 to 219-7.
However, Morgan also found himself in trouble after the game as he was fined 20% of his match fee after his side did not get through their overs in the allotted time.
Nevertheless, he had a happier time on the pitch as he got some much-needed runs with a score of 62, after only 19 runs in the first three games, to take the visitors to a competitive target.
Sri Lanka responded with fine innings from Kumar Sangakkara (86), Mahela Jayawardene (44) and captain Angelo Mathews (51 not out) as they won with two balls to spare.
Spinner James Tredwell was left out as England gave Durham bowler Ben Stokes another chance, but the gamble backfired as his two overs went for 21 and he now has figures of 0-85 from eight overs in the series.
"It would've been nice to have had another spinner," said Morgan. "Ben has been in and out of the side and we wanted to give him an opportunity.
"To get it down to the last over was outstanding and we are slowly finding our feet. But we will have to play our best cricket to win the last three games."
The military launched a strike against what they call "a strategic Farc rebel position" later on Wednesday, a military source told the BBC.
The Colombian government declared a temporary halt to air strikes in March.
The two sides have been holding peace talks in Havana, Cuba, since 2012.
"I have ordered the armed forces to lift the suspension of air strikes on Farc positions until further notice," President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.
The government says 17 soldiers were also injured, four of them seriously, in the attack in the western province of Cauca, a Farc stronghold.
The Farc had declared a unilateral ceasefire declared last December.
Analysts describe it as the biggest violation of the current ceasefire.
The Farc, the largest of Colombia's rebel groups, was founded in 1964 with the aim of installing a Marxist regime.
It is unclear how the latest attack will affect the Havana peace talks, with some arguing it is proof that the Farc cannot be trusted, says BBC Mundo's Arturo Wallace.
There are other guerrilla groups in the country that remain in conflict with the government.
More than 220,000 people are estimated to have died in five decades of conflict.
The Farc is listed as a terrorist organisation by the US and Europe.
November 2012 - Formal peace talks begin in the Cuban capital Havana between the Colombian government and the Farc
May 2013 - A deal is reached on land reform, one of the most contentious issues. It calls for fair access to land, and rural development, two key causes of the conflict
November 2013 - The two sides agree on the political participation of the Farc should a peace deal be reached
May 2014 - Both parties pledge to eliminate all illicit drug production in Colombia
December 2014 - The Farc declares a unilateral ceasefire
March 2015 - Both sides agree to work together to remove landmines. Colombia is one of the most heavily mined countries in the world
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In a draw that produced no all-Premier League ties, holders Manchester United will go to Blackburn Rovers, while premiership leaders Chelsea also face a trip to a Championship club after drawing Wolves.
Manchester City are away to Huddersfield, and Fulham host Spurs, who are third in the Premier League.
Middlesbrough will welcome League One Oxford United to the Riverside Stadium, while another League One side Millwall, will host Derby or Premier League champions Leicester.
The fifth round represents the last-16 stage of the competition and all ties are scheduled to be played from 17-20 February.
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Middlesbrough v Oxford United
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The modified herpes virus is harmless to normal cells but when injected into tumours it replicates and releases substances to help fight the cancer.
Trial results published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show the therapy could lengthen survival by years - but only for some melanoma patients.
The treatment is not yet licensed.
Similar "immunotherapy" treatments for melanoma are already available in the US and in Europe, but researchers believe T-Vec would be a welcome addition to these.
It would also be the first melanoma treatment that uses a virus.
The latest study is the largest ever randomised trial of an anti-cancer virus and involved 436 patients from 64 centres in the US, the UK, Canada and South Africa who had inoperable malignant melanoma.
UK trial leader Prof Kevin Harrington, from the Institute of Cancer Research, London, said: "There is increasing excitement over the use of viral treatments like T-Vec for cancer, because they can launch a two-pronged attack on tumours - both killing cancer cells directly and marshalling the immune system against them.
"And because viral treatment can target cancer cells specifically, it tends to have fewer side effects than traditional chemotherapy or some of the other new immunotherapies."
Dr Hayley Frend, science information manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "Previous studies have shown T-Vec could benefit some people with advanced skin cancer, but this is the first study to prove an increase in survival.
"The next step will be to understand why only some patients respond to T-Vec, in order to help better identify which patients might benefit from it."
Although it has not yet been licensed, doctors are excited about the very real prospect of a brand new type of treatment for advanced melanoma - and, in the future, possibly other cancers too.
The idea of using viruses to enter and kill cancerous cells has been gathering scientific pace and kudos.
This latest study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology is the largest ever randomised trial of an anti-cancer virus and provides tantalising evidence that the treatment concept could soon be moved into the clinic, after decades of work in the lab.
Researchers now want to do more studies to identify which patients might benefit from the treatment and whether it should be used alongside other melanoma drugs that are already approved.
Drug regulators will be watching closely and will soon make a final decision about T-Vec.
Earlier this year an immunotherapy drug, pembrolizumab, became the first treatment "fast-tracked" for NHS patients in England with advanced melanoma, under a new government scheme.
Drugs approved through the Early Access to Medicines scheme, launched in England in April 2014, have been scrutinised by regulators weighing up the risks and benefits.
Melanoma is the sixth most common cancer in the UK and kills more than 2,000 people in Britain each year.
Damage to the skin by the sun's harmful UV rays increases your risk of developing this cancer.
The punishment was handed out after stewards at Limerick felt Geraghty, 36, did not allow a horse to run on his merits in a handicap hurdle on 3 April.
Geraghty's ride, the JP McManus-owned 7-4 favourite Noble Emperor, came a distant second to Velocity Boy.
But a three-hour Irish Turf Club hearing cleared Geraghty of any blame.
He told the appeal board that he was more likely to have finished fifth had he tried to keep up with the winner.
The Limerick stewards, acting under Rule 212, had also banned Noble Emperor for 60 days and fined Martin 3,000 euros (£2,400). Those sanctions were also overturned at the hearing.
The Punchestown festival begins on 26 April.
The 62-year-old Wolf Hall author was honoured during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
Her trilogy of novels about the life of Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell has been widely critically acclaimed. She won the Booker Prize in 2009 and 2012.
Mantel's damehood was announced in the Queen's Birthday Honours last year.
A six-part dramatic adaptation of Wolf Hall and its sequel Bring Up the Bodies is currently being shown on BBC Two.
The novels chronicle the rise of Cromwell, the son of a blacksmith who became King Henry VIII's chief minister, as he navigated the corridors of power in the Tudor court.
Mantel, who was born in Glossop in Derbyshire and grew up nearby, said her decision to be a writer was inspired by the end of her parents' marriage and personal illness.
Her first novel Every Day is Mother's Day, published in 1985, told of an agoraphobic clairvoyant, her daughter and their social worker.
Mantel, who studied law before becoming a social worker, was appointed CBE in 2006 and has won a string of literary honours.
Last year the author, who lives in Devon, hit the headlines after she published a short story imagining the assassination of Margaret Thatcher.
The group of a dozen travellers was being escorted by Afghan army personnel to Herat city when it was ambushed, Afghan officials told the BBC.
The tourists comprised eight Britons, three US citizens and one German. Some reportedly had light injuries and were being treated in hospital.
A spokesman for the Taliban said it had carried out the attack.
Afghanistan's main roads are notoriously dangerous, with militant attacks and kidnappings frequent, many of them carried out by the Taliban.
Jailani Farhad, a spokesman for Herat's governor, said the attackers had used small arms fire and an improvised explosives device.
He said it was not yet clear who had been injured, although the German foreign ministry said its citizen was unharmed.
The tourists are being held at an Italian military hospital in Herat city and are set to be evacuated to Kabul.
Afghan interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi told Afghanistan's Tolo news channel the tourists had been on their way from Bamiyan to Herat, via Ghor.
The ambush took place in the Chesht-e-Sharif district. Security reinforcements have been sent to the area.
Despite the ongoing insurgency, Afghanistan does see a small number of tourists every year, organised by several foreign adventure tourism companies.
Bamiyan province is especially popular with adventure tourists, attracted by its ancient culture and natural beauty.
Many Western nations advise against all but essential travel to the country.
On Wednesday, it introduced amendments to the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 to parliament that would prevent dual nationals involved in terrorist acts overseas from returning to Australia, and deport dual nationals who engage in terrorism in Australia.
The amendments will come before a vote in parliament.
Under the current act, people are automatically stripped of their Australian citizenship if they are a national or citizen of a foreign country and they serve in the armed forces of a country at war with Australia.
According to the government, there are about 120 Australians fighting with Islamic State (IS) in the Middle East, and about half of them hold dual citizenship.
It says another 160 Australians are supporting IS through financing and recruiting terrorism, and it has cancelled 120 Australian passports to stop people travelling to conflicts in the Middle East.
The changes expand the operation of section 35 of the Australian Citizenship Act to automatically strip dual nationals of their Australian citizenship if they "engage in various kinds of conduct inconsistent with allegiance to Australia".
The changes apply to dual citizens born in Australia and people from other countries who have been naturalised.
The bill confirms the loss of citizenship will be "subject to judicial review".
No. The amendments will apply from the day they become law.
However, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has asked a parliamentary committee to examine whether the amendments should be retroactive and apply to dual nationals now in jail on terrorist offences who could be deported upon their release.
The government has not ruled out the option of holding people in indefinite detention if their second country of nationality refuses to take them in.
"That's a bridge that we would cross if and when we came to it," said Mr Abbott.
Under the current law and under the amendments, if a person ceases to be an Australian citizen, the immigration minister can revoke the citizenship of that person's children if they are aged under 18, unless that action leaves the children stateless, or unless the other parent is a "responsible" Australian citizen.
This section has come under extra scrutiny following reports that convicted Australian terrorist Khaled Sharrouf may have been killed while fighting with IS in Iraq.
Sharrouf's Australian-born wife and their five children, have said they want to return from the Middle East to Australia.
No. However, Mr Abbott has indicated there will be more legislation later this year to target sole Australian nationals who engage in terrorism.
Watson, 25, was trailing Japan's Naomi Osaka 6-1 4-1 when the world number 71 signalled she was unable to continue.
Meanwhile, British number two Kyle Edmund also lost his first-round match to world number 33 David Ferrer in Montreal.
The 22-year-old went down 6-7 6-4 6-3 to his Spanish opponent.
Britain's world number one Andy Murray withdrew from the Rogers Cup as he has yet to recover from the hip injury which hampered his Wimbledon campaign.
Murray remains a doubt for the US Open, which begins on 28 August.
French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, 20, was also in action in the women's draw in Toronto but suffered a defeat by 31-year-old qualifier Varvara Lepchenko.
Latvia's Ostapenko took the first set and was 3-0 up in the second but lost 1-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-5) to the American.
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, 37, is the oldest player in the draw and was given a tough test before overcoming qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1 3-6 6-3.
Two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova beat Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 7-6 (7-5) to progress, and, despite a comfortable first set, had to recover from 4-1 down in the second before securing victory.
In the men's draw, Australian Nick Kyrgios powered to a 6-1 6-2 first-round win over Viktor Troicki as he showed no signs of the hip injury that forced him to retire in the first rounds at Queen's Club and Wimbledon.
"I'm feeling it all the time," said 22-year-old Kyrgios, who needed seven match points to finish off the match.
"It's not something that is just going to heal. I can compete so that's the most I can do at the moment."
Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro also made it through as he beat American John Isner, who served 24 aces, 7-5 7-5.
Instead of a monthly fee of $10.99 (£8.50), those eligible for the discounted rate will pay $5.99.
Anyone receiving welfare payments or food stamps will be able to use the service at the reduced rate.
Prime gives users free delivery on some products and allows them access to Amazon's video streaming services.
The move is widely seen as a way for Amazon to sharpen competition with rival Walmart, which currently has a significant chunk of its customers on government aid programmes.
About 20% of Walmart's customers are believed to pay for groceries with food stamps.
Walmart also has the second-largest share of online sales in the US, after Amazon.
To qualify for the discounted rate, customers will need to present a valid Electronic Benefits Transfer card.
The EBT card gives poorer families access to the US government food stamp programme and the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families service.
But customers would not be able to pay for the service with the funds loaded on their EBT card, said Amazon.
News site CBS said the decision marked a change for Amazon, which had previously marketed the Prime service at households with high incomes.
The fastest growing group of customers for Prime were homes earning more than $112,000 a year, it said.
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A goal in each half by former Liverpool striker Christian Benteke secured a sixth win in eight league games to move the Eagles into 12th place - seven points clear of danger.
"We have five games to go so this one is so important," said Allardyce.
"It lifts the pressure on us."
Palace's win at Anfield makes it three big scalps claimed in April, after equally impressive victories over Chelsea and Arsenal.
Tottenham are the next big-hitters they face, but with only a short turnaround before the game at Selhurst Park on Wednesday Allardyce is planning wholesale changes.
"I am worried these lads can't reach this level when they don't have time to recover," he said. "I may have to make huge changes to make sure we compete with Tottenham."
Premier League survival is not yet certain but the 38 points Palace already have would have been enough to keep them up in each of the past five seasons.
After a slow start following his appointment in December, Allardyce has now guided the Eagles to seven league wins in 2017 - one more than they managed under predecessor Alan Pardew in the whole of 2016.
And the former England boss took particular satisfaction from this latest win - his first at Anfield in 14 attempts as a manager.
"I thought we were, from start to finish, tactically exceptional," he said.
"With our limited possession we exposed Liverpool's weaknesses time and time again and ultimately that has brought us from 1-0 down to win it.
"I give the players a huge amount of credit for the way they defended and how they exposed the weaknesses of Liverpool defensively, which in the end they couldn't cope with.
"On the corners everyone knows Liverpool are pretty weak - they conceded six off corners which we told the lads about. It's now seven off that corner that has got us the winner."
In total, 25 separate operations were carried out across England, Scotland and Wales.
Those arrested are suspected of being involved in a wide variety of cybercrimes including data theft, fraud and virus writing.
One raid the BBC witnessed targeted a man suspected of involvement in a 2012 hack attack on web giant Yahoo.
The week-long series of operations was co-ordinated by the NCA's National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) as well as specialist officers from regional organised crime squads and the Metropolitan Police.
West Midlands police arrested a 23-year-old man in Sutton Coldfield who is believed to have been involved in breaking into the network of the US defence department in June 2014.
The biggest operation saw the arrest of 25 people in London and Essex suspected of using the net to steal money, launder cash and carry out other frauds.
The hackers behind that attack stole contact information for about 800 people and data on the network's internal architecture was also pilfered.
I was with one of the teams from the National Crime Agency as they carried out an arrest this week at a flat in north London. One group had tracked the suspect, a 21-year-old student, all the way back from university 40 minutes away.
The arrest had some of the drama of a classic police operation - "Go! Go! Go!" came the command over the walkie-talkie as we approached the suspect's flat. But no doors were kicked in, and there were no shouts of "You're nicked!" The priority was to make sure any computers were seized before they could be shut down or their data encrypted.
Teams arrived with equipment to gather data, and found a laptop and a desktop computer, both of them online. One officer was employed simply keeping her finger on the laptop's trackpad to make sure it didn't go to sleep. Later, police cyber-specialists would spend many hours examining exactly what was on the two computers.
The action also resulted in the arrest of people thought to be part of some well-known hacking groups.
In Leeds, a suspected member of the Lizard Squad group was arrested, and in London a 21-year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of being part of the D33Ds Company hacking collective.
The D33Ds group is believed to have been behind a 2012 attack on Yahoo that stole more than 400,000 email addresses and passwords subsequently published online.
Investigations about suspects in Sutton Coldfield, Leeds and Willesden were aided by forensic information provided by the FBI.
The other actions targeted alleged phishing gangs, intellectual property thieves, users of financial malware, companies that offer hosting services to crime groups, and many people who took part in so-called DDoS [distributed denial of service] attacks in an attempt to knock websites offline.
One 21-year-old man from County Durham allegedly knocked out the Police Scotland website mounting such a DDoS attack.
"Criminals need to realise that committing crime online will not render them anonymous to law enforcement," said Andy Archibald, deputy director of the NCCU.
"It's imperative that we continue to work with partners to pursue and disrupt the major crime groups targeting the UK."
In addition, this week the NCA coordinated visits to 70 firms to inform them about how vulnerable their servers were to attack and how they could be used by cyberthieves to send out spam or act as proxies for other attacks.
The strike week also involved four forces setting up pop-up shops to give advice to the public about staying safe online and to get their devices checked to make sure they are free of malware and other digital threats.
Ding, who won last week's Haining Open, led 4-2 and 5-4 but could not stop Day clinching the last two frames.
World number one Mark Selby beat Anthony McGill 6-1, and there were also wins for Shaun Murphy and John Higgins.
Scotland's Graeme Dott won the battle of former world champions as he beat Englishman Peter Ebdon 6-3.
Australia's Neil Robertson saw off Fergal O'Brien 6-3, last year's runner-up Mark Allen of Northern Ireland beat England's Kyren Wilson 6-3, but former world champion Mark Williams of Wales was edged out 6-5 by Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.
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The BBC is providing live coverage of the Scottish National Party conference in Glasgow.
You will be able to watch online from 14:40 to 16:40; and on Saturday from 14:00 to 16:00, when Conference 2016: Scottish National Party will also be shown on BBC Two Scotland.
You can also follow our coverage on our Scottish politics index.
The EU Commission said it would give BA and Iberia immunity from anti-trust laws that prevent businesses from co-ordinating prices and schedules.
Under the plan - which still needs US backing - the airlines would share costs, but give up four transatlantic take-off and landing slots.
The regulators also approved BA's merger with Spain's Iberia.
That deal - to create Europe's third-largest carrier - is aimed at helping both carriers cut costs as the industry struggles to make money.
The new company will be called International Airlines Group, but the BA and Iberia brands will continue to operate as normal.
The European Commission said it did not have any anti-competition concerns over the merger because the enlarged airline would continue to face competition from rivals, even on routes such as London-Madrid and London-Barcelona.
When the merger was confirmed, BA said the group would operate 419 aircraft, flying to more than 200 destinations, and carry a total of 62 million passengers a year.
Virgin Atlantic has been vocal in its opposition to the deal between BA and American Airlines which it described as a "monster monopoly".
Chief executive Steve Ridgway told the BBC that BA already had the bulk of transatlantic flights from the UK, in particular out of Heathrow, and said that customers would suffer.
"BA and AA are not doing this to win a popularity contest. They're doing it because they want to dominate even more strongly these key markets across the Atlantic."
He added Virgin Atlantic would not be taking up the slots freed up by BA - because it objected to having to lease them.
"By offering the slots, they're saying there is potential harm to consumers and markets," Mr Ridgway said.
"We're being asked to pay to remedy some competition damage that's been done by this alliance."
BA has argued that closer co-operation between the airlines will benefit passengers with more choice and lower fares.
It plans to begin the transatlantic business from the autumn, provided it gets clearance from the US Department of Transport.
"We await the DOT's final decision, but welcome this important and vital step forward," said BA chief executive Willie Walsh.
He added that the move to make some of its Heathrow slots available to competitors was a "pragmatic decision so that we can get the joint business up and running as soon as possible".
"The slot commitments provide a further guarantee that there will be no possible loss of competition as a result of our joint business," he added.
Key figures in the cabinet openly disagreed about how to fight the summer war in Gaza and, while the government did manage to nominate a minister to talk to the Palestinians, it never agreed on what to say to them.
The events of the last few dramatic days in Jerusalem have given Israeli voters a much clearer insight into what the last two years of government must have been like - fractious, dysfunctional and ridden with mutual suspicion.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says senior ministers like Yair Lapid (Finance) and Tzipi Livni (Justice) were plotting to get rid of him, undermining his policies and ignoring his instructions.
They paint a picture of a prime minister presiding without much style over a chaotic collapse.
Mr Lapid is reported to have described how he ordered a coffee as the minister of finance and discovered before it was served that he had become leader of the opposition.
Ms Livni says she spent 45 minutes at a public event with Mr Netanyahu who did not speak to her throughout the proceedings but then phoned to fire her as soon as he got back in his car.
But this is not the story of an ideological meeting of minds that went wrong.
It is about a marriage of convenience that simply became inconvenient.
After the last elections in 2013, Benjamin Netanyahu found himself for the third time in a position to form a coalition government and faced a choice.
Alongside one obvious partner - Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beitenu party which ran a combined list of candidates with Mr Netanyahu's Likud - he had various options to take him over the threshold for a parliamentary majority.
He could work with the small religious parties that represent ultra-Orthodox Jews or he could opt for a more secular coalition with a slightly centrist feel to it.
In the end he chose the second option.
That meant adding in Tzipi Livni, a former foreign minister who is relatively dovish on the Palestinian issue, and Yair Lapid, a household name as a TV presenter whose first run at parliament at the head of his own newly created party (Yesh Atid) had left him in a powerful position.
Neither is a natural ideological bedfellow of Mr Netanyahu and so the contradictions that brought down the coalition were there from the start.
None of this is a shock in the world of Israeli politics - the current coalition government is the 33rd to be created in the 66 years since the foundation of the state.
You do not need the powerful graphics computer of an election night TV programme to tell you that two years is around the average life of a coalition arrangement.
At least one poll has suggested that most Israelis are not convinced that it was really necessary to dissolve parliament and the influential newspaper Haaretz has described the coming elections as superfluous.
But the idea of a government proving transitory is not a shock here.
Mr Netanyahu is obviously gambling that by going to the country now he will put himself in a position to form a new coalition that would prove a little more durable.
He's already the second longest-serving prime minister in Israeli history.
In the, admittedly unlikely, event that the next parliament served out the whole of its five year term he would rival the founding premier, David Ben-Gurion, as the longest.
His likeliest course of action would almost certainly be to bring back the ultra-Orthodox parties alongside Mr Bennett and then hope to add a couple of smaller parties by offering them attractive ministries or adopting one or two of their pet policies.
You can see why there is speculation that the next round of coalition negotiations might be even trickier than usual.
But the Israeli political landscape is crowded and unpredictable.
Before the last election in 2013 it was regarded as almost certain that Mr Netanyahu would emerge in a position to build a new coalition.
In 2015 that still seems likelier than any other outcome but it also seems much less certain.
One unpredictable factor is the transience of some Israeli political parties - described here as "mood" or '"flavour of the month" parties.
The sharpest recent example is the centrist Kadima movement which was the leading faction in a government as recently as 2009 but has only two members in the current Knesset and could easily disappear altogether from the next.
Mr Lapid's Yesh Atid party came literally from nowhere in the last election to take some Kadima votes and form a substantial parliamentary presence.
It may well shrink dramatically in 2015 as another wild card party led by the former minister Moshe Kahlon prepares to enter the contest.
He is a former minister from Mr Netanyahu's Likud Party who made himself popular by cutting Israel's ruinous mobile phone prices when he opened up the cellular market in his time as minister of communications.
He is reportedly building a new party and may provide the shock of the new this time as Mr Lapid did the last time.
His presence helps to make things unpredictable as does a new technical measure - the threshold for a party to enter the Knesset has gone up from 2% to 3.25% making the pollsters' predictions even trickier than usual.
There is a lot to watch.
The parties representing Israel's Arab minority may band into a single list this time and thus increase their influence - although they will remain part of the political process rather than part of the decision-making process.
Israeli politics is never boring. But however this works out the next prime minister will face the same problems that so troubled the last one - the economy, the Palestinian issue and the choppy diplomatic waters of the Middle East.
Some things never change.
Darren Millar wrote to Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board following a complaint from a constituent about her treatment.
The health board confirmed the wait at Glan Clwyd Hospital is 112 weeks.
The Welsh Government recognised orthopaedics as a "challenging area" but said "some of the waiting times are simply not acceptable."
Hip surgery now represents the widest gap in NHS performance between Wales and England according to statistics, where the average wait in England is 76 days compared to 226 in Wales.
Mr Millar, who represents Clwyd West, said patients having to wait over two years for life-changing surgery is "unacceptable."
"Such a huge delay in treatment has a huge impact on quality of life, and can be costly for the NHS given that conditions can deteriorate and require more complicated and expensive surgery further down the line," he said.
Responding to the email sent by Mr Millar in November 2016, the health board's chief executive Gary Doherty, confirmed the 112 week waiting time.
He said: "Whilst we appreciate that this is not the level of service we would wish to provide, we continue to work closely with the Welsh Government to support reductions in our patient waiting times."
Mr Doherty said a number of options are being considered to increase orthopaedic capacity.
These include regularly validating in and out-patient waiting lists and offering patients to have their treatment carried out by another consultant, either in their local hospital or another within north Wales.
He said a review for a "sustainable orthopaedic service across north Wales" also being undertaken.
The Welsh Government has a self-set target of 95% of patients waiting less than 26 weeks from referral to treatment.
A Welsh Government spokesperson said the majority of patients waiting in north Wales are waiting less than 26 weeks.
"However, we recognise that trauma and orthopaedics is a challenging area where some waiting times are simply not acceptable," they said.
"The Cabinet Secretary for Health has already been clear about the problem and the need for improvement.
"Through the work of the Planned Care Programme we expect to see a reduction in waiting times."
The spokesperson added that Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board had been giving additional funding to support performance and they they expect to see improvements in the next few months.
Nasar Ahmed, 14, who had severe asthma and multiple allergies, fell ill in the supervised detention room of Bow School, Tower Hamlets, in November.
Two hours before he collapsed he ate tandoori chicken made with milk, Poplar Coroner's Court heard earlier.
Staff failed to correctly administer his medication before paramedics arrived, the inquest heard.
The Year Nine pupil had asthma, severe eczema and a host of allergies to milk, fish, nuts, wheat, apples, oranges and some meats.
Staff at Bow School tried to save Nasar as his condition quickly deteriorated, with first aider Cherie Hyde putting him in the recovery position as he struggled for breath, the inquest heard.
Another member of staff brought Nasar's personal first aid box, which contained an inhaler and EpiPen.
A third staff member was on the phone to emergency services asking for advice.
However staff failed to administer the EpiPen in the five-minutes it took for paramedics to arrive, the inquest heard.
Ms Hyde told the hearing Nasar was not breathing well enough for her to administer the inhaler.
She focussed on his asthma, rather than using the Epipen, when he told her, "Miss, I can't find my pump," the court heard.
An EpiPen can help reverse the symptoms of a severe allergic reaction.
Nasar's request for his asthma pump was not passed on to paramedics.
Pathologist Dr Liina Palm told the hearing she could not ascertain from the post-mortem examination whether Nasar had died from an asthma attack or an allergic reaction.
Dr Palm gave a cause of death as bronchial asthma that led to a hypoxic ischaemic brain injury, with multiple allergies as a contributing factor.
Members of the Leominster Morris have celebrated the ancient custom of wassailing, said to prepare orchards for the new year, blessing trees with a good crop and frightening away evil spirits.
Morris dancers and mummers led a procession to an orchard near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, to perform the ceremony, which involves placing a cider-soaked piece of Christmas cake on the branches of an apple tree and sprinkling cider around its roots, dancing and singing the Wassail Song.
The term Wassail comes from the Anglo-Saxon phrase "waes hael", and, originally, the wassail was a drink made with mulled ale and passed round in the communal wassail cup.
Traditionally, wassailing was on Old Twelfth Night, 17 January, but nowadays it is often earlier in line with the Gregorian calendar.
Resuming on their overnight score of 27-2, the Bears added 20 runs before six wickets went down for 35 before lunch, five of them to Harmer.
After a delayed lunch, he took the last two to end with 8-36, also a best.
Warwickshire were bowled out for 94 to lose by an innings and 164 runs.
Eight of Harmer's wickets in the match were lbw, an indication of how straight he bowled, although one decision given by umpire Neil Bainton, when Rikki Clarke padded up outside off stump, had non-striker Tim Ambrose throwing his bat to the ground in frustration.
Harmer's 14-128 was Essex's best bowling figures in a match since Mark Ilott took 14-105 against Northamptonshire at Wardown Park, Luton in 1995.
Essex, chasing their first Championship title since 1992, extended their Division One lead to 14 points with their fourth win of the season. And they will be boosted by the addition of Pakistan international Mohammad Amir for their next game - the day-night fixture against champions Middlesex, which starts on Monday.
Having removed Jonathan Trott with the last ball of day three, Essex paved the way to victory when New Zealand's Neil Wagner, in his last game before Amir's arrival, had Bears captain Ian Bell caught behind for 11 early on day four.
From there, Warwickshire folded badly again to suffer the heaviest of their four innings defeats in six matches in 2017.
They have just 31 points from their first six matches and are already 40 points adrift of safety going into next week's inaugural round of day/night matches, when they face Lancashire at Edgbaston.
Essex captain Ryan ten Doeschate told BBC Radio Essex:
"There aren't many bowlers who could win you a game singlehandedly on a docile pitch like that. Simon Harmer has been everything and more what we were looking for in a spinner. In April, May and June, you're probably looking for a holding spinner, and he's done that job fantastically well.
"Obviously our first priority, without stating it explicitly, was to make sure we retained Division One status. Without really getting ahead of ourselves, 110 points at the halfway mark almost guarantees that. Now is the time to be brave and really push on. It is fairly evident that now is the time to start pushing for results and give ourselves the chance to be around the top at the end of the season.
"We are a far better team than we were six weeks ago. Certainly, the confidence from winning four games in this division is high. It is fair to say we were a bit timid at that stage. We took a serious drubbing against Lancashire and got away with it in the first game. "
Warwickshire captain Ian Bell told BBC WM:
"There weren't harsh words said, just a bit of honesty. It's what you have to do. There's no point running away from poor performances. It's been a really tough year for us so far. The way we're performing at the minute we're not doing it. We have to get better.
"You can't paper over cracks, can you? You can't just wish and cross your fingers and hope things are going to get better. We're in a professional business and it's ruthless. You can't turn up and play well for a session and poorly for a second and expect to be OK. Four-day cricket is tough. We have to be more consistent in our performances and front up, starting next week against Lancashire.
"It was a really great toss to win. It really did spin. It was the biggest spinning pitches I've seen in a while in terms of off the straight. We've been on the end of a few bad tosses, but you can't rely on winning the toss to win the game and having the conditions in your favour all the time, it's not what it's all about. You have to adapt and we're not adapting enough."
He said that all exam boards operating in Northern Ireland must give their results using the letters A* to G.
In 2017, English examining boards will give their results in the form of numbers, where nine is the highest grade and one the lowest.
Around one in four GCSEs in NI is studied through an English examining board.
There is currently an 'open market' for GCSEs where schools can choose which examining board to use.
If schools in Northern Ireland want to continue operating through English boards like AQA and OCR, those boards will have to agree to operate a separate alphabetic grading system for Northern Ireland.
There is no indication yet that they will agree to do so.
The local examining body, CCEA, will continue to award GCSEs from A* to G only.
Mr O'Dowd said the decision he had made would present "challenges" for awarding bodies.
"I believe that it will be in the best interests of learners here to continue with the established practice of awarding using letters, and I believe we must avoid unnecessary complexity as far as possible," he told the assembly.
"I appreciate that there is anxiety around the perceived risk to our young people going out into the world with a GCSE certificate that is anything other than a string of numbers like their English counterparts.
"I have confidence in our education system, and I have confidence in the hard work and attainment of our young people."
However, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), which represents many grammar school principals, criticised the minister's decision.
ASCL President Stephen Black said that Mr O'Dowd was relying on the English examining boards following his plans.
"He is saying we can have an open market for GCSE qualifications, but he is totally reliant on the English boards accepting they will have different grading systems for England and Northern Ireland," he said.
"There's no precedent for this, so there's a real danger that we might lose a raft of qualifications which our young people are currently able to study for."
However, the chief executive of the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, Jim Clarke, backed the minister.
"It's a statement that our education system is for Northern Ireland," he said, "and meets the needs of young people, our higher education providers and our employers".
Hibs, who beat Swansea 5-0 on Tuesday, fell behind when Yana Malakhova netted for the Ukrainian side.
But Lucy Graham scored her third goal of the group to draw Hibs level late on.
Swansea take on Olimpia Cluj later on Friday, with all of the Group 2 fixtures being played in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
The final round of fixtures is on Monday, with Hibs taking on Cluj and Swansea meeting Kharkiv. Cluj beat Kharkiv on Tuesday.
The 10 group winners qualify for the knock-out stage along with one best runner-up.
Scottish Women's Premier League runners-up Hibs made their debut in the competition last season.
Hibs, who presently lead the SWPL from champions Glasgow City, lost 10-1 on aggregate to Bayern Munich after qualifying directly for the knock-out stage last season.
Scottish champions City, who have a game in hand over Hibs in this season's domestic league, again start their Champions League campaign in the knock-out stage.
Under the powers, the Bank would be able to limit how much people can borrow to buy a home, according to their financial circumstances.
The Bank has also given a clean bill of health to the government's Help to Buy mortgage scheme.
Its Financial Policy Committee (FPC) can already make recommendations about loan amounts.
Earlier this summer the FPC recommended that banks and building societies restrict lending of large loans - by which it meant loans greater than 4.5 times income - to 15% of mortgages.
In June, George Osborne promised that the Bank's powers to "recommend" would be beefed up to powers to "direct", in order to prevent a dangerous bubble developing.
The FPC also noted that high loan-to-value lending now accounts for just 9% of mortgages - compared to 25% in 2007, during the boom - suggesting that riskier lending has not got out of hand.
But the Bank said it wanted its new powers to cover both residential and buy-to-let mortgages.
On buy-to-let, it wants to make sure that the income that landlords receive is greater than the interest payments on their mortgages.
Placing such controls on professional investors might help cool the housing market, by preventing landlords speculating on hefty rises in house prices.
The stronger powers are expected to be in place before June next year.
Last year, the Bank of England was asked to report back on whether the government's Help to Buy mortgage scheme posed a risk to the economy.
The Bank's governor, Mark Carney, has now written to the chancellor stating: "Under current market conditions, the committee assesses that the scheme does not pose material risks to financial stability."
The Bank also confirmed that Help to Buy was not to blame for rising house prices.
It said both parts of the scheme accounted for only 5% of total mortgages, and they had been most popular in parts of the country where prices had risen least.
"The scheme does not appear to have been a material driver of growth - for example, take-up of the scheme has been weak in London, where house price growth has been strongest," the FPC said.
It also said house prices appeared to be cooling sooner than the FPC had expected when it met in June.
Earlier this week, the Nationwide said annual house price inflation had fallen to 9.4% in September from 11% the month before.
Help to Buy loans are already restricted to 4.5 times a borrower's income.
"I can't stress enough how strongly I am against any state intervention in a sovereign nation's affairs," Abby Martin declared in her news programme.
RT said it respected Ms Martin's views, and that she would not be reprimanded.
Armed men dressed in what appear to be Russian uniforms have surrounded army bases in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula.
The southern region has become the major focus of post-uprising Ukraine, with Kiev accusing Moscow of invading Crimea.
But Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied the presence of his troops in the peninsula, saying those surrounding military bases were pro-Russian self-defence groups.
Ms Martin made her remarks at the end of her Breaking the Set show, broadcast from a studio in Washington.
"Just because I work here doesn't mean I don't have editorial independence," she said, adding: "What Russia did was wrong."
The outspoken presenter admitted that she did not possess in-depth knowledge of Ukraine's history or "cultural dynamics", but insisted that military intervention was not the answer.
"I will not sit here and apologise for, or defend, military aggression," she said.
Ms Martin also criticised press coverage of the Ukrainian crisis, calling it "rife with disinformation" and "disappointing from all sides of the media spectrum".
In response to the journalist's on-air statement, the Russian TV channel said: "Contrary to the popular opinion, RT doesn't beat its journalists into submission, and they are free to express their own opinions, not just in private but on the air."
The broadcaster added that it would send Ms Martin to Crimea to "give her an opportunity to make up her own mind from the epicentre of the story".
She later tweeted that she was not going to Crimea, without giving a reason.
The scheme will focus on parts of the M60 and the M62, creating a 17-mile "smart motorway".
Technology will be installed to monitor traffic, provide information to drivers, and ease congestion by using variable speed limits.
The network between junction 8 of the M60 near Sale and junction 20 of the M62 near Rochdale, will be upgraded.
Stephen Greenhalgh, project manager at the Highways Agency, said the work was expected to create more than 1,000 jobs to help deliver the scheme.
"Once completed, the smart motorway will tackle the congestion and unpredictable journey times that users of the M60 and M62 experience every day," he said.
Site surveys will begin this week, meaning some sections of the hard shoulder will close.
From 21 July, a 50mph temporary speed limit will be enforced near junction 18 of the M62, and then widened along other sections affected by the work.
The project is due to be completed in 2017.
By that time more than 200 new electronic signs will warn drivers of changes in the mandatory speed limit, lane closures, and road obstacles.
CCTV will also be used to monitor traffic levels from the Highways Agency's control centre at Newton-le-Willows in Merseyside.
But they say they need to bring more rugby league events to the Ricoh Arena before considering whether to start a franchise.
"We're trying to grow awareness of the sport," Wasps chief executive David Armstrong told the BBC RL podcast.
"If that did work, then we would have a serious look at it."
Wasps moved into their Coventry base just over two years ago after spells ground-sharing with football clubs QPR and Wycombe Wanderers.
This season they expect to average over 17,000 for home matches.
They hosted rugby league for the first time with the Four Nations double-header last November - Australia v New Zealand and England v Scotland - which attracted over 21,000 spectators.
"We thought that was an outstanding success," said Armstrong. "There was 8,000 or 9,000 fans from this region who purchased tickets and came along on the night. That was very encouraging for us."
Wakefield chairman Michael Carter recently told the BBC that brief discussions had taken place among Super League clubs about the possibility of relocation.
And the RFL says it would consider any application to move a current Super League side into a new town or city.
"I should think it will have its challenges with the fan-base," said Armstrong.
"So we're looking very carefully at how rugby league expands and how we can build our audience in the Midlands and around Coventry.
"I think that's a bit of a stretch at the moment. Before we got as far as that, we'd have to work hard on establishing our audience.
"It's a big venture and we'd want to make sure our fan-base and our audience is ready for it, rather than building it from scratch or on a little bit of hope."
Wasps missed out on hosting this year's Magic Weekend - on which every Super League fixture is played in one venue over one weekend - with Newcastle's St James' Park accommodating the event in May.
But Armstrong says they will push hard to host next year's event at the Ricoh.
"This year we submitted a bid and we discovered that all bar one club in Super League is closer to Coventry than Newcastle," he said.
"So we know we are not far away from the heartland, we know we've got a strong and interested audience, so our dipping the toe in the water will probably continue. We'll bid for it again for next year."
He is in hospital in Lille, northern France. His life is not in danger.
French media say he was injured by five police bullets when his BMW hire car was chased and stopped on the A16 motorway near Boulogne.
Earlier six soldiers were injured - three seriously - when a BMW was driven at them in a Paris suburb.
The soldiers were attacked in a pedestrian zone, outside an apartment block where they were staying in Levallois-Perret. None of their injuries are considered life-threatening.
The Paris prosecutor described Wednesday morning's attack as "attempted killings... in relation to a terrorist undertaking".
France, involved in the fight against so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, has frequently been the target of attacks by Islamist militants.
A state of emergency in force since November 2015 includes highly visible patrols under Operation Sentinel, numbering some 7,000 troops.
The suspect in Lille was on police records because of an earlier minor infringement, but he had normal French residency status. The intelligence services did not know of him, French media report.
He was unarmed when he was cornered by police on the motorway some 260km (162 miles) north of Paris.
He is a resident of Sartrouville, in the north-western suburbs of Paris, French media report.
There is an intense debate now about Operation Sentinel, since President Emmanuel Macron called for it to be reassessed. Some critics say the operation makes the security forces easier targets for terrorists.
On 13 November 2015, 130 people were killed in a night of attacks in Paris, and more than 100 have been killed in jihadist attacks since.
Wednesday's attack at about 08:15 local time (06:15 GMT) took place in a pedestrian zone near the soldiers' base on the Place de Verdun in Levallois-Perret.
Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said the car had been driven deliberately at the troops and the attack had been carried out by a "man on his own".
It was driven slowly until it came within 5m (16ft) of the patrol before accelerating towards them, he said.
Paul Williams, 37, and Chloe Morgan, 18, admitted causing unnecessary suffering to the animal at Llanelli Magistrates' Court on Friday.
They were prosecuted by the RSPCA after a distressing video appeared on social media in October 2016.
The pair were also banned from keeping animals for eight years.
The court heard the video showed Morgan, of Llangennech, whipping the pony while Williams, of Felinfoel, was filmed holding the animal and kicking it.
The court was told it was made by a friend of Morgan's who posted it online "for a laugh".
It was viewed more than two million times and caused public outrage.
The judge said the incident amounted to a "vicious assault on the pony for no reason whatsoever".
RSPCA inspector Keith Hogben described it as a "needless, cruel and callous attack".
He said: "It was clear to me that the pair involved knew their actions would cause this poor pony suffering and distress, yet they brutally attacked the animal in such a visibly shocking way."
He added the public's reaction to the video "highlighted how, on the whole, Wales is a nation of people who care deeply and passionately about animal welfare."
Williams was sentenced to four months and Morgan to three months, both suspended for 12 months.
They were also ordered to carry out unpaid work.
31 March 2016 Last updated at 17:31 BST
The 60-second trailer features the team around the world in locations from Morocco to the United Arab Emirates, as well as a huge collection of cars.
There is also a glimpse of host Chris Evans feeling a bit sick trackside in California, and co-host Matt LeBlanc driving a Reliant 3-wheeler from London to Blackpool in England.
They will be joined on the show by racing driver Sabine Schmitz, YouTube star Chris Harris, Formula 1 expert Eddie Jordan, motoring journalist Rory Reid and of course, The Stig.
Top Gear will return to screens on BBC Two in May.
It comes after the Most Reverend Justin Welby told Wonga the Church would try to force the firm out of business by helping credit unions compete with it.
But the CofE later admitted it invested in funds that provided money for Wonga.
Archbishop Welby told the BBC he wanted the Church's investment rules to be reviewed following the row.
Lambeth Palace said an independent inquiry would be launched into how "this serious inconsistency" occurred.
The amount of Church money indirectly invested in Wonga was about £75,000 out of investments totalling £5.5bn, according to the archbishop.
"It shouldn't happen, it's very embarrassing, but these things do happen and we have to find out why and make sure it doesn't happen again," Archbishop Welby told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
He said Church investment managers "didn't pick up" that they had put funds in a "pooled investment vehicle" which, through its investments, had bought into Wonga.
By Robert PigottReligious affairs correspondent, BBC News
Archbishop Welby said that he was going to compete Wonga out of existence: those words hung in the air.
The audacious plan to counter what he sees as a social ill received a warm welcome from Anglicans and won praise from senior politicians. The implication was that these interest rates were sinful.
So it's an awfully long way to fall. The embarrassment is severe and acute.
But Justin Welby has responded by saying we can't tolerate bad things, but we have to live in the real world, and living in the real world means we have to tolerate complexity.
He has acknowledged that it is a lesser sin to allow credit unions charging annualised rates of 70% - 80% to operate on Church premises, steering people away from lenders charging almost 6,000%.
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The Church's Ethical Investment Advisory Group "recommends against investment" in companies which make more than 3% of their income from pornography, 10% from military products and services, or 25% from other industries such as gambling, alcohol and high interest rate lenders.
The Church also "reserves the right" not to invest in companies with "unacceptable" management practices, according to its website.
Archbishop Welby said the 25% level for firms which deal in high interest rate lending was "probably too high" and he would ask the advisory group to review it.
"I think we have to review these levels and make sure that we are consistent between what we're saying and what we're doing," he said.
But he said it was difficult to decide exactly which businesses were unethical, giving hypothetical examples of a clothes company which made socks for the military or a hotel which provided pornography through the TVs in its rooms.
He said the Church had to operate in the "real world", adding: "If you exclude any contact with anything that directly or indirectly at any point gets you anywhere bad, you can't do anything at all."
Gavin Oldham, of the Church's Ethical Investment Advisory Group, later said financial managers had been aware of the indirect Wonga investment and "more could have been done" with that information.
But he said the amount of money involved was a "tiny holding within that particular investment".
Payday firms offer short-term loans, often at high interest rates, and have been accused of leading people into more debt.
Archbishop Welby said he did not want to "drive legal payday lenders out of business" if that left people in deprived areas with no choice but to use "loan sharks".
This week, Archbishop Welby told Total Politics magazine he had met Wonga boss Errol Damelin and had "bluntly" told him "we're not in the business of trying to legislate you out of existence; we're trying to compete you out of existence".
Mr Damelin, in response, said he was "all for better consumer choice".
But, after the archbishop's comments were widely reported, Financial Times journalists looked into the Church's own investments and discovered links with Wonga.
The paper reported that the Church's pension fund, which claims to explicitly ban firms involved in payday lending, had invested in US venture capitalists Accel Partners - a company that led Wonga fundraising in 2009.
Archbishop Welby, a former oil industry financial executive who sits on the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, has previously lobbied for a cap on high interest rates charged by loan companies.
BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott said the archbishop accepted that taking on payday lenders was a risky project which might not work.
But our correspondent said news that the Church had invested in funds that provided money for Wonga had "raised the stakes even further" and meant Archbishop Welby's plan "has to succeed".
London Mayor Boris Johnson - who was once criticised for accepting sponsorship of the Tube from Wonga - said there was "no doubt their rates are usurious".
"[The archbishop] is not turning over the tables of the money lenders, he's bringing in his own money lending tables," Mr Johnson added.
"It's a very interesting interpretation of the gospels."
Simon Hill, of anti-capitalist network Christianity Uncut, said: "What we do with our money is part of how we live out following Jesus, part of how we follow Jesus's example, of siding with the poor and actually put our money into things like renewable energy, social housing, things that, in itself, will help society." | The organiser of South Korea's 2018 Winter Olympics, Cho Yang-ho, has offered to resign.
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Former Ireland captain O'Driscoll played in the first two games for the British and Irish Lions, but was left out for the deciding match last July.
Lions coach Gatland came in for fierce criticism, but the team he selected won the third Test in Sydney 41-16.
"I do not have any animosity," said O'Driscoll on Tuesday.
"What happened, happened and I do not have any ill will towards Warren.
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"I think, when it was raw afterwards, your emotions are a bit different and time does heal all wounds.
"What I will look towards is trying to be involved in a team that potentially can beat his team.
"But that is next week - we have a game this week."
O'Driscoll was speaking at an Ireland pre-Six Nations media conference in Dublin ahead of Sunday's opening game at home to Scotland.
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The sides drew 2-2, with Kane Hemmings levelling from the spot after Well's Chris Cadden had competed with Kevin Holt for possession.
Both players' feet seemed high but Beaton penalised Cadden, who had scored the Steelmen's opener.
"I feel absolutely aggrieved at the decision" McGhee told BBC Scotland.
The result leaves Motherwell ninth, just two points above second-bottom Kilmarnock - a source of real frustration for McGhee.
Dundee's second equaliser prevented McGhee's men moving to within a point of both the Dens Park side and Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
"These decisions are so important as we are in a dogfight to avoid the play-offs or worse, to avoid relegation," said the Fir Park manager.
"Every point counts and to be almost over the line after a heroic defensive performance in the second half, after getting our strategy right, I felt we deserved to win the game.
"The referee has made a terrible call really and that has cost us two points.
"Young Cadden scored a great goal early in the game and he shouldn't be embarrassed by what happened later on as there is no doubt it wasn't a penalty.
"He hasn't got to worry about that because the referee made a bad call and the I think the referee will realise that when he looks at it."
The draw did move Motherwell a point clear of Partick Thistle ahead of their meeting at Firhill on Tuesday night.
McGhee was pleased with his team's performance on Tayside but believes they still have a lot of hard work to do before they can pull clear of relegation trouble.
"We have taken one point from the last three games and that is relegation form as far as I'm concerned, certainly in terms of points return," he added.
"That's why we have to keep ourselves firmly anchored by looking at teams below us and make sure we get enough points.
"Every point counts, even the one today will count at the end toward safety, hopefully, and that is the only way we can think at the moment."
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Bolt, who won the 100m title on Sunday, jogged home in the final 50 metres to win the ninth of 10 heats.
Britain's Adam Gemili, Danny Talbot and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake qualified, as did Justin Gatlin of the United States.
"I hate the mornings so I am happy to have this out the way. It's a good start and I'm happy," 29-year-old Bolt told BBC Sport.
Gemili ran 20.20 in finishing second in his heat while Gatlin, the 100m silver medallist, clocked 20.42 to win heat five.
Talbot equalled his personal best in running 20.27 in heat one and Mitchell-Blake clocked 20.24 in the final heat.
The semi-finals take place at 02:00 BST on Thursday.
Elsewhere in Tuesday's morning session, American Christian Taylor retained the men's triple jump title, while Croatia's Sandra Perkovic took gold in the women's discus.
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Eilish McColgan qualified for the women's 5,000m final but fellow Britons Steph Twell and Laura Whittle missed out.
McColgan finished fifth in her heat in 15 minutes 18.20 seconds in a race won by Ethiopia's 10,000m champion Almaz Ayana, who clocked 15:04.36.
Twell's 15:25.90 was not enough to earn qualification as a fastest loser, while Whittle ran 15:31.30 in heat one.
"I'm over the moon, I wanted it so badly," said McColgan. "There is no pressure on me now, I couldn't be happier."
British pole vaulter Holly Bradshaw, who finished sixth at London 2012, qualified automatically for Saturday's final, clearing 4.60m.
"I'm 24 and in my second Olympic final. I am so excited and I can't wait," she told BBC Sport.
Charlie Grice is through to the men's 1500m semi-finals following an appeal. The Briton had been pushed by Norway's European champion Filip Ingebrigtsen in the closing stages of their heat.
Grice faltered badly when he was bumped, crossing the line 11th in 3:48.51, but was reinstated after a protest by the British team and Ingebrigtsen was disqualified.
Team-mate Chris O'Hare qualified automatically after finishing fourth in his heat in 3:39.26.
In the women's 100m hurdles, United States-born Briton Cindy Ofili won her heat in 12.75 seconds to reach Wednesday's semi-finals.
Ofili's sister, Tiffany Porter, also progressed, running 12.86 to finish second behind Germany's Cindy Roleder.
American Brianna Rollins, the 2013 world champion, was the fastest qualifier in 12.54.
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Eduards Koleda is alleged to have held the woman against her will at an address in Arbroath in February.
It is alleged he chased and grabbed her before punching her on the body. He is then alleged to have thrown a snake at her and seized her and held her down.
Mr Koleda denied a charge of abduction and assault to injury on indictment at Dundee Sheriff Court.
Sheriff Alastair Brown continued the case until January.
The mayor will have responsibility for Hartlepool, Stockton, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough and Darlington.
The Tees Valley Combined Authority has agreed a deal with government to transfer £15m a year from central to local decision making.
The Mayor will make decisions on areas such as transport, jobs, education, housing and investment.
Ahead of the election, BBC Tees will be finding out what you want to ask about the new mayor.
Do you want to know how the role will fit into the existing structure, how decisions made will affect your lives and what powers the mayor will have?
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The BBC bus will be travelling around the area next week and you can go along and ask any questions about the Tees Valley Mayor.
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Cyclone Mora, which brought high winds and torrential rain, killed seven people and destroyed thousands of homes when it hit on Tuesday.
The areas around Cox's Bazar and Chittagong, along the border with Myanmar, bore the brunt of the storm.
Camps on the border housing thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar were badly damaged.
Fishing vessels were ordered back to port as the storm approached, but a local fishing industry representative said about 150 people were missing.
The Bangladeshi navy said it had sent 15 ships to search for survivors and had so far rescued at least 20 fishermen.
The Indian navy picked up 33 survivors on Wednesday but Indian officials said it was not clear whether they came from vessels that had sunk or from huts washed into the sea.
The Bangladeshi fishing industry representative, Mushtaq Ahmed, told Agence France-Presse news agency that if these survivors were rescued fishermen, then some 90 would still be missing.
"They could be moored on an island or adrift at sea," he said. "In the past we have seen that most of the fishermen return to their fishing ports within a week or two. We hope this time they will also be back in good health."
He said many of the boats that did return to port had been damaged by the storm.
Around 350,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas ahead of Cyclone Mora's arrival. A local official said 50,000 homes had been destroyed or damaged by the storm in Cox's Bazar.
The area is home to camps for hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya refugees who have fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar.
"Housing for undocumented Myanmar nationals near Cox's Bazar was severely damaged," the Office of the UN Resident Co-ordinator for Bangladesh said. "Rohingya refugees are currently without reliable shelter, food and fuel."
Sanjukta Sahany, local head of the International Organisation for Migration, told AFP that more than 16,000 homes in the camps had been destroyed or damaged.
The cyclone blew in from Sri Lanka, where it caused flooding and landslides that killed 202 people. Another 96 people are listed as missing.
The number of offences for the 2014-15 financial year fell by 24%, or 1,324 incidents, compared to 2013-14.
But police said there was often a spike in thefts around Diwali - the five-day Hindu festival of light - which begins this year on 11 November.
A spokesman advised people to consider storing jewellery in safes and avoid travelling alone.
Bobby Kanda, owner of jewellers The Gold Factory, said families often invested in the highest quality gold available and were targeted because of its value.
He said he takes measures to prevent being duped by those trying to sell stolen items.
"We've had a couple of times when someone has brought in a chain and you can see that the catch has been stretched as it's been snatched off someone's neck and we get those trying to sell jewellery at a much lower price because they want money quickly," he said.
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"We won't buy anything without identification and if it's over £500 we try our best to use a cheque or bank transfer because if there's an issue we can help the police."
The Metropolitan Police said an annual rise in burglary and robbery as the nights draw in made Asian communities particularly vulnerable at a time when they would be travelling across the city to attend events.
Det Ch Insp Jane Corrigan said: "Gold will continue to be highly desired by criminals due to the speed and anonymity with which it can be exchanged for large sums of cash.
"These pieces of gold and jewellery are not just valuable possessions - they are also of great sentimental worth and, if stolen, would have a huge impact on owners."
It comes after the A7 Action Group presented its vision for the route to Transport Minister Humza Yousaf.
The Scottish government said some of their ideas fell "outside the scope" of the current work programme.
However, it said Transport Scotland was due to start work on a study of transport needs in the Borders.
It will examine the case for extending the Borders Railway along with improvements to the A1, A7 and A68 and will then be used as input to the strategic transport projects review.
Mr Yousaf said: "A comprehensive review of the A7 action plan has been completed by Transport Scotland and we are updating campaigners as to how we can make timely improvements to the safety and operation of the route.
"The programme of work being put forward in the coming months will address many of the issues brought forward by the A7 Action Group and our commitment to the A7 is on-going.
"Our annual maintenance programme, which has seen investment of more than £23 million since 2007, continues and the A7 is reviewed annually to establish where safety improvements can be made."
He said Transport Scotland would be holding further discussions with the A7 Action Group on progress to make sure that they were kept "fully up to date" on progress.
The protesters have blamed widespread corruption for the deaths of 32 people in a nightclub fire and want widespread political reform.
President Klaus Iohannis has said he will hold further talks before making a final decision on a new prime minister.
He said he would consult civil society groups as well as political leaders.
"I will, for Friday afternoon, call a group that represents both the civil society and what we call the street. It is important to me to know their views and options," he announced.
Mr Cimpeanu will take over the role of prime minister until a new leader is nominated and approved by parliament. Without parliamentary approval, early elections will have to be called.
Mr Ponta, who is facing trial on corruption charges, had earlier gone on national TV to say he hoped his resignation would "satisfy the people who came out in the streets".
But tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Bucharest and other cities on Wednesday, for the second night running, demanding change.
The protesters' initial anger was directed at the authorities because they said the Colectiv nightclub, where Friday night's fire took place, had only been able to open because of bribery.
More than 100 people are still being treated for their injuries and there are fears the number of fatalities could rise.
Liam Watts put Hull ahead early on, Carlos Tuimavave scoring their second try midway through the first half.
Albert Kelly ran in just before the end of the first half while Tuimavave crossed for his second after the break.
Leigh scored twice late on, with Liam Hood and Ryan Hampshire both crossing but they could not chase down the visitors' four-try advantage.
While Hull ended a two-game losing run, during which they conceded over 50 points in home defeats by Salford and Leeds, Leigh's winless run continues, having not won in five games since beating Warrington 22-8 on 16 March.
Hull remain fifth in Super League as fourth-placed Wigan beat sixth-place Wakefield, while Leigh slip a place to 10th thanks to Warrington's third straight win, a tight 26-24 victory against Huddersfield.
Hull FC head coach Lee Radford:
"I thought we did a really good job today. We defended well when Leigh had sustained spells of pressure and the win gives us something to build on.
"Our away support was phenomenal throughout the game and gave us lifts when we needed it. That has a huge knock-on effect on the performance. The tempo and decision making was better than it has been over the last three or four weeks.
"I was really pleased with how we performed. My confidence as a coach has not been dented one bit in the last few weeks but as a team we looked like we were enjoying defending again."
Leigh Centurions coach Neil Jukes:
"We had a 12 or 13 minute blip in that first half but I though we were always in the game. I thought we created enough chances but couldn't get the ball down.
"We need to get a little bit better across the board. It has been a tough few games and we lost Micky Higham with a hamstring injury, which didn't help.
"We are probably at our peak in terms of being busted but I still fancied us with the side we got out there. We are not a million miles away but we lacked quality as and when we needed it."
Leigh: McNally, Hampshire, Crooks, Dawson, Thompson, Reynolds, Drinkwater, Green, Hood, Hopkins, Vea, Stewart, Hansen.
Replacements: Higham, Weston, Tickle, Burr.
Hull FC: Shaul, Fonua, Connor, Tuimavave, Michaeals, Kelly, Sneyd, Taylor, Washbrook, Watts, Manu, Minichiello, Thompson.
Replacements: Ellis, Fash, Litten, Turgut.
Attendance: 6,296.
Referee: Gareth Hewer (RFL).
If the area is still all-blue after 7 May, David Cameron will be well on the way to another five years in No 10.
Worcester may see the closest battle, with Conservative Robin Walker trying to hang on to a slender majority of 2,982 votes.
The seat was Labour-held from 1997 until 2010 and has gone the same way as the rest of the country since the 1970s. So the party that wins in Worcester may well be the party that wins at Westminster yet again.
The tightest marginal is Hereford and South Herefordshire where a rich vein of independence runs through the county.
Most of Herefordshire's councillors are drawn from outside of the big three parties. If Conservative Jesse Norman is to win a second term, he'll have to convince those independent-minded voters to stick with him.
The golden rule for the Wyre Forest is "expect the unexpected".
It's swung three ways since 1997, including back to back election wins for health campaigner Richard Taylor. He's taking another tilt at electoral success this time around, at the ripe old age of 80. He'll be hoping the health issue continues to hold enough relevance to help him unseat Conservative Mark Garnier.
Health certainly is a major issue in Redditch where arguments over the future of the town's Alexandra Hospital could decide the seat. Conservative Karen Lumley took it off Jacqui Smith last time - she'll need to convince voters on the issue of health if she's to retain it.
Elsewhere, Sajid Javid will be looking to hold the safe seat of Bromsgrove and secure a second term. In Mid Worcestershire, the veteran MP Peter Luff is standing down.
Bill Wiggin will be expecting to hold on to one of the area's safest seats in North Herefordshire and Harriett Baldwin will be defending West Worcestershire. She faced a tough challenge from the Liberal Democrats in 2010, but her junior coalition partners will have to buck the national trend if they're to put in a similar challenge this time around.
Shakers goalkeeper Rob Lainton denied Colchester's Joe Edwards and George Moncur in the first half, while Bury's Chris Hussey struck the bar.
Lainton continued to keep out United after the break before Clarke headed in a Joe Riley cross to win the game.
The victory sees Bury extend their winning run to five games and their unbeaten away record to 17 games.
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Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
"Every point we've got we've had to dig deep, it's part of football, it's something that we try and set a team up to give us everything and that's what they have done.
"The goal deserved to win the game. Did we deserve three points? The work we did out of possession and what the authorities have given us to deal with this week, in Peterborough on Tuesday night then there is Colchester, 80 miles apart.
"There's not many teams that will cover that distance over the last four days. That took its toll and took into account. But I'm absolutely delighted with the shift my players have put in."
Matthew Sargant, 22, ploughed into a lamppost and a tree in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, early on 25 September.
He pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
He also admitted drink and drug-driving and possessing cannabis with intent to supply.
The court heard how the group of four friends had been out drinking in Eastleigh before Sargant offered them a lift home.
The crash in Templars Way left his front-seat passenger, a man aged 19, in a critical condition and subsequently unable to walk.
Another 19-year-old man suffered nerve damage to his arm, while Sargant and a third passenger escaped with minor injuries.
PC James Fibben said: "A young man faces the rest of his life in a wheelchair. It is only sheer luck that nobody died that night."
Sargant, of High Street, Eastleigh, was banned from driving for six years and four months.
It comes two weeks after NI's most senior judge called for urgent action.
Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan said there is a legal obligation on the government to ensure the inquests are heard.
NI Secretary James Brokenshire said responsibility is with the executive.
Relatives of more than 30 people people killed during the Troubles staged a protest at the lack of progress on the issue at Stormont on Thursday morning.
They have called for the government to release £10m of funding requested by the Lord Chief Justice for a five-year plan to hear all of the legacy inquests.
Sir Declan Morgan wanted the money released before an overall agreement is reached on how to deal with the past.
But the request was blocked by First Minister Arlene Foster.
This month, Sir Declan Morgan said he was hugely disappointed, and said there is a legal obligation on the UK government and the Stormont Executive to ensure that the inquests are heard.
A lawyer for the families, Padraig Ó Muirigh, said Westminster had ignored Sir Declan's warning and were in breach of their legal obligations.
"I believe the British government are ignoring a warning from the Council of Europe and also from the Lord Chief Justice," he said.
"Very clearly, they are in breach of their human rights application on this issue."
Mr Ó Muirigh later handed a letter to an official representing the secretary of state warning that legal action will be launched if funding for the inquests is not released within 14 days.
The Stormont Executive and Department of Justice received similar letters.
But in a statement issued a short time later, a spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) made it clear that the secretary of state still believes it is up to Stormont to resolve the issue.
"Reform of the inquest system has been part of the secretary of state's intensive discussions over recent weeks with victims' and survivors' groups on implementing the Stormont House Agreement legacy institutions and making available £150m of UK government money to fund the bodies to deal with the past," the statement said.
"It is clear that the current system is not equipped to deal with the number and complexity of cases.
"The NI Executive, which has responsibility for inquests in Northern Ireland, is rightly considering how the legacy inquest system can be improved."
The two launches on Thursday came after a similar test on 15 April.
Observers say all the tests appear to have failed, but a UN spokesman said such actions, which violate sanctions, were "deeply troubling".
It comes amid a recent ramp-up in weapons activity as the North prepares for a rare party congress.
There are also indications it is planning to carry out its fifth nuclear test, despite condemnation of its last test in January.
In a rare comment on the situation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said China - North Korea's closest ally - was committed to ensuring stability.
He told a meeting of regional foreign ministers in Beijing on Thursday: "As a close neighbour to the (Korean) peninsula, China will never allow war to erupt on the peninsula. Once such a situation occurs, it will do nobody any good."
South Korean officials said the first mid-range missile launch on Thursday took place in the morning near the eastern coastal city of Wonsan but the missile "crashed a few seconds later" in the coastal area, Yonhap news agency reported.
A second test was detected in the evening, but South Korean officials said that too had failed.
Both tests, like the earlier one, are thought to have been of a mid-range missile which has been given the nickname Musudan by observers.
The missile is thought to have a range of about 3,000km (1,800 miles), meaning it could reach Japan or the US territory of Guam.
Japan's ambassador to the UN, Motohide Yoshikawa, said the missile was "a threat to Japan's national security".
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a news briefing that such actions by North Korea "are extremely troubling" and said the UN urged Pyongyang to "cease any further provocative actions and return to full compliance of its international obligations".
Strengthened international sanctions were placed on North Korea after it tested what it claimed was a hydrogen bomb and launched a long-range missile.
It also recently claimed to have fired a submarine ballistic missile.
Observers have speculated that Pyongyang is boosting the development of its weapons programs ahead of the Workers Party Congress in May, the first in nearly 40 years.
The North announced this week that the congress would take place on 6 May.
It is aimed at solidifying the power of its leader Kim Jong-un, and will be watched closely for indications of political change and comments on the North's nuclear ambitions.
Scientists say that is vital to partially drain Lake Imja to stop it from bursting its banks with potentially devastating consequences.
Imja is one of thousands of lakes in the Himalayas formed by the melting of glaciers. But last year's earthquake may further have destabilised it.
It is the highest drainage project of its kind, the military says.
The altitude at which the work is being completed has posed logistical challenges for the army.
Rising temperatures are accelerating glacial meltdown and rapidly filling such lakes, threatening communities and infrastructure downstream.
With UN funding, Nepalese army personnel and villagers are working to reduce Lake Imja's level by three metres (9.8ft) in the next few months. Weather conditions are harsh, with workers facing the added risk of altitude sickness.
Lt Col Bharat Lal Shrestha of the Nepalese Army told the BBC that about 40 army staff were working alongside Sherpa and other highland community members.
The plan is to construct an outlet through a diversion channel and gradually release water over 45 days.
"We can work for only two to three hours in a day as most of the time it snows making it very cold in addition to the fog and wind," Col Shrestha said.
"Our personnel get headaches and altitude sickness from time to time and we make them descend to our lower camp where they can recover and eventually come back to work."
While troops were acclimatising, heavy equipment was airlifted to the site by helicopter.
Officials say the army was called in after two rounds of international bidding to complete the work failed to produce a contractor.
"This is the highest altitude disaster risk mitigation work ever performed by any army in the world," Col Shrestha said.
The draining of the lake is a part of a UN project to help Nepal deal with the impact of climate change.
Glacial lakes have broken their banks in Nepal more than 20 times in recent decades. Three of those incidents have been in and around the Everest region.
Nepal lowered the level of another dangerous glacial lake, the Tsho Rolpa, in the Rolwaling valley west of the Everest region, in 2000.
Many lakes in parts of the Himalayas are feared to have been weakened by a powerful earthquake which killed 18 climbers, as well as thousands of Nepalis, in 2015.
Such re-enactments are standard police procedure in Thailand.
Earlier police said one of the men, named as Adem Karadag, was suspected of planting the bomb in the attack on 17 August, contradicting what they had previously said.
The motive for the bombing, which killed 20 people, remains unclear.
Fourteen foreigners were among those killed.
The other suspect who appeared in the re-enactment was identified as Yusufu Mieraili. Authorities now say they have enough evidence to prosecute the two men and say that Mr Karadag has confessed.
This contradicts earlier statements from police that neither of two men were the main suspects for the attack.
Mr Karadag, who has also been named as Bilal Mohammed, was arrested in late August in a raid on a flat on the eastern outskirts of Bangkok. His lawyer says he was not in Thailand at the time of the attack.
Police have released warrants for a total of 17 people over charges stemming from the attack.
The suspects are believed to carrying Chinese, Thai, Turkish and Pakistani passports, though their exact origins are unclear as some are thought to be using fake documents.
Many of the suspects named by Thai police have Muslim-sounding names, prompting speculation that they may be linked to jihadist networks or to Uighur separatist militants from China.
However, the police have not suggested that the attack was politically motivated.
The Erawan shrine - with its four-faced golden statue of the Hindu god Brahma - is considered sacred by Thai Buddhists, and attracts many foreign visitors.
The wings for the plane are made at the Canadian firm's Belfast factory.
The Wall Street Journal, citing "people familiar with the negotiations", reports that Delta is due to make a final decision by the end of April.
The newspaper says the dealunder discussion is for 75 firm orders and options for 50 more.
The Bloomberg financial news agency has also reported that Delta and Bombardier are "nearing an agreement."
A Bombardier spokesperson said the company did not comment on speculation "nor on the the potential discussions we may or may not be having with specific customers".
"Bombardier Commercial Aircraft will announce material agreements if or when any are finalised," they added.
Quebec bail-out
Delta is the second biggest US airline by passenger traffic and is seeking to replace a fleet of McDonnell Douglas planes.
The order would be a major boost for the C Series programme which has suffered delays and huge cost over runs.
It has received a $1bn (£700m) bail-out from the state government in Quebec where Bombardier is based.
A deal of the reported size would make Delta by far the largest C Series customer.
Currently, the largest firm order is for 40 planes with Republic Airways, a US carrier which is involved in bankruptcy proceedings.
In February, Bombardier announced that it was to cut 7,000 jobs worldwide, including more than 1,000 in Northern Ireland.
Mr Turnbull has confirmed that Australian warplanes were involved in Sunday's mistaken attack.
Russia called an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the strike.
The US has also expressed "regret" for the "unintentional loss of life".
It has said the attack was "halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military".
Russia says the attack killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting Islamic State and wounded 100 more.
The attack caused a bitter row between the US and Russia at the United Nations Security Council.
Speaking in New York, Mr Turnbull expressed "regret" for the deaths, confirming that "Australian aircraft were involved in the sortie that's been the subject of the recent news reporting".
"I can say that as soon as the coalition commanders were advised by the Russian command in the region that Syrian forces had been affected, that sortie was discontinued."
But he said there was "obviously a lot of politics" behind Russia's complaint at the UN, citing "contradictions" with its own actions in Syria, including the reported bombing of hospitals.
US envoy Samantha Power has accused Russia of "pulling a stunt" by calling an emergency meeting of the Security Council.
Her Russian counterpart Vitaliy Churkin said he had never seen "such an extraordinary display of American heavy-handedness".
A ceasefire deal agreed by the US and Russia went into effect in Syria last Monday, but important terms of the deal, such as the safe passage of aid, have still not been fulfilled.
The cessation of hostilities does not include attacks by the US on IS or other jihadist groups.
Russian has said the ceasefire is now in danger of collapse, and that the US would be to blame.
Net profits for the three months to 30 September were $1.43bn (£927m), down more than a third on a year earlier. Revenue fell almost 20% to $6.9bn.
The results contrasted sharply with those of rival Citigroup, which posted a 50% jump in profits, to $4.29bn.
The bank said it was able to offset a fall in revenue by cutting costs.
Goldman's investment banking division saw revenues increase, but other divisions, particularly market making and bond trading, saw revenues drop.
"We experienced lower levels of activity and declining asset prices during the quarter, reflecting renewed concerns about global economic growth," said the bank's chief executive, Lloyd Blankfein.
Earlier this week, other big US banks also reported a drop-off in trading during the quarter.
US stock markets fell sharply in August, sparked by fears of a slowdown in the Chinese economy.
Revenues at Citi fell by 5% to $18.69bn, but the bank was able to cut costs dramatically.
"Despite revenue headwinds, we once again proved our ability to manage our risk, our expenses and our capital," said chief executive Michael Corbat.
Direct peace talks are due to resume in Jerusalem hours after they are taken to crossings in Gaza and the West Bank.
US Secretary of State John Kerry said he spoke to Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, about the decision to approve 1,200 settlement homes.
Mr Kerry said the Palestinians were committed to pursuing peace talks.
Speaking during a trip to Brazil, Secretary of State Kerry, described his discussions with Mr Netanyahu on the settlement issue as "frank and open".
Mr Kerry said he planned to speak with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, later on Tuesday. He said he believed the Palestinian leader was "committed to continue" peace talks with Israel.
Palestinian negotiators have accused Israel's government of trying to sabotage the talks, by deciding to issue tenders for building homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
By Kevin ConnollyBBC News, Jerusalem
It ought to feel like a moment of optimism in the long and tortured history of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, but somehow it does not.
It is almost exactly 20 years since the then US President Bill Clinton brought the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin together with the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to sign an agreement based on extraordinary secret negotiations in the Norwegian capital Oslo.
The truth is that today's negotiators are taking a few steps down a road along which their predecessors travelled rather further.
Back then, the prisoner releases were larger too.
In the heady days of the mid-1990s Israel released, in stages, 4,000 Palestinian prisoners.
This time around it proposes to release 104 over a nine-month period with the first 26 set free in the middle of this week.
Little hope for Mid-East talks
Profiles of Palestinian prisoners
Israel has rejected criticism, saying every peace initiative so far has proposed that the settlements affected become Israeli territory.
Mr Kerry, on a visit to Colombia, stressed that Washington considered settlements "illegitimate" but added that the issue "underscores the importance of getting to the table quickly".
The 26 long-term prisoners set for release are the first of 104 Palestinian and Israeli Arab inmates to be freed over the next few months as part of the agreement to restart US-brokered direct peace talks after a three-year hiatus.
According to Israeli media, they were taken to Ayalon prison in Ramle overnight ahead of medical checks and a meeting with Red Cross representatives on Tuesday morning.
The inmates, all convicted of murder or accessory to murder, were named by Israel's prisons service shortly after midnight on Sunday, giving victims' families 48 hours to submit legal challenges to the High Court.
On Tuesday, the court rejected an appeal by Israeli victims' rights group Almagor, which objected to the release of prisoners.
Almagor's lawyer Naftali Wertzberger said Wednesday's scheduled release was unprecedented because it involved prisoners "with blood on their hands".
Some time after midnight on Tuesday, 14 of the prisoners are expected to be driven to the Erez border crossing into the Gaza Strip and the remaining 12 to the Betunia checkpoint near Ramallah in the West Bank.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is said to have told officials to prepare receptions for the prisoners arriving in the West Bank.
In a separate development, Israeli police said a missile fired towards the Red Sea resort of Eilat had been successfully intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defence system.
Residents had reported hearing a loud explosion and a siren. Analysts said it was the first time Iron Dome had intercepted a rocket fired at Eilat.
An Egyptian al-Qaeda-linked group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, said it was behind the attack.
In further comments on the implications of the Israel's decision on Sunday to issue tenders for 793 housing units in East Jerusalem and 394 in the West Bank, Mr Kerry said he did not expect the announcement to become a "speed bump" that would derail talks.
Wednesday's direct Israeli-Palestinian talks in Jerusalem follow a preparatory round in Washington a fortnight ago.
On Tuesday, it emerged that the municipality of Jerusalem had approved some 900 homes close to the Jewish settlement of Gilo in east Jerusalem. A city councillor was quoted as saying that construction would not begin for years.
About 500,000 Jews live in more than 100 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told the BBC: "The construction decided upon in Jerusalem and in the settlement blocs is in areas that will remain part of Israel in any possible peace agreement."
The Palestinians have previously agreed in principle to minor land swaps.
But senior Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said the Israeli government's steps were "simply destroying the two states solution".
The 32-year-old made 42 appearances last season, but could not save the Latics from relegation to League One.
He was only 12 months into a three-year contract but wanted to be closer to his family in Nottinghamshire.
"He's a great professional who gave 100% to the cause while with us and we respect the fact he has been honest," boss Paul Cook told the club website.
In some ways the opposition leader, who is in a neck-and-neck race with incumbent Ma Ying-jeou, has already done so.
The 55-year-old former law professor has been credited with cleaning up the image of her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in recent years.
Campaigning in the southern city of Tainan, she pledged to engage Mr Ma's Kuomintang (KMT) and other opponents in policy making, if elected.
Cruising down the streets in a jeep, she was greeted by supporters chanting her nickname, ''Little Ing''.
She has strong support in the island's south, including the cities of Kaohsiung and Chaiyi.
''We will meet the people's expectations for political tolerance, understanding and cooperation,'' she said.
Her pragmatic approach and analytical style is a marked departure from the often fiery rhetoric of her predecessor, Chen Shui-bian.
Ms Tsai joined the DPP in 2004 but rose quickly to become its chairwoman four years later, when the party suffered a heavy defeat in the presidential elections.
Mr Chen lost to Mr Ma at the polls, and was later jailed for corruption.
Despite splits and factionalism in the party, Ms Tsai was able to rally the support she needed to rejuvenate the DPP. Under her leadership, it has performed much better in local elections.
On policy matters, Ms Tsai has criticised the pro-China stance of Mr Ma, opposing the landmark free trade agreement signed between Beijing and Taipei under his rule.
Her party favours Taiwan's formal independence from China, which claims Taiwan as a province.
During his term as president, Mr Chen angered China with his declarations that Taiwan was ''an independent nation''.
Ms Tsai says she is not against negotiating with China on economic and other matters, as long as it does not affect Taiwan's sovereignty.
She has also often cast cross-straits relations as a bigger, global discussion, rather than one of bilateral relations.
This represents a more moderate position than the party's previous stance on the hot-button issue.
However, the Chinese remain suspicious of her and the DPP, and favour Mr Ma.
A law graduate of the National Taiwan University, she said recently that she believed relations with China would ''move forward, not backward'' if she were to be elected.
Ms Tsai, who is single, completed her master's degree at Cornell University Law School in 1980 and went on to earn a doctorate degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1984.
Her style and bearing sets her apart from the rest of the DPP ''old guard'', something that has worked to her advantage in attracting younger voters.
Born in a coastal village in the south of Taiwan, she moved to Taipei when she was 11. Her mixed ethnicity - Hakka father and Taiwanese mother - has been cited as one of the traits that helped her connect to supporters.
She also has a grandmother who is from one of the non-Chinese indigenous groups in Taiwan.
In the 1990s, she was a negotiator for Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organization. She was then asked to serve on the National Security Council as an advisor to former President Lee Teng-hui.
During the DPP administration from 2000 to 2008, she served as minister of the China policy body, the Mainland Affairs Council, and vice premier.
China, she said in an interview with the BBC in June 2011, needs to acknowledge ''the new leadership'' in ''a more sophisticated DPP''.
''Whatever is in the past, is in the past,'' she said. ''I think China will have to look at the matter from a fresh perspective and a new perspective.''
France's highest military honour was meant to be posted to former soldier Joseph Carter, who was part of the Normandy landings in 1944.
But no postcode on the package meant it was delivered to Costco in Waterloo Road, Liverpool 3, instead of to Mr Carter at Waterloo Road, L22.
Costco passed it to the Royal British Legion who found Mr Carter on Friday.
On being told about the attempts to find him, Mr Carter quipped: "I bet you thought I was dead, didn't you."
The French embassy, who posted the medal, has apologised for the error.
A spokesman said: "The embassy uses the addresses which are given by the veterans themselves when they send their application."
Prior to Mr Carter being found, Bill Sergeant, from the Royal British Legion, told BBC Radio Merseyside he wanted to hand over the medal in time for Remembrance Sunday.
He said it was found by staff at the store in their mail last month.
Mr Sergeant added: "It has been lingering around in Costco for a couple of weeks now, waiting for the French consulate to collect it.
"I was selling poppies there last week when one of the managers asked if I could help.
"I've tried hard and failed miserably, I've used up one pair of shoes tramping around trying to find this address without success."
A few hours after Mr Sergeant said he was "throwing it open" to see if anyone could help, the veteran was found.
A worker at the Costco branch said they had kept the medal for about four weeks and contacted the French embassy.
In 2014, French President François Hollande announced the honour would be awarded to all British veterans who took part in military operations in France between 1944 and 1945.
The outdoor service began with a two-minute silence at 11:00 GMT.
The congregation then laid wreaths at the Armed Forces Memorial, which is a tribute to the 16,000 service men and women who have died since 1948.
Organisers said the crowds were the biggest seen at a Remembrance Sunday Service at the Arboretum.
They had expected "large numbers" of people to attend the service to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One.
A bugler from West Midlands Police Band played the opening notes of the Last Post.
Among those who attended was Barry Smith, 67, from Werrington near Stoke-on-Trent.
In nine years, Mr Barry saw service in Kenya, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Aden, Libya, Cyprus, East Germany and even Honduras and Guatemala in Central America.
He said it was important to remember those who had "paid the ultimate sacrifice".
"I have been around places like Tobruk and El Alamein, and when you see those graves out there, literally thousands of men, it just brings a tear to your eye," he said.
"We should never forget what they sacrificed - and we're here today, because they've done it."
Sarah Montgomery, managing director of the National Memorial Arboretum, said: "It was an honour to have a huge turnout for our Remembrance Sunday service.
"The attendance reinforces the importance of remembrance and the resonance it has had with the British public in this significant centenary year.
"We thank all those who came today to pay their respects."
The 22-year-old has made 56 appearances for Hibs since his debut in February 2012, all but three of them starts.
He has played just once this season, in the Scottish League Cup in July, having been hampered by a hamstring injury.
Having come up through Celtic's youth academy, Forster has also had loan spells at Berwick Rangers and East Fife, but never played in England.
He could be eligible for Tuesday's game with Northampton Town in League Two if Argyle receive international clearance in time.
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Justin Brown says key mobile phone data used to convict Syed of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2000 was unreliable.
Syed, 35, is serving a life sentence for the murder of Hae Min Lee in 1999.
His defence team is trying to reopen the case based on some of the questions raised in the Serial podcast over whether Syed had received a fair trial.
Serial, which was released in weekly instalments at the end of last year, became a global hit, breaking records as the fastest podcast to reach five million downloads on iTunes.
In the 2000 trial, prosecutors weighed heavily on mobile phone records that allegedly placed Syed at a park in Baltimore where Lee's body was buried. Syed, who was 17 at the time, has always maintained his innocence.
But a motion filed in court on Monday by Mr Brown said a newly recovered mobile phone document showed "the cell tower evidence was misleading and should have never been admitted at trial".
In it, Mr Brown says mobile phone carrier AT&T had issued a warning about the accuracy of mobile tower data, which he argues would have made the phone records inadmissible as evidence.
"Outgoing calls only are reliable for location status. Any incoming calls will NOT be considered reliable information for location," reads a note on a cover sheet from AT&T for Syed's phone records.
But Mr Brown says prosecutors presented incoming calls as evidence to determine Syed's location.
It "is an extremely important piece of evidence, and we are bringing it to the court's attention as quickly as possible," Mr Brown told The Baltimore Sun.
Syed's lawyer is also seeking to reopen court proceedings to allow testimony from a key witness who may be able to provide Syed with an alibi in the case.
Asia McClain, a friend of Syed's who was not heard in the original trial, claims to have seen him in a library at the time of the suspected killing.
The fact that Syed's first lawyer, Cristina Gutierrez, failed to submit this evidence in the original trial was one of the arguments used to win him the right to appeal in February.
Syed's lawyer has since filed a motion for appeal, though the court in Maryland has yet to respond.
Major Hamza al-Mustapha was sentenced last year to hang for ordering the killing of Kudirat Abiola.
She was shot dead in 1996, three years after the elections her husband is believed to have won.
Those elections were annulled and Abacha seized power.
He went on to become one of Nigeria's most notorious military rulers, accused of stealing billions of dollars from the oil-rich nation.
Abacha and Abiola both died in 1998, paving the way for the end of decades of military rule the following year.
The BBC's Tomi Oladipo in Lagos say that a huge crowd of Maj Mustapha's supporters cheered outside the courtroom following the news of his acquittal.
The appeal court ruled that the charges of murder and conspiracy had been politically motivated.
The lower court "did not evaluate the evidence placed before it as the court was out to convict the appellant [Mustapha] at all costs," Judge Rita Pemu said, according to the AFP news agency.
"There is no evidence linking the appellant with the offence. Therefore, the appellant is discharged and acquitted," she added.
Maj Mustapha's lawyers appealed in December 2012, condemning as an "injustice" the many years he had spent in detention during the much-delayed case.
The prosecution, however, plan to appeal to the Supreme Court.
One of Abacha's sons, Mohammed, was also accused of links to Mrs Abiola's killing but was cleared in 2002 after three years in detention.
After Abacha seized power, Abiola declared himself president and was charged with treason.
He died in detention after a visit by US and UN officials - a month after Abacha died from a heart attack.
Video footage appears to show the 32-year-old licking his finger and shining the ball while eating a sweet.
Du Plessis was charged for breaching level two of the International Cricket Council code of conduct relating to "changing the condition of the ball" using an artificial substance.
He has pleaded not guilty.
South Africa completed an innings-and-80-run victory on Tuesday to win the three Test series with a game to spare, with Du Plessis deputising as skipper for the injured AB de Villiers,
In 2013, Du Plessis was fined 50% of his match fee for ball tampering in the second Test against Pakistan.
He was caught on camera rubbing the ball against a zip on his pocket on the third day of the match in Dubai, leading umpires to penalise South Africa five runs and change the ball.
On that occasion Du Plessis did not contest the charge.
Former South Africa captain Hashim Amla, who also played against Australia in the week, said that he thought the charge against Du Plessis "was actually a joke".
"It's not April, but the allegation against Faf was a really ridiculous thing. As a team, we're standing strong, we've done nothing wrong," he added.
"I chew bubblegum while I'm on the field - you want me to brush my teeth after lunch? We're standing out on the field for two hours... there was no malicious intent whatsoever.
"I've had sweets in my mouth, bubblegum in my mouth, butong, nuts. I'm not sure what the big deal is. To a lot of people, it's sounding more like sour sweets."
ICC chief executive David Richardson said the matter will now be heard by Andy Pycroft of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees.
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A village centre, relocated playing pitches and a research and development park also formed part of the proposal.
Outline planning permission was rejected by the council committee on Monday night.
Ulster University said it was unhappy at the decision.
"The university is extremely disappointed at the refusal of its outline planning application by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council especially given the many months of constructive engagement with the planners that preceded this application," a university spokesperson added.
"The university will now review its options on the most appropriate way forward for the development."
In refusing the planning application, the council "considered that a quality housing layout had not been demonstrated with the proposed development of 600 houses, failing to respect the context of the site, and its specific features and constraints".
It said it thought "the development as proposed would have a negative impact on the parkland setting at the university site, would reduce the level of planned open space and result in the loss of a significant number of protected trees at the site".
It added that it was determined "that all of these factors would adversely affect the character, amenity value and biodiversity of the site".
The council said the proposed development "was also considered to adversely impact the setting of the listed Dalriada House and the nearby listed gate lodge".
Concern was also expressed regarding the reduced parking at the existing student accommodation and the FireSERT/Research centre which it said had been retained in the plan.
"With parking reduced, overspill parking could occur in proposed residential areas within the scheme causing problems for any residents," the council spokesperson added
"In addition, insufficient information was provided on several issues that could impact on the principle of development on parts of the site."
Alliance Party councillor Tom Campbell said the university had failed to properly consult with local residents about its plans.
"This is a message to any applicant that under the new planning regime if an applicant with a development of this size wants to seriously consider getting a planning application through, then they have to meaningfully consult with local residents," he said.
"What this university did in this particular case was a lamentable exercise in consultation."
Bob Gunnell said Ali's doctors hoped to discharge him soon.
He added that "the Ali family continues to request privacy and appreciates all of the prayers and well wishes".
The 72-year-old former three-time heavyweight champion, who has Parkinson's disease, was taken to hospital on Saturday.
Mr Gunnell provided no further details.
Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1984, three years after his retirement from boxing.
He appeared in public at a ceremony in September in his hometown of Louisville for the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards.
Mayo County Council's road safety officer said he hoped the complimentary confectionary would act as "gobstoppers" for late night revellers.
"If they're sucking lollipops, they can't be shouting," Noel Gibbons said.
He said the lollies had a dual purpose as the wrappers are printed with the message: "Get home safely."
The scheme is being supported by the police and local nightclub owners, and the lollies will be distributed by nightclub security staff at closing time over the Christmas period.
Mr Gibbons told the Irish state broadcaster, RTÉ it was a "sucker punch" tactic to "placate aggressive, drunken men at the end of a night out".
"Like giving candy to a grumpy baby, lollipops are said to have similar effects on grown men and women. Moreover, arguments fuelled by drunken bravado and macho attitudes often escalate following verbal exchanges, but stick a lollipop in their mouth, and it becomes a lot harder to shout," he said.
The road safety officer said the scheme had been successful in other countries, including Canada and the UK, and cited nightclubs in London and Devon that had tried to soothe drunks by giving them a mouthful at the end of the night.
Lollipops are a familiar symbol in road safety, but the council's use of the edible variety is aimed at drawing drinkers' attention to the dangers they face on night out.
Mr Gibbons said many pedestrians have been killed walking home from clubs in the county and there is also a risk posed by drivers who drink.
He said he hoped the novel campaign would "start a conversation" among Christmas party goers about the need to arrange transport home in advance.
As for the cost to the public purse, the lollies cost 2 cents (1 pence) each and Mr Gibbons has bought "hundreds" of them to deliver to Mayo nightclubs over the coming weeks.
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Sergei Naryshkin is a longstanding Putin ally and reportedly served alongside the president at the KGB, Russia's Soviet-era security service.
Mr Naryshkin previously served as the president's chief of staff.
His appointment comes amid reports that Mr Putin intends to combine Russia's intelligence services.
According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, Mr Putin wants to combine the domestic espionage service, the FSB, and the foreign service, the SVR, to create a new Ministry of State Security (MGB), reminiscent in scope and power of the KGB (Committee of State Security).
Approached by the paper, Dmitry Peskov, Mr Putin's spokesman, did not confirm or deny the reports.
Mr Naryshkin's appointment comes at a time of heightened tensions between Russia and the West, following Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region and support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Mr Naryshkin is among a group of Russian officials and businessmen sanctioned by the United States, European Union and Ukraine.
The appointment also follows a landslide win for Mr Putin and his United Russia party in the country's parliamentary elections. Voting irregularities were reported in several areas.
Speaking to Mr Naryshkin in televised comments, Mr Putin said: "You are well aware, as we all are, what situation we are in now and how important success for this service is for the stable, secure development of our country.
"It is important to head off threats that arise in relation to Russia promptly, not to let them grow but on the contrary to act in such a way so that they don't arise - to neutralise these threats at an early stage."
Mr Naryshkin has long shadowed Mr Putin, working at the St Petersburg mayor's office in the 1990s at roughly the same time Mr Putin was there, and joining Mr Putin's office in 2004 as deputy head of the economic development.
He went on to head the president's office in 2008 - 2011, when Dmitry Medvedev was president.
Mr Naryshkin has a colourful recent history. In 2015 he faced accusations that he had plagiarised large parts of his doctoral thesis on economics, accusations he denied.
He will replace Mikhail Fradkov, a former prime minister who headed the SVR since 2007. Mr Fradkov will move on to the board of directors at the state-run Russian Railways.
Eddie Jones' side will arrive in Cardiff seeking a 16th successive win, three away from a world record.
The All Blacks and South Africa share the tier-one nations' 18-match winning run record.
"England are deservedly tagged as the best team in the northern hemisphere," said Warburton.
"It's a fair judgement to compare them to the All Blacks right now - that's how good they are.
"It is going to take a huge game out of us to get a win, and it will be one of the biggest games of the championship for sure."
Warburton also explained the reasons he believes fire up every opponent England meet in the Six Nations.
The ex-Wales captain insists it is down to England's recent successful record.
"Chatting to [different countries'] players, that's how they feel, they really prioritise that and everyone just wants to beat England," he said.
"That's due to the success in the past and the success they're going through now. It's always a big scalp."
International rugby began with Scotland and England meeting in 1879.
Four years later the Home Nations tournament began with Wales and Ireland taking on England and Scotland.
Since then, the Celtic nations have traditionally revelled in their rivalries with England.
England are unbeaten under Jones, who succeeded Stuart Lancaster after their group-stage exit from the 2015 World Cup.
Wales contributed to England's downfall in the tournament they hosted with a win at Twickenham, but lost twice to them in 2016.
"If you're Wales, the biggest game you play in in the Six Nations is England," said Warburton.
"If you're Scotland, it's England. If you're Ireland, it's England. Or if you're France or Italy, it's England," said Warburton, whose father was born in England.
"We know as players that's the one game the fans look forward to most and you sense that in the build-up. It's a huge occasion for everyone in Wales.
"But for me, I always cherish any win against any opposition in the Six Nations and in the last three years [since Wales' 2013 title win] I've realised how difficult it is to win a championship."
Cardiff Blues' Warburton predicts selection headaches if Bath number eight Taulupe Faletau has recovered from a knee injury for Saturday's match.
Gloucester's Ross Moriarty played at eight in the opening victory in Italy and could rival Warburton for the blind-side flanker's role if Faletau is risked for a starting place.
"The back-row competition is so fierce at the minute, I don't want to put pressure on him, but Toby [Faletau], when he's playing well, is one of the best players in the world. I think he's fantastic," Warburton added.
"If he did come back I'm sure there would be a few selection headaches in the back-row because Ross and Justin [Tipuric] went extremely well against Italy."
The home side led after the first quarter, but Jamaica hit back in the second to lead 33-29 at half-time.
England came roaring back at the end of the third quarter to draw level, only to cede the momentum once more as Jamaica ground out the victory.
The Roses had earned a 63-50 victory in the second Test on Friday, after the tourists won 66-49 in Tuesday's opener.
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Two and a half years after the Reds finished two points behind champions Manchester City, a 6-1 win over Watford moved them one point clear of Chelsea.
City and Arsenal - third and fourth respectively - are one further back.
"We've started collecting points but we need to go on with this. Then we will see where we can end," Klopp said.
Liverpool, who last won the title in 1990, led the table going into the final weeks of the 2013-14 season but a home defeat by Chelsea - a game that featured a now infamous slip from Steven Gerrard - and a draw at Crystal Palace in their final three matches proved costly.
"I know in the past a lot of things happened here and the story two, three years ago when it was really close, but this is not the team two or three years ago," said Klopp.
"This is not the team 25 years ago. We're completely new. We stay cool. It's the best position I can imagine but nothing else has happened."
Sadio Mane scored twice in the victory over Watford, with Philippe Coutinho, Emre Can, Roberto Firmino and Georginio Wijnaldum also on target.
Chelsea had gone top on Saturday with a 5-0 win over Everton, after City followed up their Champions League victory over Barcelona with a 1-1 draw at home to Middlesbrough.
Arsenal would have gone top with victory over Spurs in Sunday's early game but were held to a 1-1 draw at home.
"There's no pressure after 11 match days, absolutely no pressure," added Klopp.
"We saw Chelsea, quite impressive. Man City playing Barcelona, quite impressive. Man United - never write them off. Tottenham are a good side. There's a lot of really good teams around."
Klopp acknowledged his side looked "pretty good".
But he added: "We didn't speak one word about the possibility of being top of the table. For me it's more important that we look like a team who is able to win games.
"When I came here I asked for time and patience and belief, and after 11 matches everyone's asking for guarantees and they are not there."
Watford manager Walter Mazzarri said Liverpool were "the best team we have faced so far".
"They played tactically, athletically and unselfishly. With their performance, their aggression, they are a great team," he added.
"They have everything and if they continue like this for sure they can win the title."
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The win over Watford was the fifth time this season that Liverpool have scored four or more goals in a Premier League game.
The 2013-14 side, powered by Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge, managed the feat in 11 games across the whole season.
That figure is a record that they share with the Manchester City side that beat them to the title that year.
If they continue at their present rate, Klopp's side will score four goals in 17 Premier League games this season.
But while they are similarly free-scoring, the current Liverpool side share the goals around far more.
After 11 league games of 2013-14 five players had scored for Liverpool - Sturridge, Suarez, Victor Moses, Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel.
With Wijnaldum adding his name to the scoresheet against the Hornets, Liverpool have 10 Premier League scorers already this season. And Sturridge is not yet one of them.
Just to round off an impressive set of stats for the Reds, they had 17 shots on target at Anfield on Sunday.
That is the most that Opta has seen in the Premier League since they started collecting data in the 2003-04.
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Roberto Firmino played a more orthodox centre-forward role today. Everything he did was excellent. He held the ball up well, he ran in behind, he linked up play and found himself in goalscoring positions as well.
Watford could not cope with him and he got the goal that his performance deserved. Liverpool were breathtaking in attack. The front three normally have freedom to go anywhere. It was a bit different today, but it was a nightmare for Watford.
Thirty goals in 11 games shows you how good they are going forward, but it will have hurt not keeping a clean sheet. They have only got one this season. There will be days when the forwards can't score and they will need to depend on the defence.
BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty
Liverpool have hit the Premier League summit and there can be no doubt whatsoever that Jurgen Klopp's team are title contenders.
The fact there were five different goalscorers in Sunday's win sums up the strength and potency of a Liverpool side that has hit a red-hot streak since that surprise 2-0 loss at Burnley in their second league game of the season.
Sadio Mane, Philippe Coutinho, Roberto Firmino and Adam Lallana have the pace, movement and threat to pose a danger to any side, while captain Jordan Henderson has been a revelation this season.
Yes, questions remain about the quality of their defence and new goalkeeper Loris Karius, but this Liverpool team carries a level of menace that has echoes of the Luis Suarez-inspired side that almost won the title in 2013-14.
And one more factor in the title equation.
Liverpool have already played title rivals Arsenal, Spurs and Chelsea away from home, claiming seven points, with victories at Emirates Stadium and Stamford Bridge. No wonder confidence is high at Anfield.
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It was a stunning display from Liverpool. It could have ended up in double figures. They blew Watford away, and have blown away most teams this season.
The fact they have no European football and can recover between matches will help, too. They look like they're going to go close.
Former Liverpool keeper Chris Kirkland
There is a different feeling now at Anfield. The expectation is back and the players are proving that this is justified through their performances, week in, week out.
David Ekeleme: Early days but I reckon the title race is between Liverpool and Chelsea. Not having European football is going to be an advantage
Jason Moore: Very worried Liverpool could win the Premier League this year. Conceding doesn't matter when you outscore everyone
Joe Wedgwood: Liverpool absolutely sensational. Unstoppable. Ruthless fluidity and finishing. Klopp, I salute you!
The Great Britain hockey side who won gold at Rio 2016 have been named Team of the Year.
Cyclist Kenny won team pursuit and omnium gold during the summer.
The 24-year-old beat fellow cyclist Sarah Storey, who has won 14 Paralympic gold medals and Jade Jones, who successfully defended her Olympic taekwondo title, to the prize.
Nicola Adams (boxing), Charlotte Dujardin (equestrianism) Johanna Konta (tennis) were the other nominees.
The other awards handed out were:
Olympian of the Year: Helen Glover & Heather Stanning (rowing)
Paralympian of the Year: Kadeena Cox (athletics & track cycling)
Young Sportswoman of the Year: Siobhan-Marie O'Connor (swimming)
Helen Rollason Award for Inspiration: Hannah Francis (a teenage eventing rider, who died in August after losing her battle with a rare bone cancer)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Professor Celia Brackenridge (researcher and activist)
Community Award: Kirsty Cameron (founder of Ladies Leisurely Cycles Facebook group)
For decades we were all told to avoid fatty butter and eat synthetic margarine. Both pieces of health advice have since been discredited.
We are now learning that millions of motorists who've bought diesel cars believing they were less harmful to the environment have been equally misguided.
Diesel cars emit less carbon dioxide (CO2) than their petrol equivalent, we were told. In fact, not only are CO2 emissions almost identical on average, but they also produce large quantities of noxious pollutants linked with thousands of premature deaths.
Carmakers say they have already taken action to reduce emissions greatly, while regulators are beginning to acknowledge the problem, but the challenge remains enormous.
The reason is simple: about half of all cars currently sold in Europe are diesel powered.
As Greg Archer at Brussels-based think-tank Transport & Environment says: "The car industry is fighting to keep selling diesel because it has invested so heavily in the wrong technology".
Air pollution caused by diesel engines is, for now, a peculiarly European problem. Of the 70 million cars sold worldwide last year, only 10 million were diesel. Three quarters of those were sold in Europe.
Quite why European carmakers developed diesel in the first place is a moot point, but some have argued that as domestic heating systems turned from oil to gas, oil companies needed to find an alternative market for their mid-range distillate, or diesel fuel.
The industry itself points to government incentives, such as lower tax rates for companies buying fleets of diesel vehicles. "All manufacturers followed this political direction," says the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.
And, in theory, it was an easy sell - diesel engines are more efficient than petrol engines, so running costs are cheaper. Using less fuel should mean lower emissions.
In practice, however, laboratory measurements of CO2 emissions from diesel and petrol engines are the same, according to Martin Adams at the European Environment Agency (EEA). And as diesel cars tend to be bigger and heavier, any advantages in efficiency are wiped out.
As a result, average CO2 emissions from diesel cars are only fractionally lower than those from petrol cars, figures from the UK's Society of Motor Manufacturers show. The industry counters that of course emissions would be greater from larger cars, and maintains that when comparing like-for-like models, diesels do emit noticeably less.
But carbon emissions aren't the main problem when comparing diesel with petrol. So-called particulate matter, which causes cancer, and nitrogen oxide and dioxide (NOx) are the real concern. Recent studies have shown that nitrogen dioxides (NO2) can cause or exacerbate a number of health conditions, such as inflammation of the lungs, which can trigger asthma and bronchitis, increased risk of heart attacks and strokes, and lower birth weight and smaller head circumference in babies.
In some European cities, NO2 levels are more than double World Health Organization guidelines, with diesel vehicles the single biggest contributor.
Indeed air pollution as a whole causes more than 400,000 premature deaths in Europe, with road transport, and diesel in particular, contributing a meaningful chunk.
Most of these deaths are caused by particulate matter. Carmakers have recognised this and modern diesel cars are fitted with extremely effective filters that stop almost all of this carcinogenic soot entering the atmosphere. But there is a "significant problem with tampering with filters", according to Mr Archer.
Although a diesel car will fail its MOT if a filter that was originally fitted on the vehicle has been removed, there are a number of specialist companies which advertise doing just this for drivers who want to improve fuel economy and performance. Removing them isn't against the law.
So when you see a car belching out thick black smoke, the chances are it will be a diesel with a faulty or a missing filter.
These filters also perform best when hot, and short trips around town won't heat your engine sufficiently. Nor do they help with secondary particulate matter, which is formed from NOx, the effects of which are not fully understood.
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Carmakers also have a number of technologies to reduce nitrogen oxide and dioxide levels. These include catalysts, re-circulating some of the exhaust fumes back into the cylinder, and injecting urea, made from ammonia, to trap these gases.
The problem is they are not being used widely enough and, when they are, they don't work as well as they should.
As the respected International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) says, "the technologies for real-world clean diesels already exist, but they are not being employed consistently by different [carmakers]". Some have speculated it's simply a question of cost.
Just how ineffective they are is staggering. Tests conducted by the ICCT show that modern diesel cars emit on average seven times the EU limit for NOx.
A separate test showed that some individual cars emit even more - an Audi A8 emitted 22 times the limit. Only three cars - an Audi A5, a VW Golf and a BMW 3-series - complied with EU regulations.
The reason carmakers are allowed to keep selling these cars is that EU limits are set according to tests conducted in a laboratory, where conditions bear little relation to real-world driving out on the open road.
This extraordinary situation, which has effectively rendered current emission limits meaningless, has not escaped the attention of the EU. It wants to introduce limits based on real-world testing by 2017, but needs the agreement of all member states.
Carmakers agree real-world tests are needed, but would prefer more time. Discussions are ongoing, but the likelihood is that new limits will be higher than the current 80mg/km.
Given that this limit was first agreed in 2007, we may well end up with new limits for harmful diesel emissions that are less stringent than those agreed more than a decade earlier - an absurd situation that carmakers and policymakers must do more to address.
Under the Political Parties and Referendums Act 2000 all parties need to confirm their registration details with the Electoral Commission.
But despite having six months notice, the BNP missed the deadline.
BNP spokesman Stephen Squire said: "It's the first I've heard of it - it's obviously an oversight."
But former BNP leader Nick Griffin, who was expelled by the party in 2014, told LBC Radio the mistake was "either incompetence or it's a combination of a deliberate wrecking job which has been going on over the last year or so."
However, BNP chairman Adam Walker, in a fundraising email to party supporters, said the "media frenzy" created by the technical oversight "proves how relevant and newsworthy the BNP is".
By law, the Electoral Commission has to remove from its register any political party that fails to submit its details.
Such a waste?
The BNP's statement of accounts were due on 7 July 2015, but despite a six-month window, the party had still not paid up by the final deadline on 7 January 2016, forcing the commission to take action.
Removal from the register means BNP candidates cannot use the party's name, description or emblems on ballot papers at elections.
But, a commission spokesman said if the party re-registered in the near future, its candidates would be able to stand under the BNP banner at this May's local elections.
However, if they wish to stand before the registration is considered, BNP candidates will have to stand as independents.
Mr Squire suggested the party had too much to lose to let its registration lapse further.
"After battling for 30 years to get the debate on immigration going, we don't want to waste it on a technicality," he said.
Party names and identities are protected for two years under the 2000 Act to prevent other parties using them.
Nick Griffin stepped down as BNP leader in July 2014 after 15 years at the top. His decision came after he lost his seat in the European Parliament and the party saw its vote collapse in that year's local elections.
But months of infighting followed and Mr Griffin was expelled from the BNP amid accusations that he had tried to "destabilise" the party.
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Islam Karimov Junior denied recent reports suggesting his mother had died, and accused the Uzbek security services of keeping her in isolation.
Ms Karimova was once seen as a potential successor to her father.
But she disappeared from public view in 2014 amid a damaging family feud.
The name of Ms Karimova, whose ambitions ranged from business and politics to fashion and pop music, has also been linked to corruption allegations surrounding her sizeable commercial interests.
Her son, who lives in London, told BBC Uzbek that Ms Karimova was being held in a "two-to-three room annexe" to her main property in central Tashkent.
He said being held incommunicado for such a long time had affected her health.
"To be isolated for two or three years without any even basic human rights that every person deserves on this earth, I'm sure that any person will need some kind of medical attention. But mentally she is sane. The reports she was in a mental hospital are false."
Gulnara Karimova became the international face of Uzbekistan, running a fashion label, jewellery collection and recording pop videos. She held diplomatic posts and controlled significant business interests.
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But three years ago her name became embroiled in bribery and money-laundering investigations in Switzerland and Sweden which have since widened to the United States.
Not long after, a deepening rift within the presidential family burst into public view. Ms Karimova's activities were soon reined in, including her outspoken social media accounts, where she began to openly attack the Uzbek security apparatus.
Her son says the powerful security service, the SNB, is responsible for locking her up and for refusing access and information about what will happen next.
"I don't understand how in the 21st Century they cannot answer a simple question: Where is Gulnara?" he says. "House arrest, for what? For how long? Under whose supervision? These simple questions have to be answered."
Mr Karimov Junior says he wants his mother's status to be officially recognised.
"Right now there is a rumour that she is dead. But is she? Without it being official, no one can even check these things."
Islam Karimov Junior says he has no direct contact with his mother, but manages to stay in touch via his sister Iman, who still is in Uzbekistan.
When their grandfather, the country's long serving president - whose name Islam Karimov Junior shares - died in September, neither of the siblings or their mother attended the funeral.
Their absence was unusual in a country where family bonds are of great importance. But Islam Karimov Junior says his sister and mother were prevented from going and he himself could not risk the trip back home.
"I wanted to go, but I knew that if I go to the funeral I would not come back. They need all three of us there to limit our activity and our voices," he says.
However, he hopes the country's next leader - presidential elections are being held on 4 December - might bring change.
"The current temporary president and prime minister has a unique chance to stop this madness, to end what was caused by the SNB and to legitimise himself, because everyone is watching him, everyone is thinking 'what will he do?'
"I don't think we have done anything bad towards him for him to hate my mother."
So far there are few indications that things in Uzbekistan are going to change after the election which current acting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is likely to win.
The late Islam Karimov was accused of presiding over an authoritarian state, locking up political opponents and dissident Muslims in jails where torture is rife. Child and forced labour during the annual cotton harvest also drew strong international criticism.
They are practices the young Karimov says must change for the country to modernise.
His mother too had begun to speak out against rights abuses in Uzbekistan. But her critics say she only raised her voice when her own star was fading and she became a victim herself.
Her son acknowledges the privileges he enjoyed growing up as part of the presidential family. But he says the last few years have been "hell" as well as "a huge life lesson" that has left him craving normality.
"I just want to see my family, I just want to see my mother, my sister. I want to go to the movies, walk down the street, just want the simplest things."
We pulled up to one on the road from Sevastopol to the Crimean capital, Simferopol. Cars were opened to ensure that nothing - or nobody - was being transported from western Ukraine, the seat of what many here call the "illegal revolution".
The checkpoint was under mixed command - Ukrainian police who had defected from Kiev to Crimea's pro-Russian autonomous government, heavily-armed soldiers wielding AK-47 rifles and a group of Cossacks - one of whom was ready to talk.
"I've come from Russia," he said. "We have the right to be here because the local people asked for our help, to protect them from the fascists of western Ukraine."
Beside him stands a man with the Serbian national emblem on his uniform: four Cyrillic "s" letters - the Serbian abbreviation for "Only Unity Saves the Serbs".
Having been based in Belgrade, I strike up conversation in Serbian.
"Yes, I'm from southern Serbia," he tells me. "I've come to help my Russian Orthodox brothers - we are the same and it's normal that I'm here."
He denies being a paramilitary - but it's clear he's a Chetnik, the nationalist Serbs who fought in the Yugoslav wars and now sporadically appear elsewhere as mercenaries.
Those controlling the checkpoints argue they are needed to protect the local community - but many believe they are a serious threat to security and need to be reined in.
They seem to epitomise the breakdown of law and order that is now gripping Crimea - one such group preventing a delegation from the OSCE security organisation from entering the peninsula, firing warning shots to make their point.
It's a situation that Roman Borodin and his wife Tanya want to leave behind.
I visit their apartment in Sevastopol, now full of boxes. They're preparing to move from Crimea to Kiev, worried for the future of their four-year-old daughter, Masha.
They are ethnic Russians - but are a far cry from those here pushing Crimea into the arms of Moscow.
"We're leaving because the situation is so unpredictable", Mr Borodin says.
"We don't know what Putin will do next here. I fear it could be war. I don't want Crimea to become Bosnia-Herzegovina or Kosovo. It's terrible."
Many among the ethnic Russian majority in Crimea have openly asked for Moscow's support here. They brand the revolutionaries of Kiev's Independence Square "fascists".
It's an allegation based on the far-right groups that supported the uprising that toppled President Viktor Yanukovych, as well as the nationalism of Western Ukraine during World War Two. History weighs heavy here.
But Roman tells me he doesn't want the support of Russia.
"I was in Moscow for 10 years so I know what the Russian Federation is like," he says. "People are poor there, the level of corruption is very high - and there's no freedom of speech."
Does he believe the allegations of Russians here that those from western Ukraine are out to harm them?
"It's a myth", he tells me. "We just spent a couple of months in the western city of Lviv. People there are extremely polite and kind. There is no violence to Russian people - I was speaking Russian with no problems. The fear comes from propaganda on television.
"When I went to the west, my mother told me not to say I was from Sevastopol - and she watches a lot of TV. People in western Ukraine are united to build a new country without corruption and without criminals. We are looking forward to helping them."
It is just one opinion among many here - but an indication that the Crimean government may have overestimated its support for next weekend's referendum on joining Russia.
The other side, though, is just as vocal.
In Sevastopol's main square, a concert was under way. "It's Crimea but deep down it's Russia," were the lyrics serenading a crowd with patriotic fervour.
For them, the referendum can't come early enough, a nation waiting to return to its spiritual heartland.
In reality Ukraine has already lost Crimea, now under the control of a rebel government, Russian troops, militias and mercenaries.
That's welcomed by many here.
But for others, a formal secession will push them to leave too, fearful of what might happen when Moscow calls the tune.
An estimated 200,000 Welsh children live in poverty and are more likely to experience poor health, according to the report.
Dr Mair Parry, RCPCH Officer for Wales, said if robust action was not taken a "whole generation" would be failed.
The Welsh Government said it would consider the report's recommendations.
Poverty is classed as those living with a household income of less than 60% of the median (middle) figure.
Children from the most deprived fifth of the population are 70% more likely to die in childhood than those living in the most affluent parts of Wales, the report claimed.
Children's Commissioner for Wales, Prof Sally Holland, said reducing poverty rates was the "most important task" facing the Welsh Government.
The RCPCH report recommends several improvements to improve children's health and reduce child deaths.
These include measuring children for obesity throughout their childhood and stopping takeaways opening near schools and swimming pools.
Dr Parry said the growing gap between rich and poor was risking children's health and the recent scrapping of the target to end child poverty by 2020 by the Welsh Government should "worry us all".
She added: "We must show real leadership to prevent illness from the very start of life and promote good health and well-being across the whole of society.
"If we don't, we will fail a whole generation in Wales."
The report recommends extending the Welsh Government's Flying Start project to allow all children living in poverty the chance to access support.
In 2014-15, 37,260 children were involved in the project, which offers part-time childcare for under-fours.
While the number of children getting help from the Flying Start programme has increased, most are "still not receiving support".
Children living in poverty are at increased risk of poor health due to a range of issues, including mothers smoking during pregnancy, a poor diet and being more likely to drink, use drugs and smoke, the report stated.
Flying Start manager for Ceredigion, Rhian Rees, said getting the "right messages" across to families was the biggest challenge.
She said: "If we want to close the gaps between the children who are in our most deprived areas and not in our most deprived areas, we have to make sure that important messages are conveyed and that sometimes takes a bit more time and resources."
Plaid Cymru AM Rhun ap Iorwerth described the poverty rate in Wales as "disturbing".
A Welsh Government spokesman said: "Our programme for government, Taking Wales Forward, includes our Healthy Child Wales programme.
"The programme will ensure that inequalities linked to poor child health are further reduced by ensuring that we deliver a universal service to all children in Wales, with additional support provided in response to identified need."
An inquiry is underway after 40 people were treated for breathing problems following the leak at Wild Duck Holiday Park in Belton near Great Yarmouth.
The complex has been evacuated and the pool remains closed to the public.
Haven, who own the site, said new arrivals on Monday would be directed to one of three other nearby parks.
The Health and Safety Executive, Great Yarmouth Borough Council environment services and Norfolk Fire Service chemical leak unit are involved in an investigation of the cause of the leak.
Hospitals in Gorleston, Norwich and Ipswich treated 33 for the effects of breathing in fumes and seven of those were kept in for observation overnight.
It has emerged that there may have been problems at the swimming pool earlier in the week.
Lesley Burrows, from Thetford, was there with young children from her sister's family.
"On the night they had persistent coughs and were very wheezy. They complained about the smell at the swimming pool.
"I was not swimming so it did not affect me and we did not think much of it at the time.
"We thought it was just normal swimming pool smell but after the incident on Sunday we began to think differently.
"We were going to go swimming again but decided to go to the beach instead and I think we were lucky to have done that."
Haven has said the investigation would be looking at the amount of chlorine that the pool equipment provided or whether it was some other cause.
Quinn, 33 and a player with the Melbourne Chargers, arrived in the US on 19 May and believed he had made contact with child traffickers.
Instead he was arrested on 21 May after giving $250 ($A335; £190) to undercover agents he believed would give him access to a six-year-old boy.
He faces up to 13 years in prison.
Quinn had told the agents he was unknowingly speaking to online that he was interested in boys aged between five and 10.
He was promised a party at an LA hotel with "like-minded men", but it was actually a sting operation.
US Attorney Eileen M Decker told reporters that officials had been "able to ensure that no child was put in harm's way and that Mr Quinn would face severe consequences for his conduct".
"He admitted to that in court and there's really nothing else to say [other] than this is reprehensible conduct to take advantage of young children in such a horrendous way."
As well as playing rugby, Quinn also worked as geneticist at a clinic in Melbourne.
US officials said his rugby team had had no knowledge of his activities.
He will be sentenced on 3 October.
The Osprey, 26, has undergone surgery on the foot he injured in Wales' final warm-up game with Italy in Cardiff.
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny is also unlikely to play in the Six Nations after his knee injury in the same game.
"At this stage, Rhys is looking at a six to eight month period out of action," said Ospreys medical performance manager Chris Towers.
"Rhys sustained a significant foot ligament injury that required surgical stabilisation.
"He has had the surgery and will be non-weight bearing for six weeks and will then wear a protective boot for a further four to six weeks.
"Only after that will we be in a position to progress his rehab."
Webb left the field at the Millennium Stadium on a stretcher during the first half against Italy after his leg was caught in a ruck.
The Tory Chief Whip denies claims he swore at a policeman on duty outside Downing Street and called him a "pleb".
The officer concerned has insisted reports of what happened are accurate.
Mr Mitchell has apologised but Labour said No 10 "must make clear" the exact words he used in the confrontation.
The body representing rank-and-file police officers said Mr Mitchell's alleged remarks were "outrageous" while the prime minister said the minister's conduct was "not appropriate".
John Tully, the Metropolitan Police Federation chairman, said the minister's outburst was "disgraceful" and he must resign, adding that the minister was "lucky not to be placed under arrest if indeed he did say those words, and I have no reason to doubt that he did".
Mr Mitchell's behaviour has also been criticised by a number of Conservative colleagues.
The incident occurred on Wednesday after Mr Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield, was told by officers to get off his bicycle as he left Downing Street and use the smaller pedestrian gate instead of the main entrance used by cars.
He is reported by the Sun to have used foul language and told the officer at the gates to "learn your place" and "you don't run this government".
The officer - a member of Scotland Yard's Diplomatic Protection Group, SO6 - reported the incident to his superiors.
The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the officer had backed up the Sun's version of events and the language - including the word "pleb" - that Mr Mitchell was reported to have used.
Downing Street said Mr Mitchell had "apologised profusely" to the officer on the telephone and sources also stressed Mr Cameron had made clear to Mr Mitchell how displeased he is at the confrontation with a police officer.
The source added that the PM still has faith in Mr Mitchell as Chief Whip and that the minister disputes The Sun's version of events.
Mr Cameron said: "He has obviously apologised to me, but more importantly he has apologised thoroughly to the police and that needed to be done."
The prime minister also praised the police, saying they do an "outstanding job".
But Mr Mitchell's apology has not been accepted by police union leaders.
Police Federation national chairman, Paul McKeever, said: "It is hard to fathom how someone who holds the police in such contempt could be allowed to hold a public office.
"Mr Mitchell's half-hearted apology for the comments made whilst leaving Downing Street will do little to build bridges with the police who feel they have once again been treated with a lack of respect and civility by members of this government."
"The lack of regard that some within government appear to hold police officers in is especially disappointing during this tragic week for the service and does nothing for the rock bottom morale of officers in this country."
Who says 'pleb' nowadays?
Backbench Conservative MP Philip Davies said the reported comments were "obviously unacceptable" and that he would tell Mr Mitchell, who attends cabinet but is not a full cabinet minister, so to his face when he next sees him.
And a senior backbencher, who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity, said the comments were "not out of character" and Mr Mitchell should consider his position.
"I am deeply shocked that a senior member of the government could speak to an officer in this way," he said.
Asked if Mitchell's position was tenable, he said, "I think it's very difficult for him to continue".
Labour have said the reported comments were "appalling" and No 10 has "a lot of questions to answer".
"Downing Street must make clear exactly what Andrew Mitchell said to the police officer," a party spokesman said.
"There are two alternatives. Either the chief whip used appalling and offensive language to an officer going about their duty or Mr Mitchell is saying the officer is lying.
"Downing Street will know. They must make the position clear urgently. A half-hearted apology is not enough."
Mr Mitchell only became Conservative chief whip earlier this month, after being moved from his previous position as international development secretary in Mr Cameron's first major reshuffle.
In his current role, he is responsible for enforcing party discipline and keeping rebellious backbenchers in line.
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Everton took the lead inside two minutes when a ball from Tom Cleverley released Lennon down the right and he crossed low for Kone to tap in.
Lennon effectively ended hopes of an upset when he received Bryan Oviedo's centre and squeezed in an angled shot.
And Barkley's deflected long-range effort capped an assured display.
The 1995 winners will now travel to take on Bournemouth in the fifth round.
League Two Carlisle's best chance came at 1-0 down when Derek Asamoah fired straight at Joel Robles.
The Cumbrians' exit means there are now no sides from outside the top three divisions remaining in the FA Cup.
Everton meanwhile continue their strong recent record in the FA Cup and will be in the fifth-round draw for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
Everton surrendered a first-leg lead in losing to Manchester City in the League Cup semi-final on Tuesday, and manager Roberto Martinez has come under pressure this season after a series of underwhelming results.
But the Spaniard is well aware of the importance of the FA Cup - having won the competition with Wigan in 2013 - and he named a strong side, with Phil Jagielka, Ramiro Funes Mori, Cleverly and Barkley all retained from that midweek defeat.
Cleverley in particular was outstanding, having more touches than anyone else on the pitch and finding the target with 95% of his passes.
And despite the lowly calibre of the opposition, this was the kind of display that will give Martinez hope that his side can add to their six league wins and finish the season strongly.
Much effort had gone in to making sure the pitch at Brunton Park was playable after the stadium was flooded during Storm Desmond.
But while the newly-laid surface held firm, Keith Curle's side were swamped by Everton's pace and verve in attacking areas.
The hosts had just 29.7% of possession and only managed two shots on target.
Their attentions now turn to making a late push for the League Two play-off places.
Carlisle manager Keith Curle: "It wasn't ideal with the two early goals, very quickly you are on to plan B. We knew how good they were and wanted to try and contain them for as long as possible.
"Two down after 14 minutes you know it was going to be a long afternoon. Credit for the players to the way they responded.
"It was a fantastic experience for our players. We got turned over by a fantastic team. A lot of praise has to go to everybody, hopefully we have done a lot of people proud."
Everton manager Roberto Martinez: "We knew that you can allow these games to be very complicated. I thought we dealt with it with an incredible professionalism. The start of the game allowed us to control the rest of it.
"The fourth round of the FA Cup always brings excitement. I thought we played well and controlled the threat that Carlisle can bring. We scored three goals, created chances and overall we deserved it and look forward to a draw."
Carlisle face Accrington in League Two on Saturday, while Everton host Newcastle in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.
Hanjin's board unanimously agreed to make the court filing at a meeting on Wednesday, a company spokesman said.
It faces a cash shortage after failing to persuade key lenders to reschedule debt under a new restructuring plan.
Shares of Hanjin remain suspended in Seoul after plunging by as much as 29% on Tuesday.
Hanjin, which is also the world's seventh-largest container line, has been unprofitable for four of the last five years.
Hanjin may get some financial relief courtesy of rival Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM).
Shares of HMM jumped by as much as 22% after Korea's financial regulator said the firm may buy some of Hanjin's assets.
However HMM hasn't been spared from the woes bedevilling the sector. It recently announced a reorganisation plan too.
South Korea's shipping and shipbuilding industry is one of the hardest-hit by a prolonged downturn in global trade.
A drop in orders has led to overcapacity and depressed freight rates, as well as an increase in debts.
"Korean shipping companies have suffered large losses largely because charter rates on leased vessels were fixed in 2010 at a high level while actual shipping rates have fallen," Nomura analyst Young Sun Kwon said.
The South Korean government is now looking to undertake a painful reorganisation of the entire industry, which will require major retrenchments.
The ongoing restructuring is one of several reasons why we expect growth to be weak this year and next, Krystal Tan from Capital Economics said.
"The loss of tens of thousands of jobs certainly won't help economic sentiment," she added.
"But it is a relatively small number when set against the 26m people in employment in Korea so we're not likely to see a big spike in the unemployment rate."
The 38-year-old joined Rangers in the summer but does not feature in Caixinha's plans and will leave when his deal ends in a few weeks.
"I will be moving on, unfortunately," Hill said.
"Obviously you are a little bit disappointed (at no deal) because when you play at such a big club you want it to last as long as possible."
Former QPR, Crystal Palace and Stoke City defender Hill was in fine form on Saturday as Rangers beat Hearts 2-1 at Ibrox, making a number of timely blocks to help earn his side three points.
Joe Garner gave the Ibrox men an early lead and Barrie McKay won it after Esmael Goncalves levelled for 10-man Hearts.
The win ensure Rangers will finish third this season and while Hill was happy to make it two victories in succession, he knows the season has not gone to plan.
The Englishman joined the club under previous boss Mark Warburton, who left Ibrox in February, and has been a popular figure with the Rangers fans.
He scored a late goal to earn Rangers a point away to Celtic in March and revealed he loved his time at the Glasgow outfit.
"It has been hard on the pitch in terms of performances but it has been brilliant for me to play at this club, and to play in front of the fans has been a big highlight for me," Hill added.
"I have been in football long enough to know that when a new manager comes in they have different ideas, so I am just trying to enjoy every minute as if it's my last.
"I can only wish the club all the best and hopefully see them get back to the top sooner rather than later."
David Cameron is facing calls to allow his top team the freedom to campaign for in or out without being sacked.
But former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Heseltine said that would make Mr Cameron a global "laughing stock".
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme ministers who defied the PM on the issue should resign.
Mr Cameron has promised to hold an in-out referendum on EU membership before the end of 2017, once he has secured reforms to Britain's relationship with the 28 member bloc.
He has not ruled out campaigning for an exit - but is likely to recommend Britain remains in the EU when he returns from Brussels with a deal on his four reform demands.
Lord Heseltine, who has long campaigned for Britain to stay in the EU and remains an influential behind-the-scenes voice in the government, said it would be "naive" to imagine ministers on different sides of the debate could sit around the cabinet table "happily smiling" at one another.
"There is a collective loyalty and the consequence of having a free vote, if you like, would be that the divisions, the divisiveness, the bitterness that would flow would actually, in my view, make the prime minister's position very difficult.
"If they feel so strongly then they should resign, although it is quite difficult for me to understand how they're in the cabinet in the first place."
Conservative MP John Redwood hit back at Lord Heseltine's comments, telling BBC News: "I don't think he understands how well people get on with each other."
The veteran Eurosceptic said it would be "quite easy" for the cabinet to have a free vote and be "professional and come back together again".
About "half a dozen" cabinet members believe "pretty strongly" Mr Cameron's EU deal "won't be good enough" and will join the leave campaign, said Mr Redwood.
And he predicted Mr Cameron would want to resign if Britain voted for exit, making way for a Conservative leader "who believes in leave" and could negotiate a favourable trade deal for the UK outside the EU.
Eurosceptic former environment secretary Owen Paterson also called for cabinet ministers to be given a free vote.
The Conservative MP said the referendum was the biggest decision facing the British people in 500 years and said it was "wholly incredible" that ministers would want to keep the country in an EU that was already pushing it to the margins.
"Personally, I think they should keep their jobs. If they are not allowed to campaign from within the cabinet they should resign."
The prime minister said on Friday the UK would "fundamentally change" its relationship with the EU in 2016, following talks with fellow leaders in Brussels.
He is aiming to get a deal at a meeting of EU leaders in February, with a referendum to follow - current speculation is that could be held in June or July.
Several well-known government figures are thought to be flirting with an out vote, including Iain Duncan Smith, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
Mr Cameron has held face-to-face talks with ministers including Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers and Justice Secretary Michael Gove in an attempt to maintain unity ahead of the referendum, according to The Times.
The main sticking point in talks with other EU leaders is Mr Cameron's demand for non-EU workers to be barred from claiming in-work benefits for four years.
Downing Street ruled out making the rules apply to UK citizens - one of the suggested compromises - after official analysis found that as many as 300,000 Britons could lose out.
"We are not considering any option that would affect this number of British citizens," a Number 10 spokesman said.
"The proposal on the table remains the one of limiting in-work benefits to EU migrants for four years with the aim of reducing the pull factors that have attracted such vast numbers of Europeans to the UK in recent years."
About 50,000 home-grown workers would be affected if it was based instead on a residency test - but even that is reported to be opposed by some in the Cabinet, including Mr Duncan Smith.
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He is one of hundreds of labourers who are waiting in small groups for contractors to come and give them jobs at construction sites. He works as a helper to a ceramic tile-setter, making just $6 (£4) a day.
"I have never received any training; there is no one to guide us. We just see and learn while we are on the job," he says.
"If I get some skills in civil construction, then I will start earning more, my work will be more stable and I will have a secure future - but we don't know who can help us.''
Mahendra is typical of millions of Indians who form more than 90% of the country's unskilled and semi-skilled workforce. Most of them have little or no formal training.
To meet the challenge of helping Mahendra and those like him - and cut youth unemployment, which is currently 12.9% - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government recently launched its Skill India Mission.
In the programme's first year, the government aims to provide skills to 2.4 million young people.
A few kilometres away from the workers is Pratima Jain, 22, who is studying pharmacy and management at the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) in Mumbai.
But even though she's in full-time education, she is concerned her curriculum may be outdated.
''Educational reforms and the upgrades have a pace much slower than the industry growth and change in technology," she told the BBC's Talking Business.
"In most colleges, there is a lack of communication between the students and professionals from their industry.
"As a student, it would help in making decisions of a career easier... [if] you are aware of exact pathways successful people in industry have followed."
Indian employers often complain about a lack of skilled workers, which means they have to invest time, money and effort in on-the-job training.
"There are a lot of people like us who want to hire workers, but we don't find the right candidates," says Vandan Shah, managing director of Sipra Engineers.
His firm has three plants in Maharashtra producing car parts and industrial components, employing more than 500 employees with a turnover of $18m.
"There a lot of people waiting to get jobs, but they are not skilled," he says.
''I don't think we as industry are doing enough to train our workforce - so that's a change that's got to develop.''
"What we find is that young graduates, especially engineers, want to get ahead fast without getting their hands blackened on the shop floor. This leads to them switching jobs quickly. It is very crucial for them to have the right attitude.''
He says India needs more vocational training centres, as well as investment from industry, government and academic institutions, to make higher education more market-oriented.
Purvi Seth, the boss of Shilputsi, a Mumbai-based HR consultancy, says there is often a mismatch between what companies expect and the existing pool of talent in the labour market.
"And they both don't always meet," she says.
''It is the responsibility of companies as well as individuals to improve skills gap," she says.
"It is important for individuals to know where their skills will be redundant, and organisations need to do more cross-functional training and encourage job rotation.''
India faces several different labour market issues, says Ninad Karpe, chief executive of the IT training firm Aptech - unemployment, unemployability and the problem of too many people.
"All of it cannot be solved at the same time, but if we have to look at one of the three, then unemployability can be tackled first.''
Mr Karpe's firm has trained more than seven million students worldwide. He agrees that one of the underlying causes of India's skills shortage is the quality of its educational system.
One solution, he says, is for industry to engage more with academic institutions and to set up more internships.
"In many countries, students do some level of vocational training and internships. The percentage of students doing this in India is in single digits.''
It is a big problem. According to government figures, fewer than 5% of India's 487 million workers have received any formal skills training. In other industrialised countries, that figure is closer to 60%.
With the launch of its Skill India Mission, the government says it aims to give people practical vocational skills and better qualifications, backed up with financial rewards for those who complete their training.
''The challenge is around implementation and quality of training. As long as there are measures to keep both at the highest levels, it will be an excellent source of well-trained talent," says Shilputsi's Ms Seth.
Despite the skills mismatch, many young Indians have high hopes of success after finishing further education and are becoming entrepreneurs, setting up their own tech companies. According to the Ministry of Finance, this is transforming India into the world's fourth-largest hub for start-ups,
Aptech's Ninad Karpe warns that the problems India faces could eventually threaten its economic performance.
''If we are unable to match the aspirations of young Indians, we will be failing in our duty," he says, meaning that India's firms "will not get the best talent".
"Companies should create an environment which bridges the gap between aspirations and reality.''
You can see more on this topic on this week's episode of Talking Business. The programme is broadcast on the BBC News Channel on Saturdays at 20:30 BST, and on BBC World on Fridays at 14:30 GMT, Saturdays at 00:30 GMT and on Sundays at 12:30 and 18:30 GMT.
Most of the Ukrainian government forces have pulled out of the town, a key transport hub.
A new truce deal was reached on 12 February through international mediation, in an attempt to stop the fighting spiralling out of control.
What prompted the flare-up in a conflict that has cost more than 5,600 lives and few saw coming?
Fighting started in April 2014 and raged for months until Ukraine and the separatists came to a deal on 5 September to halt the violence and free prisoners.
But the ceasefire never held entirely. Both sides used the relative lull to build up their forces and for months the rebels tried to seize Donetsk airport, a strategic and symbolic asset, from government forces.
With the start of 2015, a new rebel push began and by 22 January the airport was in their hands.
Donetsk airport - coveted prize
Violence flared the length of the September ceasefire line and casualties mounted:
Ghost town captured by rebels
The deal struck on 12 February in Minsk by the leaders of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia is similar to the old one, but tries to tackle some of its shortcomings.
For the rebels, the new ceasefire line is the same as the old one, so they lose some of the territory they have gained. But government forces must pull back from the current front-line, and territory they have lost since January is confirmed as lost.
But a key omission from the deal was Debaltseve - because the sides could not agree about who would end up controlling it.
Even if the bloodshed stops and the guns fall silent, the future status of the rebel-held areas of Donetsk and Luhansk remains unclear.
Ukraine is adamant there is no new deal on autonomy for the rebel areas, only decentralisation - so that could anger the rebels.
And it is difficult imagining the rebels agreeing to hold elections under Ukrainian law in their areas, just as it is seeing Ukraine getting back control of its eastern border.
Both conditions are part of the 13-point plan agreed in Minsk.
Ukraine's war: The human cost
Source: Figures from UN reports, 6 and 17 February
Each side accused the other of tearing up the peace deal.
For the government, it was the rebels' decision to hold their own local elections in November 2014, in defiance of the Kiev authorities.
The separatists were then angered by the government decision to scrap the special status of their two regions, Donetsk and Luhansk.
Among the terms of the truce were a commitment to pull back heavy guns from the front line by at least 15km (9 miles), a release of prisoners and an agreement for international observers to monitor the truce and a buffer zone on the Ukrainian border with Russia.
Ukraine would also grant wider self-rule to Donetsk and Luhansk.
Both sides used the ceasefire to rearm, but the rebels now appear to have better quality tanks and weapons than the government.
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The rebels certainly have made big gains, with the capture of Donetsk airport and the assault on Debaltseve.
The airport gave them a strategic asset a few miles from the centre of Donetsk city, their biggest stronghold.
Even before the airport had been captured, Ukraine accused separatist forces of seizing more than 500 sq km (194 sq miles), mainly around Debaltseve and Mariupol.
Casualties on both sides have been heavy, and journalists say the separatists have suffered major losses.
Ukrainian forces made significant gains last summer, many of which have not been reversed.
The separatists opened up a coastal front by the Sea of Azov before the September ceasefire, moving within range of the port city of Mariupol, but the ultranationalist pro-government Azov battalion recaptured some villages outside the city in early February.
In April 2014, pro-Russian activists seized control of government buildings in towns and cities across the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The events were a repeat of what had happened in Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.
Gunmen there seized government buildings in February 2014 and raised the Russian flag a week after elected President Viktor Yanukovych, friendly to Moscow, fled during massive pro-EU street protests in Kiev.
An early attempt by nationalists to remove the status of Russian as a second language alarmed many Russian speakers, and officials in Moscow portrayed the new leaders in Kiev as US-backed Ukrainian nationalists bent on violating minority rights.
A flawed referendum on joining Russia was quickly held in Crimea and within a month the peninsula's annexation was complete.
There was little bloodshed in Crimea, but Ukraine's fledgling revolutionary government was in no position to fight back, with only 6,000 troops reportedly ready for combat.
However, when pro-Russian separatists made a move on Ukraine's industrial east and Russian forces appeared to be building up on the borders, the authorities in Kiev ordered an "anti-terrorist operation".
Spoiler alert, the coal industry is pretty happy. But apart from that, there has been almost universal criticism from big business.
Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and Walt Disney boss Robert Iger have quit their advisory positions in the White House as a result.
And chief executives have been queuing up - or at least tweeting - to share their views too.
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said the withdrawal was "bad for the environment, bad for the economy, and it puts our children's future at risk", while fellow dotcom billionaire Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter, called it "an incredibly short-sighted move backwards".
Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein used his first ever tweet to condemn the move.
So, given President Trump's argument that the decision is good for the US economy, why is business - in the US and beyond - so opposed?
Here are a few reasons:
Long before the Paris deal was signed, many of the world's biggest companies were addressing their impact on the environment and their role in tackling climate change.
And in the hours after the announcement, major firms were quick to emphasise that whatever the US's official position on the Paris deal, their own environmental focus would remain.
Facebook's Mr Zuckerberg said it would continue with plans to power every new data centre it builds through 100% renewable energy, while Amazon insisted it remained "committed to putting our scale and inventive culture to work in ways that are good for the environment".
Meanwhile Google's chief executive Sundar Pichai said he was "disappointed" and that his firm would "keep working hard for a cleaner, more prosperous future for all".
Even energy firms, whose businesses have depended heavily on oil and fossil fuels, have long been looking to the future, pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into researching and developing more sustainable, clean sources of energy.
US giants ExxonMobil and Chevron had urged President Trump to stay in the Paris deal. And a tweet from Anglo-Dutch giant Shell said: "Our support for the #ParisAgreement is well known. We will continue to do our part providing more & cleaner energy."
Business decisions for the most part come down to dollars and cents, costs and benefits. And while fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal have traditionally been the cheapest form of energy, the cost of harnessing renewable energy sources such as solar, hydro and wind has dropped dramatically over the last decade.
Granted, they often still receive large government subsidies. But some research shows it can be cheaper than grid electricity and it can even generate savings - so businesses find it increasingly appealing.
Walmart, for example, claims it saves $1bn a year by getting a quarter of its power from renewable sources.
Former US President Barack Obama summed up this idea in a response to Mr Trump's move, saying: "Simply put, the private sector already chose a low-carbon future.
"For the nations that committed themselves to that future, the Paris Agreement opened the floodgates for businesses, scientists, and engineers to unleash high-tech, low-carbon investment and innovation on an unprecedented scale.
"The nations that remain in the Paris Agreement will be the nations that reap the benefits in jobs and industries created."
Putting aside the financial impact, several business leaders denounced the pull-out of the Paris deal as irresponsible.
President Trump's decision was "wrong for our planet" according to Apple chief executive Tim Cook.
Climate change, or global warming, refers to the damaging effect on the atmosphere of gases, or emissions, released from industry and agriculture.
Whether you're a tree-hugger, a climate change sceptic or somewhere in between, there is hard and soft data to underscore the financial toll environmental change takes on business and society.
That's why companies like Kellogg and General Mills, which depend on the weather to grow grains to make cereals for example, are looking for ways to protect their supply chain.
And they're also mindful that their new and future customers are the millennial generation, which will make up half of the global workforce by 2020. The younger demographic is far more passionate and vocal about social and environmental issues, particularly on social media.
The Paris accord is meant to limit the global rise in temperature attributed to emissions. This requires signatories to:
The Paris deal for the first time united most of the world in a single agreement on climate change.
It was signed by 195 countries out of 197 (with only Syria and Nicaragua abstaining) and came into force last November.
Almost 150 of those countries have ratified the accord - including the US which is the world's second-largest carbon emitter behind China.
So the US backing out now makes the deal far less effective.
Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein has described the step as a "setback", not just for the environment but for "the US's leadership position in the world". | Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed the country's former parliament speaker as head of its foreign intelligence service.
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Fe wnaeth Cymru fywiogi ychydig ar ôl deg munud gan fygwth amddiffyn Iwerddon, ond fel mewn nifer o achosion yn ystod y bencampwriaeth eleni, roedd Cymru methu gwneud yn fawr o'r meddiant.
Daeth cais cyntaf y gêm wedi 20 munud.
George North, sydd wedi derbyn beirniadaeth gyhoeddus gan dîm hyfforddi Cymru yn ystod yr wythnos, dderbyniodd y bêl ar yr asgell. Llwyddodd i dorri'n rhydd o dacl gan ddau chwaraewr Iwerddon cyn croesi dros y llinell gais. Methodd Lee Halfpenny gyda'r gic i ychwanegu at y pwyntiau.
Llwyddodd Paddy Jackson gyda chic gosb i wneud y sgôr yn 6-5 i'r Gwyddelod ar ôl 26 munud.
Ond munud cyn hanner amser fe aeth Cymru yn ôl ar y blaen, cic gosb lwyddiannus arall gan Halfpenny wedi i Johnny Sexton weld y garden felen i Iwerddon yn dilyn trosedd ar y llinell gais.
Roedd Cymru yn edrych yn beryglus yn ymosodol ac yn gryf yn ardal y dacl cyn i'r dyfarnwr Mr Wayne Barnes chwythu am hanner amser gyda'r sgôr yn 8 - 6 i Gymru.
Dechreuodd yr ail hanner yn berffaith i Gymru.
Croesodd George North am ei ail gais o'r gêm ar ôl 43 o funudau yn dilyn gwaith da gan y capten Alun Wyn Jones. Llwyddodd Lee Halfpenny gyda'r trosiad y tro hwn i wneud y sgôr yn 15-6 i Gymru.
Doedd Iwerddon heb ildio cais yn yr ail hanner mewn unrhyw un o'i gemau ym mhencampwriaeth y chwe gwlad eleni.
Fe dyfodd hyder yr ymwelwyr ar ôl i'r maswr Johnny Sexton ddychwelyd i'r cae.
Yn dilyn tacl uchel gan Dan Biggar ciciodd Sexton gic gosb hawdd i Iwerddon ar ôl 57 munud. Munud yn ddiweddarach roedd Biggar yn anlwcus pan darodd y postyn pan giciodd am gôl adlam.
Roedd llif y gêm yn parhau'n gyflym wrth i Iwerddon bwyso am gais. Ond fe safodd amddiffyn Cymru yn gadarn wrth i Moriaty atal Sexton rhag croesi am gais i'r Gwyddelod.
Gyda chwaraewyr yn blino daeth cyfnod o eilyddio i'r ddau dîm gyda Jamie Roberts a Luke Charteris yn dod i'r cae i Gymru yn lle Scott Williams a Jake Ball.
Daeth Iwerddon yn agos i sgorio ac roedd y dorf yn credu bod Mr Barnes y dyfarnwr wedi rhoi cais i Iwerddon, ond daeth cadarnhad bod y Gwyddelod wedi troseddu drwy rwystro - hynny er rhyddhad i amddiffyn Cymru.
Gyda'r gêm yn dirwyn i ben llwyddodd Cymru i gadw disgyblaeth gan orfodi Iwerddon i wneud camgymeriadau.
Jamie Roberts oedd y cyntaf i ymateb i gamgymeriad yn nwy ar hugain y Gwyddelod cyn croesi am drydydd cais Cymru ym munudau olaf y gêm.
Llwyddodd Halfpenny gyda'r gic a sicrhau buddugoliaeth gampus i Gymru o 22-9.
Gyda pherfformiad arbennig yn amddiffynnol bydd Cymru yn camu ymlaen i'r gêm nesaf yn erbyn Ffrainc yn llawn hyder a gadael gobeithion Iwerddon am y bencampwriaeth eleni yn deilchion. | Yn eu gêm gartref olaf ym mhencampwriaeth y chwe gwlad eleni, ennill oedd hanes Cymru yn erbyn Iwerddon nos Wener. | 39,238,159 | 1,899 | 75 | false |
Hafal said it would join up with Crossroads Mid and West Wales (CMWW) to form one organisation from April 2017.
The move will involve the transfer of CMWW assets, services and staff to Hafal.
Hafal's chief executive Alun Thomas said it would secure the charity's future in the coming years.
By creating a larger organisation, staff levels were expected to increase along with its budget, he added.
CMWW currently operates in Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys while Hafal operates across Wales.
Roger Gant, chief executive of CMWW, said: "We will of course look to our members and clients, and to our staff group, to help us develop the unified organisation and to continue to deliver excellent services."
The cover story comes after much coverage of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation, amid allegations the foundation was used for rich donors to access to Mrs Clinton and the State Department.
Mr Trump's primary business for a number of years has not been developing and building properties himself, but licensing his name - the "Trump" brand - for real estate developments across the world.
In return, he receives millions of dollars and sometimes profits from future sales.
Author Kurt Eichenwald makes clear that no criminal activity has been detected.
But he argues that many of the Trump Organization's business dealings abroad open up Mr Trump to numerous conflicts of interests should he become president.
For instance, in 2008, Mr Trump entered a licensing partnership with Turkish conglomerate Dogan Holdings, which was planning to build residential and business towers in Istanbul's business district.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan himself attended the unveiling of Trump Towers Istanbul.
Relations between Dogan Holdings and Mr Erdogan have turned sour since the towers opened in 2012.
Aydin Dogan, the group's chairman, has faced charges of fuel smuggling.
The Dogan family, who own a paper critical of Mr Erdogan, says the charges are politically motivated.
Mr Eichenwald argues the poisoned relationship between Mr Erdogan and the Dogans means Mr Trump would have a direct conflict between his business interests and his relationship with a US ally.
Turkey's importance in the fight against IS and the Syrian civil war makes the stakes much higher.
Dogan Holdings has tried to distance itself from Trump-the-candidate, but the business partnership still stands.
In December, Mr Trump said himself he had a conflict of interest in discussing Turkey because of Trump Towers Istanbul.
The Republican candidate has said South Korea should stop relying on US military defence, including nuclear weapons.
Mr Eichenwald notes a big player in South Korean nuclear energy - a company that would benefit if South Korea had to up its military spending - is Daewoo Engineering and Construction.
Daewoo Engineering and Construction previously signed a partnership with the Trump Organization.
In Azerbaijan, Mr Trump is president of two companies as part of a real estate deal in Baku.
His partner is a holding company controlled by Anar Mammadov.
Mr Mammadov is the son of the Azerbaijan's transportation minister, who appears in the Wikileaks diplomatic cable leaks.
The development in Baku has been put on hold and neither of the Mammadovs have been charged, but the partnership remains.
Mr Trump has deals in several other countries, like India and the United Arab Emirates, where his decision-making power as commander-in-chief could impact his business.
He has said he will "cut ties" with the Trump Organization if he is president, and leave his children and other executives to run the company.
That's not enough, according to CNN, which interviewed financial experts on both sides of the aisle.
"Trump would still know where his family properties are located in the US and overseas, and as president, would be in a position to make decisions on the economy and foreign policy that could benefit his family's fortunes," according to an article on CNN's website.
To compound the problem, says the Washington Post, it's hard to know what other potential conflicts exist.
"There have been wealthy presidential candidates before, but never any who had the kind of complex and far-reaching business Donald Trump does.
"And yet Trump, from whom disclosure is the most critical, is the one who refuses to release his tax returns or details about his business," writes Paul Waldman.
The Republican nominee has declined to release his tax returns, citing an ongoing audit.
Vice News has sued in court to get the IRS to release the tax returns through a freedom of information act request.
That lack of disclosure should be "disqualifying", writes Waldman.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said the girl had been discharged from hospital into community detention.
But he stressed she would be able to stay in Australia only temporarily.
Doctors had refused to discharge the one-year-old, who was being treated for serious burns, unless she was provided a "suitable home environment".
The standoff sparked protests outside Brisbane's Lady Cilento Hospital in support of the doctors.
The girl known as Asha, who is Nepalese, will now stay with her family, including her mother, in community detention in Brisbane. An immigration officer will monitor the family and their movements will be restricted.
Mr Dutton said she would be sent to the offshore processing centre on Nauru once her medical treatment was complete and the legal issues surrounding the circumstances of her injury resolved.
"We are not going to allow people smugglers to get out a message that if you seek assistance in an Australian hospital, that somehow that is your formula to becoming an Australian citizen," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
"I couldn't be any clearer - once the medical assistance has been provided and the legal issues resolved, people will go back to Nauru."
Why is Australia's asylum policy controversial?
Mr Dutton denied the move was prompted by the protests and said it was pre-planned.
Earlier, Mr Dutton had told reporters: "The advice I have received is the doctors from the hospital have said the baby's treatment has concluded and they would be happy for the baby to go out into community detention.
"That's what we have proposed all along but at some point, if people have matters finalised in Australia, they will be returning to Nauru."
But refugee advocates hailed baby Asha's release into the community as a victory against the government's hard-line detention policy.
In early February, the High Court upheld Australia's asylum policy as legal under the country's constitution.
The ruling paved the way for around 267 people, including 37 babies, to be deported to Nauru.
Mr Dutton also reiterated Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's rejection of an offer from New Zealand to take in a quota of asylum seekers.
"The deal that was struck was a back-door option to come to Australia," he said on Monday.
"It was a failed proposal under former prime minister Julia Gillard and that is why it is not acceptable to us in the form that Julia Gillard brokered it."
Three episodes are being produced at Slough Trading Estate in Berkshire to mark the 50th anniversary.
Jamie Anderson, son of Thunderbirds creator Gerry, said: "We are moving in to Stirling Road, which is exciting."
Filming is due to start on 1 September after new puppets have been completed from the original moulds.
Many puppets are in private collections worldwide.
The children's TV programme was written and filmed in Slough between 1964 and 1966.
Audio recordings of the original voice cast are to be used in the new episodes.
Stephen La Riviere is behind the project and has raised £218,000 through crowdfunding.
The original episodes were aired on ITV in 1965 and the channel is supporting the idea.
Mr La Riviere said he hoped returning to the trading estate site, run by Segro, would "inspire us in the same way it did the original production team".
Gerry Anderson lived in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire before his death in 2012.
He also created other TV classics including Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and Stingray.
The chancellor is expected to pledge almost £7bn to make housebuilding a priority.
The news boosted all firms in the sector, with shares in Taylor Wimpey, Persimmon and Barratt Developments all up by more than 5%.
By late morning, the FTSE 100 was up 59.42 points at 6,336.65.
"Shares in housebuilders have burst out of the starting blocks in early trading this morning, following the news that George Osborne is set to unveil a huge housebuilding programme," said Laith Khalaf, senior analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown.
"These companies stand to be prime beneficiaries of the government's plans to address the housing crisis."
Mining giant Anglo American was the biggest faller on the index, dropping 7.4% after HSBC cut its rating on the shares to "reduce" from "hold".
Shares in Shire slipped 3% following a report that the drugmaker is planning to make a new bid for US biotech firm Baxalta.
In the FTSE 250, shares in Thomas Cook jumped nearly 9% after the travel company reported its first annual pre-tax profit for five years.
The company also said bookings in the new financial year had got "off to a good start" with "encouraging trading" for both winter 2015-16 and summer 2016.
On the currency markets, the pound slipped 0.1% against the dollar to $1.5067, but rose 0.35% against the euro to €1.4222.
Skinny jeans, long hair and bags of self confidence.
Like most front men, Arijit Datta knows how to work the crowd and charm them with his sweeping vocals.
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He sings about relationships, life and love, and is part of a new wave of alternative musicians in India's growing "indie" scene.
A decade ago, bands playing Pink Floyd and Beatles covers were the staple of Western rock in India but today's musicians are shunning that, says Mr Datta.
"Today, there is immense pride in doing your own thing. The youth is more about having our own say than to adopt something Western."
"Ten or 15 years back, bands in India were pretty ashamed of doing original stuff. People used to get booed off stage and were very apologetic."
Mr Datta's band, Airport, are aged between 23 and 33, and sing their compositions in the Indian languages of Hindi and Bengali.
"I'm in love with my language and I love expressing myself in Hindi. Before, that wasn't a wise thing to do," says Mr Datta.
Music has often been a way for young people to make themselves heard at a time of change, be it rock and roll, punk or Brit pop.
Mr Datta says the drive for original music in India stems from a desire for young people to articulate their own distinct identity in a changing India.
"Today we have started believing in ourselves and our abilities and capabilities, that is not only in music but all over," he says. "The youth of today is really going for it in India."
The sheer force of India's young becomes apparent when you consider that more than two-thirds of the country is under the age of 35, and that nearly one in 10 of the world's population is an Indian under the age of 25.
The sense of resulting confidence is something which is felt across a wide spectrum of India's young, from the super rich to the slum dweller.
Jishan Shah lives in Mumbai's Dharavi slum with his family. He is proud of his roots, but believes he can pursue a different career path to that of his parents, who make a modest living working in Dharavi.
Every week he gets together with a group of his friends to perform songs, through workshops organised by a local music venue and an NGO.
The lyrics of one of their compositions talk of having "one dream, to sing and to dance".
Plastic rods with tape wound around the end serve as makeshift drumsticks, while the drums themselves are old plastic chairs, paint cans and containers.
Their dream might seem lofty as the group beats out a rhythm amongst knee high piles of rubbish on a bridge overlooking the slum, but Mr Shah absolutely believes he can do something different.
"It is tough to be successful, but if you work hard there is more chance of making it today," he says.
While his parents do not approve of his "alternative" career aspirations he is undeterred.
"There is a lot of development here in India and that's bringing us more opportunities," Mr Shah says.
There is a greater sense of identity in India's young which comes from belonging to a country that is on the rise, says Uday Benegal, the lead singer of Indian rock band Indus Creed.
With three ear piercings, and a career history as a musician, Mr Benegal might not represent the traditional forty-something Indian, but his band are well placed to comment on the change, having played to India's young for more than three decades.
The availability of good musical instruments in the country is just one example, he says, of how the opening up of the economy in 1991 has contributed to the change in the music scene.
"Something as basic as getting a good guitar made it hard to get a good sound. It was also difficult to find decent venues to play in and getting to play our own music was hard."
Mr Benegal fought against the odds to become a professional musician, and when he started out in the 1980s was one of just a few Indian rockers.
"Fifteen or twenty years ago the Indian audiences were enamoured with the West. It didn't matter if you were a good band or not, the audience would rather see a white singer on stage."
"That's changed now, today they want to listen to good music, wherever it is from. They don't consider themselves members of a third world country anymore. They see themselves as part of a greater global scene."
India has one of the world's largest populations of young people.
Just how its young grow up will set the tone for how India is viewed on the world stage.
A draft bill was sent to Irish Minister for Transport Shane Ross last year and the RSA hopes to see it made law within the next 12 months.
Currently it is being done on a "piecemeal basis".
The RSA said it is currently reviewing whether it will include disqualified drivers from Northern Ireland.
In a statement it added: "On the basis that we have the Mutual Recognition of Disqualified Drivers between Ireland and Northern Ireland and UK reinstated in the new 2016 Road Traffic Bill, we would be proceeding on the same basis.
That means if someone with a UK licence is disqualified in an Irish court, their name will appear."
There was a 15% increase in the number of people who lost their lives on Irish roads last year compared to in 2015.
Chief Executive of the RSA Moyagh Murdock said the rise was "very disappointing".
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, she said that there has been progress in many areas of road safety but drink-driving remained a big problem in Ireland.
She added that people do not surrender their licences after disqualification and many persist in driving after they are disqualified.
A spokesperson for Stormont's Department for Infrastructure said: "The mutual recognition of driving disqualifications between the two jurisdictions is expected to recommence early in 2017."
A Kensington Palace statement said they were prompted to take action after the man was spotted near the 14-month-old and his nanny in a central London park.
The couple are not taking legal action at this stage, but may consider it in the future, the statement said.
Lawyers for the photographer, Niraj Tanna, said he had done nothing wrong and would continue with his work.
The statement from the palace said there was "reason to suspect that the individual may have been placing Prince George under surveillance and monitoring his daily routines for a period of time."
BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said palace officials believed the photographer's actions amounted to "stalking" and that lawyers were seeking an assurance he would desist.
"If they do not receive these assurances that this behaviour will stop, they will then consider options of legal action," he said.
Our correspondent added that the man had been warned off last week by royal protection officers and that he had also been spoken to "over a number of years" about his behaviour.
Not for the first time, this is Prince William attempting to define what constitutes his family's private life as he struggles - in the face of intense global media interest - to carve out as near as normal an existence as he can for his toddler son, who will one day be king.
In doing so, he's picked a very public fight with a photographer, Niraj Tanna, who is keen and determined to stand his ground.
Mr Tanna's defence is that he's entitled to take pictures in a public park and he hasn't followed, harassed or intimidated either George or his nanny.
William's next step could be court action.
In recent years, royals and court cases have proved to be uncomfortable bedfellows.
You can read more from Peter Hunt on his BBC royal and diplomatic correspondent page.
However, lawyers for the photographer Niraj Tanna have issued a seven-page letter contesting the claims.
The letter says Mr Tanna strongly objects to what he calls "the groundless allegations".
It says it is "wholly without foundation" to accuse him of following or spying on them.
It goes on to say that press photographers are "fully entitled" to take images in public places such as parks, and that any legal action will be "vigorously contested".
It adds: "He will continue to undertake his work with the concerns of the Prince's parents very much in mind."
Since his birth in July 2013, the royal couple have posed for a number of official photographs with Prince George.
He has also been pictured accompanying his parents on state visits and with the palace's consent at other events.
The statement from the Kensington Palace said: "The duke and duchess understand the particular public role that Prince George will one day inherit but while he is young, he must be permitted to lead as ordinary a life as possible."
It added: "No parent would tolerate the suspicion of someone pursuing and harassing their child and carer."
Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo was named as the prince's nanny in March when the palace appealed for her privacy to be respected.
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) editors' code of practice states that young children "must not be interviewed or photographed on issues involving their own or another child's welfare unless a custodial parent or similarly responsible adult consents".
IPSO replaced the defunct Press Complaints Commission last month.
Before the royal couple married, the Middleton family raised privacy concerns about alleged harassment by press agency photographers.
And in 2012, lawyers for the pair also took action against French gossip magazine Closer for publishing topless photos of the duchess.
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It's one of those things you never think will happen to you, especially when you're a competitive athlete. Yet, when faced with adversity, you allow it to take you down - or you adapt, survive and become stronger.
I'll be honest, I'd never really heard about stomas or colostomy bags.
I didn't really understand what it meant or how they worked. I didn't know anyone who had one and never in a million years did I imagine I'd end up having one of my very own.
But life has a funny habit of throwing a curveball when we least expect it.
Back in 2010 - aged 37 - I was training for an Ironman triathlon (a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and a marathon - 26.2-mile - run), in peak fitness (so I thought) and suddenly, from out of the blue, I suffered a life-threatening perforated bowel, peritonitis and emergency surgery.
Three years of misery followed, with various complications and a total of five major abdominal operations. Unable to eat solid food as my bowel was unable to function properly, I survived on liquid meal replacements and boiled sweets for months.
I'd hit rock bottom and at one stage wondered if I'd ever be able to eat normally again, let alone go running.
But a successful operation in 2012 got me back on my feet with a working ileostomy, and I was able to make a slow and gradual return to eating - it still took two years before I could eat a banana - and, most importantly, get back to training.
Running, training and exercise has always been my life. It's my job and my passion. And I wasn't about to let a little thing like a colostomy bag get in the way.
No-one can see it, it doesn't smell and when it's working well, you can eat anything you like. The scientist in me actually finds it really interesting. It's an amazing medical development, and thanks to modern advancements in bags and products, it isn't the horror story it once was.
It's not always a bed of roses though, and there are hidden challenges to cope with.
Sometimes the bag leaks - which is never a good thing - and always at really inopportune moments.
I've had a leak whilst cycling to a conference and another literally 10 minutes before the start of a race. But when faced with a belly covered in 'output', all you can do is sort it out and dig deep into your sense of humour - and always carry a spare set of clothes.
The biggest - and possibly most surprising - issue for anyone with an ileostomy is actually dehydration. A bout of flu earlier this year had me in hospital on an IV drip and it's the reason I choose not to drink alcohol - the tiniest sip gives me a raging hangover.
But despite all of that there are a million other medical conditions that could be so much worse, and for the most part - so long as I'm not dehydrated - there is nothing I can't do because of it.
I go downhill mountain biking with my kids in the Alps. I hike mountains, I run, I go coasteering, I wear normal clothes and I sometimes actually forget I've got a bag at all.
Seven weeks after one of my surgeries I climbed The Old Man of Coniston in the Lake District with my family; eight weeks after another I ran a 50-minute 10km race.
Nine months after my final surgery I took part in the Jungfrau Mountain Marathon in Switzerland and, in 2014, I became the first person with an ileostomy bag to run the 'Himalayan 100' - a 100-mile stage race over five days at altitude in the Indian Himalaya.
When I came home from that race I felt invincible - if I can do that and survive, then I can do anything.
I'm not saying this to boast. I simply want to share my story and show that having a bag doesn't have to limit your life in any way, if you don't let it.
I'm not alone in my adventures. There are many other athletes with stomas doing amazing things, including Rob Hill - a British climber who scaled Mount Everest - and Spyros Barres, an American marathon runner.
I also belong to a Facebook group called "Ostomy Lifestyle Athletes', where the talk is always about our sporting achievements, races or advice on running - rarely do we dwell on our medical issues or complain.
It's supportive and encouraging and helps others in the same boat realise that nothing is impossible. Having a bag doesn't hold us back in any way. It's incredibly inspiring.
Has it changed me? In some ways, I've just picked up where I left off before - although I never did get to do that Ironman and I run a lot slower now. But in other ways, it's changed me for the better; I have more perspective and I'm grateful for my experience, and what it's taught me.
The simple pleasures in life - such as going for a run, or hiking a mountain with my family - are treasured, not taken for granted.
Before, I might have grumbled about a training run. Now I appreciate every step I take.
For me, my colostomy bag is simply a challenge to overcome - much like a marathon or any other race. It's not a barrier, nor is it a disability - and I'm not about to let it stop me doing anything. After all, it's just a bag.
Desmond D'Sa's efforts resulted in the closure of a chemicals dump in a residential area of Durban, winning him a Goldman Environmental Prize.
The awards are described as "the Nobel Prize for grassroots environmentalism".
Mr D'Sa and five other winners will receive their awards on Monday at a presentation ceremony in San Francisco.
As a co-founder of the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA), he campaigned to raise awareness of the plight of communities living alongside the waste facility.
Among the schemes he oversaw were the "bucket brigade" and the "smell chart". The bucket brigade consisted of local residents collecting samples of air in their communities, which where then sent off to the US where they were analysed.
"When we got the results back, we developed a flow chart of all the different smells and odours so then people could be better educated about the chemical odours and the impact they would have on health," Mr D'Sa recalled.
With the data, Mr D'Sa and his team lobbied the government, which resulted in several health studies being done.
One of the studies showed that more than half of the 300,000-strong population had chronic asthma, he observed.
He added that the study also quantified cancer risk as 25-in-100,000 people, compared with the norm of 1-in-100,000.
"This was a conservative conclusion because the data was conservative yet it showed that the risk was very high and more needed to be done," Mr D'Sa told BBC News.
Paying the price
In 2009, the facility's operators applied to expand the site licence until 2021, but Mr D'Sa led a campaign to lobby officials, stating that the human cost was too high.
In 2011, the operators withdrew their application and the dump was closed.
"As a result, the trucks that carried all of the highly toxic waste through the communities are no longer there," he said proudly.
Other winners of the Goldman Prize, which honours and recognises grass-root activists, this year include:
Ramesh Agrawal, India - Using a small internet cafe, Ramesh Agrawal organised villagers to demand their right to information about industrial development projects and succeeded in shutting down one of the largest proposed coal mines in Chhattisgarh.
Ruth Buendia Mestoquiari, Peru - Overcoming a history of traumatic violence, Ruth BuendÃa united the Asháninka people in a powerful campaign against large-scale dams that would have once again uprooted indigenous communities still recovering from Peru's civil war.
Suren Gazaryan, Russia - Bat expert and zoologist Suren Gazaryan led campaigns highlighting illegal use of federally protected forestland along Russia's Black Sea coast near the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Rudi Putra, Indonesia - Biologist Rudi Putra is dismantling illegal palm oil plantations that are causing massive deforestation in northern Sumatra, protecting the habitat of the critically endangered Sumatran rhino.
Helen Holden Slottje, USA - Using a clause in the state constitution that gives municipalities the right to make local land use decisions, Helen Slottje helped towns across across New York state pass local bans on fracking.
Workers moved the four-metre tall sculpture of Heydar Aliyev in the dead of night from a park on the city's main avenue that Azerbaijan paid to have renovated.
Oil-rich Azerbaijan has threatened to cut investments in Mexico in response.
Human rights activists had objected to the statue and pointed to the repressive nature of Mr Aliyev's rule.
Mexico City officials said that "dialogue would continue with the aim of finding a permanent location for the sculpture".
They said city authorities would look after the statue in the meantime, unless the Azeri Embassy requested its return.
'Closer ties'
When the previous mayor of Mexico City, Marcelo Ebrard, unveiled the Azerbaijan-Mexico Park last year, he said it was a "testament to the will of the two peoples to grow closer".
Mr Ebrard also noted that - in 16 years - none of the 180 diplomatic missions or 45 international organisations based in Mexico City had given as much money for public spaces in the capital as Azerbaijan.
Azeri investments in Mexico amount to $4bn (£2.5bn), according to the Azeri embassy in Mexico.
A plaque accompanying the statue describes Aliyev as "a great politician and statesman".
In Azerbaijan there is a growing personality cult surrounding the former leader, who is regarded as a father of the nation, which became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the BBC's Damien McGuinness reports from neighbouring Georgia.
His face can be seen on huge billboards all over the country, our correspondent adds.
Mr Aliyev's son Ilham has ruled the country since 2003 - but with presidential elections in October, and growing concerns in the West about the government's human rights record, Azerbaijan is keen to promote his father's image abroad, he says.
Joyce Mitchell admitted on Tuesday to giving tools to the men, who broke out through tunnels under the prison.
Mitchell, 51, faces two to seven years in prison under a plea agreement.
Inmates Richard Matt and David Sweat were on the run for almost three weeks in June, setting off a massive manhunt involving hundreds of police officers.
Police shot and killed Matt near the Canadian border on 26 June. Sweat was later caught in the same area and sent back to prison.
Mitchell was a tailor shop instructor at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York. She was arrested soon after Matt and Sweat escaped on 5 June.
She told prosecutors that she hid the tools - including hacksaw blades, chisels and a screwdriver - inside frozen hamburger meat. The inmates were housed in a part of the prison where they were allowed to cook their own food.
Mitchell had also offered to drive the getaway car but backed out on the day of the escape, leaving the inmates to flee on foot.
The pair escaped through the prison sewer system after using the tools to break out of their cell. The escape set off a massive manhunt across northern New York and Vermont.
Although another prison worker has been charged in the case, authorities do not believe other plot extended beyond Mitchell and the inmates.
Matt was serving time for kidnapping and dismembering his former boss, while Sweat was imprisoned for killing a sheriff's deputy.
As well as the knockoff Great Sphinx of Giza, the Lanzhou Silk Road Cultural Relics Park has built replicas of the Greek Parthenon and other world wonders.
Lanzhou, in northwest China, is hoping the famous fakes will draw tourists, as well as the film and gaming industries, reported China Daily.
The town was once a major trading hub on the Silk Road, which China is trying to revive.
It is just the latest of many copies of world famous monuments, and sometimes entire towns, to appear in the country.
This sphinx may not be the largest but, made partly of corn, it blended well with its natural surroundings at an exhibition in Shouguang, Shandong province, in April.
The head of this sphinx - almost the size of the Giza original - here separated from its body, on the outskirts of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province.
It was recently dismantled by local authorities after Egypt complained to Unesco that its use as a film and TV filming location violated international conventions, the People's Daily reported.
This one possibly looks a little past its best, but can you guess where it is? (Answer below).
This full-size replica in Chuzhou, Anhui province, is, like the latest one, part of a "heritage park", although this version has been livened up considerably with some paint.
Corn, stone, plaster... ice? The creators of China's monumental fakes are certainly inventive with building materials, as this giant frozen sculpture at the Ice and Snow Festival in northeast Harbin demonstrates.
Perhaps hoping to recapture some of the ancient wisdom represented by Giza's iconic structures, a library in Wuhan, central China, is shaped like a pyramid, with a somewhat creative replica of the Great Sphinx standing outside.
But the fondness for foreign replication does not end with ancient Egypt.
Replicas of famous Washington buildings are common in China, but this is surely the only one that combines the Capitol with a Chinese temple design.
The same park, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, also contains replicas of the pyramid at France's Louvre, some Chinese ancient buildings and, of course, Giza's Sphinx.
France is a not just popular with Chinese tourists leaving the country. Copycat Eiffel Towers can be found all over, with this one in a luxury real estate development in Hangzhou, eastern China, standing at an impressive 108m (350ft).
The builders of this housing development in Hefei, eastern China, were doubtless grateful they had slightly more modern tools to hand than did the creators of the original Stonehenge in the UK.
Less common than some of the iconic Western sights, Moscow's Kremlin nonetheless gets its own mini-me in Beijing's World Park.
And that one we were not sure about? Here it is from another angle. Yes, it is the Egyptian original. No, not convincing at all.
Marlon Small, 31, was found stabbed on Merrion Street in the early hours of 1 November. He died later in hospital.
Marcus Clarke, 21, of Gathorne Terrace and Kieran Hunt, 27, of Roundhay Road in Leeds, appeared at Leeds Crown Court charged with assisting an offender.
Damien Dhers, 33, of Hessle Road in Leeds, appeared in court in November charged with Mr Small's murder.
He was also charged with possessing an offensive weapon.
All three men were remanded in custody and are due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 13 February.
Plumes of smoke could be seen across the area after the blaze started at the site in Kelvin Road, Wallasey, shortly after 16:30 GMT.
The fire started in a garage and was believed to have spread to a second unit, firefighters said.
People living in nearby Birkenhead Road were urged to stay in their homes.
Motorists were also advised to avoid the area, and road closures were in place along part of Birkenhead Road, New Street, Alfred Road and Kelvin Road up to Wheatland Lane.
There were no reports of any injuries, and a spokesman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire was not yet clear.
He was MacAnthony's seventh manager in a nine-and-a-half year reign and left with the club 14th in League One.
"It's probably the most important choice I'll have to make, one I'll have to take my time with," said MacAnthony.
"Next season is critical, it's my 10th year, we'd like it to be the best year yet. We need success."
Former Stevenage boss Westley was dismissed following Saturday's 2-0 home defeat by Scunthorpe, their fourth loss in five league games.
The 48-year-old guided the club into the play-off places in January, having replaced Dave Robertson last September.
But the sale of top scorer Conor Washington, as well as injuries to key players including Jermaine Anderson and Callum Elder, had an effect on results, with Posh losing six of their next seven league matches following their FA Cup fourth-round replay exit to West Brom.
Posh made a number of signings in January, but Adil Nabi, making his second start, was the only one on the pitch at kick-off on Saturday.
MacAnthony admitted that the transfer window was one the club "collectively got wrong", but was even more critical of their home form.
"We've got a terrible home record, we've lost 10 home games this season and it's cost us the play-offs. That in turn lost us probably 30% of our gate," MacAnthony told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire.
"There's a lot of disappointment in the area. Financially it's had an effect, your gates are you lifeblood and season tickets even more so, and there was no arresting the slide.
"Yes, we've been trying a few younger players, but you still expect us to get results against the likes of Scunthorpe.
"Scunthorpe were doing great, they're two points outside the play-offs, but let's look at what we did against them at Christmas (won 4-0)."
MacAnthony said he hoped to have a new manager in place before their pre-season trip to Portugal in late June, and said Grant McCann, in charge for the final two matches of the season, is in contention for the permanent role.
"Grant will be in consideration should he put his hat in the ring. We'll let him take the next couple of weeks and see how he gets on and in the meantime I'll draw up a list and think about other potential managers," he added.
"I'm very open-minded to all potential candidates. The emails and the phone calls started on Saturday night. People don't mind jumping in people's graves in football when a job becomes available.
"If it's not going to be Grant, I'd like it to be someone who has won or got out of this league before."
After more than a decade of violent crime and knife use falling, the papers show that the use of weapons in west central Scotland is also up.
Police Scotland said violent crime was down over the past five years.
They said much violent crime was "common assaults" and many were domestic assaults which had been under-reported in the past.
Police said crime overall was down to a 40-year low.
The BBC obtained the documents under the Freedom of Information Act from the police's own Violence Reduction Board, a new body set up a year ago.
Analysis shows that in the past nine months murders were up 31% compared with the same period in the previous year, which had seen the lowest number of recorded homicide cases for a single 12-month period since 1976.
In the year to the end of March 2016, 57 victims of homicide (murders and culpable homicides) had been recorded - down five on the previous 12 months.
However, the new figures also showed serious assaults were up 6% and robbery 7%. Attempted murders were down 27%.
Glasgow's former reputation as the violence capital of western Europe has been transformed, with a major focus on crime prevention and initiatives such as No Knives, Better Lives and the work of the Violence Reduction Unit.
Politicians and police have been keen to highlight the change, so the revelation that it is creeping back up is likely to be unwelcome.
Further analysis of figures shows that in the past nine months domestic abuse was up 2.5%, culpable homicide rose 22%, and handling a bladed weapon was up 4.4%.
The documents show that the police's own Violence Strategic Assessment "shows analysis indicating there is an increase in the use of weapons in violent crimes in West Central Scotland".
And Police Scotland correspondence notes: "Increases have been noted in murder, serious assault, robbery, common assault... compared with 2015/16."
The papers highlight concerns about why such increases might be taking place.
The Violence Reduction Board minutes raise concerns about whether it could be related to the police cutting their use of stop-search tactics but finds no positive correlation.
The papers talk of commissioning research and using particular divisions as test grounds to try to find out why violence is again on the up.
Ch Supt Barry McEwan said: "Violent crime is down more than 4.8% on the five-year average, indicating that violent crime continues to show a downward trend in the longer term.
"The vast majority of violent crime comprises of common assaults."
He added: "In addition, nearly one quarter of all violent crimes are linked to domestic incidents.
"We know this is an area of under-reporting and we have been encouraging people to come forward about domestic assaults."
The detective added: "While acknowledging the rise in certain areas during this period, the previous year had the lowest murder rate ever recorded. Also in this period, there was a notable fall of 27% - 63 fewer offences of attempted murder."
He said Police Scotland would continue to enhance its intelligence-led approach to help identify the root causes of anti-social behaviour and hotspots to improve local operations.
Ch Supt McEwan said: "This is a complex picture, with alcohol being a significant contributory factor in violence.
"To help us understand this complex issue we have established a National Violence Prevention Board with our key partners to ensure there is a joint continued focus in this area and have launched Policing 2026 to meet the projected needs over the next decade."
The pair, who are in their 70s and from Cheshire, became stuck while out walking on sands at Humphrey Head, near Grange-over-Sands, at about 12:10 BST.
Rescuers, equipped with a hovercraft and heavy lifting gear, raced against an incoming tide to free the pair.
Both were taken to hospital suffering from mild hypothermia.
Teams from the RNLI, HM Coastguard and Bay Search & Rescue were involved in what was described as a "challenging operation".
Coastguard spokesman Joel Harding said: "The couple were spotted by an off-duty fire officer, whose wife called us immediately.
"The fire officer stayed with the couple for over an hour until we could get the resources we needed on the scene.
"It had the potential to develop into a very serious incident.
"Considering they were in the sand up to their waists for over an hour, they came out of it quite well and only appeared to be suffering from mild hypothermia.
"They did the right thing by spreading their weight out to stop themselves sinking too much further until we could extract them and pass them on to the ambulance."
The area is signposted, but Mr Harding said quicksand could "move rapidly" by as much as 10 metres a day.
Paul Calland, deputy station officer for Bay Search and Rescue, said: "This was a very challenging rescue as we faced an incoming tide.
"We have a hovercraft and tracked vehicles which we used to take the man to the shoreline where he was then stretchered onto an ambulance.
"We got the woman out relatively quickly, but the man was well and truly stuck and was in danger of sinking up to his neck."
Rodgers said in the build-up to Celtic's 4-1 win over Hearts that he had "real empathy" for sacked Hearts head coach Ian Cathro.
And the Northern Irishman questioned how the club recruited.
"I'm extremely disappointed," said Daly. "The fact that he's commenting on the structure of our football club, when he knows nothing about it."
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On Friday, Rodgers praised Cathro, who worked under director of football Craig Levein, as a "very good coach" who "wanted to bring in his own ideas".
The Celtic boss added that while watching Hearts "it always looked a little bit confused in terms of what he wanted and maybe what other people wanted.
"You know, you're trying to play football and you're bringing in players who play a direct game. So, it makes me ask about where the players are coming from? And if they're his?"
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Following Saturday's defeat at Celtic Park, Daly told BBC Scotland: "I can understand the comments made about a manager losing his job because I'd be the very same. It's never nice to see someone lose their job but to comment on the recruitment of the players, to say that they don't fit the system, it's poor for me.
"You look at the players we've brought in - Michael Smith, he's a wing-back; Ash Smith-Brown, wing-back; [Rafal] Grzelak, wing-back; [Kyle] Lafferty, striker; [Isma] Goncalves, last year to play on the left-hand side of a front three; [Christophe] Berra to play in a back three. For him to come out and make a comment like that, it's just farcical, to be honest.
"I've followed Brendan's career for a long, long time. I've got a lot of admiration for him and I've never heard him make a comment like that when he was at Liverpool, commenting on Man United's structure or Chelsea's structure or Man City's structure.
"He's obviously come up to Scotland and think he's the biggest fish in the biggest pond, with the best squad, with the best budget and he thinks he can comment on other people's teams, other people's structures or clubs and it's unacceptable.
"He wouldn't have done it in the Premiership [in England] so I don't see why now he all of a sudden thinks he can start doing it."
In his post-match interview, Rodgers said: "I was purely asked a question in relation to the operation there. It's no problem. I thought Jon organised the team well today. They were good and compact.
"My feeling was for support for young Ian Cathro, who I felt was dealt harshly with. But I've got no issue, there's no problem. I hope Jon goes on and gets the job.
"I'll always be open and say what I feel. That doesn't change. I say and believe in what I say 150%."
Asked if there was perhaps a an unwritten rule that managers do not discuss other managers or clubs, Rodgers replied: "Yeah, well, he hasn't become a manager yet so wait until he becomes a manager and then he'll know the rules of the game then."
17 February 2016 Last updated at 21:24 GMT
The company had been ordered to help the FBI circumvent security software on Farook's iPhone, which the FBI said contained crucial information.
In a statement, Apple chief executive Tim Cook said: "We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand."
The BBC's Technology reporter Chris Foxx explains what the FBI wants Apple to help them with.
James Douglas had last been seen leaving his home in Stobshaw Place, Tweedbank, at about 04:00 and had not returned.
However, he was eventually traced near to the bowling club in the town's industrial estate.
Police thanked the public for their assistance after an appeal for information to help find Mr Douglas.
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After Trevor Bayliss transformed the national cricket side from slow and stodgy and beaten by the West Indies into Ashes winners within four Tests of taking charge, his compatriot Eddie Jones has now pulled off an Antipodean resuscitation perhaps even more remarkable.
Six months ago England were heading out of their own World Cup at the group stage, capable of beating only Fiji and Uruguay. They were tactically flawed, confused in selection and apparently unhappy in each other's company.
In five matches, Jones has not only ended a 13-year wait for a Grand Slam - with the 31-21 win over France - but done so with a team that should have its best days ahead, and in a place where victories will always be that little bit sweeter.
England supporters can't afford to be fussy about where a Slam is won, not after the preceding two decades have brought just one. Not when Wales have won three, France two and Ireland another since their last.
Listen: the moment England clinched the Grand Slam
But triumphing in Paris has always had something special about it - for once the outsiders rather than the big brothers, a hard-core of the dedicated rather than quiet corporate, a long day that can turn into a longer night and oh, whoops, it's morning.
There were celebrations in the white clusters around St Denis and there will be celebrations back in Blighty, not only for the substance of the Grand Slam but the often anxious way it was achieved. Because France were much better than their recent dreary history indicated they would be, liberated at times as they were of old and motivated as much as anything by a desire to stamp all over an English party.
To a list that includes Tony Stanger, Scott Gibbs and Duncan Hodge was nearly added Maxime Machenaud, the scrum-half's seven perfect penalties from seven keeping his side always within tantalising reach and threatening to snatch away a Slam when it was within English fingers.
In a team that made remarkable 508m with ball in hand, wrecking-ball winger Virimi Vakatawa made an even more astonishing quarter of them.
As throughout the championship, this was another incomplete performance from England. They conceded 14 penalties, lost control for a significant period of the second half and looked increasingly anxious as Machenaud narrowed the lead at one late stage to just two points.
They could be forgiven those nerves, because that is exactly what defining contests on unforgiving foreign soil do to players, and they could be forgiven that slump because they got through it.
Few Grand Slams are won with perfection. They are achieved as much as anything by a refusal to yield when reasons to yield are all around, by a cussedness as much as a cavalier spirit, by an ability to wriggle out of tight spots and to secure the tight, tense wins.
And deserve to win England did. They scored three tries to none, had 55% of the possession and had 60% of the territory.
And they did it as a team. Thirteen tackles from George Kruis, which you might expect, and 15 from James Haskell, which some might not, but 13 too from Owen Farrell.
Tries from Danny Care, with a classic dart and dash from the Danny Care playbook, and a third in three Tests from Anthony Watson, but also with one from prop Dan Cole, when his first 60 Tests had seen him score just one other.
Turnovers from the back row, where they usually originate, but turnovers too - and more of them - from the second row, in Maro Itoje, and two more apiece from Farrell at inside centre and Mike Brown at full-back.
Stuart Lancaster has been the fall guy in much of this - characterised as the coach who oversaw the worst ever finish by a World Cup host, the nice guy whose replacement by the grizzled, nastier Jones has brought instant dividends.
It's both unfair and an oversimplification. Four years ago, at the end of his own first season in charge, Lancaster was also in charge of a famous win at the Stade de France, having reinvigorated a side tainted by World Cup failure. He also gave international debuts and then experience to much of this side - Kruis, Watson, George Ford, Jack Nowell.
What Jones has done is less open surgery than simple remedy.
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Chris Robshaw not working at openside? Swap him over to blindside, where his natural game finds a natural fit. No alternative who fits the bill as a modern-day jackalling seven? Spread the load equally around the team, and ask all to target the breakdown rather than making it the responsibility of just one.
Need a front row in the old-fashioned hard-bitten English image, and a line-out that holds under extreme pressure? Bring back Dylan Hartley, and trust him with the captaincy to keep his darker deeds in check.
No bash-it-up centre fit enough to start? Move Farrell out from his usual 10, let his natural aggression give you something in defence and his place kicking give you a reliability that Ford cannot quite always match.
Jones has had a little luck. A player like Itoje comes along very few times in a coach's career. None of his other principal men have struggled with injury the way some of Ireland's key men have. His first season opened with away games against the weakest two teams and continued with its toughest two opponents at home, both Wales and Ireland also finding their way into an amended style.
But luck alone does not win Grand Slams, and this was not a night for caveats.
The last England side to win a Slam did so after three years of near misses, with a team that had been together in its key combinations for four years, with players at the peak of their rugby prowess.
Jones's team has an average age of 24. His locks have less than 20 caps between them but have played like men with 50 apiece. He has a fly-half still fresh to the international game, a number eight that takes a tank-trap to bring down and, in Manu Tuilagi and Henry Slade, returning centres who in their contrasting way could add even more to a backline that scored tries in every match.
This was the end of a long wait, all right. It could also be the start of something rather special.
Michelle Carter, now 20, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for her messages to 18-year-old Conrad Roy urging him to kill himself.
He took his own life on 13 July 2014 by running a generator in his vehicle in a car park in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.
Carter, who could face up to 20 years in prison, sobbed in court.
She encouraged her boyfriend to take his own life so she could seek attention as the "grieving girlfriend", the trial heard.
The case appears to set a legal precedent, as there is no Massachusetts law that criminalises telling a person to commit suicide.
Judge Lawrence Moniz said Ms Carter was guilty of "wanton and reckless conduct" by sending Mr Roy a message instructing him to get back in the truck, which he had exited as it filled with fumes.
"She called no one and finally she did not issue a simple additional instruction - get out of the truck," he said.
The accused broke down in tears as the judge delivered his verdict.
The victim's father, also called Conrad Roy, said in a press conference the family was "thankful" for the verdict.
"This has been a very tough time for our family, and we would like to process this verdict that we are happy with," he said outside court.
Carter has been allowed by the judge to remain free on bail, pending sentencing, but is banned from sending text messages or using any social media network.
The criminal charge against Carter meant that prosecutors had to prove that she had a "direct" role in Mr Roy's death.
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Judge Moniz, who handed down the ruling because Carter chose not to have a jury trial, said the fact that Mr Roy had previously attempted to take his own life, or that he might have done so again, was not relevant.
Assistant District Attorney Katie Rayburn told the court in her closing arguments that the directness required by the involuntary manslaughter statute required updating for the modern age.
"Back years ago in order to have a relationship you had to actually see somebody - or at a minimum talk on the phone. That is no longer required. People fall in love via the internet and via text. People bully via text and the internet. You can encourage someone to die via text, and you can commit a crime via text," she said.
The case drew national attention after the texts sent between the two teenagers were revealed by investigators.
"Hang yourself, jump off a building, stab yourself I don't know there's a lot of ways," she said in several messages sent in the two weeks before his death, as he was on holiday with his family.
In the moments before his suicide, she wrote: "You need to do it, Conrad" and "All you have to do is turn the generator on and you will be free and happy."
In another message, she wrote: "You're finally going to be happy in heaven. No more pain. It's okay to be scared and it's normal. I mean, you're about to die."
Prosecutors argued that Carter had manipulated Mr Roy, who had a history of depression and suicide attempts, into taking his own life, advising him that it would be "painless".
But Carter's defence team argued that Mr Roy had planned his own suicide, and had gone so far as to secure the equipment that he used to take his own life.
They also said anti-depression medication that Carter was taking had affected her judgment.
As Mr Conrad's truck filled with poisonous carbon monoxide, he left his vehicle to speak on the phone, with Carter, who was nearly 30 miles (48km) away at the time.
Investigators did not have a recording of that call, but in a text to a friend, Carter described what was said.
"Sam, [the victim's] death is my fault like honestly I could have stopped him I was on the phone with him and he got out of the [truck] because it was working and he got scared and I [expletive] told him to get back in Sam because I knew he would do it all over again the next day and I couldnt have him live the way he was living anymore I couldnt do it I wouldnt let him," she wrote after his death.
Another message to her friend stated: "I was on the phone talking to him when he killed himself. I heard him dying."
She also contacted a friend when she learned that investigators were looking through Mr Roy's phone.
"They read my text messages to him I'm done", the accused wrote, adding, "his family will hate me and I could go to jail".
She will be sentenced on 3 August 2017.
Figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws showed 5,992 crashes were recorded between 2012 and 2014.
During that period, Birmingham student Xuanwei Zhang died after being hit by an unmarked police car in Birmingham in April 2012.
Also in 2012, two men had to dive out the way after a fire engine smashed into a phone shop in Birmingham.
Owner, Jamil Mahmood, said: "There was a fire engine doing a three-point turn and it crashed into the shop, narrowly missing one of my customers and a family member.
"It missed them by inches, they had to jump out the way."
West Midlands police, fire and ambulance services recorded 2,728, 281 and 81 crashes respectively, the figures show.
Police figures showed 64 of the force's vehicles were written off in crashes.
More than 350 people suffered injuries ranging from broken ribs, whiplash and a ripped spleen, it also confirmed, but the figures did not include the death of Mr Zhang.
In one crash in Dudley last year, two police officers were injured when a man drove into the side of a police car.
An inquiry is also taking place into the death of Harry James Kirkham. Mr Kirkham was hit by a police car in Birmingham in March this year, although this is outside the timeframe for this data.
West Midlands Fire Service said most accidents involved vehicles travelling at "slow speed".
"We continue to implement measures and awareness campaigns to reduce these," it said in a statement.
The ambulance service said crews are highly trained but rely on the help of other road users.
"The majority of collisions are down to drivers either panicking when they hear a siren or see a blue light, or not being aware of blue-light vehicles using the road," a spokesman said.
A police spokesman said it was not clear why Mr Zhang's death had not been included in its figures.
Staffordshire Police recorded 912 while Staffordshire Fire service recorded 120.
Staffordshire Police Supt Mick Boyle said they constantly monitored the driving standards of employees. The county's fire service has declined to comment.
In Warwickshire, there were 546 crashes involving police vehicles and 102 involving fire vehicles.
West Mercia Police recorded 1,143 crashes while Shropshire Fire and Rescue recorded 68.
A spokesman for both police forces said officers are sent for retraining on a regular basis if required, and future driving performance is monitored to ensure no further incidents are recorded.
The spokesman added that due to the nature of the role of the police, damage was inevitable. He added that in the future, the fleet would be fitted with a telematics system which will mean accidents and incidents can be monitored in greater depth.
The song, which features pop star Marina and the Diamonds, was first played at the 2015 Coachella Festival.
Ever since, fans have begged the band to release the track - with some of their messages "bordering on abuse".
"We got such creative abuse," they told the BBC. "Very inventive and new swearing terms".
Cellist Grace Chatto explained that the song had been through several permutations before they got it right.
"Everything takes so long because we obsess [over it]," she said, "especially because we make our own music videos.
"Each single project takes us about half a year. And everything else gets put to the side."
The band released the song on Friday afternoon, and Marina joined the band on stage to perform it during Clean Bandit's Glastonbury set on the John Peel stage.
The band, who formed at Cambridge University, have become one of the UK's most successful acts, blending dance beats and chamber orchestra strings.
Last year's single Rockabye, which talked about the "daily struggle" of single mothers, topped the charts for nine weeks. The follow-up, Symphony, also reached number one, only dropping out of the top 10 last week - three months after its release.
The group - completed by brothers Luke and Jack Patterson - spoke to the BBC about their success, and plans for a new album, backstage at the Glastonbury Festival.
What's your best Glastonbury experience been?
Grace: I saw No Doubt play when I was 16 and had come to Glastonbury for the first time. I crowd-surfed to the front, and was so close to Gwen Stefani. She sang Don't Speak with a single tear running down her face. It was very emotional.
You're basically squatters in the top 10 these days - is that a blessing or a curse? Presumably you'd like to get more music out there.
Jack Patterson: It does slow things down a little bit - but we've actually got a bit of a surprise today. We may have some new music out today.
Can you spill the beans?
Jack: It's a brand new song called Disconnect. Well, it's actually not that new. We started writing it two and a half years ago with Marina (And The Diamonds).
Fans have been clamouring for that song for years. What was the delay?
We tried loads of different versions before we got it right. And also, everything takes so long because we obsess - Rockabye took months to make, especially because we make our own music videos, as well. Each single project takes us about half a year. And everything else gets put to the side.
After we released Symphony, we were able to focus on loads of other songs we'd started a couple of years ago. And that one, we're so happy to finish. Because really, everyone who heard it online, from the Coachella performance, hounded us in almost abusive ways.
Marina has a very passionate and devoted fanbase, doesn't she?
Grace: Yeah, some of them get quite cross. So they'll be really happy today.
Jack: We get such creative abuse from her fans. Very creative and new swearing terms.
Speaking of which, where is your new album? It's been three years since New Eyes.
Jack: It's on the way!
But you told me that last year.
Jack: Really? When did we say?
You reckoned it'd be out in the autumn.
Grace: Well, any autumn soon it'll be ready.
With the way streaming works now, have you ever thought of abandoning albums and just releasing a string of single?
Jack: I think it [the album] still really matters. I think we'll try and do both - releasing singles and playing live - but the album is slowly getting there,.
Grace: The first album, New Eyes, took years, And when we put all the songs together they didn't necessarily all fit. Whereas this one, we've been thinking much more in terms of The Album That Will Be.
Rockabye was Christmas number one last year. Are you going to try to get three in a row, like The Spice Girls?
Jack: Yeah, definitely. I hadn't thought of that before, but I think we should.
Grace: We should make an actual Christmas song, not just any old single.
Just take your best song and put sleigh bells on it
Jack: We've got a sleigh bells version of Rockabye but we weren't allowed to put it out. Sean Paul's management vetoed it. It maybe was a step too far.
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Det Con Michael Stokes and ex-colleague Det Sgt Stephen Phillips deny taking cash found in a Swansea safe in 2011.
Det Con Stokes told Cardiff Crown Court he was "wind-up merchant".
Earlier on Monday, the jury was directed to find a third officer, Det Con Christopher Evans, 38, from Llangennech, not guilty of theft.
The trial has previously heard from a colleague who told the court Det Con Stokes admitted taking cash from a drug dealer.
But taking to the witness stand for the first time on Monday, Det Con Stokes said the admission was "not serious".
"I'd been branded a thief. My reputation had gone. My name had gone and I didn't understand why anyone was taking it seriously," he said.
He told the jury: "I'm extremely childish and I'm a wind-up merchant."
The court heard his pranks included persuading a colleague to eat pot pourri, tricking another officer into thinking he was sending messages to a long-standing crush, and giving another a fake £20,000 lottery scratchcard.
Earlier the jury heard his co-defendant Mr Phillips was dismissed from the force after pleading guilty to a £250 theft.
The court was told he was caught after an "integrity test", in which a staged raid was carried out.
He was seen taking £240 from a coat and £10 from a bedside cabinet.
The trial continues.
BBC One will show a special programme, Strictly Len Goodman, on Friday.
The National Grid said the show would drive the biggest festive "TV pickup" - a sudden surge in electricity demand.
The spike is largely down to viewers turning on lights and boiling their kettles straight after the programme.
There is also a surge in the number of people going to the bathroom, which leads to a spike in the use of water companies' pumps, which draw electricity.
The Great British Bake Off, the Strictly Christmas special and Call the Midwife are also expected to create high demand over the Christmas period.
But TV surges create less demand now than they did 20 years ago because more people use catch-up services to watch TV and do not all see a programme live.
Jeremy Caplin, forecasting manager at the National Grid, told The Guardian that predicting electricity surges was determined simply by "picking up the Radio Times and seeing what people are interested in".
He added: "It is definitely art rather than science. Every morning somebody will go through the previous day and fill in the database to see what programme had a pickup. We can use that history to predict what will happen going forward."
The biggest Christmas Day TV pick-up of all time occurred in 1996, after a festive special of Only Fools and Horses.
However, the biggest surge in electricity demand on Christmas Day comes not from watching TV, but cooking. The National Grid said the biggest demand is in the early afternoon as turkeys are roasted.
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The watchdog imposed fines of £1.14m for nuisance calls and texts compared with £330,000 of penalties in 2014.
It comes after a change to the law in April made it easier to penalise firms.
The biggest fines were for companies selling pharmaceuticals, call blocking services and payment protection insurance (PPI) compensation.
From April, the ICO only had to demonstrate calls and messages were a "nuisance" rather than the cause of "serious damage and distress".
An ICO spokesman told the BBC the lower threshold helped "enormously" in bringing more fines.
The regulator received 170,000 complaints this year and has made unsolicited calls one of its top priorities.
Andy Currey of the ICO said the regulator had another 90 investigations in the pipeline with fines likely to total £1m.
Mr Currey said: "The law is clear around what is allowed, and we've been clear that we will fine companies who don't follow the law. That will continue in 2016."
Help Direct UK, a Swansea-based call centre, was fined £200,000 after sending thousands of spam texts for PPI claims, bank refunds and loans, prompting almost 7,000 complaints in one month.
Two firms selling call blocking services, Cold Call Eliminations and Point One Marketing, were fined £75,000 and £50,000 respectively.
Other penalties included £200,000 for a solar panels company that made six million nuisance calls, and £130,000 for Pharmacy 2U for selling customer details to marketing companies.
Last month, the ICO sent over 1,000 letters to companies involved in buying and selling personal data to check they were acting lawfully.
Richard Lloyd, executive director of consumer watchdog Which? said: "Millions of people are still being plagued with nuisance calls so it's good to see more firms being fined for flouting the rules.
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John Pope, who was jailed for the 1996 Cardiff murder of Karen Skipper, had appealed against his conviction.
John Cooper, who was convicted of two 1980s double murders in Pembrokeshire, had applied to be able to appeal.
Mrs Skipper's three sisters spoke of their relief after the Court of Appeal dismissed both their cases.
Heidi Mathison, 45, said: "Our lives have been on hold for the past 16 years ever since Karen was killed.
"It has been an emotional rollercoaster but we can now get on with our lives, although we will never forget our loving sister.
"We have been told there will be no more appeals and now Karen can rest in peace."
Mrs Skipper's partially clothed body was found in the River Ely in Fairwater, Cardiff, in 1996 with her hands tied behind her back.
Her former husband Phillip stood trial for her murder in 1997, but was cleared. He died of cancer in 2004, aged 48.
Pope was later convicted of the murder but his conviction was quashed in 2009 by the Court of Appeal. He was found guilty after a retrial two years later at Newport Crown Court.
The court heard that the murder investigation was reopened with Pope as the suspect after improvements in forensic science.
One doubt at Mr Skipper's trial was a blood stain found on the lining of of Mrs Skipper's pocket, the jury was told. The blood stain's DNA did not match either her or her husband.
In 2006, Pope gave a sample of DNA after he was arrested for another offence. In 2007, a review of unsolved cases found that sample matched the DNA on the blood stain.
Pope claimed he and Mrs Skipper had a "chance encounter" three weeks before her death, when he helped get a thorn from one of her dog's paws.
He claimed he was bitten and started bleeding heavily with the blood getting onto her clothes.
But Pope had his appeal against his conviction dismissed by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, sitting at Cardiff Crown Court.
In an 11-page document outlining the case and his reasons for refusal, Lord Judge said: "The case presented to the jury was that blood found on Mrs Skipper's clothes could not get on to (them) by the way suggested by the appellant.
"The blood was deposited when the jeans were open and in the process of being taken down. That occurred when Mrs Skipper was being attacked by her killer."
In the other case, farm labourer Cooper from Letterston, Pembrokeshire, was given a whole life jail term for the two double murders.
He had evaded justice for decades, and was finally caught using modern DNA and fibre examination techniques and was jailed in May last year.
Cooper was found guilty of the 1985 murder of brother and sister Richard and Helen Thomas, and Oxfordshire couple Peter and Gwenda Dixon in 1989.
He was also convicted of separate charges of rape, sexual assault and attempted robbery.
He was sentenced after an eight-week trial at Swansea Crown Court in May 2011.
Cooper, who police linked with the double murderers in Pembrokeshire following a string of robberies referred to as "the Huntsman offences," had his application for an appeal thrown out by Lord Judge.
The Lord Chief Justice said: "The defence case was the applicant had been wrongly convicted of the Huntsman offences and that he was not guilty of the present offences.
"The jury no doubt considered his [Cooper's] evidence carefully before deciding his guilt was proved.
"The application for leave to appeal against conviction was refused by a single judge. We agree with him. This renewed application will similarly be refused." | Two men who were challenging their convictions for separate murders in Cardiff and Pembrokeshire have had their appeals dismissed. | 20,166,699 | 827 | 28 | false |
Tim Wolfe made the announcement as students and professors staged a walkout at the Columbia campus.
Some members of the university's football team have threatened not to play at a game on Saturday over the racial issues.
Black student groups say racial slurs are commonly used around campus.
"The frustration and anger that I see is clear and real and I don't doubt it for a second," said Mr Wolfe.
"I take full responsibility for the frustration and inaction on this campus."
Missouri graduate student Jonathan Butler, who had been participating in a hunger strike as a protest, said the resignation was a "great step towards change" but there was still a lot of work to do.
"We still have a lot of healing that needs to happen on campus," he said, adding that his hunger strike would now end.
Mr Wolfe served as president of the entire university system and not specifically for the flagship Columbia campus.
Among the offences black students have complained about:
Concerned Student 1950, the student group that has been having a sit-in on campus since last Monday, tweeted that his resignation was a victory but its work was not done.
"Our brother can eat, but we are still owed Demands! Stay strong!" the group tweeted.
Rather than jubilation, the main sentiment was disappointment and frustration - at least if you looked at Yik Yak.
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Sharon Smith, 52, repeatedly took a "vulnerable" man to a bank branch to withdraw the cash in an "appalling breach of trust".
Gambling addict Smith no longer works at Rowan House in Saltash, Cornwall.
Smith, of Burraton, was previously found guilty of fraud and sentenced on Friday at Truro Crown Court to two years in jail, suspended for two years.
The court heard that Smith, who had been regarded highly by her employers, had a serious gambling addiction, leading her to devise the plan.
She told her 68-year-old victim the money taken from the bank was to pay for fees for his care.
She was convicted on 17 March of one count of fraud after a trial.
In a victim impact statement, the resident said he was angry at the "betrayal of trust" he had suffered, and his mental and physical health had deteriorated as a result.
Sentencing, Recorder Andrew Maitland said Smith was previously an "unblemished character" and had committed an "appalling breach of trust".
Jason Beal, for the defence, told the court Smith had become a "shell of her former self".
Smith was also ordered to attend a rehabilitation program and undertake 200 hours of community work.
Armed officers were called after reports of a woman being assaulted at a property in Tracey Court, off Hibbert Street, Luton, at about 13:30 GMT.
The 24-year-old man was shot by an officer during the incident.
He was taken to hospital and died at 14:50 GMT. The force has referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
A spokeswoman for Bedfordshire Police said the man, who was described as white and British, was initially treated at the scene by officers and paramedics.
His family has been informed.
Chief constable Jon Boutcher said: "First and foremost our thoughts are very much with the family of the man involved in this tragic incident.
"The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed, as is standard protocol when someone has died following police contact, and as such it would be inappropriate for us to comment any further at this stage."
The police watchdog confirmed it had sent investigators to the scene and also to the hospital.
In a statement. the IPCC said: "The investigation is in its early stages and no further information is available at this time."
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The world number four dropped four shots in five holes in the middle of his second round but carded a level-par 71 to remain on two under par overall.
"That stretch was difficult and I am just glad I got a shot back coming in," said the 27-year-old.
His fellow Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell just made the cut by one.
Phil Mickelson (-10) leads by one from Sweden Henrik Stenson at the halfway stage.
When McDowell finished his round on Friday he was disappointed to have fallen to four over, having been on level par at the turn.
At that stage the cut was projected at two over, but it was later changed and McDowell's rounds of 75 and 71 seemed likely to be just enough.
McIlroy, six shots off the pace after the first round, got birdies on the fourth, sixth and seventh to move to five under par and into a share of fifth place.
The 2014 winner's impressive effort was stalled by missing short putts for par on the ninth and 10th and there were further bogeys on 12 and 12 with a birdie on the 16th restoring him to two under par.
"It was tough out there. I feel I have played two good rounds but I am still eight shots behind," added McIlroy who had the worst of the difficult conditions on the second day at Royal Troon.
"I need a fast start tomorrow, something like 30 on the front nine to get up the leaderboard."
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Europe's Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke and two-times Open winner Padraig Harrington safely made the cut, both sitting on one over going into the weekend.
Ireland's Shane Lowry (+7) and Paul Dunne (+13) did not make the cut.
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It's thought to have been caused by a build up of cooking fats and oils that people have washed down their sinks.
This video was taken during an attempt to clear the sewer this month and shows a blockage roughly one metre wide.
The company that look after the drains in Wales has started a campaign to get people to think more about what they put down their sinks.
Although a 'fatberg' isn't dangerous for our health, blocked sewers can cause flooding in homes and communities.
It isn't the first time it has happened in the UK - last year a fatberg was discovered in West London.
Christopher and Sharon Bell, from Killingbeck in Leeds, have been described as "hard-working" by neighbours.
The BBC understands the couple had two grown-up children and a third, teenage child.
In a statement, their family said they were "deeply saddened" by the deaths.
There was "very little information surrounding the circumstances of the tragedy", the family said, but they would work with authorities to establish what happened.
"Our thoughts are with all those affected", they added.
Adrian Thompson, of Northern Rail, said Mr Bell worked for the firm at Leeds station.
He was "a much loved and highly valued colleague who will be sadly missed", he said.
Mrs Bell was said to be a health and care worker.
Mark Brady, a neighbour of the couple who had known them for 28 years, said: "It's absolutely devastating, I've watched his kids grow up and his grandkids grow up.
"It's absolutely ridiculous and sad.
"They worked hard saving up to have nice holidays like this."
Norman Jarvis, the couple's next-door neighbour, said the Bells were a hard-working couple who worked unsociable hours
Thirty of the 38 victims of the attack, at a beach resort in Sousse on Friday, are thought to be British.
Tunisian authorities have arrested several people on suspicion of helping gunman Seifeddine Rezgui.
The 23-year-old student, who had links to the Islamic State jihadist group, was shot dead by police after the killings.
Stephen Hearle, 63, attacked his victim - who was then aged between 16 and 19 - in Alvechurch, Worcestershire, in 1987, police said.
He admitted a total of four charges, including rape and indecent assault, when he appeared at Worcester Crown Court.
Hearle, of Hunters Walk in Birmingham, was remanded into custody to await sentencing on 24 November.
Police intervened to calm the incident in Bonifacio, local media reported.
Staff and pupils at French schools are banned from wearing religious symbols - but parents are not.
Tensions between Muslims and other locals have been simmering in southern France, particularly after a jihadist in a lorry murdered 86 people in Nice.
Monday's incident in Bonifacio took place as children returned to school after the summer holiday.
The parents who blocked the women said they were unhappy because their children were reprimanded if staff saw their Christian crosses.
Tensions have been simmering in southern France and Corsica, especially following the jihadist massacre of 86 people by a lorry driver on the seafront at Nice on 14 July.
Up to 30 towns and villages imposed bans on women wearing full-body swimsuits known as "burkinis" but the top French court has since said the action breaches basic freedoms.
Last month two villagers and three men of North African origin were hurt in a brawl on a beach in the Corsican village of Sisco. The local prosecutor said the three North African men, from a nearby town , had wanted the beach for themselves.
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France, where the separation of state and religion is enshrined in law, introduced in 2004 a series of bans on overt religious symbols in various public and state-run places.
In May a top EU court adviser said EU employers may be able to ban Muslim staff from wearing headscarves to work as long as it was part of a general prohibition on all religious symbols.
The full-face Islamic veil, or niqab, has been banned in public places in France since 2011.
Vladimir Anikeev's group "Shaltai Boltai" (Humpty Dumpty) was notorious for hacks including the Twitter account of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
He was tried amid tight secrecy and convicted of unauthorised access to computer information.
Anikeev argued he was defending freedom of information and the internet.
A former journalist, he denied that Humpty Dumpty was political or had links to the FSB security service. Two other men have also been accused in the case, Alexander Filinov and Konstantin Teplyakov.
Among the Kremlin figures he was accused of targeting were presidential aide Andrei Belousov, the prime minister's press secretary Natalya Timakova and state TV presenter Dmitry Kiselyov, who also heads the Sputnik news agency.
Anikeev's defence said it would not contest the sentence but would make a plea for early release, news agency Ria Novosti reported. He has already spent several months in custody.
Earlier this year, the BBC interviewed another member of the Humpty Dumpty group, Alexander Glazastikov, in Estonia.
Initially the group was "a politically-oriented project in opposition to the Kremlin" that targeted domestic corruption, he said.
Then he claimed that last year Anikeev had been approached by a senior member of the FSB. An FSB official was among those arrested earlier this year.
Skills Development Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, ScotlandIS and Education Scotland are backing the £250,000 fund called Digital Xtra.
Among the aims of the scheme is to support extracurricular computing clubs for youngsters aged 16 and under.
A panel will evaluate submissions for funding.
Representatives from technology businesses, Scottish government and education will be on the panel.
Steuart and Tom Walton and their firm RZC Investments will now own a controlling stake in the business.
Founder and chief executive Simon Mottram, who has only ever held a minority stake, said the deal marked "an exciting day" for the company.
Current shareholders, including Mr Mottram and private equity firm Active Investors, will retain smaller stakes.
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Mr Mottram said the investment would enable Rapha to accelerate its global expansion plans.
"It heralds the start of the next stage of our journey and is testament to the growth and potential that people see in Rapha and in cycling," he added.
Rival firms, including Aston Martin shareholder Investindustrial, were reported to have been interested in Rapha, which was valued at a reported £200m.
Founded in London in 2004, selling directly to consumers via its website and from a handful of shops, Rapha is today one of the biggest names in cycling clothing.
The firm is popular among serious amateur cyclists, and previously supplied the kit to Team Sky, the leading British professional cycling team that includes Chris Froome, the four-times winner of Tour de France.
Rapha saw its revenues grow by 30% in the year to January to £63m.
Despite the firm's current success, Mr Mottram faced difficulties when he was first trying to secure funding to start the business back in 2001.
Mr Mottram told the BBC he was seen as a risky investment at the time because it was a number of years before the current boom in the popularity of cycling began.
"No bank would touch me," he said.
"Who was really interested in cycling back in 2001 and 2002? It was just something us weirdos did."
Mr Mottram, who had previously worked in brand development, was finally able to secure the funding from six wealthy private investors and "a long trail of friends and family".
The overall investment deal meant that from day one he only had a minority stake in the business.
The company tweeted on Thursday: "Forecast: Winter weather ahead! @DisneyAnimation developing #Frozen2."
It was accompanied by a picture of sisters Elsa and Anna, with Sven the reindeer and Kristoff.
Disney also confirmed that the directors of the first film, Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, are returning.
Jennifer Lee tweeted: "At last, I can say - FROZEN 2!!!! I'm beyond excited to create alongside my Frozen family!"
There's no news on a release date yet.
Those of you who can't wait for the sequel can see a seven-minute follow-up film called Frozen Fever in cinemas later this month.
It's being shown at screenings of new Disney film Cinderella.
Frozen was released at the end of 2013 and went on to become the highest-grossing animation of all time, and the fifth biggest film overall.
So far it's raked in $1.274 billion (£857 million) worldwide.
The movie won two Oscars in 2014 - best animated feature and best original song for Let It Go.
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The boy, who is in his mid-teens, approached the girl on a cycle path in South Queensferry at about 14:00 on Friday.
The girl immediately went home and told her parents what had happened.
Officers said it was a "deeply concerning incident" that had caused great distress to the girl.
The teenager left on foot shortly after the incident, which took place behind the South Queensferry Bowling Club.
He walked east in the direction of Newhalls Road and may have been seen by several drivers in the area.
Police described him as white, about 5ft 4ins, of a medium build with brown hair brushed forward. He was wearing a royal blue round neck t-shirt, navy jeans and was possibly carrying an old black and blue rucksack.
Det Insp Julie Marshall said: "This is a deeply concerning incident that has caused a great deal of distress to the young victim as well as her family.
"She has shown tremendous courage and has been able to supply us with a very strong description of the suspect and I urge anyone who has relevant information to contact police immediately."
She added: "Our inquiries are ongoing but I can reassure the public that we will use all resources at our disposal to trace this individual as quickly as possible."
The procession of decorated cabs ferried groups of children with special needs and illnesses for a day.
The children were taken to Yellowcraig beach in East Lothian.
The tradition, which dates back to 1965, sees prizes awarded for fancy dress and unsuspecting passers-by soaked by water pistols.
The BBC comedy last aired on Christmas Day in 1978.
The sketch reunites Crawford, 74, with on-screen wife Betty (Michele Dotrice), and features an appearance from Olympic cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins, leading to one of Frank's typical disasters.
"I am thrilled and delighted to have been asked to bring Frank back," he said.
Dotrice said it would be an "absolute joy to be reunited again with Frank" and that it was fitting "for it is such a wonderful cause".
Sir Bradley added: "I am a huge fan of Michael so it's an absolute honour to be asked to be involved alongside such an icon of British television... and all for a great cause."
When the show wrapped in 1978, Crawford went on to star in the original production of The Phantom of the Opera and other successful Andrew Lloyd Webber productions such as The Wizard Of Oz.
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Sales were down by 15% at General Motors, 10% at Fiat Chrysler and 7.5% at Ford compared with July 2016.
After several years of record growth, July looks set to become the fifth month in a row to see a fall in overall US car sales.
The fall comes amid weak in consumer income and spending growth in the US.
Consumer spending edged up by just 0.1% from May to June, while income growth was basically flat, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on Tuesday.
Mustafa Mohatarem, chief economist at General Motors, said he expected sales to improve in the coming months although they were unlikely to match last year's record.
"Key US economic fundamentals remain supportive of strong vehicle sales," he said in a statement.
"Under the current economic conditions, we anticipate the second half of 2017 will be much stronger than the first half."
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US car manufacturers have been deliberately scaling back sales to rental car companies, because they often bring them little in the way of profits.
It is that strategy that drove some of the steepest sales declines last month.
But the retail sector has also softened, despite strong demand for SUVs.
Overall US vehicle sales at four big firms - Ford, General Motors, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota - have fallen by between about 3% and 7% so far this year.
Ford expects retail sales across the industry to fall by about 6% for the year as a whole.
Ford vice president Mark LaNeve said he thought the figures were skewed by strong incentives some firms offered to families, which boosted sales last year.
"I don't think it's as bad as it looks," he told analysts and reporters on Tuesday.
Shares in US car companies fell after the latest figures were released.
General Motors closed 3.39% lower, while Ford finished down by 2.41%.
Toyota, which is listed on the stock exchange in Tokyo, saw its shares rise after its sales report showed it was one of the few companies to buck the trend last month.
The company sold 222,057 vehicles in July in the US, up 3.6% compared with the same time last year. The firm's US sales are down 2.5% for the year so far.
The vote - starting on 5 November - has been expected since the union's leaders agreed to a ballot last month.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and the BMA leadership have since met in an attempt to resolve the dispute.
But it now appears more than 50,000 medics will get the chance to vote over whether they want to take action.
The last time doctors went on strike was over a pension dispute in 2012.
The current row is over a new contract, due to be introduced in August 2016.
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Critics have argued the deal could mean 15% pay cuts for doctors, with "normal hours" re-classed as being from 07:00 to 22:00 from Monday to Saturday.
It means extra payments for unsociable working will only be given outside of these times, rather than for work outside the current arrangements of 07:00 to 19:00 Monday to Friday.
The government has described the current contracts as "outdated" and "unfair", pointing out they were introduced in the 1990s.
Ministers drew up plans to change the contract in 2012 but talks broke down last year.
The government has indicated it will impose the new contract in England next year.
Scotland and Wales have said they do not want to introduce the changes, while Northern Ireland has yet to make a decision.
BMA junior doctors leader, Dr Johann Malawana, said the decision to ballot members had not been "taken lightly".
"The government's refusal to work with us through genuine negotiations and their threat to impose new contracts that we believe are unsafe for patients and unfair for doctors, leaves us with few options," he said.
The landslide hit early on Sunday at a site in Fujian province's Taining county, where a hydropower project was being built, Xinhua news agency said.
The landslide is believed to have been triggered by heavy rain.
China's president and prime minister both called for an all-out effort to save the missing men.
Officials said on Sunday evening that more than 600 rescuers were at the scene, using sniffer dogs, specialist equipment and heavy excavator vehicles.
Thirteen injured people are in hospital in a stable condition, Xinhua reported.
The agency said rainfall in the Taining region had been 35% higher than average this year. In the 24 hours before the landslide, 215.7mm of rain fell in the area around the construction site.
A leaked report also alleges Mahboob Hussain tipped off his son about the upcoming sale of a Sandwell Council property
Author James Goudie QC suggested Labour's Mr Hussain committed six council code of conduct breaches.
Mr Hussain, now suspended by Labour, has previously denied any wrongdoing.
He said he could not comment now as the contents of the report were "confidential".
Former economy chief councillor Ian Jones and Mr Hussain stood down from the ruling cabinet after investigations began, but both had their suspensions from the Labour party lifted before elections on 5 May.
Mr Hussain has been suspended afresh, the party confirmed.
The authority commissioned law firm Gowling WLG to investigate alleged irregularities in the sale of the authority's former properties from 2011-2013.
Publication of this report has been delayed after legal action by "one of the parties named", the council said, but documents leaked to the BBC shed light on its findings.
On the parking tickets, Mr Hussain gave evidence denying he sought favourable treatment.
Mr Goudie QC found Mr Hussain requested "in effect" for parking tickets for his wife and an unnamed son to be cancelled.
He said the wife's penalty was cancelled, while his son's was reduced.
This was among three occasions Mr Hussain allegedly broke the Member Code for councillors to help his family, according to the QC.
Gowling WLG investigated alleged irregularities in the sale of the authority's former properties from 2011-2013, including three old public toilet blocks and a former coroner's office in Smethwick.
A parallel police investigation ended in March with no further action.
Mr Goudie said publication of the Gowling report was "strongly in the public interest".
The QC suggested Mr Hussain's breaches of the Member Code included:
Mr Hussain gave evidence he did not know who was buying the toilet blocks because the purchase was through a company name, not the name of his friend.
He said he had not been consulted and had not been aware of the price.
Mr Jones gave evidence saying he did not know the relationship between Mr Hussain and the toilet blocks' buyer. The QC said this meant there was no misconduct issue by Mr Jones.
Mr Jones also said he could not comment now because the report was confidential. He has previously dubbed the investigations a "witch-hunt" and disputed the truth of the allegations.
Mr Hafeez, who was arrested last year, provided no evidence to the council's solicitors despite requests, the QC wrote. He has not yet responded to further questions from the BBC.
Police told him in November 2015 he would face no action.
He said in November his arrest "did not relate to the sale or purchase of any former Sandwell Council properties" and he was "considering taking legal action against a number of individuals and organisations".
Caoimhin McSherry, 22, from Belfast, was also disqualified from driving for five years.
He earlier pleaded guilty to causing serious injury to Malcolm Robinson by driving dangerously last September.
Sentence had been deferred at Edinburgh Sheriff Court until Thursday.
McSherry had also admitted failing to stop after the accident on 27 September failing to report the accident, and, having 29 microgrammes of alcohol in his breath when the limit is 22.
Fiscal Depute Rosanna Chapman told Sheriff Norman McFadyen that McSherry had been working in Edinburgh since July 2015 along with two colleagues.
They were staying in the Travelodge at the airport, socialised with each other at the weekends and planned to watch the Ireland v Scotland rugby international after work.
The men finished work at 14:00 and went to a pub in Victoria Street.
"They consumed a number of pints of beer," said the fiscal.
She added that the men had discussed buying some food and getting a taxi back to the hotel, but McSherry said he would drive them home.
Ms Chapman said: "His colleagues told him that was not a good idea as he had been drinking."
As the men were walking towards Waverley Bridge, the fiscal said McSherry refused to get a taxi and told the others he would drive them to the hotel.
"The others decided it was best to go with the accused," she added.
At about 21:50, Mr Robinson, who had been in the Grassmarket also watching the rugby match, was making his way over a pedestrian crossing.
McSherry was approaching in his car and, said the fiscal, one of his colleagues told him to "watch out".
"The accused attempted to apply the brakes, but struck Mr Robinson on the right hand side of his body causing him to go up on the bonnet of the car and hit the right-hand side of the windscreen which cracked," said Ms Chapman.
She continued: "Mr Robinson fell off the bonnet onto the ground and was lying unconscious.
"The accused accelerated his car and drove over Mr Robinson. A number of people saw him just driving over the man and dialled 999 for the police and ambulance."
Ms Chapman said Mr Robinson was placed on life-support and suffered a collapsed lung, damage to his liver and abdomen, damage to his right shoulder, hip and fractured ribs and spent six weeks in hospital.
He still had restricted movement in his shoulder and the psychological impact of the accident had led to insomnia and anxiety. He was still receiving physiotherapy.
Defence solicitor Ewan Roy told Sheriff McFadyen that his client's actions had been "deplorable" and he would have to live with the shame of the incident.
Sentencing McSherry, Sheriff McFadyen described the events as "a shocking sequence of drink-driving".
Clever clogs Lloyds, that most politically astute of banks, has responded by announcing that if you want to borrow more than £500,000, you will only get the loan if its value is no greater than four times the income of your household.
"Wah?" you may say, if you are of a certain age. "When I was a lad, you were lucky to get a loan of three times income."
Which only goes to show that some pretty racy mortgages are being written by banks and building societies in the London and south east.
Perhaps the most amazing thing said by Lloyds yesterday is that this new constraint would have an impact on 8% of its London home loans business (and see my piece on last night's News at Ten for more on all of this).
Bloomin' 'eck.
So to repeat what I said yesterday, it would be a bit odd if the Bank of England's new Financial Policy Committee did nought next month to take some of the heat out of the residential property market.
Anyway, this is a long pre-amble to a tangential point, which is that not all Mark Carney's colleagues at the Bank regard the bubblelicious housing market as the most worrying possible sinkhole on our journey to the sunny uplands of renewed prosperity.
Which may surprise you a bit. But they take the view that after years of stagnation, property prices were bound to get a bit racy, once we all got a sniff of economic recovery. But that the Bank has important new tools to insulate banks and the wider economy from extreme housing-related shocks.
Hmmm. We'll see. The Financial Policy Committee's new tools are untested. Gawd knows whether they'll be used in a timely and appropriate way, or whether they'll have adverse unexpected consequences.
But I suppose the bigger point is that British homes aren't the only asset currently looking a bit toppy, in the jargon.
I am prohibited from recounting the contents of private conversations with Bank brains on all this. But I can give you this resonant quote from Charlie Bean, the retiring deputy governor of the Bank of England, who last night gave a valedictory speech at the London School of Economics.
This is what Mr Bean said: "Implied volatilities in many financial markets have been at historically low levels for some time. Together with low safe interest rates in the advance economies, that has underpinned a renewed search for yield and encouraged carry trades [where investors borrow cheaply to invest in assets offering a nominally higher return, but where that return is not necessarily higher when underlying risk is taken into account].
"Taken in isolation, this is eerily reminiscent of what happened in the run-up to the crisis".
Or to put it another way, those controlling the world's great pools of money believe the world is a much safer place than it really is, and are taking foolhardy risks with their investments.
In fact, the Bank's internal analysis shows that investors are behaving more irrationally and exuberantly even than perhaps implied by Mr Bean - the volatility of a raft of the world's most liquid and important assets, from shares, to currencies to government bonds, is lower even than at the peak of the boom before the devastating crash of 2007-8.
So as and when any of the following possible accidents materialise - exacerbation of turmoil in Ukraine, a hard financial landing in China, cack-handed end of the era of free money in the developed economies, inter alia - "we may yet encounter a few potholes".
Or so Mr Bean puts it, perhaps euphemistically.
One of the great possible sources of future instability is the great overhang of government and official debt acquired by the central banks of the big rich economies through the money-creation exercise known as quantitative easing.
Mr Bean signals that the Bank of England will not wish merely to sit on the £375bn of gilts or UK government bonds it has bought, and see that debt mountain gradually shrink as the Treasury repays on the assorted due dates.
If the Bank were to do that, the unwinding of quantitative easing, the withdrawal of the new cash from the economy, would take around 50 years - which would be too long, he seems to think.
So at some point, he says, the Bank of England will start to flog some of this stuff back to investors.
When?
Well it ain't going to be very soon. Because there is a risk that investors and the market would react quite adversely - pushing down the price of debt, and increasing implied interest rates pretty sharply.
There could, therefore, be an over-reaction, in which the price of money would rise sharply, to the detriment of the wider economy.
Which is why Mr Bean says the Bank cannot start to sell its gilts till the official interest rate has been raised to a high enough level, such that the Bank could make an emergency cut in it, as a form of evasive action.
But in spelling that out, Mr Bean has telegraphed to hedge funds and other investors the rules of a potentially lucrative game - the losers of which could be all of us. In that the rational thing for any investor to do would be to dump gilts in size as the Bank's policy rate was raised, to pre-empt and perhaps even deter possible gilt sales by the Bank (such that the investors could buy the gilts back at a depressed price, in the expectation of a bounce).
Lucky Mr Bean is, of course, exiting the crucible of all this potential future mayhem before we find out whether the Bank of England will show wisdom and sensitivity in disposing of the debt and withdrawing £375bn of cash from the economy, or will emulate his famously accident-prone namesake.
28 August 2015 Last updated at 08:18 BST
After winning gold in the 200m sprint, Usain ran over to thank the audience for their support.
However, a Chinese camerman riding a segway, lost control and crashed into Bolt knocking them both over.
Luckily they weren't hurt and Bolt sprang back up again.
Usain said he doesn't think the fall will impact his next race in the men's 4x100m relay on Saturday.
Kevin de Bruyne was the first to miss in the opening period, seeing the Dutch goalkeeper push his effort away, and Sergio Aguero saw the same outcome in the second half.
Despite dominating possession, City went behind as Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring with a cool finish.
Nolito headed in for the hosts from David Silva's inch-perfect cross, but De Bruyne had a drive brilliantly saved by Stekelenburg, as City failed to find the winner.
Following their perfect start to the season when they won their opening six games, City have stumbled in their past two with defeat at Tottenham and this draw against Everton.
Boss Pep Guardiola stood scratching his head on the touchline in the second half, during a game in which his side had 19 shots and 72% possession but only found the net once.
Leroy Sane was given his first Premier League start for City and the German international showed his promise with an impressive performance, while Raheem Sterling also threatened with his pace.
But it was the host's philosophy of trying to work the ball into the net which let them down, finding a resolute Everton defence that sat deep to snuff out wave after wave of opposition attack.
Having somehow fallen behind, City did manage to grab an equaliser through substitute Nolito's header from close range.
Ronald Koeman's side could have broken into the top-four with victory, and took the lead against the run of play through Lukaku, who ran clear from the halfway line and slid home the opener.
Team-mate Ashley Williams showed his steeliness at the back by making 13 clearances - more than any other player on the pitch.
But defensive partner Phil Jagielka had a shocker, conceding both penalties after tripping Silva by sticking his leg out and a hack on Aguero inside the area.
Everton had goalkeeper Stekelenburg to thank for keeping out two spot-kicks, as well as further excellent stops from Aguero - who started on the bench - and De Bruyne.
The Belgian, in his attempts to get City on the front foot, lost possession 32 times in the match.
Centre-back John Stones made 77 league appearances for Everton before joining City in the summer for a huge £47.5m.
Although he is now learning to bring the ball forward at the right time and clearing it to safety when required, there is still work to do on the Englishman's game.
For Everton's goal, he found himself beyond the halfway line, failing to win the ball as Bolasie intelligently nipped in front to nick the ball.
It left City with a gaping hole in defence, and Lukaku against Gael Clichy was no contest as the Belgian shrugged past the Frenchman to score.
Former England defender Martin Keown on BBC Radio 5 live:
"It was a good, honest performance from Everton and they deserve this point today. For all Manchester City's dominance you have to praise what has been a gallant performance by Everton.
"You look at the two managers and Ronald Koeman will be happier than Pep Guardiola. City dominate and play football of the highest quality but just missed that little bit in the final third today."
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola: "We did absolutely everything. Everton created just one chance which was a goal. I'm a little bit sad and disappointed for the players. But it's a big compliment to Everton and Ronald Koeman so I say to them 'well done'."
Everton manager Ronald Koeman: "I am satisfied with a point because not many teams leave this stadium with a point. You need to be a little bit lucky and a goalkeeper to have the match of his life, and you need a work-rate from your team. A big compliment to the team because we fight."
Everton travel to Burnley in the league on Saturday, 22 October (kick-off 15:00 BST), while City host Southampton the next day (kick-off 13:30).
Match ends, Manchester City 1, Everton 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Everton 1.
Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
Kevin Mirallas (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Gareth Barry (Everton) because of an injury.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
James McCarthy (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Everton. Ramiro Funes Mori replaces Tom Cleverley.
Substitution, Manchester City. Vincent Kompany replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin Mirallas (Everton).
Ashley Williams (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ashley Williams (Everton).
Substitution, Everton. Kevin Mirallas replaces Yannick Bolasie.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maarten Stekelenburg.
Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by David Silva.
Seamus Coleman (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Gareth Barry (Everton).
Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
Romelu Lukaku (Everton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, Everton. Tom Cleverley tries a through ball, but Seamus Coleman is caught offside.
Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
Phil Jagielka (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal! Manchester City 1, Everton 1. Nolito (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Silva with a cross.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Maarten Stekelenburg.
Attempt saved. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by David Silva.
Substitution, Manchester City. Nolito replaces Leroy Sané.
Penalty saved! Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top right corner.
Penalty Manchester City. Sergio Agüero draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Phil Jagielka (Everton) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Bryan Oviedo.
Goal! Manchester City 0, Everton 1. Romelu Lukaku (Everton) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Bolasie.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Phil Jagielka.
Attempt blocked. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
Robin Barton was prevented from selling Art Buff after a charity obtained a High Court injunction following its removal in 2014.
The tenant of the building, Dreamland Leisure Limited, was told it did not have rights over the painting.
Mr Barton said he only later discovered a freeholder owned the building.
Art Buff, which depicts a woman staring at an empty plinth, appeared on a wall in Folkestone in September 2014.
Mr Barton said he had been under the impression the mural was owned by Dreamland Leisure Limited which is linked to Dreamland park owners, the Godden family.
He admitted he should have checked who owned the painting.
"It was only months later it was discovered there was a 'larger freeholder'," he said.
"I work on handshakes only, so it was a mistake on my part," Mr Barton told BBC South East Inside Out programme.
Art Buff appeared in the heart of Folkestone's Creative Quarter during the 2014 Folkestone Triennial and was removed before the end of the art festival.
In September 2014 Mr Barton sent the painting to Miami to be sold at auction on behalf of the Godden family, expecting it to fetch up to £470,000, but it did not sell.
"They tend to take two or three years to sell," he said.
"With the Art Buff piece itself, it's not a pretty thing so you have to have a back story which is going to make it collectable to someone."
The Creative Foundation, a charity which runs the Folkestone Triennial art event, obtained an injunction in the High Court against Dreamland Leisure Limited and Jeremy and Jordan Godden preventing them from selling or otherwise dealing with it.
It was returned to Folkestone in October but has not gone back on public display.
BBC Inside Out South East is on BBC One in the South East region on Monday 25 January at 19:30 BST, nationwide on the BBC iPlayer for 28 days thereafter.
The deal to bring the 24-year-old to Teesside exceeds the £12.7m paid to Dutch side Heerenveen for Brazil striker Afonso Alves in January 2008.
Forest said the fee agreed met a buyout clause in Assombalonga's contract.
Assombalonga overcame a career-threatening knee injury to score 14 goals in 33 games for Forest last term.
"I can't wait to get started and train with the boys," he told Boro's club website. "There's a good feeling around the place. From the minute I walked in it felt right."
Assombalonga, who had signed a new five-year deal at the City Ground in September 2016, also broke Forest's record fee when he joined from Peterborough in August 2014 for around £5.5m.
He caught the attention of Forest with 33 goals in 58 games in his one season at London Road after prolific spells at Braintree and Southend United.
Boro have already added Denmark forward Martin Braithwaite from Toulouse, Norwich midfielder Jonny Howson and Derby defender Cyrus Christie to their senior squad on permanent deals this summer, as well as signing defender Connor Roberts on loan from Swansea.
Find all the latest football transfers on our dedicated page.
When you think where Bangladesh were after lunch - 171-1 - to be bowled out for 220 is a real transformation.
I thought Bangladesh, who were just 23 runs short of their victory target in Chittagong, having never beaten England before, played it very well to start with.
From that Chittagong Test they realised England are vulnerable in these conditions and they thought they'd go out and chase them.
They played very aggressively, trying to set up a game to bowl England out twice.
Tamim played brilliantly for his 104 and had great support from Mominul Haque, who made 66 in that second-wicket partnership of 170.
It was the introduction of Ben Stokes that changed the game and he's a real talisman for England now.
He's feared by the opposition, deeply respected and he has earned it.
Man of the match in the first Test, he bowled brilliantly again, with 2-13 from 11 overs.
He switched ends to bowl from the far end and got his line right, he reverse swung the ball both ways, not much - just enough - and had them guessing.
Stokes just didn't give them anything and with the Bangladesh batsmen trying to be positive against Moeen at the other end, they got out and the spinner picked up 5-57.
You do bowl as a pair and those two teamed up brilliantly.
The worry for England is how they are going to rest Stokes, who contributes so much with bat, ball and in the field.
They rested Stuart Broad here ahead of the five-match series in India starting next month, but how are they going to give Stokes a break?
They are going to have to try. Yet how do you leave a player like Ben Stokes out of your team - you just can't do it.
You certainly wouldn't want to play him just as a batsman, so he's not going to have a break all winter I wouldn't think. He's going to be worn out by the end of the India Test series in mid-December.
It's possible they will rest him for the three one-day matches and Twenty20 internationals that start on 15 January but for now it's Tests all the way and England face a really hard tour of India, where they simply can't leave him out.
Stokes thrives on a heavy workload in any case. All-rounders are generally like that, they relish being in the game.
Stokes gave England real control again with the ball from the one end and Moeen tightened up as well, improved his confidence and got into the wickets.
The three spinners were all a bit disappointing to start with, Tamim was positive against them and they didn't bowl very well.
They were picked off and easily milked for runs.
Left-arm spinner Zafar Ansari looked a bit nervous, which is perfectly understandable on Test debut, and Adil Rashid bowled a couple of nice googlies to the left-handers but overall they weren't creating any pressure.
They didn't bowl a maiden between them until about the 20th over they bowled as a unit, and that's an indication of the lack of control they had.
That still remains an issue but Moeen bowls good balls and gets people out.
It will continue to be a case of trying to get some consistency out of him and build pressure with maidens, but he is still England's number one spinner.
England lost early wickets again and the top order is struggling.
When you are batting and the ball is spinning you need a fair amount of luck to survive and, at the moment, England don't seem to have a lot of that, but then Bangladesh didn't either.
All it does is put into context how brilliantly Tamim played for his third hundred against England. We were very lucky to watch it.
Jonathan Agnew was speaking to BBC Sport's Jamie Lillywhite
Maddi Runkles, 18, who attends a small private Christian school in Maryland, has been told she is not welcome at the event, on 2 June, because she must be "accountable for her immorality".
Instead, her parents have decided to organise a special party for their daughter the following day.
The decision by the board of governors of the Heritage Academy, in Hagerstown, has drawn criticism on social media from those who say the school is showing no Christian compassion to the teenager.
"Heritage Academy has opportunity to demonstrate love & grace of Jesus. Instead choosing judgement & shame," tweeted @WineyKnitter.
Dawn McQueen-Shaw also reprimanded the school board for not allowing Ms Runkles to "walk", take part in the graduation ceremony, writing; "My Jesus would not prevent Maddi Runkles from walking, He would've walked with her! Unlike the board full of hypocrisy."
And "proud Christian" Ta Mika wrote: "The Bible says all fall short of god's glory. What happened to truth and grace?"
Ms Runkles, who had been president of the student council, is among the highest academic achievers in her year.
The teenager told CBS she had briefly considered having an abortion but "did the right thing" in deciding to keep her baby, a boy.
Various people lobbied on behalf of Ms Runkles, including her father, who eventually resigned as president of the school board over the matter.
'She was immoral'
Scott Runkles had still been on the board when his daughter was suspended for two days but stepped aside from being directly involved in the decision about her attendance at the graduation ceremony.
Mr Runkles, a bank vice-president, told the New York Times: "Typically, when somebody breaks a rule, you punish them at the time they break the rule.
"That way, the punishment is behind them, and they're moving forward with a clean slate.
"With Maddi, her punishment was set four months out.
"It's ruined her senior year."
Pupils at the school are expected to agree to a code of conduct that includes that "no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of the marriage commitment between a man and a woman".
Ms Runkles also had support from anti-abortion organisations, including Students for Life.
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In a statement, the school's head teacher, David R Hobbs, wrote: "Let me clarify some facts.
"Maddi is being disciplined, not because she's pregnant, but because she was immoral... her immorality is the original choice she made that began this situation."
Mr Hobbs denied he and the board were "harsh, cruel, hard-hearted men", adding that on the night of the graduation ceremony, he wanted "God to be glorified in a dignified manner".
Mr Runkles told the New York Times his family had arranged their own graduation party for his daughter on 3 June.
Ms Runkles says she will bring up her son, who is due in September, with the support of her parents.
She has refused to name the father but has said he does not attend Heritage Academy.
By Annie Flury, UGC and Social News Team
Seven of the group's albums entered this week's Billboard 200 chart, with their debut 1986 record Licence to Ill the highest entry at number 18.
The trio's albums collectively sold 55,000 copies in the two days after Yauch's death, compared to 4,000 the previous week.
The rapper, better known as his alias MCA, died on 4 May of cancer aged 47.
The other albums to return to the chart included compilation Solid Gold Hits at 51, Paul's Boutique at 56 and Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 at 107.
The band's fourth album, 1994's Ill Communication also came in at 109, with Check Your Head at 124 and The Sounds of Science at 141.
In terms of digital downloads, the group also sold 151,000 tracks - up from 14,000 the week before.
The most popular track was Brass Monkey from Licensed to Ill with 15,000 downloads.
Online music streaming site Spotify also said it saw a 17-fold increase in people listening to Beastie Boys songs after Yauch's death.
Figures only account for the first two days after the rapper's death as Nielsen SoundScan - the company which tracks US music sales - collects weekly data until Sunday.
Sales for the group's music is expected to be higher next week.
Joseph Pearce, 45, from Clogharevan Park in Bessbrook, County Armagh was refused bail.
He is charged with two counts of collecting information likely to be of use to terrorists.
Mr Pearce was allegedly referred to by a co-accused as providing a "world of information" on potential targets.
He was one of a number of men arrested after a house at Ardcarn Park was raided on 10 November after being bugged by MI5 for three months.
Seven other men have already been charged with a range of terrorist offences based on this evidence.
The court was told that at the meetings, weapons and procuring explosives, fund-raising, making and transporting a bomb and potential police and prison officer targets, were also discussed.
According to the prosecution Mr Pearce attended just one of the bugged meetings, held in October.
The court heard that before he arrived, co-accused Patrick Joseph Blair was recorded phoning and asking him to join the group.
Mr Blair, 59 of Villas Park, Dundalk, was remanded last month charged with directing terrorism and membership of a proscribed organisation.
Prosecution counsel said Mr Blair could be heard telling others in the house that Pearce was a "world of information".
It was claimed that he said: "He (Mr Pearce) must've given us about four different cops, five cops, the governor, that Brit."
Mr Blair allegedly went on to claim that he was able to provide details of a specific police officer that enabled reconnaissance to be carried out.
Less than 20 minutes later Mr Pearce arrived at the house and imparted a range of information during ongoing talks, according to the prosecution.
Mr Justice Treacy was told the group discussed a pet shop in Belfast frequented by loyalist paramilitaries.
Mr Pearce then allegedly described the location of a businessman's home he had visited, the ease with which entry could be gained, the occupant's obvious wealth and vulnerability to coercion and robbery.
"He also tells how he was recently passing the college near Jordanstown, saw numerous British soldiers in uniform standing outside and described how they would be 'such a handy touch'," the prosecution lawyer said.
During the conversation it was claimed that he also named a man who recently joined the Army, giving details on where he lives.
Loyalists suspected of laundering drug money were also referred to, the court heard.
On being prompted, Mr Pearce allegedly then named a prison officer and described in detail his routine and leisure habits.
"He goes on to outline the address of a home of a relative who the prison officer often visits and how he goes rambling with his children from the address," the prosecutor said.
Opposing bail, she argued that even if he is not accused of taking part in terrorist activities, he has supplied information to facilitate others.
The court heard police plan to speak with two of the individuals named in the conversations within the next few days.
Defence lawyers contended, however, that Mr Pearce is accused of playing a lesser role than the others charged.
His barrister also claimed some of the allegations against his client were based on potentially exaggerated hearsay evidence from Mr Blair.
But refusing bail, Mr Justice Treacy pointed out that Mr Pearce is alleged to have been "an enthusiastic provider of information".
He added: "It goes without saying in the context of this case, and the ongoing terrorist campaign being conducted by dissident organisations, that these are very serious charges."
Rhona McKinlay said 84-year-old William was left "utterly humiliated" for hours at the Latimer Grange home with a circle drawn around his chair.
The ex-prison officer said she had seen inmates treated better than her father.
Home owner Anthony Lampitt was contacted by the BBC, but a solicitor and PR firm responded on his behalf.
A spokesman for the home said it took "all allegations very seriously" and was "confident we provide a good standard of care".
Northamptonshire County Council and Northamptonshire Police are investigating.
Mrs McKinlay said her father also suffered bruising, flea bites and was not fed properly by carers at the home in Burton Latimer.
She recorded all her concerns in a diary, in which she wrote: "Dad saturated in urine, sitting in chair, wet to his knees and up his back.
"Anthony Lampitt drew a chalk ring around my Dad and made him sit back down. He was utterly humiliated."
One former care worker, who did want to be named, told the BBC it had been her job to return Mr McKinlay to the chair.
A chalk circle had been drawn around the furniture to alert others it had been soiled and required cleaning, which is common practice in homes.
She said: "Mr Lampitt said to put him back there 'as he is not going to urinate everywhere else'.
"He wanted to keep him there. That made me feel guilty. I felt like crying."
Mrs McKinlay said matters reached a head when Mr Lampitt said her father was being put on a new drug.
She said she denied him permission to do so, but was shocked to find he had told carers to administer the medication anyway.
The home's spokesman said it was legally required to follow the advice given by GPs and community psychiatric nurses and it had a robust medicines management policy.
Mrs McKinlay said on another occasion she found a large bruise on her father's stomach, but staff could not explain how it happened.
"The weight was falling off my dad. At one point he was covered in flea bites. They had to have the place fumigated," she said.
"They couldn't be bothered feeding him. He couldn't see the food put in front of him and doesn't have the mental capacity to eat properly himself.
"It was terrible."
The carer said if there was a shortage of meals on a specific day food "would not [be given] to residents with dementia as they would not remember".
Another member of staff, who also wanted to remain anonymous, alleged residents were left for months without being bathed.
"One time we took [William's] top off and he had 16 flea bites because there was a cat in the home," she said.
The care home said pets were allowed on the premises to provide a "home-away-from-home care experience" but pro-active flea treatment was undertaken.
They added there had been times the home had been "unable to meet" Mr McKinlay's care needs.
"Our home is not equipped to support individuals suffering from advanced sight and hearing loss, as well as challenging aggressive behaviours."
Mrs McKinlay said her father had been crying when she visited and had since moved to a different care home.
"The guilt was killing me," she said. "Sometimes now my dad says, 'please don't make me go back to the bad place'."
The council said prior to the launch of its investigation into Mrs McKinlay's concerns, it had suspended new admissions to Latimer Grange after a routine contract monitoring visit.
The home said it was working with the authority on a number of actions and the "health, welfare and safety" of residents was "our primary focus."
A council spokesman said it was aware of the issues raised by Mr McKinlay's family about the quality of care at the home.
"We are working closely with the private care home provider and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to investigate those concerns," they added.
In light of Mrs McKinlay's concerns, the CQC inspected the care home in February but found standards were good.
A CQC spokeswoman said it had shared details of the complaint with the home and the authority and all "had been subject to safeguarding alerts".
She added: "We are continuing to monitor this service."
Mr Lampitt previously owned two other care homes, the Da-Mar Residential Care Home in Northampton and Clifton Residential Home in Rushden.
Both were wound-up due to financial problems and had been told they required improvement following inspections.
In a video on YouTube, which has been viewed around 90,000 times, Sheeran was in a music store when he overheard a cover of his hit Thinking Out Loud.
The voice belonged to 13-year-old Sydney Bourbeau, performing at a fundraiser for Edmonton Humane Society.
"It's the best thing that's ever happened to me," she told the Edmonton Journal.
The teenager remained surprisingly calm as the Brit-winner joined her on stage and later explained: "I didn't want to stop, but I wanted to talk to him."
Sheeran left the stage after the performance, stopping to pose for some selfies with fans along the way.
Bourbeau was later texted by Sheeran's manager offering her two tickets to the singer's concert in the city on Sunday.
He is currently on a tour of Canada and North America.
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Slimming pills, drugs for erectile dysfunction and cancer medicines were taken in a series of raids.
The MHRA said criminals were making money at the expense of people's health and it was a growing problem.
Nearly 1,400 websites were closed as part of the operation.
Seven suspects are now under investigation.
The seizures were part of Operation Pangea - an international clampdown on the illegal trade in fake medicines by 115 countries.
In the UK, 6.2 million doses or medical devices were seized, worth £15.8m. Internationally, £51.6m of goods were taken.
Items seized in the UK included:
"It's amazing to me that people will buy those types of medicines over the internet," said the MHRA's head of enforcement, Alastair Jeffrey.
The drugs are not always used for their medical purposes.
Breast cancer drugs are used by some body builders to reduce their breast tissue, for example.
Many packs of narcolepsy pills were seized en route to universities, where students take them for "cognitive enhancement" - to stay awake around exam time.
Mr Jeffrey added: "Criminals involved in the illegal supply of medical products through the internet aren't interested in your health, they are interested in your money and are able to get this by selling you a potentially dangerous product or by stealing your bank details.
"To protect your health, visit your GP, get a correct diagnosis and buy medicines from a legitimate High Street or registered pharmacy which can trade online."
It is thought that people buying the drugs are made up of those who think they are buying genuine drugs and those who are getting hold of drugs a doctor would never prescribe.
The "vast majority" of the drugs came from India and China - neither country was involved in Operation Pangea.
It is unclear what the total size of the illegal drugs market in the UK is.
The MHRA said counterfeit medicines were the greatest source of profit "across the whole criminal spectrum" but insisted the UK was "way ahead of the game".
Mr Jeffrey said criminal gangs were moving into the field because, compared with illegal narcotics, sentencing was low.
"It's two years, it's not a police priority, you can use the internet as a facilitator, the risk is low and the profits are very high," he said.
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Best-selling author Nick Arnold said a field between Appledore and Northam, in Devon, played host to the bloody battle of 1069.
Mr Arnold, who wrote the Horrible Science series of books, described the clash as the "sequel" to the Norman victory of 1066.
Academics have described the find as "significant" to British history.
Mr Arnold started research into the battlefield, inspired by a story from his grandfather, five years ago.
He said the sons of the vanquished King Harold came back for a bloody "rematch" in North Devon three years after his defeat at Hastings.
More than 3,000 people died in the resulting clash, Mr Arnold said, after 64 longships "crammed with armed men" led by Godwine and Edmund arrived at Appledore on 26 June 1069.
Their army, which arrived from Ireland, met a fighting force made up of Normans, Bretons and English.
They were met and roundly defeated by forces led by Brian of Brittany in a day-long battle.
"The showdown settled once and for all who would rule England," he said.
January 1066 - Edward the Confessor dies. Harold gambles and makes a bid for the Crown, supported by all the magnates of England
14 October 1066 - Harold is defeated by William at the Battle of Hastings
October to December 1066 - A state of war continues until a deal is struck in December between William and the English magnates in which he guarantees their positions in return for their support.
25 December 1066 - William is crowned King of England in London
Mr Arnold said he was confident he had successfully narrowed down the correct site.
"By combining scientific data on the estuary with accounts of the battle it's possible to locate the fighting in a small area," he said.
"The amazing cast of supporting characters include a treacherous Abbot, a conscience-stricken Queen and a headless saint."
Mr Arnold went back to original sources including the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and consulted histories of the landscape.
He also looked at times of high water and sundown and said all of the available evidence pointed to one location.
The Devonshire Association has published Mr Arnold's research paper which is being republished by the Battlefields Trust.
Dr Benjamin Hudson from Pennsylvania State University in the US said the research was "a significant contribution to the history of medieval Britain".
Elisabeth van Houts, Professor of Medieval European History at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, said Mr Arnold had carried out "an exemplary piece of lucid writing, research and detective work".
The 29-year-old was picked ahead of the likes of boxer Nicola Adams and rower Katherine Grainger.
Murray, who inspired Great Britain to the Davis Cup in November, is the first tennis player to fill the role.
"To lead out Team GB will be an incredible honour, the biggest in sport," he said.
As well as individual gold, the Scot also won doubles silver alongside Laura Robson at the London 2012 Games.
"I obviously have great memories of London and I am 100% focused on winning here in Rio," Murray added.
"The privilege of being the flag bearer is a moment I will remember for the rest of my life and will certainly be one of the highlights of my career."
Murray is seeded second in both the men's singles and the doubles tournament in which he is teaming up with brother Jamie.
Team-mate and fellow British number one Johanna Konta is seeded 10th in the women's draw.
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A British Olympic Association panel selected Murray to be flag bearer after each sport put forward athletes to a shortlist.
Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy led Team GB into London's Olympic Stadium four years ago, while speed skater Jon Eley was selected for the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014.
The United States have nominated swimmer Michael Phelps, while hosts Brazil have chosen modern pentathlete Yana Marques.
The Russian team have selected volleyball player Sergey Tetyukhin after pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and the rest of the Russian athletics team was banned in the wake of the country's doping scandal.
Marco Balich, the executive producer of Rio 2016's opening ceremony, has said that his plans are "not an opulent show compared to London or compared to Beijing" but "full of heart and very graceful."
The ceremony begins at midnight BST on Friday night.
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The 26-year-old is contracted to Swedish club Ostersunds FK, so could only sign for the Swans when the transfer window reopens in January.
Swansea say Stockholm-born Papagiannopoulos will train with them for "a few days".
The club have a working relationship with Ostersunds, having signed forward Modou Barrow from them in 2014.
Swansea have signed two central defenders this summer - Alfie Mawson from Barnsley and Mike van der Hoorn from Ajax - while former captain Ashley Williams has joined Everton.
The ex-Coleraine and Glentoran forward, 31, was among six players to be released by Ballymena United at the end of the season.
He joins Kyle McVey and Andy Kilmartin in signing for the relegated Ports and their manager Niall Currie.
Stephen McBride, Denver Gage, Gavin Taggart, Daniel Wallace and Michael Kerr were also released by Ballymena.
Latest figures for December show 75.8% of responses to red calls arrived within eight minutes.
This is down from 78.9% in November 2016 but above the target of 65%.
The Welsh Ambulance Service also received the highest average daily number of calls on record - 1,344.
During December 2016, the service received 41,668 calls which was 7.4% up on the same month in the previous year.
Calls are graded red, amber or green and the most urgent or life threatening calls made up 4.8% of the total or 2,010 red calls.
The 75.8% response rate was better than the 72.4% which the service achieved in December 2015.
Performance ranged from 67.6% in the Hywel Dda health board area to 84.4% in Cardiff and Vale.
But average response times for less critical amber calls lengthened by over three minutes between November and December as demand increased.
There has been a general improvement in ambulance response times to the most critical calls since a new "clinical model" came into force in October 2015
Before an eight minute target applied to around 40% of calls received by the Welsh Ambulance Service.
Now the eight minute target applies to just 4% to 5% of the most critical calls, received for example if someone is unconscious and not breathing.
Meanwhile, ambulances are reaching more life or death incidents despite an increase in calls, according to another set of quarterly figures.
The NHS's Emergency Ambulance Services Committee looks at 24 different quality indicators - not just time but the quality of care patients receive.
Figures for December show in 53.9% of cases, ambulance staff handed over patients at the hospital within 15 minutes of arriving and in the last three months of the year, 14,199 hours were lost due to handover delays.
Plaid Cymru health spokesman Rhun ap Iorwerth AM focused on the percentage of patients who received the appropriate care at the scene.
"The figures are very concerning for patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Stemi) heart attacks and hip fractures, with a significant number of patients not only waiting longer for the ambulance to arrive, but not receiving the appropriate care bundle when it does arrive," he said.
"This is then made worse by almost half of patients having to wait longer than 15 minutes before being handed over to hospitals."
Conservative health spokeswoman Angela Burns said there was a "real scandal" of the Welsh Government moving the goalposts on how it measures ambulance response times to give the impression of good performance.
"Under the new model, just over 4% of ambulance calls are time-targeted," she said. "This betrays an incredible lack of accountability, particularly where conditions such as heart attack and stroke depend on the speed of treatment".
A Welsh Government spokesperson said it was testament to all those working in the service that the average response time to the most serious calls was under five minutes despite record levels of activity.
"Over 1,300 calls were made on average per day to the ambulance service last month, the highest daily rate recorded and an indicator of the pressure NHS staff have been under over recent weeks," said the spokesperson.
"There is more work to be done by NHS Wales to reduce patient handover delays and longer waiting times for non-life threatening calls and we continue to monitor the situation closely."
Ibe, 20, made 58 appearances for Liverpool after joining them from Wycombe Wanderers in 2011.
The England Under-21 winger was not a regular starter under Jurgen Klopp and was given permission to speak to the Cherries at the start of July.
"We're looking forward to seeing him to grow, he's a huge prospect," said chief executive Neil Blake.
Ibe made 12 Premier League starts for Liverpool last year and scored in the Reds final league game of the season at West Brom.
League Two side Wycombe, who had a sell-on clause after Ibe moved to Anfield, said they would discuss financial implications with Liverpool.
Ibe is Bournemouth's fifth signing of the season after Leeds United midfielder Lewis Cook joined the side on Friday.
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Chairman Ian Bankier staged a passionate defence of Ian Livingston - a Conservative peer who recently voted in favour of cuts to tax credits.
He claimed Livingston had been "subject to a torrent of utterly base personal abuse conducted over social media".
"The messages posted, in quite a few cases, are criminally racist," he said.
The decision by Livingston, a former minister for trade and investment, to vote in favour of the UK Government's tax credit cuts policy in the House of Lords prompted a section of the Celtic support to start an online petition calling for his removal.
Almost 10,000 have signed it, but the proposal to re-elect him to Celtic's board is likely to be carried when the votes are counted.
One shareholder was given a rousing round of applause when he claimed Livingston's "role in society is contrary to the ethos of the club".
"Ian Livingston is a consummately able business executive," said Bankier in response.
"We are grateful that he is prepared to devote his time and considerable talents to the affairs of this club.
"The fact that he also happens to be a member of the House of Lords creates no conflict of interest with the business of Celtic."
Footballing matters caused minimal controversy at the annual meeting, but Bankier was also forced to respond to criticism of Celtic's refusal to sign up as official Living Wage employers.
He said it was "not in the interests of the business or the club", but it was the campaign against Livingston that appeared to particularly anger the chairman.
"I condemn this activity and appeal to you to see it for what it is because intolerance soon leads to hatred and hatred leads to a lot worse as we well know," he said.
"Our fans come from every quarter of society and share the common bond of supporting the team.
"We are not a conduit for political statements and campaigns. No fan or section of fans has the right to set up a stall that proclaims political intolerance in the name of what they invariably cite as their club."
The gathering at Celtic Park came after another eventful year for the Glasgow club.
They retained their league title once again last season and lead the Scottish Premiership in this campaign.
However, they failed to progress to the Champions League group stages under Norwegian Deila.
Club captain Scott Brown on Thursday urged fans to "keep faith" with the club, promising they will return to the Champions League group stage.
Gemma Bagshaw, who was heavily pregnant at the time, and husband Ben have lived in a rented flat since last October.
They were among four families who had been unable to return to their homes after the the 33ft (10m) deep hole appeared in Fontmell Close, St Albans.
It will be the first time their son Finley, who was born a week after the sinkhole appeared, has been home.
The one-year-old looked on as St Albans mayor Frances Leonard cut a ribbon to mark the reopening of the cul-de-sac.
His father Ben said it will be "lovely" to be home together for Christmas.
Following the collapse in the early hours of 1 October, families in more than 50 homes were left without power, water or sanitation before temporary solutions were provided for the majority.
The Bagshaws were evacuated on the night and left the house, with heavily pregnant Mrs Bagshaw clutching her hospital bag.
Finley was born a week later and for the past year they have been renting a flat with the cost covered by their insurance.
"It was just really shocking, we were both on edge, my wife was almost ready to have her first baby and we'd suddenly just seen the road collapse around us," Mr Bagshaw said.
"The fact we've got [back] in December is going to be a real big win for us and it's going to be a lovely first Christmas at home for the new baby - it's going to be like a new house to us."
Fontmell Close is on the site of a former claypit, and mine workings have been blamed for the road's collapse.
The hole was filled with 48 lorry-loads of foamed concrete but before permanent repairs could be carried out, investigators had to ensure there was no further cause for concern.
Richard Knight from Hertsfordshire County Council said: "This probably is one of the safest roads in Hertfordshire now because we've done 40-odd bore holes to make sure what is under the road.
"We coordinated with all the utility companies to make sure everything was done properly but quickly."
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the lawsuit on behalf of the parents of two children were handcuffed by the "school resource officer".
A video shows a boy with his arms handcuffed above his elbows.
The 52lb (24 kg) child is kept in restraints for 15 minutes.
The video - filmed in November 2014 - shows the handcuffs placed around the eight-year-old boy's biceps. His wrists are too small to fit inside the handcuffs.
"You don't get to swing at me like that," security officer Kevin Sumner, who is also a local deputy sheriff, tells the detained boy who cries throughout the video.
"You can do what we've asked you to, or you can suffer the consequences," he scolds, as the boy complains of pain.
The ACLU claims that the boy in the video, as well as a nine-year-old girl who was also handcuffed by Mr Sumner, have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
They allege that the Kenton County Sheriff's Office violated the Americans with Disabilities Act based on its treatment of the children.
Kentucky laws ban school officials from physically restraining children that are known to have disabilities.
Disabled children make up 12% of students in public schools, but they account for 75% of the students who are physically restrained by adults, according to the US Department of Education.
"Shackling children is not okay. It is traumatising, and in this case it is also illegal,'' Susan Mizner, disability counsel for the ACLU said in a news release.
"These disciplinary practices also feed into the 'school-to-prison pipeline,' where children are funnelled out of public schools and into the criminal justice system," the ACLU's statement says.
A lawyer for the deputy sheriff told the Associated Press that Sumner placed the children in restraints because "they were placing themselves and other people in danger of harm, and that's what the book says to do".
In Scotland, death rates for breast cancer have fallen by 33%, bowel cancer by 30%, lung cancer by 23% and prostate cancer by 11%.
The figures come as the charity launches a new marketing campaign called We Will Beat Cancer Sooner.
It calls on everyone across Scotland to join the fight against the disease now.
Lung, breast, bowel and prostate cancers together account for almost half of all cancer deaths in the UK every year.
Cancer Research UK said breast cancer scientists had been responsible for improving detection through screening, developing more specialist care and more effective treatments such as improved surgery, radiotherapy and drugs.
In Scotland, about 1,300 people died of the disease per year 20 years ago, compared with 1,000 every year now.
The charity said research had also meant fewer bowel cancer patients were dying thanks to improved early detection and the development of better treatments.
Today almost 200 fewer Scots a year die from bowel cancer than 20 years ago.
Cancer Research UK said there had been little improvement in the outlook for those diagnosed with lung cancer, so it had made it a priority to stem lung cancer mortality through earlier diagnosis and trials for improved treatments.
Improvements in treatment - including surgery, hormone therapy, and radiotherapy - as well as earlier diagnosis, are thought to have contributed to the trend of reduced prostate cancer death rates.
But not all cancer death rates have dropped.
Mortality rates in liver, pancreatic, melanoma, oral and some digestive cancers have all increased.
Lisa Adams, Cancer Research UK's spokeswoman for Scotland, said: "The latest figures highlight the good news, that research continues to save lives from cancer and offer hope that this progress will continue.
"But while the death rate for the four biggest cancer killers falls, it's vital to remember that we need to do more to help bring even better results over the coming years.
"There are more than 200 different forms of the disease. For some of these, the advances are less impressive, such as pancreatic, oesophageal and liver cancer. Far too many lives continue to be affected by the disease.
"That's why we're calling on people across Scotland to back our new campaign and join the fight against cancer because, together, we will beat cancer."
The Welsh government has paid £1,500-a-week to have them on the A40 near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, as one side of the carriageway has subsidence.
But the area affected is twice as long as first thought.
A spokesman said work could only start once nearby land has been bought.
Councillor Haydn Hudson said: "We as a community want to know what's going on.
"Lets sort it out and let's get it done. There's another summer coming and we're losing holiday trade because people don't want to travel on this road."
The Welsh government said it was mindful the situation had been frustrating for people but the works had proved to be a "complex project".
A statement added: "An investigation of the site established that the affected area was almost twice as long as the initial estimated 110 metres, which required further investigation and plans were revised accordingly.
"Resolving the issue has been further complicated by the need for us to purchase land from the owners to allow the repair works to go ahead."
BBC Wales understands negotiations over the land are now in the process of being finalised but what has angered many residents is the staggering costs that have built up while that has been ongoing.
In a letter to Llandovery town council, Transport Minister Edwina Hart said she hoped an agreement would be reached soon and the scheme could commence before the end of the year.
The lifetime ban on visas would apply even to those travelling as tourists, for business, or who married an Australian.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the move would send "the strongest possible signal" to people-smugglers.
The proposed ban is to be put to parliament later this week.
Australia transports asylum seekers who arrive by boat to off-shore processing centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea's Manus Island.
Even if found to be genuine refugees, they are already blocked from being resettled in Australia. They can either return home, be resettled on Manus or Nauru, or go to a third country.
The new legislation would apply to all those sent to Nauru and Manus from 19 July 2013, including those who have returned home, and anyone who arrives in the future. Children, however, would be exempt.
"This is a battle of will between the Australian people, represented by its government, and the criminal gangs of people-smugglers," Mr Turnbull said.
"You should not underestimate the scale of the threat. These people-smugglers are the worst criminals imaginable. They have a multibillion-dollar business. We have to be very determined to say no to their criminal plans."
He added: "If they seek to bring people to Australia those passengers will never settle in this country."
The law will directly affect about 3,000 adult refugees being housed on Manus, Nauru or in Australia undergoing medical treatment.
Australia's Labor opposition says it is yet to decide whether to back the new law.
Australia has been repeatedly criticised for its tough policy on refugees and asylum seekers.
Earlier this month, a report by Amnesty International compared its camp on Nauru to an open-air prison.
Mr Turnbull dismissed the report's findings as "absolutely false".
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She told the party's Glasgow conference that an Independence Referendum Bill would be published next week.
It marks the first step to holding a second vote.
Ms Sturgeon said Scotland had the right to choose a different path if it was not allowed to protect its interests "within the UK".
The first Scottish independence referendum, which took place on 18 September, 2014, resulted in 55% of voters saying "no".
Ms Sturgeon told delegates that Scotland had the right to seek something better if there were prospects of an unstable future as part of the UK.
She said: "I am determined that Scotland will have the ability to reconsider the question of independence and to do so before the UK leaves the EU - if that is necessary to protect our country's interests.
"So, I can confirm today that the Independence Referendum Bill will be published for consultation next week."
On 24 June, the day after the UK voted to leave the EU, Ms Sturgeon said a second independence referendum was "highly likely".
Those who voted in Scotland backed remaining in Europe by 62% to 38% while the UK as a whole backed leave, by a margin of 52% to 48%.
However, Scottish Secretary David Mundell called on Ms Sturgeon to "commit her government to working constructively with the UK government to seize the opportunities that will bring, not taking Scotland back to the divisive constitutional debates of the past".
He said: "Constant talk of another independence referendum is creating uncertainty and damaging the Scottish economy at a time when our growth is lagging behind the UK as a whole."
By BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor
Consultation does not mean decision. It does not mean a date for the ballot. It does not mean action. It does not mean a referendum will definitely happen. It means next to nothing.
However, there was in the speech a far more significant announcement which, shorn of rhetoric, drew relatively little applause.
That was when the FM said her government would put forward proposals - which they are already crafting - to maintain as much of Scotland's links with the EU as may be thought feasible, post Brexit.
Crucially, this would be within the UK. It would not require indyref2. It would not require independence. It would, however, require new powers for the Scottish Parliament - including the power to reach transnational agreements.
It would require, therefore, a flexible UK: perhaps on the lines of the relationship between Flanders and Belgium as a whole. Perhaps maintaining connections to the single market, Norway style. Perhaps also driven by the need to accord special status to Northern Ireland.
In essence, Ms Sturgeon is making that the core of her pitch. She is challenging Theresa May to smile upon this prospect, to take it seriously and, ultimately, to advance it as part of the UK Brexit pitch if it is judged worthwhile.
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Ms Sturgeon's opening address also saw her issue a warning that the right wing of the Tory party was seeking to "hijack" the EU referendum result.
She told the 3,000 delegates gathered that the Tories were using the result as a "licence for xenophobia".
Ms Sturgeon insisted that the Prime Minister Theresa May needed to respect the 62% who voted to remain in the EU.
She also confirmed that SNP MPs would oppose Brexit legislation when it comes before the House of Commons in 2017.
The MSP said: "I can confirm today that SNP MPs will vote against the Brexit Bill when it comes before the House of Commons next year.
"That bill will repeal the legislation that enacted our EU membership. Scotland didn't vote for that and so neither will our MPs.
"But we will also work to persuade others - Labour, Liberals and moderate Tories - to join us in a coalition against a hard Brexit: not just for Scotland, but for the whole UK.
"The Conservative Party manifesto, on which Theresa May and all other Tory MPs were elected said this: 'We are clear about what we want from Europe. We say: yes to the Single Market'.
"The prime minister may have a mandate to take England and Wales out of the EU but she has no mandate whatsoever to remove any part of the UK from the single market."
Responding to Ms Sturgeon's address, the prime minister's spokeswoman said she was "absolutely committed to engaging with the people of Scotland, with understanding their interests and making sure that as we go through the process of negotiating the UK's exit, we do what's in the interest of the UK".
By BBC Scotland editor Sarah Smith
Nicola Sturgeon told the SNP conference that not a day passes without someone telling her to "hurry up" with a second referendum on Scottish independence.
And every day someone tells her to "slow down".
It is certainly true that every day since the EU referendum the question is asked when, or if, the SNP's call for Indyref2 - as it's known - might happen.
With many commentators (myself included) concluding that the cautious, canny Sturgeon will not rush into a vote she knows she might lose.
Today Ms Sturgeon made very clear that she is prepared to trigger a second referendum if she feels that is the only way to protect Scotland from what she calls a "hard Brexit imposed by the hard right of the Tory party".
She was angered by what she heard from the prime minister at the Tory conference last week.
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At the beginning of the three-day conference, if was announced that SNP MP Angus Robertson had been voted the new deputy of the party.
Mr Robertson defeated Edinburgh East MP Tommy Sheppard, Alyn Smith MEP and Inverclyde councillor Chris McEleny to take 52.5% of the votes cast.
About 120,000 SNP members were entitled to vote in the contest.
For years, Chileans have been taught that Mr Allende committed suicide during the military coup of 11 September, 1973, and that Mr Neruda died 12 days later of heart failure brought on by prostate cancer.
But now, both deaths are under investigation.
In both cases, the Chilean military stands accused of murder and the country's former dictator General Augusto Pinochet is once again in the metaphorical dock.
The evidence against the military is far from conclusive.
In the case of Pablo Neruda, it rests largely on the testimony of one man, Manuel Araya, the poet's personal assistant during the last year of his life.
In the case of Salvador Allende, the story is more complicated. There are several conflicting accounts of how the president died.
Last month, on the orders of a judge, his remains were exhumed and handed to forensic experts who are trying to establish what happened.
It is known that Mr Allende died inside the presidential palace during the coup, which brought his Socialist government to an abrupt and bloody end.
The most widely accepted version is that, as Gen Pinochet's forces closed in on him, Mr Allende shot himself using an AK-47 rifle given to him as a gift by Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
That version is based largely on the testimony of Mr Allende's doctor, Patricio Guijon, who says he saw the president pull the trigger. Mr Guijon, who is still alive, says no-one else was in the room.
The initial autopsy from 1973 supported his testimony, and Mr Allende's family has long accepted that the 65-year-old leader killed himself rather than surrender to the military.
But ever since his death, people have speculated that he was murdered. Many on the political left prefer to think of Mr Allende dying in a hail of enemy bullets rather than taking his own life, alone in the palace.
"His assassination was hushed up," Mr Neruda wrote in his memoirs three days after the coup. "He had to be machine-gunned because he would never have resigned from office."
The latest twist in the story is the emergence of a 300-page military report into Mr Allende's death, compiled in 1973 but never made public.
Last month, Chilean state broadcaster TVN screened a documentary based on the report.
It said it obtained its copy from the rubble of a house destroyed in last February's earthquake in southern Chile. The house was once owned by a military prosecutor.
TVN interviewed Luis Ravanal, a forensic expert who believes there were two weapons involved in Mr Allende's death.
He says the president was shot with two bullets, the first from a small-calibre weapon and the second, when Mr Allende was dead or dying, from the AK-47.
That has prompted speculation that the president was shot by a soldier, a sniper or even one of his aides, possibly as a mercy killing.
While Mr Allende's death has always been shrouded in mystery, the latest claims about Pablo Neruda come as something of a surprise. Most people accept that he died of cancer.
But in a recent interview with the Mexican magazine Proceso, the poet's former personal assistant said Mr Neruda, a lifelong communist and a Chilean ambassador, was given a lethal injection while being treated in a Santiago clinic in the days after the coup.
Manuel Araya says the poet was admitted to hospital on 19 September 1973, and from there he planned to seek exile in Mexico to escape the chaos in Chile.
But Mr Araya says that on 23 September, Neruda made a frantic telephone call to his wife to say he had been given a mysterious injection while he was sleeping.
The poet died later that day, and Mr Araya is convinced he was murdered.
Pablo Neruda's widow is long dead and the Neruda Foundation, which oversees his estate, says Mr Araya's claim is nonsense. Nonetheless, Chilean prosecutors have opened an investigation.
If it is proved that Mr Neruda was murdered, it will be a stunning revelation. Awarded the Nobel Literature Prize in 1971, he is a revered figure, not just in Chile but around the world.
Those who insist that Salvador Allende and Pablo Neruda were killed by the military still have plenty of questions to answer.
Why, for example, would Mr Allende's doctor lie about seeing the president commit suicide? And in the case of Mr Neruda, why is his personal assistant only talking now, more than 37 years after the event?
But anyone who dismisses these claims as implausible conspiracy theories should perhaps reflect on Chile's recent history.
In 2009, six people were charged in connection with the death of Eduardo Frei, Mr Allende's predecessor as president.
Mr Frei went into hospital for routine surgery in 1981, at the height of Gen Pinochet's military rule, and never came out alive. His family believe he was poisoned with mustard gas.
In December last year, the remains of Mr Allende's Interior Minister Jose Toha were exhumed as part of an investigation into his death in 1974.
The military said he committed suicide by hanging himself in a hospital wardrobe. His family believe he was murdered.
Nearly four decades after Chile's military coup, the graves of Santiago are starting to give up their secrets.
Over the next few months, judges and forensic experts will sift through the new evidence and reach their own conclusions about what happened to Mr Allende and Mr Neruda in September 1973.
Their findings are likely to shape Chilean history for generations to come.
Essex Police previously apologised for the handling of its inquiry into the rape by a boy aged 12 in 2011.
The boy was given the equivalent of a caution and the case was not referred to the Crown Prosecution Service. Essex Police admitted that outcome was wrong.
The girl's mother said it was "shocking" her daughter had been "failed so significantly".
The force found numerous failures during its subsequent internal investigation, overseen by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), into the actions of detectives.
As a result, a wider probe was launched and an outside force invited in for a mass-examination - known as Operation Maple - of Essex Police investigations into child abuse.
The girl's parents say they now want their own case looked at by an outside force.
They are angry that despite multiple failures - including one detective telling the 12-year-old boy to "do it to someone older next time" - the officers concerned were given only a written warning and were returned to work on the child abuse investigation team.
The rape was reported to police in August 2011, and police gave the offender a "final warning" - the juvenile equivalent of a caution - in November of that year.
Essex Police said in a statement that the IPCC had investigated the case following a complaint from the girl's family and as a result three officers had been subject to misconduct proceedings.
The force said a "full and robust process" that had already taken place meant the case had not been among those referred to the IPCC as part of Operation Maple.
But the girl's parents believe the investigation was insufficient and that its conclusions were watered down to protect officers.
They also say they don't understand why their case is not among the near 40 investigations being re-examined.
"Give us a plausible explanation why you won't, even for the sake of transparency, review our case," said the girl's mother "Sara" - not her real name.
"You're reviewing a significant amount.
"One more, surely, for transparency purposes alone, should be a drop in the ocean."
The parents also say they have lost their trust in the police.
"We brought our children up to think they could trust the police. As we did. As you would expect to," said Sara.
"And clearly that just isn't the case.
"And for a little girl to have been failed so significantly is just shocking, and she doesn't understand why these adults and police officers have all failed her at a time when it's crucial that we trust them."
Essex Police and Crime Commissioner Nick Alston said the family had few options because the IPCC had concluded an investigation already, albeit one which was carried out by an Essex Police officer and merely supervised by the police watchdog.
He said he believed the system for investigating complaints against police was broken and often "seems to operate against the victims".
Mr Alston, who is brokering a meeting between the family and Essex Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh, said the force had learned from the case - but that the family's comments were "devastating".
"I have huge sympathy with the family, and I hope that their meeting with the chief constable will help start to rebuild that trust, but they have been through a bad experience," he said.
"I'm afraid to say it's an experience shared by many other people who are victims of crime, who don't get the satisfaction they need."
Ibrar Ali, from Selby, North Yorkshire, was injured by a road-side bomb in Iraq and lost his lower right arm, but re-trained and returned to active service.
He was part of the Walking with the Wounded trip which trekked to the South Pole with Prince Harry in 2013.
The seven-day challenge starts on 23 January in Antarctica.
Mr Ali, originally from Rotherham in South Yorkshire, is attempting the challenge alongside RAF veteran Luke Wigman, who he met while competing at the Invictus Games.
The challenge will involve 295km of running and 59 hours of flight time.
Marathon locations
Mr Ali, who has been awarded the Military Cross, said: "I'm certainly feeling like I can achieve it, but I'm incredibly nervous.
"I think this will be my most difficult challenge, just from the amount of travel involved and the wear and tear our bodies will go through."
Money raised through the challenge will help fund the Defence & National Rehabilitation Centre, which is being built near Loughborough and will open in 2018.
Mr Ali, who left the Army in 2013, said: "Even though it's their summer at the moment, the temperatures in Antarctica will still be from -20C to -30C.
"As we travel around the globe and finish in Sydney, the temperatures will be around 30C, so that's seven days with 60C degrees of temperature change."
The resignation was announced by Mayor Ed Lee, who had asked him to quit.
The woman reportedly tried to drive off in a stolen car and ignored calls to stop in the Bayview area of the city.
Mr Suhr and city police have in recent months come under fierce criticism over fatal police shootings of several black suspects.
At a news conference on Thursday, Mayor Lee said: "A young woman of colour was killed in an officer-involved shooting in the Bayview (area). The community is grieving, and I join them in that grief."
The woman, 27, who has not been named, was reportedly sitting in a stolen car when a police patrol approached her.
She allegedly tried to drive off and then crashed into a nearby vehicle.
There was no immediate indication that she had a weapon or had tried to run down a police officer before the shooting, the city authorities said.
The San Francisco police department and its chief have recently come under fierce criticism over the death of several black suspects and reports that a number of officers had exchanged racist text messages.
In April, five people went on a hunger strike, demanding Mr Suhr be sacked. They ended their strike last week.
The mayor, who until now had supported Mr Suhr, added: "The progress we have made has been meaningful but it hasn't been fast enough, not for me and not for Greg, and that's why I have asked Chief Suhr for his resignation."
He named Toney Chaplin as acting police chief.
A 34-year veteran of the San Francisco PD, Greg Suhr was once a popular and professional policeman.
"Greg was always respectful, always a servant of the community," recalled London Breed, who first encountered Suhr when the latter was a young narcotics officer working the beat. Both would go on to greater things: Suhr to police chief, Breed to president of the local Board of Supervisors.
But for Suhr there were missteps along the way - among them a demotion from deputy chief after a female friend told him she had been assaulted by her boyfriend and he failed to file a police report.
Reflecting on Suhr's resignation, London Breed said she hoped the city would now come together so that everyone would feel safe in their communities.
The job of reforming the police department now rests with Greg Suhr's former deputy Toney Chaplin - another insider, with 26 years of service under his belt.
Mr Suhr, a veteran officer, was appointed city police chief in 2011.
There are more than 1,000 fatal shootings by police in the US each year, and those killed are disproportionately African-American.
16 October 2015 Last updated at 13:56 BST
It was discovered at Linden Gardens, off the Cliftonville Road, on Thursday.
Police said the device was viable. Residents returned to their homes late on Thursday, but a security presence remained in the area overnight.
BBC News NI's Natalie Lindo reports.
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The 19-year-old Scot swam 48.20 seconds to reach Wednesday's final (03:03 BST, Thursday) as seventh fastest qualifier.
Earlier, Scott set a new British record of 48.01 seconds in his heat.
Fellow Briton Andrew Willis reached the men's 200m breaststroke final by winning his semi-final, but team-mate Craig Benson missed out.
Willis, who won bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, swam a personal best of two minutes 7.23 seconds in the Olympic Aquatics Stadium.
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Scott also helped the British 4x200m freestyle relay team reach the final, which takes place at 03:38 BST on Wednesday.
GB beat the United States to first in the heat by 0.43 seconds, with Russia third, and they will be joined by Germany, Japan, Australia, Belgium, and the Netherlands in the medal contest.
Earlier in the day, Aimee Willmott failed to reach the women's 200m butterfly semi-finals after finishing just over three seconds outside the top time of Spain's Mireia Belmonte.
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The Scottish Thistles are taking part in the Commonwealth games this year for the first time, and this weekend they hope to qualify for the 2015 World Cup.
But while the Fifa World Cup, in a couple of weeks, might spark a flurry of football fans at local five-a-sides pitches, can netball's success on the elite stage have a similar impact at grassroots level?
Most women in Scotland will have played netball at primary school at some point. Yet few keep playing recreationally.
Now the sports governing body has announced that it will set up a campaign in an attempt to address this.
Due to be launched in September, Bounce Back to Netball will be a "pay as you play" scheme for anyone who wants to give the sport a go. It will be piloted in Grampian before being rolled out across the country.
Netball Scotland's plans were revealed during a meeting between Sports Secretary Shona Robison and Molly Rhone, president of the International Netball federation.
But will it be a hard task persuading Scottish Thistles armchair fans to get down to a local court themselves?
At a recent test match against Trinidad and Tobago, I asked women leaving the match whether they played. Excuses included work-life balance, fitness levels and age.
Their position reflects a 2008 sportscotland study of Scottish Household Survey data, which showed only 3% of women who exercise play a team sport.
It suggested that most women, who exercise at least once a month, choose swimming or keep fit classes instead.
In comparison, about a fifth of men play team sports at least once a month - mostly five-a-side football.
However, netball converts are passionate about the game - as I found out when I went to meet a group of women at The Dunblane Centre in Perthshire.
Most are mums who met each other at the school gates.
Karen Figliolini, 37, said: "In the past I tried lots of other sports like keep fit, aerobics and I really didn't enjoy it. I found it really boring.
"So I came along about six years ago and I've been coming ever since."
Ashley Shepherd, 41, said the social aspect was a big draw.
"I mean we do play for the hour, but we also stop and have a chit chat in between," she said. "It's just good fun and sociable, and nobody takes it too seriously either."
The main barrier for most had been to turn up for the first time.
"I hadn't played sport for a long time, I was overweight and I was quite nervous about going along for the first time," said 42-year-old Lorna McIntosh.
"But when I came along everybody was so friendly. They filled me in on the rules I didn't know, and I wasn't the most unfit, or the most fat or the smallest."
Scotland's governing body's recent plan of attack has been to target schoolchildren. More than 400,000 pupils took part in netball sessions last year.
Netball Scotland CEO Maggie Murray now hopes to emanate the success of the Back to Netball campaign in England for women over the age of 16, which has seen almost 2,000 new netball initiatives set up over the past four years.
"In my generation almost every woman has played netball at some point in primary school," she said.
"It's what have we done to lose that volume of people coming through.
"So I think that's about resources, and trying to pull people together again - a call to arms."
Sports Secretary Shona Robison welcomed the initiative, which she said would "allow women to turn up an play in the same way men can for five-a-sides, without having to commit to a big training schedule".
"So women who are inspired by what they see at the Commonwealth Games can go back to netball or take it up for the first time," she added.
Molly Rhone, president of the International Federation of Netball said England and Australia had both run successful recreational programmes.
"It's not just about competing for your country, it's about keeping active. Netball is a fun game, a cheap game. It offers great camaraderie, and it offers something to do at the weekend or whenever."
So perhaps then, we shouldn't consign our gym slips to the history books just yet.
If you would like to try netball, go to our Get Inspired netball page. More information about the Bounce into Netball campaign will be posted by Netball Scotland in due course.
The big Belfast clubs, who between them have won the cup 64 times, go into the tie on the back of contrasting results.
Glentoran, eighth in the table, hammered Portadown 5-0 while second-placed Linfield lost to Coleraine.
"Saturday is going to be blood and thunder and after Tuesday's win I just can't wait for it," said Haveron.
"If we give anything like we did in the win at Portadown we will not be far away, I can tell you that.
"The win is good for confidence because you walk into the dressing room and everybody is buzzing.
"That is the way you want it to be, a vibrant dressing room which everyone wants to be a part of."
Haveron was appointed Glentoran manager just over three months ago, succeeding Alan Kernaghan, when the east Belfast side were two from bottom in the Irish Premiership.
Under the former Carrick Rangers boss, the Glens have amassed 21 points from 15 matches, and Haveron expects them to continue climbing the table.
"Against Portadown, we could have scored every time we went forward, but it was one performance and we are not going to get too carried away with it because we have stuttered and stumbled over the last lot of weeks," he added.
"We have drawn games we should have won and dropped points we shouldn't have.
"It is going to take a bit of time and some rebuilding, but there is so much potential at this club to really kick on and be competitive on a regular basis with the likes of Crusaders and these other teams."
The pressure on Linfield has been turned up a notch following Tuesday's home defeat by Coleraine which saw them slip seven points behind Premiership leaders Crusaders.
The Blues were runners-up in three competitions last season, leaving former Northern Ireland striker David Healy still waiting to celebrate his first trophy as manager of Linfield.
They will be without central defender Jimmy Callacher, a former Glentoran player, for Saturday's crunch cup match as he serves an automatic one-match ban for his dismissal in the Coleraine defeat.
The blaze is believed to have started on one of the stalls at 14:10 GMT Thursday, with hundreds of people leaving as it was tackled.
Traders returned at 15:00 but a Swansea council spokesman said an investigation into its cause needed to take place before it reopened to the public.
Fire officers were also making sure it is smoke free.
The home side won 3-0 in a raucous atmosphere to secure Brazil's seventh gold medal in Rio.
Brazil football hero Neymar was at the Maracanazinho arena to watch the final, 24 hours after his team won gold.
The USA earlier came back from two sets down to beat Russia 3-2 and win bronze.
Brazil's victory made amends for 2012, when they lost to Russia after missing two match points.
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13 August 2015 Last updated at 11:09 BST
The London went down off Southend-on-Sea in Essex, with 300 crew on board.
The gun carriage which has been raised was the first complete one to be recovered from the ship, which is lying about 20 metres below the surface.
Historic England hopes it may provide clues as to why the ship sank.
Archaeologist Alison James says it's a significant find.
It's the sort of thud made in the 1980s by doomed reports promising a "paperless office". Anyone who remembers that much-mocked slogan might well shrug off this latest idea as overheated punditry.
Or perhaps they should think again, as the world's first completely paperless public library is scheduled to open this summer in Bexar County, Texas, in the United States.
Bexar County's so-called BiblioTech is a low-cost project with big ambitions. Its first branch will be in a relatively poor district on the city of San Antonio's South Side.
It will have 100 e-readers on loan, and dozens of screens where the public will be able to browse, study, and learn digital skills. However it's likely most users will access BiblioTech's initial holding of 10,000 digital titles from the comfort of their homes, way out in the Texas hinterland.
It will be a truly bookless library - although that is not a phrase much to the liking of BiblioTech's project co-ordinator, Laura Cole. She prefers the description "digital library" - after all, there will be books there, but in digital form.
"For us this was just an obvious solution to a growing problem," she says.
That problem was "explosive" population growth around San Antonio, in suburbs and satellite towns way outside the city limits.
"We've had to look to how we provide services to these unincorporated areas," she said.
"While the city does a beautiful job in providing public libraries, these can only easily be used by people living there".
San Antonio's book-rich public libraries will be unaffected by the project.
Bexar County, by contrast, never had a public library service. "I think we're at an advantage there," Ms Cole said. "They've never had a library with books - there's not even a bookstore here."
This sets it apart from earlier bookless library experiments at Newport Beach, California, and Tucson, Arizona - which both reverted to offering real as well as e-books, by public demand.
As well as offering digital books to 1.7m people, the $1.5m BiblioTech project has a big community education remit. It will partner with local schools and run digital literacy courses and will stay open late into the evenings.
The project's instigator, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, sees it as a pilot for a county-wide scheme. Other sources of funding will be sought to build up the services.
Interestingly, Judge Wolff is a keen collector of first editions, the bibliophile ushering in the bookless future: "But the world is changing and this is the best, most effective way to bring services to our community."
Judge Wolff has cited Apple founder Steve Jobs as inspiration for the BiblioTech.
But the project has also gained impetus from the success of the University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) bookless engineering school library which opened three years ago, the first paperless academic library. UTSA's director of libraries Dr Krisellen Maloney has worked with the BiblioTech team and sits on its advisory board.
Outside Texas, bookless libraries have also made most ground in the academic sector, with the swiftest change in science, maths and engineering libraries.
The first such facility in the UK is likely to be at Imperial College, London, which last year announced that over 98% of its journal collections were digital, and that it had stopped buying print textbooks.
Even so, it was still paying around £4m per year in subscriptions to publishers, even after concerted efforts to negotiate better digital deals for universities.
It's clear that bookless libraries are not a cheaper option for cash strapped colleges and local authorities. Producing digital versions of text books can be even more costly, given that users will expect more regular updating and interactive features.
There are some libraries which will never go bookless, because their collections contain books that are important historical artefacts in themselves.
Although many of these rare texts are being digitised under schemes such as that run by Google, these books as physical objects remain essential resources for researchers.
Christopher Platt, director of collections and circulation at the New York Public Library (NYPL), argued that accessing a digital version of a book was sometimes not enough.
"People travel from all over the world to our library, not just to access an item, but to touch it and feel it to get a sense of it that speaks to the overall importance of the work," he said. "This is not sentimentality, it's an important fact."
However the NYPL is also embracing the digital world with enthusiasm and is deeply committed to offering digital material.
Last year the library made 880,000 e-book loans - a fivefold increase over 2008, Mr Platt said. The library has 91 branches around the city, he added: "If you look at e-book loans as a virtual branch, it would regularly be number two or three in terms of monthly usage."
Contrary to some reports, the NYPL is not reducing its holdings of books - although some 1.5 million books in the stacks of its famous Central Library building on 42nd Street in Manhattan will be relocated in underground vaults as part of a refurbishment scheme beginning this year.
The space will be used to create a "spectacular" new public library , but it will not be bookless. "In fact, far more books will be visible than ever in the past," Mr Platt said.
But bookless does not mean cheap. Publishers were charging libraries up to five times the normal hardback price for an e-book of a popular title, he said. And certain types of book - illustrated children's titles, how-to manuals - simply did not work as well as e-books, especially when some library e-readers were still text-only.
This was just one of many reasons, he felt, that bookless libraries would not be sweeping the board just yet.
A major issue was to obtain guarantees of a consistently good reader experience across all platforms and technologies - something which NYPL, along with 200 other big libraries across north America, and increasingly elsewhere, is working towards in a new coalition, readersfirst.org.
In the UK, however, the major issue was not so much bookless libraries but library-less boroughs. Authors have been particularly active in campaigns to resist funding cuts that are leading to public library closures.
Children's author Alan Gibbons is a passionate believer in the role of libraries, especially school libraries, but he's also a keen user of the panoply of "e" and "i" prefixed devices.
But he has misgivings about the notion of a bookless library. "We have to manage the change intelligently. The danger is that reading becomes utterly atomised". Otherwise there could be the "obliteration of minority and mid-list authors".
He argues that the library space and the librarian are crucial elements. Books could be replaced by e-readers, but virtual space could not replace library buildings. "The only issue for me is how new readers are made, and I don't see that happening in social networks."
Working in international schools in China and Thailand, Mr Gibbons noted that even in the most elite schools where very child was given an iPad, the school library, stocked with real books, was seen as an essential resource.
Christopher Platt at New York Public Library has another take on the bookless future: "It's still early game. We've been 100 years getting the print stuff right, so it could be a while before we get the e-stuff right."
About 12 caravans pitched up at Bottisham Village College in Cambridgeshire on Thursday evening.
It issued a statement saying "a large group from the travelling community moved on to parts of the college grounds", leaving the school "no choice" but to close.
Police said they were aware and were working closely with the head teacher.
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On its website, the college said: "Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, we regret to inform you that Bottisham Village College will be closed on Friday 15th July and there will be no trips or other activities taking place."
Parents were expecting to collect a number of children returning from school visits to Derbyshire, Shropshire and Normandy later.
The college has arranged for an alternative drop-off point for coaches.
One village resident said she was "disappointed" the caravans had moved in "because we know there's going to be a mess left over there and its going to cost the school money to put the mess right".
Kate Evans, executive principal of the school, said staff were "doing everything in our power to resolve this situation quickly", working with both the police and their own solicitors "to bring this matter to a close".
"Around 12 trailers are currently on the school grounds having moved there last night," she said.
"This has caused disruption to the school, students and parents and we do ask the travellers now to move on as swiftly as possible."
Cambridgeshire Police confirmed officers "were in contact with the head teacher of the school and have a police presence in the area".
Daniel Jones was caught with the tag his brother Paul had been ordered to wear by a court.
Jones, 32, of Great Clifton near Workington, admitted perverting the course of justice when he appeared at Carlisle Crown Court.
Judge James Adkin heard the other brother was jailed for eight months for his role in the offence last year.
Judge Adkin said the criminal conduct "undermines the authority of the court".
A 25-year-old man suffered a fractured skull during the attack on Waverley Bridge at about 03:30 on Sunday 23 July.
Detectives want to trace the men pictured in the area at the time of the assault.
Anyone who recognises the men is urged to contact police.
Det Con Graham McIlwraith, of Police Scotland, said: "The victim suffered a serious head injury as a result of this incident and police have been conducting various inquiries including viewing several hours of CCTV footage from in and around Edinburgh city centre.
"The males pictured are believed to be of significance to our investigation and anyone who can assist in tracing them is asked to come forward
"Similarly, we would ask these males to get in touch with police and help with our investigation."
Irate Indians have been battling it out with mocking cricket fans from other countries, most notably Pakistan.
The hashtag #IndvsNZ, which was trending on Twitter during the game, quickly turned into a battleground.
India were bowled out for 79 in pursuit of 127 on a slow surface in Nagpur.
India's poor performance initially led to much agony and hand wringing on Twitter by disappointed fans.
Some even tried to be sporting about it:
But that didn't help to stop the mockery, some of which came from Indians, but most from gloating Pakistan fans.
This predictably led to a slanging match on the social media platform:
All the heartburn and anger overshadowed the performance of the Indian women's cricket team which convincingly beat Bangladesh in their own game.
And it has also set the mood for India's high stakes encounter against Pakistan, which will take place in Kolkata (Calcutta) on Saturday.
In total, 238 incidents were reported in 2016/17 in buildings at least 10 storeys high, down more than half (52%) on 2009/10 when there were 499 fires.
It was also a drop on 2015/16 when there were 314 incidents, Scottish Fire and Rescue figures showed.
The statistics were released as investigations continue into the Grenfell Tower tragedy in London.
At least 80 people were killed when fire tore through the 24-floor tower early on 14 June, with the building's cladding suspected to be central to its spread.
The Scottish fire service's figures also revealed that casualty rates have decreased in buildings of more than 10 storeys, with 45 recorded in 2016/17, almost 30% down on the previous year when the figure stood at 64.
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) assistant chief officer David McGown said: "The SFRS attends at every emergency and has an agreed standard operating procedure in place which sets out how fires in high-rise premises should be dealt with, utilising appropriate training and equipment, including high-reach appliances.
"Whilst it is encouraging to note an overall reduction in the number of fires affecting domestic properties, we are not complacent.
"We routinely carry out operational assurance visits at high-rise premises for the purposes of checking facilities and arrangements for firefighting and firefighter safety.
"In addition, we have specific safety information relating to high-rise premises available on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service website.
"This includes tried and tested national advice regarding what to do in the event of a fire, should the fire occur in the flat you are in or elsewhere in the building."
In the past year, firefighters carried out 70,743 home fire safety visits, which help detect risks in the home.
They have also carried out more than 2,400 operational assurance visits at high-rise properties where communal facilities, such as stairwells, are checked for the purposes of firefighting and firefighter safety.
All high rise building built since 2005 must be fitted with sprinklers but there is no obligation to fit the potentially life-saving systems in older tower blocks.
Earlier this week, BBC Scotland revealed that more than 300 residential high rise buildings in Scotland do not have sprinklers.
It led to calls for the systems to be retrofitted in the buildings. The Scottish government said it would consider evidence about sprinklers as part of a wider review of fire safety in high rise buildings.
Maybe that's a downside of a building designed to blend in with its surroundings as much as possible.
More likely, however, is that it was an indication of my inability to follow directions properly.
Nonetheless, when I did finally overcome my own ineptitude, I discovered a house which looks very much at home in the rolling south of Scotland hills.
A sharp turn out of the village of Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway - the one I missed first time round - sets you on the right track.
Then you spot its wooded front, large glass sections and sloping turf roof.
It already looks like part of the landscape and, you get the feeling, that impression will only increase over the years.
But that kind of building does not come without a fair bit of time, effort and expense.
Farmer Neil Gourlay and his wife Mary set out on a project he described as a "lifelong dream" about five years ago.
I spoke to him in 2009 about his goals for the property.
He said he was keen to create a house which was "something different" but which would also be environmentally-friendly.
This week, with the building complete, I went to visit to ask him if it had ultimately met expectations.
Showing me around the property, it is clear the Gourlays have a great deal of pride and sense of achievement about how the farmhouse has turned out.
"We had an idea to build a house on this farm because it had no house on it," he explained.
"I had got right scunnered by putting money into shares and thought maybe a better thing to do was invest in property on our own land.
"I got rid of the shares and that is what financed a fair bit of this."
It was via a cousin of Mrs Gourlay that they were put in touch with architect Mark Waghorn.
His brief was to produce a house which suited the area and was also as self-sufficient as possible.
Construction work got under way in August 2011 and took about 20 months to complete.
Storm-damaged trees and railway sleepers helped to provide the timber, dry stone walls from outdoors are continued inside the building and the wool from about half of the Gourlays' flock of 3,000 sheep helped to provide the insulation.
Then, near the end, the turf which was removed to make way for the building was stuck back on the roof at a slope similar to that of the local landscape.
The house gets its electricity from a nearby wind turbine, its water comes from a bore hole deep underground and is heated by solar panels.
The only real foreign invader is an Austrian Kachelofen - a large clay wood-burning stove - which helps to provide warmth along with ground source heating.
It means that, overall, the house can more than meet its own energy needs.
That is something which, Mr Gourlay admitted, appealed to his "miserable" side.
"This house will never have a utility bill in its life," he said.
"Most of what is being used in this house has been crafted out of something somebody else has thrown away."
His architect is also pleased with how his vision has become a reality.
"I am delighted with the end result," said Mr Waghorn.
"The most important thing to me is that it is a house that is visibly connected to the landscape.
"That is very important because I have gone on to become more interested in living and working in rural areas."
And his client, who project-managed and had a very hands-on approach to most of the building work, is also happy with the outcome.
"Yes, I am delighted because, if I am not, it is all my own fault," said Mr Gourlay.
He posted the seven second snippet on social media, with the caption: "Little Song I wrote for fun yesterday."
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Both skeletons were found in abandoned camps in Phang Nga province, the local governor said. One was tied to a tree.
Phang Nga is several hundred kilometres away from the site in Songkhla province where 26 bodies were found last week.
Three Thais and a Burmese national have been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of human trafficking.
The mass grave containing 26 bodies was discovered in an abandoned jungle camp close to the Malaysian border - an area regularly used by people-smugglers.
Separately, a second camp with at least another five graves has been found in Songkhla province, officials said on Tuesday.
The area is on a route regularly used by Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
Officials believe would-be migrants are held in the camps by traffickers who demand ransoms from their families.
Thailand has been strongly criticised for failing to act against trafficking networks, which typically hold thousands of people from Myanmar and Bangladesh every year for ransom, the BBC's Jonathan Head reports from Phang Nga.
Police said the Thais arrested on Monday included one local council member from Songkhla province and two village officials.
Rights groups have long alleged that officials and local police are aware of, or complicit in, the trade.
I had been in these mangrove swamps before, looking for the camps where distraught Rohingyas and Bangladeshis told us they had been held in dreadful conditions. Now we were back to find out who had not survived.
On another island, scattered human bones lay under the mangrove roots on the beach. There were clear signs large numbers of people had lived here - rusting food cans, mouldering shoes and threadbare tarpaulins.
The Thai authorities have known about these camps for years.
Local communities are paid off to keep quiet, or their young men employed as guards. Police and other officials get their cut of a business where traffickers pay $20,000 (£13,160) or more for a boatload of migrants, then try to recoup the cost by demanding big ransoms from their families.
Those who cannot pay are kept, and often terribly abused or killed. Last year a senior police officer told me about a huge transit camp right on the Malaysian border.
But they could not move against it - the area was controlled by the army, he said.
Thailand has a military government. If they really want to show serious purpose in shutting down the trade, they will have to take action against people in their own ranks.
The Burmese national was named as Soe Naing, known as Anwar. He was a "central figure who ran camps and sought ransoms", deputy police commander Anuchon Chamart told AFP news agency.
Another four suspects - also local officials - are being sought by police.
Many of the victims found in the camp are thought to have died from disease or starvation. A survivor told Thai media there were other mass graves in the area.
Every year thousands of people are trafficked through Thailand and into Malaysia.
Rohingya Muslims in particular have used the route to flee persecution and sectarian violence in neighbouring Myanmar.
In 2012, more than 200 people were killed and thousands left homeless after violence broke out between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar. Anti-Muslim violence has flared several times since then.
In December, the UN passed a resolution urging Myanmar to give access to citizenship for the Rohingya, many of whom are classed as stateless.
The county council secured more than £8m to buy and flatten some rundown properties in Rhyl and create a new green space as part of its plans.
The work at Gronant Street comes amid news the council failed to secure £12m to revamp another part of the resort.
The council said it was "bitterly disappointed" but regeneration of the town centre was still its priority.
The demolition work began in 2011 with the clearing of some properties just away from the town centre at Aquarium Street.
Last year emergency action was taken to start the process to demolish the former Honey Club nightclub over concerns about the safety of the building.
Work has since started on developing that site into a hotel.
Last month, the council was informed it had lost a bid to be shortlisted for a share of the Welsh government's £90m Vibrant and Viable Places fund, which it hoped to use to "change the face of Rhyl town centre".
The council wanted £12m over three years for its regeneration as work continues on other projects around the resort, including a multimillion-pound overhaul of Rhyl Harbour.
In a statement, Denbighshire leader Councillor Hugh Evans said the council was making "urgent inquiries" to seek money from other sources, including a £5m Welsh government fund for smaller projects.
He added: "We believe that our proposals for investment in the town centre would have been the final piece in the jigsaw that Rhyl needed to return to its rightful place as a prosperous, successful and attractive seaside town."
The event in Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, was under threat due to fears a cliff could collapse on to a public footpath.
The 250-year-old passage which forms part of Lovers' Walks is used as an emergency escape route during the festival.
Derbyshire Dales District Council has now agreed to pay for remedial work costing about £25,000.
The authority closed the path along the River Derwent after experts found loose blocks of limestone ranging in size from 1cm to 2m in the cliff.
The area affected includes the stretch from New Bridge in Derwent Gardens to Jubilee Bridge.
The original Lovers' Walks was created before 1742 and has been used as a public space ever since.
Work to make the area safe is expected to take three weeks.
Agnieszka Kolaczynska won the "ones to watch" category at the National Youth Film Festival for documentaries about her sister who has Down's Syndrome.
Agnieszka, from Llidiartywaen near Llanidloes, has been making films and music videos since the age of eight.
She was presented with her award by Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter at a ceremony in Leicester Square in London.
The National Youth Film Festival celebrates young filmmakers across the UK.
A festival spokesman said Agnieszka's short documentaries called My Little Sister - Who Happens To Have Down's Syndrome had reached unexpected audiences around the world, with the first episode alone receiving more than 200,000 internet hits.
The films are about Agnieszka's little sister Magdalena and they show the pair dancing, singing and playing.
Agnieszka, who won in the 11 to 15 age category, said she loved how film could make people question and think and "take you into another world".
"For me, a self-taught film maker, home educated in the remote Welsh hills, this award has come as a bolt out of the blue," she added.
"It was incredible to see my film on a screen in Leicester Square and I intend for many more of my films to hit the big screen too.
"I love the magic of creating films that move people and make a film a day. It's awesome that the My Little Sister - Who Happens To Have Down's Syndrome series that I started when I was eight, will be seen by more people too."
The festival said Agnieszka spent time researching filmmakers, their films and developing her own techniques.
One of the festival's judges Jim Carter, who plays butler Carson in the ITV drama Downton Abbey, said it was brilliant to see children so passionate and confident about film.
"I presented the ones to watch award, a boy and two girls who have made their own films, produced, directed, and written them," he added.
"They are quite alarmingly good, so I was thrilled to be asked to do it and I wish them all the best in the future."
Agnieszka, who has Polish roots, was first in Wales, seventh in the UK and 31st worldwide at the World Education Games spelling championships last year, finishing ahead of 1.5 million other children.
Children from 200 countries took part in the event against the clock and Agnieszka, who is educated at home, had not sat a spelling test before.
"If you can spell my name, you can spell just about anything," said Agnieszka after winning the prize.
Police say the teenager killed his father and then drove to Townville Elementary School, opening fire outside the building.
Two young students and a teacher were injured, police said.
Fireman Jamie Brock was one of the first on the scene and "took down" the unnamed boy before he could go inside the school, local authorities said.
The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon at the school, about 100 miles (160km) north-east of Atlanta.
Officials say the boy shot his father, 47-year-old Jeffrey Osborne, at home and then drove two miles to the school, where he parked and began shooting with a handgun.
One student was shot in the foot and another in the leg, police said. A female teacher was shot in the shoulder.
It was then that Mr Brock, a volunteer fireman of 30 years experience, apprehended the teenager, Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper said.
Scott Stoller of Anderson County Emergency Management said he was "absolutely a hero".
He "wants to remain humble and quiet about it" as he believes "he did nothing any of the other volunteer firefighters wouldn't have done'', he said.
Officials are investigating the teenager's motive, but say there is no evidence of links to terrorism or racism.
The boy reportedly called his grandparents in a distressed state early on Wednesday afternoon. They arrived at his house to find their son - his father - dead.
The emergency call from the primary school was made very shortly afterwards, police said.
According to US reports, one of the injured students remains in a critical condition. The teacher and the other student have been released from hospital.
The school has cancelled classes for the rest of the week.
"We are heartbroken about this senseless act of violence," local school superintendent Joanne Avery told US media.
Cha Eun-taek will stand trial for allegedly using his ties to the president's confidante to win lucrative projects.
The charges include abuse of power, coercion and embezzlement.
Mr Cha, 46, has worked with Gangnam Style star Psy, and South Korean boy band megastars Big Bang.
His involvement in the scandal hinges around his links to Choi Soon-sil, Ms Park's close friend and the daughter of a cult leader, who is believed to have used her status to extract more than £48m ($60m) from top firms, including Samsung.
She is accused of meddling in a wide range of state affairs, including South Korea's preparations for the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Prosecutors say Ms Park herself ordered her former economic adviser to help Mr Cha pressure companies and officials so he would win contracts.
South Korea's government has for years used K-pop artists - as South Korean pop stars are known - as a means of exporting the country's pop culture.
Ms Park, whose approval rating has dropped to 4%, apologised earlier this month for putting "too much faith in a personal relationship", and has pledged to co-operate with an official investigation into the corruption.
South Korea's constitution does not allow a sitting president to be prosecuted, and Ms Park has 15 months left in her term.
But now that prosecutors have directly linked her to criminal proceedings, it is possible she could be impeached for breaking the law.
For the past five weeks, huge rallies have been held across South Korea demanding the president's resignation.
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Speaking at Stormont during a manifesto launch for the general election David McNarry said it was a much bigger issue than Europe.
The party is fielding 10 candidates in the general election.
Mr McNarry, the party's leader in Northern Ireland, said people had concerns about housing, health and schools but mainly immigration.
"Immigration is a bigger issue here in Northern Ireland than people would think and people are really concerned about immigration; concerned about the influx of people coming in here taking up room in schools, adding to hospital waiting lists etc so there's a big understanding exercise has got to be done as well," he said.
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Gweedore player MacNiallais, 24, confirmed to the Donegal Democrat that he will be "taking a year out" from Rory Gallagher's squad.
MacNiallais is mulling over spending part of this year in the US.
"There was no fall out or anything with management or players. It is just for personal reasons," added MacNiallais.
The Gweedore man helped Donegal win the 2014 Ulster Championship and his ability to score long-range points has been a feature of the team's play in recent seasons.
McLoone confirmed before Christmas that he had opted out of the panel for this year but did not give a reason for his decision.
Donegal's season opens with their Dr McKenna Cup game against Ulster University of Sunday but the county has picked an under-21 squad for the season-opening competition.
Killybegs' Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Kilcar's Stephen McBrearty and Michael Carroll are the only members of the McKenna Cup squad with senior experience.
Under-21 boss Declan Bonner will be in charge of the team in the competition as the senior members of the squad have been given an extended break ahead of the Football League which starts in early February.
Farooq Siddique formerly of the Bristol Muslim Society and an ex-government adviser on radicalisation, pleaded not guilty at Bristol Crown Court.
The 46-year-old from Easton also pleaded not guilty to two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm and one charge of making a threat to kill.
Speaking outside court he said the charges were "absolute nonsense".
"These are allegation that are, in my view, worse than murder," he claimed.
"You can't say anything worse to a man than these kind of allegations. I'm utterly flabbergasted that it's got this far.
"I'll prove myself innocent."
He was bailed and a trial date has been set for April.
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Debts of £3.8m were cleared by a financial aid package from the England and Wales Cricket Board.
In return, the county were relegated, deducted points for 2017 and stripped of Test ground status.
"The most important thing is Durham are still here," Harmison said.
He told BBC Look North: "At places like Ashington Cricket Club where people like myself and Mark Wood (came from), Durham gave us a chance to play first-class cricket.
"Because the ECB has bailed Durham out, we still have a club to aim for. The same with players at Shotley Bridge, where Paul Collingwood was from, and Annfield Plain, where Neil Killeen was from.
"Players from this area have had something to aspire to. We have to be thankful for that.
"The issues have been nipped in the bud, we've got a chance to remodel and go forward on the right footing."
There was anger and frustration from the players at Durham, who fought to preserve their Division One status and eventually finished fourth before relegation was imposed.
The ECB has benefitted directly from the infrastructure at the Riverside, with a list of local players playing international cricket including Harmison, captain Collingwood and currently, Ben Stokes and Wood.
Finances will be restricted with a revised salary cap from 2017 to 2020, meaning the reliance on locally produced talent will be even more imperative.
"We will still produce cricketers from the North East potentially to play for England," Harmison added.
"If we do that then Durham will be successful, but the other side needs looking after by experts."
Milford Haven Coastguard launched the search at 19:40 GMT on Thursday after a couple reported seeing the man enter the sea at Aberavon Sands, Port Talbot.
A man later contacted police saying he saw the search operation and thought it might be for him.
Coastguards described it as a false alarm with "good intent".
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, prominent figures including five former bishops say statements by church leaders give a false impression of popular feeling.
"We believe the Church has nothing to fear from... civil marriage for same-sex couples," it says.
"It will be for the churches to then decide how they respond pastorally."
A leading signatory of the letter is Dr Jeffrey John, the openly gay dean of St Albans, whose appointment as Bishop of Reading in 2003 was withdrawn after protests from conservative Anglicans.
It is also signed by the suffragan bishop of Buckingham and the deans of Portsmouth, Norwich and Guildford.
It says marriage is a "robust institution which has adapted much over the centuries" and has "moved beyond the polygamy of the Old Testament and preoccupation with social status and property in pre-Enlightenment times".
Plans to legalise gay civil marriage by 2015 have been put out for consultation by the government, and under the proposal, same-sex couples will be entitled to convert existing civil partnerships into marriages, or get married in a register office or other civil ceremonies.
However, the plans maintain a ban on same-sex religious services, despite interest in them from some churches.
Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church remain staunchly opposed to gay marriage and blessing civil partnerships, but opinion among Anglicans has been more divided.
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Midfielder Snoddy drilled in a loose ball on 49 minutes after Paul Heatley's initial effort had been blocked on the goal-line.
Glenavon equalised through birthday boy James Singleton who converted from Andy Hall's cross on 65 minutes.
Eleven minutes later Michael Carvill's shot went in off Neill for the winner.
The victory puts Stephen Baxter's title holders on seven points from their opening four games and they jump over Glenavon and Coleraine to lie fourth in the table.
The Crues were made to work all the way by a Glenavon side who had been seeking a third successive league victory.
Gary Hamilton's hosts started brightly without creating that much in front of goal.
Kevin Braniff had an opportunity to produce one his trademark free-kicks but shot wide of the mark from about 25 yards.
Heatley saw his first-time volley from a Craig McClean cross saved by Jonathan Tuffey.
The former Partick keeper came to the rescue again when the best chance of the first half fell to Jordan Owens. The Crues striker ran on to a long Billy Joe Burns ball and Tuffey did well to block the well-struck right-foot shot.
Crusaders took the lead early in the second half through 22-year-old midfielder Snoddy who fired in a loose ball after Heatley's effort from Gavin Whyte's cross had been blocked on the line.
Glenavon, seeking three wins in a row, pushed for an equaliser and got their reward in the 65th minute.
Hall played a low ball in from the right to give Singleton the simple chance to mark his 20th birthday with a goal.
But it was to count for nothing as the Crues secured the victory.
Home defender Neill attempted to block former Linfield forward Carvill's shot but instead turned it into his own net.
"We kept our shape at the back which was important against Glenavon who have been lots of goals recently. It gave us a platform," said Crues skipper Colin Coates.
"We are not playing as well as we were at the end of last season. There are things we have to work on and we have some players to come back from injury."
NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said only those under 40 who had not previously been treated for a drink problem would be eligible.
Severe alcohol-associated hepatitis patients would account for 1% of all liver transplants each year.
One in five liver transplants currently performed in the UK is alcohol-related.
Transplanting livers in heavy drinkers has always been a controversial issue.
In the past, debate has focused on the fact that alcohol-related liver disease is self-inflicted, and concerns that patients would not look after their new liver post-transplantation.
This has led the public and the medical profession to be wary of supporting transplantation in patients with alcoholism.
People with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis (SAAH) had not previously been considered for transplants because the severity of their illness meant they were often very ill when first seen by a clinician and were unlikely to survive a period of abstinence before transplantation.
However, a French study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2011 suggested that early transplantation in some patients with SAAH could produce positive outcomes and increase survival rates.
As part of the pilot scheme run by NHSBT, 20 people with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis will be identified and put on waiting list for a liver transplant, provided they meet the strict criteria.
This process could take up to two years, NHSBT said.
An NHSBT spokesperson said: "We are looking at a small group of people in the UK who are eligible for the scheme and we want to see if the results we get are similar to those of the French study."
Around one in five liver transplants currently performed in the UK is alcohol-related.
Approximately 900 liver transplants are carried out every year.
The government's chief medical officer said recently that growing numbers of people in England were dying from liver disease caused by heavy drinking and unhealthy eating.
Andrew Langford, chief executive of the British Liver Trust, said he welcomed the inclusion of SAAH patients in the pilot scheme.
He said: "Some liver diseases are caused by genetics but the vast majority are due to lifestyle choices, such as heavy drinking and obesity. But we must base the assessment on the healthcare needs at the time to see who would most benefit from a liver transplant.
"It is definitely worth doing the pilot to see if it could be of benefit in the UK."
He said that, with the right support, it was possible for people with severe alcohol-associated hepatitis (SAAH) to change their lifestyle and habits.
"It's one thing to get a new liver, but these people also need psychological support.
"With the right amount of support they can turn their lives around, as the French study shows."
James Mackie, 30, Gordon Ellis, 24, Derek Finlay, 31, and Scott Smith, 23, stole £2,500 during the robbery in Kirkcaldy in January 2015.
They pointed a gun at the heads of Dwayne Kinner and his cousin Nicholas Roberts. They were also armed with a crowbar and a machete.
The four men admitted the raid when they appeared in court last month.
Mackie and Finlay were both jailed for six and a half years while Ellis and Smith were each jailed for four years.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard the victims believed they were going to be shot after the gun was pointed at their heads and one of the men threatened to cut their fingers off.
A judge told the robbers: "You have pled guilty to an extremely serious offence.
"In a premeditated and carefully planned enterprise, with a chosen victim, you armed yourself with weapons, some potentially lethal."
Michael O'Grady QC said: "The idea that anyone should suffer such terror in their own home is utterly beyond the pale."
Among the items taken in the raid was a mobile phone on which Mr Kinner had installed a tracking app in case it was lost or stolen.
Hours later he arrived at Kirkcaldy police station with a tablet containing a screenshot showing that in the early hours of 8 January his Sony Experia phone was at a house in Stewart Street, in Dysart.
When officers attended at the address Finlay told them: "There's no a firearm but I've got a phone." They also recovered computers, games, a sound bar and £710.
Mr Kinner, who was 25 at the time, later identified the computer equipment and games as his belongings taken in the robbery.
The gun, which was discovered to be an air pistol, was later found behind a kickboard in a kitchen at a house in Glenrothes which Finlay had previously had access to.
The force will take on 17 new PCs, 30 police community support officers (PCSOs) and four sergeants.
Funding for the recruitment, said to cost £8.1m over the next five years, will come from the force's reserves, Humberside Police and Crime Commissioner Keith Hunter said.
The new officers are expected to be appointed within six months
Two of the new sergeants, ten PCs and 20 PCSOs will be appointed to work across the East and West Marsh wards in Grimsby, the Bridlington South ward in East Yorkshire and the Scunthorpe Town ward.
The remaining officers will join the Hull city centre neighbourhood team.
Humberside Police currently employs 1,525 police officers and 228 PCSOs.
Chief Constable Justine Curran said: "We have done a lot of work to identify exactly where these officers are most needed, according to the demand across the whole force area, and the new officers will go directly to the neighbourhoods where they are most needed and where they will make the most difference."
Mr Hunter, who was appointed in May, said he believed the amount held in police reserves was "too high".
"My job is to help residents get the best police service possible and ensure taxpayers' money is spent wisely to do that," he said.
"This is the first step in that process and I will be carefully monitoring the effect these new officers and PCSOs will have, and look for other opportunities in the future to add further value."
Ryan Brobbel swept a dipping shot over St Mirren keeper Billy O'Brien to give the visitors the lead before half-time.
But in a dramatic five-minute spell, Stephen McGinn rifled in a 25-yarder before TNS' Steven Saunders saw red and Stevie Mallan curled in the free-kick.
John Sutton added a third before Rory Loy grabbed the fourth in injury time.
The all-Championship final, 30 years on from St Mirren beating Dundee United in the 1987 Scottish Cup final, will take place on the weekend of 25/26 March, at a venue yet to be confirmed.
United won 3-2 at Queen of the South in Saturday's first semi-final.
TNS were on a run of just one defeat in 31 matches and had earlier knocked out Forfar and Livingston in the competition.
Chances were few and far between in the early stages, with only Mallan's 15th-minute free-kick from 20 yards giving the home fans anything to cheer about.
Brobbel gave a hint of what was to come after 35 minutes with a driving run and shot which produced a good save from Billy O'Brien, before Wes Fletcher grazed the outside of the post with a header from the resulting corner.
But four minutes from the break, Brobbel produced a goal of sheer class when he ran from midfield, looked up and curled a terrific strike from 22 yards into the top corner past O'Brien.
Saints boss Jack Ross sent on Lewis Morgan for Craig Storrie at half-time and initially TNS continued with the same tactics of allowing the hosts plenty of the ball and hitting on the break.
But the momentum changed dramatically in a five-minute spell around the hour mark.
First McGinn crashed a brilliant 25-yard strike high past Harrison for the equaliser, then former Motherwell defender Saunders dived into a challenge with the Saints captain to leave referee Keith Kennedy with no option but to send him off.
From the resultant free-kick, Mallan again underlined his quality by placing his fifth goal of the season into the bottom-left corner to put the home side in front.
Confidence was now oozing through St Mirren, and despite Sutton seeing a penalty saved by Harrison after 79 minutes, the veteran striker made no mistake a minute later as he tucked home his 11th goal of the season after Kyle Magennis had set him up.
Low then set the seal on Saints' victory, knocking in Mallan's injury-time free-kick.
St Mirren boss Jack Ross: "It is all about the result at this stage of the competition, but we made it hard for ourselves after the performance in the first half. We were dreadful and I said that to the players at half-time.
"But in the second half we were terrific. Their reaction was great, our cup form is well documented, so different from our league form, but we need to win more league games.
"We are starting to build a little bit of momentum and we go into a massive game at Ayr next week in good spirits now having reached a cup final. Maybe the group needs results like this to give them the confidence they need."
New Saints boss Craig Harrison: "We are disappointed. We were the better team in the first half and needed to keep them out for the first 20 minutes of the second half, but didn't do it.
"The sending-off was right and it was the turning point. You just can't tackle like that, but that is the way it goes and they scored from the free-kick to give them a huge boost.
"It's a great feat for us to get to where we got to in this competition and I am proud of the players. I think if we look back, we would like to think we have done our club and the Welsh Premier League proud."
The group, ASAP-NHS, said mothers and babies had been harmed by a failure to implement UK-wide health and safety legislation in Scotland.
A BBC investigation revealed what were described as the "unnecessary" deaths of six babies at Crosshouse Hospital.
The Scottish government said some of the campaigners' claims were wrong.
The final report of a review - ordered by Health Secretary Shona Robison - into the baby deaths at the Kilmarnock hospital is due to be published soon.
Families involved heard the key findings of the review last week , with some saying they were "disappointed" by the report which included recommendations for improvements within NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
They were also told the final version of the report from Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), expected to be made public later this month, is to include national recommendations for better training in maternity services.
The letter from ASAP-NHS (Action for a Safe and Accountable People's NHS) to Nicola Sturgeon requests a public inquiry and immediate action "to secure the safety of mothers and babies in the care of Scottish maternity units".
It said: "Currently, the approach of the Scottish government to the safety of babies and mothers, fails to meet the UK-wide statutory requirements. Presently, the Scottish government operates a healthcare service, which is unregulated; that in itself, is a breach of statutory law."
The group said it had provided the Scottish government with three reports it has compiled "based on extensive evidence" that supported its calls for action and an inquiry.
Responding to the letter, Ms Robison said: ‎"The safety of mothers and their babies is of paramount importance.
"At the heart of any incident is a family that is suffering from pain or loss, which is why we must do everything we can to mitigate against similar incidents happening again.‎
"We have a number of initiatives already in place to get to the root of these problems and upgrade that service, but clearly there is still room for improvement.
"However, some of the claims being made are clearly wrong and without foundation, so we will be focusing on areas for change which can make a genuine difference."
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has administered the naming system since 1998.
But from 1 October it will operate without the ultimate oversight of the US government.
Four US states filed a joint motion on Thursday in an attempt to block the handover from going ahead, arguing it could disrupt freedom of speech.
"We’re disappointed with the ruling,” said Marc Rylander, a spokesman for the Texas attorney general.
"It’s a dire day in our country when the President is allowed to unilaterally give away America’s pioneering role in ensuring that the internet remains a place where free expression can flourish.
"We will continue to weigh our options as the suit moves forward."
Dave Lee: Has the US just given away the internet?
Independence day
Backers of the move said it was essential to preserve the independence of the internet amid growing pressure to remove the US’s dominance over the Domain Name System (DNS), a crucial component of how the web operates.
It links easy to remember domain names, such as bbc.com, to the harder to remember IP addresses, strings of numbers that points to the correct server containing the website.
Icann has had the task of administering this system for almost three decades, but the US government has held the power to veto any decision it made - something it very rarely did.
The handover will remove this power, instead making Icann - which is a body consisting of many interested parties, including nation states - entirely independent.
The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), acting on behalf of the global technology industry, filed an amicus brief - essentially a group statement - to the Texas court in support of the handover plans.
"This effort by a small number of attorneys general is misguided and inconsistent with the founding values of the Internet,” said ITI president Dean Garfield.
"It is an ironic endeavor because the transition will actually keep the internet an open and flourishing engine of innovation and open global communication.”
The judge agreed - and the handover is now set to ahead as planned.
The pair, first spotted early in the morning, came close to the harbour walls and swam behind small vessels.
Resident Madeleine Santonna said: "I've lived by the harbour all my life and I've never seen anything like it."
The Sea Watch Foundation said they were common dolphins, a breed which usually gathers in large groups offshore in deep waters.
Peter Evans from the marine charity said: "Although they are called 'common' they don't normally come into harbours.
"We don't know why individual dolphins come into such inshore areas, often surrounded by boats. Sometimes it is because one is sick or injured and its companion wants to remain close by it."
Mrs Santonna said the sighting caused "huge excitement" with hundreds of people lining the harbour to catch a glimpse of the dolphins.
She said: "They were interacting with people, swimming up and down and round and round and seemed to be enjoying themselves."
The Maritime and Coastguard said it had received several calls from members of the public who had spotted the dolphins.
The agency said the Wyke Regis coastguard team was sent to the harbour to observe the pair, which were thought to have since headed back out to sea.
It said The British Divers Marine Life Rescue unit had also been alerted in case the dolphins returned.
The UN watchdog for children's rights denounced the Holy See for adopting policies which allowed priests to sexually abuse thousands of children.
In a report, it also criticised Vatican attitudes towards homosexuality, contraception and abortion.
The Vatican responded by saying it would examine the report - but also accused its authors of interference.
A group representing the victims of abuse by priests in the US welcomed the report.
In its findings, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) said the Holy See should open its files on members of the clergy who had "concealed their crimes" so that they could be held accountable by the authorities.
By David WilleyBBC News, Rome
The Vatican quickly moved into damage control mode after publication of the UN report.
While promising "thorough study" of the criticisms, the Holy See robustly rejects some of the points made by the UN.
The Vatican has always given precedence to Church law, called Canon Law, over local criminal law in dealing with ecclesiastical crime. It does not easily tolerate interference by civil authorities in ecclesiastical matters.
The recent case of a senior Vatican diplomat, a Polish archbishop, who was suddenly recalled to Rome from his post in Santo Domingo after serious police accusations of sexual abuse of minors there is a case in point.
The Vatican has refused an extradition request by justice authorities in Poland and says an internal police investigation is under way inside Vatican City.
It said it was gravely concerned that the Holy See had not acknowledged the extent of the crimes committed, and expressed its "deepest concern about child sexual abuse committed by members of the Catholic churches who operate under the authority of the Holy See, with clerics having been involved in the sexual abuse of tens of thousands of children worldwide".
It also lambasted the "practice of offenders' mobility", referring to the transfer of child abusers from parish to parish within countries, and sometimes abroad.
The committee said this practice placed "children in many countries at high risk of sexual abuse, as dozens of child sexual offenders are reported to be still in contact with children".
The UN report called on a Vatican commission created by Pope Francis in December to investigate all cases of child sexual abuse "as well as the conduct of the Catholic hierarchy in dealing with them".
Ireland's Magdalene laundries scandal was singled out by the report as an example of how the Vatican had failed to provide justice despite "slavery-like" conditions, including degrading treatment, violence and sexual abuse.
The laundries were Catholic-run workhouses where some 10,000 women and girls were required to do unpaid manual labour between 1922 and 1996.
The report's findings come after Vatican officials were questioned in public last month in Geneva about why they would not release data and what they were doing to prevent future abuse.
The Vatican has denied any official cover-up. However, in December it refused a UN request for data on abuse on the grounds that it only released such information if requested to do so by another country as part of legal proceedings.
In January, the Vatican confirmed that almost 400 priests had been defrocked in a two-year period by the former Pope Benedict XVI over claims of child abuse.
The UN committee's recommendations are non-binding and there is no enforcement mechanism.
The BBC's David Willey in Rome says the Vatican has set up new guidelines to protect children from predatory priests.
Q&A: Child abuse scandal
But, he adds, bishops in many parts of the world have tended to concentrate on protecting and defending the reputation of priests rather than listening to the complaints of victims of paedophile priests.
Meanwhile several Catholic dioceses in the US have been forced into bankruptcy after paying out huge sums in compensation to victims of abuse by clergy.
The Vatican said in a statement following the report's publication: "The Holy See takes note of the concluding observations...which will be submitted to a thorough study and examination... according to international law and practice."
But it added that it "regrets to see in some points of the concluding observations an attempt to interfere with Catholic Church teaching on the dignity of human person and in the exercise of religious freedom" and "reiterates its commitment to defending and protecting the rights of the child... according to the moral and religious values offered by Catholic doctrine".
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, head of the Holy See's delegation to the United Nations in Geneva, told Vatican Radio the report had failed to take into account the fact that the Vatican had made "a series of changes for the protection of children", and its efforts at reform were "fact, evidence, which cannot be distorted".
He added that the UN could not ask the Church to change its "non-negotiable" moral teachings.
Victims groups welcomed the report as a wake-up call to secular law enforcement officials to investigate and prosecute Church officials who were still protecting "predator priests".
Barbara Blaine, president of a group representing US victims of abuse by priests - Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (Snap) - told the BBC that the UN report "reaffirms everything we've been saying. It shows that the Vatican has put the reputation of Church officials above protection of children".
"Church officials knew about it and they refused to stop it. Nothing has changed. Despite all the rhetoric from Pope Francis and Vatican officials, they refuse to take action that will make this stop."
NZGB said a member of the public suggested changing the "discriminatory and derogatory" names of the places, all of which feature a racist term.
All three are in North Canterbury, in the Southern Alps on South Island.
The public will have three months to give their views on changing the titles of the remote areas.
"These proposals were made by a member of the public who was concerned that these particular names did not show New Zealand in a good light, being in poor taste and causing offence," NZGB Secretary Wendy Shaw told the BBC.
If accepted, Niggerhead would become Tawhai Hill and Nigger Hill would become Kanuka Hills - both named after native trees. Nigger Stream would become Steelhead Stream - named after a local trout species.
The proposed new names were put forward by the same person that requested the current names be dropped. The person is not thought to be local to the area, although as it is extremely remote, very few people are.
The places are all uninhabited geographical features, not towns
NZGB said that while they had not been able to pin down exactly how or when the places got their names, two have appeared on maps since the 1860s, and the third from the 1910s.
They said the word may have come from a colloquial name for a type of tussock known as makura, or pukio in te reo in the Maori language.
NZGB is seeking opinions on several other name changes too, including altering the spelling of South Otago's Tokomairiro river to Tokomairaro - which it says is the correct Maori spelling - and changing the name of Rainbow Mountain to Maunga Kakaramea.
The consultations will not take the form of a vote. Instead, the NZGB's board will base its decisions primarily on the views it receives from the public.
Although the changes may strike many as long overdue, reports in 2010 quoted government officials saying that they were not aware of complaints about the names, nor of plans to change them.
It is not the only place in New Zealand, to have a seemingly offensive name. There are several places with "Darkies" in their title on the west coast of South Island.
They are seemingly references to a 19th Century African American gold prospector known as 'Darkie' Addison, according to Radio New Zealand.
In an unprecedented move Commissioner Eddie Lynch has decided to use his legal powers to look into care standards at the Dunmurry Manor home.
It follows an investigation by the South Eastern Trust in December, after concerns were raised by family members and former employees.
New admissions to the 76-bed home have since been suspended.
The commissioner will investigate not just the activities at the home, but also the response of the relevant authorities, including the health trusts involved and the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA).
Speaking about the investigation, Mr Lynch said: "Family members have made complaints to me about the care that their relatives received in Dunmurry Manor.
"I have also heard, from former employees, that the care and protection of older people in the home was below acceptable standards and in some cases, caused harm to frail older people."
Since opening in 2014, the home on Rowan Hill, Dunmurry, has received a number of notifications from the RQIA and health trusts about inadequate standards of care.
It received three failure to comply notices in October, but at the end of January, Mr Lynch said, "compliance had still not been achieved".
"I am deeply concerned about allegations of serious failures of care at Dunmurry Manor and this has led me to carry out a full investigation under my legal powers," he said.
"Health authorities have been monitoring this care home and raising concerns since it opened in 2014. More than two years later, older people are living in a home that is failing to comply with minimum standards of care."
Mr Lynch said his investigation will examine the care, treatment and experience of older people living in the home, including "an examination of the actions of all those responsible for the commissioning, provision, monitoring and regulation of the care services provided" at it since it opened.
"I am aware of some excellent care in nursing homes across Northern Ireland and I don't want to cause unnecessary alarm to older people and their families," he added.
"However, when I detect that there are areas of serious concern in terms of care for older people, I must act immediately and ensure that older people are protected from harm."
The investigation is expected to take between three and four months to complete.
To ensure that it is as thorough and independent as possible, expert advisors in nursing care, safeguarding and human rights have been appointed.
The panel will provide scrutiny, advice and guidance throughout the investigation.
The commissioner said he will not comment on the investigation while it is active.
A report into its findings with recommendations is expected to be released in June.
Nasri, on loan from Manchester City, had his second-half spot-kick saved by Sergio Asenjo after Mario Gaspar had fouled Vitolo in the penalty area.
Asenjo also made a fine save late on to keep out Vicente Iborra's header to frustrate third-placed Sevilla.
Villarreal's best chance fell to Adrian Lopez but he shot wide after he rounded Sevilla goalkeeper Sergio Rico.
The result leaves Sevilla two points behind second-placed Barcelona and three adrift of leaders Real Madrid.
However, the European champions have two games in hand on both Bara and Sevilla after their scheduled game on Sunday at Celta Vigo was postponed as bad weather damaged Celta's Balaidos stadium.
Match ends, Sevilla 0, Villarreal 0.
Second Half ends, Sevilla 0, Villarreal 0.
Foul by Vitolo (Sevilla).
Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by José Ángel.
Substitution, Villarreal. Antonio Rukavina replaces Manu Trigueros.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Víctor Ruiz.
Hand ball by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
Gabriel Mercado (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
Foul by Adil Rami (Sevilla).
Daniele Bonera (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Samir Nasri (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal).
Attempt saved. Vicente Iborra (Sevilla) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samir Nasri with a cross.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by José Ángel.
Attempt blocked. Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vitolo.
Steven N'Zonzi (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Manu Trigueros (Villarreal).
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Bruno Soriano.
Substitution, Sevilla. Vicente Iborra replaces Franco Vázquez.
Adil Rami (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cédric Bakambu (Villarreal).
Attempt saved. Pablo Sarabia (Sevilla) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Franco Vázquez.
Offside, Sevilla. Samir Nasri tries a through ball, but Wissam Ben Yedder is caught offside.
Vitolo (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal).
Substitution, Villarreal. Cédric Bakambu replaces Adrián López.
Substitution, Sevilla. Luciano Vietto replaces Stevan Jovetic.
Adil Rami (Sevilla) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Denis Cheryshev (Villarreal).
Dangerous play by Clement Lenglet (Sevilla).
Manu Trigueros (Villarreal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Adrián López.
Corner, Sevilla. Conceded by Mario.
Hand ball by Franco Vázquez (Sevilla).
Substitution, Villarreal. Denis Cheryshev replaces Samu Castillejo.
Vitolo (Sevilla) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by José Ángel (Villarreal).
Attempt blocked. Vitolo (Sevilla) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stevan Jovetic.
In the only change to the back line, winger O'Mahony replaces Keith Earls who took a knock to the ribs in training this week.
Tommy O'Donnell is selected ahead of Jack O'Donoghue in the back row while James Cronin comes in at loose-head.
Pool leaders Munster have qualified while Racing are out of contention.
They secured their 16th European quarter-final in 19 seasons by beating Glasgow Warriors 14-12 at Scotstoun last weekend.
With extra seating installed, there will be a 26,200 sell-out crowd in Limerick where former Munster fly-half Ronan O'Gara will be in the opposition dug-out as part of the French club's coaching staff.
The match will be Munster's 60th top-level European game at Thomond Park, the Irish side having lost just four of the previous matches.
Munster: Zebo; A Conway, J Taute, R Scannell, R O'Mahony; T Bleyendaal, C Murray; J Cronin, N Scannell, J Ryan; J Kleyn, D Ryan; P O'Mahony (capt), T O'Donnell, CJ Stander.
Replacements: R Marshall, D Kilcoyne, T du Toit, B Holland, J O'Donoghue, D Williams, I Keatley, F Saili.
Racing 92: B Dulin; T Thomas, H Chavancy, E Dussartre, M Andreu; B Dambielle, M Machenaud; EB Arous, C Chat, B Tameifuna, M Carizza, L Nakarawa, Y Nyanga, M Voisin, S Fa'aso'o.
Replacements: V Lacombe, J Brugnaut, C Gomes Sa, A Williams, C Masoe, J Hart, F Pourteau, A Vulivuli.
In April 2014, it was announced that the 2017 event would be held at the Fermanagh venue.
However, there has been speculation the event might be moved to another venue and the European Tour said on Thursday there was "no definitive decision".
"There are a lot of discussions going on behind the scenes and I can't confirm either way," said European Tour official Antonia Beggs.
The announcement in 2014 of Lough Erne's hosting of the 2017 European Tour event in came on the same day that it was revealed that Royal County Down would host the 2015 tournament.
However, since then new sponsors Dubai Duty Free and Rory McIlroy's Foundation have come on board while the European Tour has a new chief executive with Keith Pelley taking over after long-serving George O'Grady's retirement.
Ms Beggs added:"Keith has some really definite ideas about strategy for the European Tour as a whole.
"I'm not going to speak on his behalf but he has big, big ideas about what he wants to do and the Irish Open is a key part of that strategy."
If the tournament is moved from the Nick Faldo-designed Lough Erne course, another Northern Ireland course Portstewart could be new venue.
BBC Sport Northern Ireland has learned that European Tour officials have already visited Portstewart to check about its suitability to stage the Irish Open at some date in the future.
The Lough Erne Resort hosted the G8 summit of world leaders in June 2013.
Meanwhile, Irish Open organisers are hoping that Tiger Woods and other US stars might play in this year's event at the K Club.
All members of the 2006 European and US Ryder Cup teams that played in the biennial match at the K Club are to receive invitations to this year's Irish Open, which takes place on 19-22 May.
Tournament host McIlroy was able to convince big names Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Martin Kaymer and Ernie Els to play in last year's event at Royal County Down.
The European Tour may be hoping that McIlroy may be able to use his influence to attract more world stars to this year's event.
Fourteen-time major winner Woods is currently out of action following two back operations last autumn and there has been no indication when he will return to tournament action.
The 23-year-old left-back for fourth-tier Wilrijk-Beerschot was playing in a tournament in Hemiksem when he collapsed on Friday.
He was placed in an induced coma and his club confirmed his death on Monday.
In late April, Lokeren defender Gregory Mertens, 24, died after collapsing during a reserve game.
A club statement said Nicot "fought like a bear" and was the "idol of our supporters".
It described him as "always in a good mood, always making time for an umpteenth selfie with a fan".
Three years ago Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, then 23, suffered a cardiac arrest in an FA Cup game with Tottenham. He was "in effect dead" for 78 minutes but survived, although he never played again.
Nicot's team-mate Wesley Snoeys said: "So many questions. Always the same question comes up: why why why? You left us far too soon. I will never forget you. Forever in my heart."
Jef Snyders, another Wilrijk-Beerschot player, added: "Football will never be the same anymore. Rest in peace mate."
The worst affected areas on Tuesday night were Omagh, County Tyrone, and Moneymore and Magherafelt, County Londonderry.
The Fire and Rescue Service said it received 33 calls from those areas in the six hours until midnight.
One firefighter told the BBC there had been "mayhem" due to a deluge of rainwater in a short period of time.
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan said he had now activated the emergency payment scheme and individual households would be eligible for a £1,000 payment.
He said it was an "offer of practical assistance to those who have suffered severe inconvenience, to ensure homes are made habitable as quickly as possible. It is not a compensation payment".
Anyone who feels they may be entitled to the payment is being urged to contact their local council, which will arrange an urgent inspection of the property.
"If the council decides that your claim is eligible, you will receive your payment within a matter of days," said Mr Durkan.
"My department will reimburse councils for the £1,000 payments to individual householders, and for the direct and indirect costs of providing practical assistance and advice.
"I and my executive colleagues want to help those most severely affected to get back to normal as quickly as possible and to assist them in ensuring their homes are habitable. "
In Magherafelt, a woman was rescued from her car during several hours of rain and a pensioner was taken to safety from her home.
A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Service said that about 20 houses were flooded in the town.
"It was mayhem in Magherafelt," he said.
Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said people were "angry and deeply frustrated at the total lack of any emergency co-ordination following floods in Magherafelt".
He praised firefighters for rescuing the two women but said the high level of service provided by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) was not matched by other statutory agencies in the town.
"Throughout the night Roads Service, Rivers Agency and NI Water failed to turn up despite NIFRS staff reporting circumstances as a priority situation," Mr McGlone said.
"Each of the absentee statutory service providers effectively abandoned people in the middle of a flood and left them to fend for themselves.
"That is an inexcusable failing," he added.
The SDLP MLA said he had spent the night with families "who were trying to locate sandbags to protect their homes only to be frustrated by the unavailability of agency staff".
A spokesperson for the Department for Regional Development (DRD) said: "Sandybraes [in Magherafelt] was one of 23 individual locations where DRD was asked for assistance following a particularly heavy deluge across the Mid-Ulster area between the hours of 19:30 and 22:30.
"DRD assisted in Sandybraes through the provision of sandbags co-ordinated through NI Fire and Rescue and also to individual residents who requested them directly at the local DRD depot.
"DRD also delivered additional sandbags directly to Sandybraes around midnight."
NI Water said in a statement that it had received "a number of calls and requests for assistance within the Magherafelt area, and attended where necessary".
It added: "As expected, our wastewater assets in the town experienced a surge in activity during the weather event, but these continued to function well under extreme conditions."
NI Water said that any necessary clean-up operations were "being conducted as a matter of priority".
The Rivers Agency said: "Throughout last night and into the early hours of this morning Rivers Agency responded to a number of calls for assistance.
"While the agency did not receive any calls for assistance from the Magherafelt area, staff were in the locality checking our critical infrastructure.
"While the situation has eased considerably, Rivers Agency staff continue to check our infrastructure and monitor weather forecasts and are available to provide assistance to the public."
The grounds of Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal were also flooded during the torrential rain.
It had only resumed full service in March after it was affected by serious flooding last July.
Stroud High School has prohibited devices capable of accessing social media amid concerns about the impact it can have on young people.
The ban includes the wearable activity monitors because they can access it.
The school said research shows social media can lead to a "decline in wellbeing" of teenagers.
In a letter sent to parents last week, the school said "tight controls" of the use of mobile phones "and smart technology including smart watches and Fitbits" would be introduced in September.
Head teacher Mark McShane said some pupils had discussed with staff how they count calories and amend their lunch accordingly, but Fitbits had not been banned specifically because of this.
His letter stated: "If not addressed, we open the door for social media to cause significant problems for young peoples mental health and wellbeing.
"Being a teenager is hard enough, but the pressures faced by young people online are unique to this digital generation."
Mr McShane added: "We have spent a lot of time this year looking at the impact of mobile technology on the welfare of young people.
"We certainly believe technology has an important role to play in our school community but we must be confident that it is making our lives better.
"Too many pieces of research and studies are now demonstrating a link between the decline in well being of teenagers as a result of mobile phone use and social media.
"We want our older students to feel in control of their digital lives, and for this reason we want to limit their use in school."
The ban will apply to years 7-9 during the whole day. Years 10-11 will be allowed to use their phones at lunchtime, and sixth form students will be allowed to use them "as they wish, but not in lessons".
Rakhmat Akilov, 39 and from Uzbekistan, admitted carrying out the attack in court and was remanded in custody.
Wearing green overalls, he was brought into the court in handcuffs.
Four people were killed when a lorry was driven into a department store on Friday. A number of people were also injured, two critically.
"His position is that he admits to a terrorist crime and accepts therefore that he will be detained," said lawyer Johan Eriksson.
A second man is no longer being held as a suspect, according to prosecution authorities, but he will not be released because he already had a deportation order standing against him.
Security was tight and the press gallery was full, according to a BBC correspondent at the court session, which was conducted behind closed doors.
Mr Akilov was told to remove a green blanket from his head before the hearing started.
He will have certain restrictions placed on him while in custody, including not being able to use mobile communications.
Swedish police said Mr Akilov was known to security services.
He had been denied residency in Sweden and had expressed sympathy for so-called Islamic State (IS), they said.
No group has claimed to be behind the attack.
Mr Akilov reportedly ran from the scene of the attack, still covered in blood and glass, and was arrested hours later in a northern suburb of Stockholm.
According to reports, he had left a wife and four children behind in Uzbekistan in order to earn money to send home.
After applying for residency in 2014, he was informed in December 2016 that "he had four weeks to leave the country", police official Jonas Hysing said.
He disappeared and, in February, was officially put on a wanted list.
Responding to the attack, Swedish Justice Minister Morgan Johansson said he wanted to toughen the nation's terrorism laws.
In an interview with AFP published on Monday, Mr Johansson specifically mentioned tackling the financing of terrorism and potential prison sentences for those "dedicated to terrorism even if not connected to a specific crime".
"We want to give the police the opportunity, without concrete suspicion of a crime, to go into workplaces to make sure that people who work there are in Sweden [legally]," he added.
The beer company that owned the lorry said it was hijacked while making a delivery to a restaurant.
Eyewitnesses said it sped down Drottninggatan (Queen Street), a central shopping street, and appeared to be deliberately mowing people down.
The vehicle then crashed into the front of the Ahlens department store.
Police later confirmed they discovered a suspect device inside the lorry.
They have not released the identities of those who died, but said they were:
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The 29-year-old defeated Darleys Perez on Saturday in a rematch following their controversial draw in July.
Last December, Crolla suffered a fractured skull and broken ankle trying to stop burglars, scuppering hopes of a WBA showdown against Richar Abril.
"I've realised the dream," the Manchester boxer told BBC Sport.
"The difference between how I feel now and last Christmas is a million miles apart.
"Then I was sat on the couch with my leg in plaster. I was skin and bones because I lost so much weight through medication.
"It was up in the air whether I'd be able to fight again. This Christmas I'll have the belt under the tree with a lot to look forward to next year."
Crolla was hit with a concrete slab as he tried to apprehend two men, and said at the time of the incident he was "lucky to be alive".
"I made a promise in the hospital bed that I'd come back stronger," he added.
"I came so close to losing it all I wanted to make sure of every chance. I was given a second chance. I didn't want to waste that. In the rematch I didn't want to leave anything to chance."
After four cagey rounds, Crolla secured victory in his home city when he landed a massive left hook to the body that floored champion Perez, who could not make the count.
The new champions is on course to fight fellow Briton Kevin Mitchell. The 31-year-old would become the mandatory WBA challenger if he defeats Ismael Barroso on 12 December.
Crolla is hoping the potential fight will take place at the home of the club he supports, Manchester United.
"I could never imagine fighting at Old Trafford," he said.
"Kevin is a great lad and has got great support. It's something I'd jump at given the opportunity. It's something I wouldn't have dreamt about a year ago."
British Athletics says the "precautionary decision" will allow the squad to recover from "minor" injuries before August's World Championships.
Olympic bronze medallists Daryll Neita and Desiree Henry have had hamstring and knee injuries respectively.
Fellow squad members Ashleigh Nelson and Imani Lansiquot have also had hamstring problems.
British Athletics performance director Neil Black said there was "no need to take any unnecessary risks" for the event, which takes place from 22-23 April.
He added: "All our decisions are made with a long-term view of having our top athletes fit and competing to win medals in front of a home crowd in London."
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Edwina Hart gave the pledge to bosses and union leaders at a crisis summit she called on Thursday in Cardiff.
High energy costs and cheap imports have been blamed for thousands of job cuts at plants across the UK.
Mrs Hart said she would look at the cost of cutting business rates "and the reality of whether I am able to do it".
High business rates are contributing to what the industry says is a crisis in steel.
BBC Wales has been told Tata Steel is losing about £1m a day in Wales - its heaviest losses since the depths of the recession.
The company recently said it planned to mothball some operations at Llanwern, Newport, where unions fear 250 jobs will go, and Shotton, Flintshire, where it is claimed 40 jobs could be affected.
Mrs Hart said: "We have to look very carefully at our budget, because we can't spend more than we have coming in on business rates.
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Daniel Toy, 24, stole the car from Camelford Police station in Cornwall on 8 October, Truro Crown Court heard.
He and his girlfriend, Samantha Poole, 31, drove it to Slough, Berkshire, before being stopped by a stinger.
Toy was jailed for two years and six months. Poole was given a 15 month sentence but was released due to time already spent in custody.
Both have been disqualified from driving.
More on the stolen police car and other Devon and Cornwall news
Toy broke a window at an unmanned police station to get to the car keys before the pair drove about 230 miles along the A30, the M5 and then the M4.
After tracking and shadowing the vehicle, police eventually stopped it by using a stinger device at about 03:00 BST.
Poole drove the car most of the way to Bristol, clocking a top speed of 107mph.
Toy then took over, averaging 110mph but reaching 124mph on occasions.
They stopped at two service stations on their journey, on one occasion stealing two energy drinks and on another driving off without paying for fuel.
The court heard Toy undertook cars on the motorway and almost lost control in coned off areas.
For the four minutes before being stopped, the car's blue lights were activated.
Toy pleaded guilty to burglary, aggravated vehicle theft, driving while disqualified, making off without payment for fuel and for theft of a television.
Poole admitted making off without payment, taking a vehicle without authority and theft of a TV.
Judge Simon Carr said "this is some of the worst driving I've had to pass sentence on" and "it was mere luck nobody was killed as a result of what you did".
Devon and Cornwall Police declined to comment.
The Guardian gave the 1930s set crime caper four stars, while Variety praised its "sly intelligence and depth of feeling".
A notable absentee from Berlin is the late actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died on Sunday of a suspected drug overdose.
He had been due to attend the festival to promote his film God's Pocket.
Instead, a screening of his Oscar-winning performance in the film Capote will be screened in tribute on Tuesday.
"He was one of the greatest actors we had in the world," festival director Dieter Kosslick told the Reuters news agency.
The Grand Budapest Hotel, stars British actor Ralph Fiennes as the famous concierge Gustave H, who woos octogenarian blonde widows at an Alpine hotel.
When one dies in mysterious circumstances and leaves him a valuable painting, it sets in motion a chain of murder and mayhem.
It co-stars an enviable line-up of actors including Anderson regulars Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman, Saoirse Ronan, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Jude Law and Tom Wilkinson.
Wes Anderson is a European festival favourite. His last film, Moonrise Kingdom, opened the Cannes Film Festival in 2012 and earned him an Oscar nomination for best screenplay.
His previous films include Fantastic Mr Fox and The Royal Tenenbaums.
In the Telegraph's five-star review, Tim Robey described The Grand Budapest Hotel as "the most intensely pleasurable curtain-raiser in recent history, if not ever".
He added: "It's like a magnum of house champagne. You might get light-headed on the pure fun of it, which unleashes fresh waves of fun-within-fun at every point where you worry it could dry up."
The Hollywood Reporter called the film "an idiosyncratic period comedy that will delight connoisseurs more than the wide public".
In its review, the publication said "its sensibility and concerns are very much those of an earlier, more elegant era, meaning that the film's deepest intentions will fly far over the heads of most modern filmgoers".
However, in a rare negative review, Stephanie Zacharek of the Village Voice called the film "a marzipan monstrosity".
It was, she wrote, "a meticulously appointed dollhouse of a movie" which "went on and on, making me want to smash many miniature plates of plaster food in frustration".
The film is screening in competition alongside films from US director Richard Linklater and French auteur Alain Resnais; and '71, an upcoming British film set in Northern Ireland.
The eight-member jury, chaired by Brokeback Mountain producer James Schamus includes Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz and US actress Greta Gerwig.
It will announce the winner of the prestigious Golden Bear and other prizes on 15 February.
Other films screening out of competition include Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac and Calvary, a black comedy drama starring Brendan Gleeson and Chris O'Dowd.
Replacing the Affordable Care Act became a rallying cry among conservatives for years and here was the first attempt by the party to fashion an alternative.
But just 24 hours later and the mood in the party has changed, with the knives out for the American Health Care Act before it has even reached committee.
It is still a "work in progress", say Republicans who are behind the bill, but what happened within a few hours on Tuesday means that work may be harder than anyone imagined.
So what happened and when? All times eastern (-5 GMT)
Monday evening - last rites for Obamacare?
18:05 - Republican Party release their bill
19:50 - House Speaker Paul Ryan says "this unified Republican government will deliver relief and peace of mind to the millions of Americans suffering under Obamacare". Health Secretary Tom Price says he "welcomes action by the House to end this nightmare for the American people".
19:50 - It emerges that four Republican senators had released a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell before the bill was unveiled, expressing concerns that it would limit future federal funding for Medicaid, which covers people on low incomes.
01:13 (Tuesday) - An influential group of US House Republicans said they had "major concerns" and called it "Republican welfare entitlement", according to a memo leaked to Bloomberg
10:26 (Tuesday) - Heritage Action for America: "That is bad politics and, more importantly, bad policy."
07:13 - An early morning tweet from the president shows he is fully endorsing the House bill, which he says is "wonderful".
13:55 - Health Secretary Tom Price says the legislation is a "work in progress" that represents a step in the "right direction".
15:53 - President Trump told Republican lawmakers at the White House: "There's gonna be no slowing down. There's gonna be no waiting and no more excuses."
16:42 - House Speaker Paul Ryan says: "Obamacare is collapsing... We are doing an act of mercy by repealing this law."
14:36 - Conservative website Breitbart publishes a story headlined "Obamacare 2.0 guts enforcement, gives illegal aliens health care through identity fraud"
15:08 - Influential conservative writer Ann Coulter calls it a "piece of crap"
15:36 - Senator Rand Paul says: "We have to admit we are divided on replacement. We are united on repeal but we are divided on replacement." Earlier, he said the bill was "dead on arrival".
15:37 - Mike Lee, US Senator from Utah, says the bill was "a step in the wrong direction. And as much as anything, it's a missed opportunity."
17:40 - President Trump warns House Republicans of "bloodbath" if they can't pass healthcare legislation, says CNN
19:14 - He then cajoles Senator Rand Paul to end the dissent and rally behind the "great" health care bill.
It seems like passing the recently unveiled Republican Obamacare replacement bill will be about as difficult as making a half-court basketball shot. From a moving car. While blindfolded.
While Republicans know they have to do something on healthcare reform given seven years of promises, when the subject moves to what to do after repeal, party cohesion falls apart. Moderates hate the bill because of its coverage cuts. Conservatives hate the bill because it preserves parts of the existing system. The only real support the bill has is of the tepid variety.
Donald Trump tweeted that the legislation is now open for "review and negotiation", but the various factions within the Republican congressional caucus will be pulling in opposite directions - and the end results could be a proposal that is left in tatters.
The result is seen as a victory for President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who is accused by his rivals of trying to extend his mandate, which he denies.
He called the referendum after the Senate rejected his proposals to change the constitution.
Turnout was 53.73%, with 85% of voters supporting the change, officials said.
But members of the opposition denounced an "electoral farce which has given way to open-air fraud".
Mr Abdel Aziz, who described the Senate as "useless and too costly", said the move to abolish it would improve governance by introducing more local forms of lawmaking.
He is barred by the constitution from running a third term - he came to power in a coup in 2008, was elected president the following year and won a second term in 2014.
The president is a key ally of the West and neighbouring states in countering Islamist extremist groups.
In the same referendum, held on Saturday, voters also supported a change to the national flag.
The current green flag with yellow Islamic crescent and star will also feature red bands to honour the blood spilt by those who fought for freedom from France.
With Hungary, Croatia, and Slovenia closing all or parts of their borders, bottlenecks have left many stranded at ill-prepared crossing points, exposed to the elements and short of vital supplies.
At Berkasovo in Serbia, near the border with Croatia, more than 3,000 people are massed at a tiny transit camp designed to hold a maximum of 250.
"The conditions here are very bad," says Melita Sunjic, the West Balkans spokesperson for the UN's refugee agency, UNHCR.
"This place was installed as a transit camp for five bus loads of people, now we have more than 60 bus loads. We cannot keep them dry and we are running out of food and water," she says.
"We have problems with crowd control, there are no police and people are getting agitated. This is no man's land."
Forced to stand out in the open, there is little possibility of sleep for the refugees and migrants. Some have strung tarpaulins to trees in an attempt to escape the rain. Frustrated, they chant: "Open the gate!"
There is uncertainty over how many, if any, will be allowed through into Croatia on Monday. There will almost certainly be new arrivals before darkness falls, and there is no lighting at the camp.
"It's really a dire, dire situation," said Ms Sunjic. "We have a lot of small children, I saw a man just now carrying a baby that was no older than a few weeks. We have disabled people, we have people who got sick on the road.
"Save for the small tarpaulins, they are out in the rain, just waiting. This is not a place for people, they can't sleep - they can just stand upright in the mud. We have to find another solution."
There are thought to be about 10,000 refugees and migrants in Serbia, hopeful of reaching Germany or Austria. But the borders that lie between them and their destination are closing like falling dominos.
When Hungary sealed its border with Croatia at midnight on Friday, Croatia began to limit the number of people it was allowing in from Serbia, and redirected people towards Slovenia.
Croatia asked Slovenia to accept 5,000 migrants daily but Slovenia has set a limit at half that number, saying it will only take in as many people as can then exit into Austria.
At the Croatia-Slovenia border, near the town of Cakovec, nearly 2,000 people are stranded while the negotiations continue. Many slept on a packed train overnight.
"It's raining heavily here and it was raining through the night," says Ralf Gruenert, the UNHCR's senior emergency coordinator for Croatia.
"We have distributed some raincoats and high-energy biscuits, but there is very little shelter. This morning, Croatian police allowed some refugees to move under the shelter of the border checkpoint but there was very little space. Some refugees hunkered down on plastic sheeting."
Several hundred people had been allowed through the border by early afternoon, he said, but the vast majority were still stranded on the Croatian side.
Cakovec simply doesn't have sufficient infrastructure to cope with the number of migrants, said Katarina Zoric, a spokesperson for the Croatian Red Cross.
"They are supposed to just pass through there, there is no camp or shelter," she says.
The charity is now preparing for thousands more people to enter Croatia from Serbia.
"We have to make sure everything is ready," Ms Zoric says while en route to Opatovac, a Croatian transit camp on the border with Serbia. "We have enough supplies for now, but we don't know what will happen over the next week. We are doing our best to cope."
Linda Low, the charity's European communications manager, warns that the situation is likely to worsen as winter approaches.
"The humanitarian needs exceed the resources available, especially with the increasingly cold weather. Sometime this week we are expecting the temperature to reach zero in Serbia," she said.
"We are concerned about increasing vulnerability. Flu season is here and people have been walking for hours in the cold and rain. Soon, as winter approaches, there will be snow, and people's health will deteriorate even more."
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term migrant to refer to all people on the move who have yet to complete the legal process of claiming asylum. This group includes people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are likely to be granted refugee status, as well as people who are seeking jobs and better lives, who governments are likely to rule are economic migrants.
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The Hammers signed the 29-year-old from Hull City in January for £10.2m on a three-and-a-half year deal.
But after scoring seven goals in 20 matches for Hull, Snodgrass failed to score in 15 Premier League appearances for West Ham last season.
Sunderland boss Simon Grayson said he is interested in signing Snodgrass.
"When people like him become available you would be foolish not to consider it," said Grayson, who managed the Scot at Leeds, on Friday.
"That would be a deal dictated by finances. Can we do it? Who knows, but we might ask the question."
Former Norwich player Snodgrass has been capped 24 times.
The person lives in West Palm Beach County about 70 miles (113km) north of the initial transmission zone.
Florida Governor Rick Scott said the state officials still believe that active transmission zone for the virus is one square mile (3sq km) in Wynwood neighbourhood in North Miami.
The infected person had recently travelled to the Miami area.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously issued a travel warning for the neighbourhood, particularly focused on pregnant women.
The virus is known to cause a severe birth defect called microcephaly, which can infants to develop abnormally small heads.
With the school year about to begin, Governor Scott said the state is sending mosquito repellent to school districts in affected and neighbouring counties.
The outreach covers primary school through public universities.
In Miami, where 16 locally transmitted cases of Zika have been confirmed, the state has sprayed against mosquitoes and tried to remove standing water, where the insects breed.
They've also encouraged the public at large to use insect repellent on their own.
A failure to agree a deal would have triggered spending cuts and tax increases worth $600bn (£370bn).
There had been fears that the measures would have derailed economic recovery in the world's biggest economy and perhaps even push it into a recession.
Hong Kong shares gained 2.9% and South Korea's Kospi added 1.7%.
Singapore's Straits Times index gained by 1.3%. Financial markets in Japan and mainland China were closed for a public holiday.
Along with being the world's largest economy, the US also is a key market for most of Asia's export-dependent economies.
There were concerns that if the full effects of the fiscal cliff were allowed to take hold, it may have led to a reduction in consumer spending.
That in turn could have hurt demand for Asian exports to the US and impacted growth amongst the region's leading manufacturers and economies.
Analysts said the approval of the deal had helped allay those fears among investors.
"With the final hurdle being passed now, we've got a minimum deal that avoids any immediate threat of the US falling off the cliff," said Jason Hughes, head of premium client management for IG Markets Singapore.
"That's definitely boosted Asian equities markets," he said.
Market sentiment was also boosted by some encouraging regional economic data.
Manufacturing activity in China, the region's biggest economy and one of the key drivers of global growth in recent years, expanded for the third straight month in December.
China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key indicator of activity in the sector, stood at 50.6 in December. A reading above 50 shows expansion.
Meanwhile, a survey of manufacturing activity in South Korea indicated an expansion in the sector for the first time in seven months in December.
Over in Japan, the yen continued to weaken against the US dollar.
The Japanese currency was trading as low as 87.30 yen against the US dollar, the lowest level since July 2010.
Japan's new Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has promised to take measures to weaken the yen to help revive the country's struggling economy.
The yen has fallen almost 9% against the US dollar since 15 November amid hopes of additional stimulus from the newly elected government.
A weaker yen bodes well for Japanese exporters as it makes their goods more affordable to foreign buyers and also helps boost profits when they repatriate their foreign earnings back home.
The weapon was found close to Cables Wynd, where the attack took place at about 23:00 on Friday.
The injured man, who is in his 20s, remains in hospital and is reported to be in a stable condition.
Following the firearm find, officers have renewed their appeal for anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area on Friday evening to come forward.
Det Insp Alan O'Brien said: "A firearm has now been recovered and we believe this was the same one used in the attack.
"From the inquiries carried out thus far, we are confident that we are dealing with a single suspect and that this was an isolated incident.
"It remains my view that there is not an ongoing threat to the community, however there will be an increase in police patrols in the area for the foreseeable future in order to provide a reassuring presence.
"Today, I appeal to anyone who was in the area of Cables Wynd on Friday night and who noticed any suspicious behaviour to contact police immediately on 101."
Information can also be passed anonymously through Crimestoppers.
The 63-year-old ex-Gabon, Niger and Burkina Faso coach will be assisted by Salisu Yusuf, who was appointed as chief coach last month.
The NFF's technical committee recommended Rohr after the federation failed to reach an agreement with Frenchman Paul Le Guen last month.
"I am enthusiastic to get to work," Rohr told the NFF website.
"This is a big challenge because Nigeria has big players everywhere and has the ability to do well internationally.
"I have a German heart - the heart of a winner.
"I have confidence that with the right atmosphere and the right support, the Super Eagles have the capacity not only to qualify for the World Cup, but get to the latter stages of the competition."
Ahmed Yusuf Fresh, vice chairman of the NFF's committee, explained their recommendation.
"The committee was impressed with Mr. Rohr's profile and current activities for the German Football Federation (DFB)," he said.
"He was very positive, showed great interest in the job and is ready and willing to live in Nigeria. He is also willing to work with indigenous Nigerian coaches and with the committee, and believes the Super Eagles can qualify for the 2018 Fifa World Cup, which is very important to the NFF.
"He swayed the committee with his calmness, good knowledge of the African terrain, focus and maturity."
Sunday Oliseh was the Super Eagles' last permanent coach before he quit in February in a row over his contract.
Rohr, who has been working on development programmes for the German football association (DFB) since December, played at Bayern Munich and Girondins Bordeaux.
He then coached Bordeaux when they lost to Bayern in the 1996 UEFA Cup final and last worked in Africa as Burkina Faso coach before joining the DFB.
His other past managerial jobs include French club Nantes and Nice, Young Boys Berne in Switzerland, the Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel and the national teams of Gabon and Niger.
Rohr took Gabon to the quarter-finals of the 2012 Nations Cup on home soil and also managed Niger at the 2013 edition but failed to get them out of the group stage.
Before leaving Burkina Faso, he led the Stallions into the final round of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
The NFF had confirmed Salisu Yusuf as the national team's chief coach in July.
Nigeria have failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Gabon, but are in the final round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
They have been drawn in Group B where they will face Algeria, the top-ranked side in Africa, Cameroon, as well as Zambia.
The university student, 19, believes the only reason she was assaulted was because she was wearing a headscarf.
"I felt pretty unsafe," Ms Merheb told the BBC. "I was pretty angry that this happened to me in my home country."
A study has found that women wearing head coverings are most at risk of Islamophobic attacks in Australia.
The report has been billed as the nation's first of its kind.
The study analysed 243 incidents reported to the Islamophobia Register of Australia between September 2014 and December 2015.
Almost three-quarters of those behind the abuse were male.
The victims were 68% women - four in five of them were wearing a head covering. Of female victims, more than 30% were accompanied by a child at the time.
Despite about half of the incidents taking place in public, bystanders intervened in only 25% of cases.
The authors defined an Islamophobic incident as any act of "abusive hatred, vilification and violence inflicted on Muslims going about their daily lives".
The Islamophobia in Australia study involved several universities, the Islamic Sciences and Research Academy of Australia and the Diversity Council Australia.
Ms Merheb said although her minor bruising and facial cuts had healed after the May incident, she remained uneasy about wearing a headscarf in public.
"Every person I know who wears it is always wary that something is going to happen," she said.
Study co-author Dr Mehmet Ozalp, from Charles Sturt University, said Islamophobia was often a reaction to anti-Islam political rhetoric and media coverage of terrorism.
"Over time people associate Islam and Muslims with terrorism and violence - and they lash out in anger at that," said Dr Ozalp.
"But it is these innocent Muslims - mainly women - that are visible in public."
Dr Ozalp said that Islamophobia should be better researched and documented around the world.
"I think the first solution is that the problem has to be recognised at all levels including in academia and political circles," he said.
Reporting by the BBC's Greg Dunlop
Police put recording devices in the cars of Terry Perkins and John Collins after the Easter weekend raid.
Perkins is heard bragging that officers "can't work out" the crime.
Of the eight men charged, three deny conspiracy to commit burglary and a fourth denies conspiracy to conceal or transfer criminal property.
The rest - Collins, 74, Perkins, 67, Brian Reader, 76, and Daniel Jones, 58 - have admitted conspiracy to burgle.
The contents of 72 safety deposit boxes were stolen after a concrete vault was drilled into.
Before the recordings were played, Judge Christopher Kinch told Woolwich Crown Court: "There are some colourful sections and some choice language."
The devices that captured the conversations were placed in Perkins's blue Citroen Saxo and Collins's white Mercedes. The voice of John "Kenny" Collins, 75, was also heard, the prosecution alleges.
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The prosecution alleges that a man referred to in the conversations as "Carl", is Carl Wood, 58, while "Bill" is William Lincoln, 60 and the "taxi driver" is Jon Harbinson, 42.
A man referred to as "Hughey" is allegedly Hugh Doyle, 48.
In a conversation recorded on 15 May, Perkins is heard telling Jones: "Sellable yes, necklaces - all stone ones, few of them.
"Few of those bracelets ones, then you got the necklace with the (expletive) big emeralds in it with the matching earrings."
Perkins suggests it is good that the police think the raid was an inside job.
He goes on to brag: "No, they can't work that out. That is the biggest robbery that could have ever ever been."
"Yeah," replies Jones.
Perkins was heard discussing how with his share of the goods he has at least paid for his daughter's holiday, and that if he melts down his gold it could be his pension.
Home Affairs Correspondent Daniel Sandford reports Perkins asked where "the stones" had been left. Jones refers to "leaving them over the cemetery".
The jury was told at an earlier date how Jones buried his share of jewellery in graves in Edmonton Cemetery in north London.
The recordings also reveal conversations about the victims whose jewellery was stolen.
Jones talks about one of the victims saying to Perkins: "I feel a bit sorry, don't you?" to which Perkins responds laughing "Give it back to him."
The trial continues.
Defendants and charges
Previously John Collins, 75, of Bletsoe Walk, Islington; Daniel Jones, 58, of Park Avenue, Enfield; Terry Perkins, 67, of Heene Road, Enfield and Reader, of Dartford Road, Dartford, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary.
They will be sentenced at a later date.
Craig Melville is alleged to have sent the messages to Nadia El-Nakla, who works as a parliamentary assistant, the day after the Paris terror attacks.
Mr Melville was suspended by the SNP and resigned as a councillor when the allegations came to light.
He denies the charge and will stand trial in October.
Mr Melville, 36, entered a not guilty plea at Dundee Sheriff Court through his solicitors.
Court documents state that Mr Melville faces a charge of behaving in a threatening and abusive manner towards Ms El-Nakla between 13 November and 15 November 2015.
Prosecutors allege he behaved in a way "likely to cause a reasonable person fear and alarm" by sending a series of messages that "contained threatening, abusive and derogatory remarks regarding Muslims".
The charge is alleged to have been aggravated by religious prejudice.
Sheriff George Way set a trial for 18 October and ordered Mr Melville to attend a pre-trial hearing in September.
The 10-day event runs from 20 to 29 January next year.
Other acts added to the programme for the south of Scotland event are Peatbog Faeries, Skerryvore and Dervish.
Proceedings will also see a carnival on 22 January on the theme of Tam O' Shanter with more than 2,000 people involved.
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Charlie Landsborough, Seth Lakeman and Hackney Colliery Band have already been announced.
Organisers have promised "something for everybody" including the return of the Le Haggis cabaret show which is now in its fourth edition.
A special Burns Night Live event on 25 January will be hosted by acclaimed local folk artist Emily Smith.
A new element this year is the community development project Transform Dumfries, which will see eight neighbourhood "hubs" presenting 35 different events.
They will take place in Lochside, Lincluden, Troqueer, Locharbriggs, Georgetown, Calside and will include a town centre hub at The Stove, and a children's hub at the Theatre Royal.
The aim is to encourage more local participation.
Executive Producer Graham Main said: "Transform Dumfries is about audiences being at the centre of the celebration in their own distinctive way.
"It's all about getting people involved and inviting more people to come and celebrate.
"The idea that there are parties and events happening in every nook and cranny of Dumfries helps to re-energise Dumfries as a cultural winter destination."
As the debate unfolded, and it was a huge turnout for a Friday private members bill debate, it became increasingly obvious that the balance of opinion was strongly against the Marris Bill, with plenty of MPs clearly worried that it would take the country across a moral Rubicon. And even though there's a parallel Bill being reintroduced into the Lords by is progenitor, Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chancellor, something big has to change - some dramatic case has to come to public notice, and swing opinion - to make it more than a token effort.
The loss of his bill should not reflect badly on Rob Marris, the Labour MP who topped the private members bill ballot - his carefully unemotional delivery and evident mastery of his case was precisely right in a highly charged Commons atmosphere. He ran through his list of safeguards - two doctors would have to certify a patient was terminally-ill; a High Court Judge would have to be satisfied there was no coercion; a 14-day cooling off period would follow, and even at the last moment the patient could refuse to take the drugs that could end their life, and the medical practitioner sent to oversee the procedure would have to take them away.
But opponents were not won over. There were powerful interventions from MPs like Yasmin Qureshi and later Tim Loughton describing how their parents had been desperately ill, in circumstances where they might have taken the option of assisted dying if it had been available, and had then recovered, at least for a while. And there were plenty more powerful speeches and emotional anecdotes from MPs on every side of the question.
The cliché is that the House of Commons is at its best in this kind of debate; and on this evidence it's true. Maybe one reason is that, for once, MPs can speak from the heart, rather than have to toe some line or rebel against it.
This was the first test of the new 2015 Commons on a "conscience vote" but it's on an issue beyond the gay rights and abortion territory in which most such debates have taken place. I'm not sure that there's a read-across to those more familiar questions, but perhaps there is for issues about stem cell technology or cloning, or the very latest capabilities of medicine; we shall see.
In that context, one interesting comment came from the SDLP's Mark Durkan, who remarked that he was no more taking the "Church Whip" in opposing this Bill, than he had in supporting equal marriage for gay people, in the last parliament.
Supporters of Pastor Evan Mawarire celebrated the news in song and dance.
His lawyers successfully argued that the charge of subversion had been added at the last minute, denying him a fair trial.
The pastor has been at the heart of a social media campaign denouncing the government's management of the economy.
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Mr Mawarire, who started the #ThisFlag movement, was draped in Zimbabwe's national flag in court.
The charge of subversion carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. On Tuesday, he was charged with inciting public violence and disturbing the peace.
Mr Mawarire was represented by dozens of lawyers.
His latest call for a two-day stay away from work to protest at the economic crisis went largely unheeded, with most businesses opening as normal.
However, a similar protest last week left the country's cities deserted after civil servants had gone unpaid.
Salaries were finally paid last week and so most schools, hospitals and offices were open as usual on Wednesday despite the strike call.
However, the country still faces a severe shortage of cash, as well as a severe drought.
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On Wednesday, police in Switzerland arrested seven senior officials from Fifa over allegations of corruption.
They're accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes.
Some of the corruption charges relate to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, as well as the 2011 Fifa presidential election.
The pair, both 21, will be with the National League club until 2 January.
Trueman has yet to play a senior game for Blues, but signed a three-year deal in May and was on the bench for several Championship fixtures last season.
Cleary has won youth international caps for the Republic of Ireland and joined Birmingham after starting his career in Liverpool's academy.
"It's further evidence of the strong relationship we enjoy with all of our local Premier League and Football League clubs through these mutually beneficial arrangements," Solihull boss Liam McDonald told the club website.
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Miss Lohan tweeted "#REMAIN Sorry, but #KETTERING where are you", during coverage of the count.
Conservative Philip Hollobone, who supported the Leave campaign, said the tweet was "fierce and offensive".
He said her appearance in the town would redeem her political reputation.
Speaking in the House of Commons Conservative MP Mr Hollobone said her tweet implied that she had never heard of Kettering and said it also implied that no-one had heard of the town - before listing the town's accolades.
He said: "Everyone knows where Kettering is - it's famous as the home of Weetabix breakfast cereal, Cheaney and Loakes shoes. And Kettering Town Football club has scored more goals in the history of the FA cup than any other football team in the country."
He said she should come to the town and "redeem her political reputation" by switching on the lights.
Social media users reacted with a mixture of surprise, sympathy, and humour.
One said "to be fair to Lindsey, I doubt I could point to it on a map".
The jobs at Genpact in Glasgow will be in digital solutions, risk management, insurance claims, business process transformation, and customer service.
The investment is supported by a £3.1m grant from Scottish Enterprise.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed the announcement during a visit to Genpact's Glasgow office.
She said: "Scotland continues to be recognised as a prime business location for global companies looking for a foothold in and access to Europe.
"This is thanks to our exceptional skills, business infrastructure, low cost base and global business network. I am delighted that Genpact will locate its new European facility in Scotland, with support from Scottish Enterprise."
Genpact has around 165 employees in Glasgow, who specialise in wealth management servicing and digital platforms for financial services companies.
Mohit Thukral, senior vice president at Genpact, said: "Expanding our presence in Scotland with this strong government partnership advances our strategy of strengthening both our onshore delivery and digital solutions capabilities.
"The Glasgow metro area has provided an exceptional talent base and favourable economic climate, especially for our financial services business. Our planned expansion will further leverage these benefits as we drive more digital-led transformation business impact for our clients."
The company has a presence in more than 20 countries.
Paul Lewis, managing director of international operations at Scottish Enterprise, said: "We are pleased to be supporting Genpact's investment in Scotland and delighted the company has chosen Glasgow for its prestigious European expansion project."
Located in Tokyo, it's a family business run by Yushiaki Ishikawa who took it over from his father. He told me that small and medium-sized businesses like his are having a hard time.
"We don't feel that we're benefitting from Abenomics at all. We don't even see its shadow or hear the footsteps of Abenomics. We do have some hope, but right now, there is nothing."
He raised wages for his workers last year, because he believed in Prime Minister Abe's plan.
He sold his car to finance his company, as business has struggled since the economy tipped into its third recession in four years. So, unless things turn around fast, he can only keep the company going for another year.
In the spring, before the recession that started in April, wages rose by more than 2% for big companies. They were raised, on average, for smaller ones too, albeit less.
But, will employers continue to do so if the economy doesn't turn around? And sustained wage rises are required for price increases to take hold as Japan is still battling to defeat 15 years of deflation, though with some recent promising signs.
Those are what Abe has been touting on the campaign trail as he faces a general election this weekend. It's an early election that he called to seek a renewed mandate.
Abe said that his economic policy is to increase employment and raise wages. In the two years since Abenomics started, he says that over a million new jobs have been created.
But, for Japan, it's the dual challenge of being the fastest ageing economy in the world and defeating deflation that's the hard combination. And they're not alone.
In the demography sense, developed countries are becoming Japanese. Already, Germany and Italy are not far behind in terms of their ageing profiles and also face the threat of deflation.
But, Japan is in the lead. It's the fastest ageing country in the world, whose population has been shrinking for a decade.
Abenomics has been trying to address that depletion of productive capacity in the economy. One of Abe's initiatives is to advocate adding women to the workforce to match the participation of men, which could increase GDP by some 15%.
What about robots? Japan is investing heavily in robotics and artificial intelligence. Robots can now do more than repetitive tasks like assemble cars, such as interacting with humans.
I met a robot called Pepper who can read emotions and tell me the latest news. That is, once he understood my Japanese accent.
It won't be Pepper who can add to Japan's productivity as he's designed for communication. But, a future version could potentially do work that is now done by humans. It won't be the entire answer to revive productivity as Japan ages, but robots and robotics could help.
Certainly, a lot more work is needed to turn around Japan's economy after two decades of stagnation.
Japan's voters will decide this weekend if they will give Abe another shot to do so. The indications are that he will win another large majority with his coalition partner.
The question that will remain is whether another four years will be enough time to at least set in motion the policies that could address such deep-rooted structural challenges.
The answer will matter for all of us.
The firm said in a statement that Mr Yim had returned after "assisting in certain investigations" in mainland China.
Neither Mr Yim nor the company were the subject of the investigation, it added.
Several high profile Chinese executives have gone missing or been detained in the past few months.
Guotai Junan International's parent company, Guo Tai Junan Securities, is one of the biggest in mainland China.
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Mr Yim went missing on 18 November. Guotai Junan International's shares fell as much as 17% when it first announced that it could not contact Mr Yim, and had to appoint a temporary replacement.
In a statement, Guo Tai Junan International said it was informed of Mr Yim's whereabouts on Tuesday, and that he "had been assisting in certain investigations carried out by Mainland authorities during the period he was unable to be reached".
It said Mr Yim would resume his duties as chairman, executive director and chief executive officer as of Wednesday.
"The board confirms that the current operations of the company are normal and stable," it added.
In a similar case earlier this month, high-profile Chinese tycoon Guo Guangchang went missing for several days.
His company also later revealed The Fosun International chairman had been assisting authorities with a probe.
Mr Guo said he could not give more details as the investigation was "sensitive".
The Chinese authorities have launched a campaign against corruption in the financial sector, following a severe slump in China's stock market over the summer.
The rules, which go into effect on Monday, relate to travel, telecom, internet-based services, business operations, banking and remittances.
US businesses will now be allowed to open up locations in Cuba.
Cuban President Raul Castro and US President Barack Obama discussed the move in a phone conversation on Friday.
The changes come as the US and Cuba normalise relations after 53 years.
"A stronger, more open US-Cuba relationship has the potential to create economic opportunities for both Americans and Cubans alike," said US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew in a statement.
"By further easing these sanctions, the United States is helping to support the Cuban people in their effort to achieve the political and economic freedom necessary to build a democratic, prosperous and stable Cuba."
Authorised travellers will be permitted to open and maintain bank accounts in Cuba, senior administration officials said on Friday.
Close relatives will now be allowed to accompany authorised travellers going to Cuba for educational, journalistic, humanitarian or religious activities or research.
Officials said travel to Cuba for tourist activity is still prohibited by statute.
Companies will also be able to import Cuban mobile applications to the US and hire Cuban nationals to work on them.
President Obama thinks the best way to strengthen the Cuban people is through contact, officials said.
In July Cuba and the United States formally re-established relations, and in January the Obama administration announced initial changes to the Cuba sanctions programme.
Ahead of Pope Francis' visit to Cuba, and before Cuban President Raul Castro is set to address the United Nations, Cuba announced on Friday the appointment of a US ambassador, the first since 1961.
Veteran diplomat Jose Cabanas will be Cuba's ambassador to the US.
Plans for the Home and Foreign offices to find up to 40% of savings leaves "missing links" in financing, the Royal United Services Institute said.
The "credibility" of government's defence policy was at risk, it added.
A Treasury spokesman said "security comes first".
In July, Chancellor George Osborne launched his spending review with a call for £20bn of cuts to Whitehall budgets.
Mr Osborne wrote to all departments, including the Foreign Office and Home Office, asking them to model two scenarios setting out how 25% or 40% of real-terms savings could be achieved by 2019-20.
The government is also carrying out its strategic defence and security review (SDSR), which will set out the threats to national security and how the government will respond.
It is due to be published within days of the spending review statement in November.
The government has already pledged to meet Nato's target of spending 2% of national income on defence and to increase annual spending on the Ministry of Defence by 0.5% for the rest of the decade.
But defence think tank the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi) argues that key agencies funded by the budgets of the Foreign Office and Home Office - like the National Crime Agency - should also be protected if the government wants a coherent security strategy.
"Were cuts of this magnitude to be made, the implications for national security could be considerable," Rusi's report said.
It added: "No comparable protection has been extended to the departments and agencies responsible for tackling the security challenges posed by organised crime and illegal migration, or in support of UK international diplomacy."
Additional spending totalling £400m by 2019-20 would be needed to protect these areas, Rusi said.
The BBC's defence correspondent, Jonathan Beale, said that previously challenges posed by migration had not featured highly in the government's National Security Strategy.
Rusi research director Professor Malcolm Chalmers said the government had made commitments that the UK was "willing to devote the resources necessary to remain a serious power on the international stage, backing up its ambitions with real increases in funding for both defence and development".
But he added: "If the SDSR were to be accompanied by steep reductions in spending on the diplomatic network, or by significant cuts in the resources available for combating organised crime and illegal migration, it could risk undermining the wider coherence and credibility of the review.
"The government would be open to the criticism that it was prepared to devote substantial resources to meeting international norms for defence and aid spending, while cutting spending in areas more directly related to national security, foreign policy and prosperity objectives."
An HM Treasury spokesman said: "The government is clear that security comes first - the economic security of a country that lives within its means and the national security of a Britain that defends itself and its values.
"That is why the chancellor committed additional resources in the summer Budget to the defence and security of the realm, committing to meet the Nato pledge to spend 2% of our national income on defence not just this year, but every year of this decade."
California regulators warned the company it had to stop immediately and get a state permit - or face legal action.
Uber had started giving passengers the option of a self-driving car, with a safety driver, when booking a journey.
The firm did not immediately respond to a request to comment.
Prior to the official order, a video of an Uber self-driving vehicle running a red light in San Francisco had been uploaded to YouTube.
Uber responded to this and another report of a similar incident in the city by blaming them on "human error" and adding it was investigating what happened.
"If Uber does not confirm immediately that it will stop its launch and seek a testing permit, [the Department of Motor Vehicles] will initiate legal action," the California regulator wrote to the firm on Wednesday.
In a blog published on the same day, Anthony Levandowski - Uber's head of advanced technology - referenced a "debate" over whether the company needed a permit to operate self-driving vehicles in the state.
"We don't believe we do," he wrote, adding that Uber's vehicles all had on-board drivers who could take control when necessary.
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Chris Coleman's side have already enjoyed a memorable run to reach their first semi-final at their only major tournament since 1958.
England are the only British team to have reached the final of a World Cup or European Championship, 50 years ago.
"We'll be the underdogs, but we believe in each other," said manager Coleman.
Jonathan Ford, chairman of the Football Association of Wales, told BBC Sport: "It is history in the making, it's a dream come true.
"These players will run through brick walls for us. This has been a fantastic demonstration of team spirit, team morale, teamwork.
"Sport and culture are the two things that really help us define Wales and the Welsh people."
More than half of Wales' population of three million are expected to watch their country take on regular European semi-finalists Portugal - eclipsing the national television record for a sporting event, which was only set on Friday for their 3-1 quarter-final victory over Belgium.
The Prince of Wales sent the team a "huge good luck" message, saying: "I'm sure they have got a very good chance of beating Portugal. Everyone here will be keeping their fingers crossed."
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Ranked a record low of 117 in the world in August 2011, Wales could end the tournament in the top six, having won four of their five games so far at Euro 2016.
They beat Slovakia and Russia in the group stages, with their only defeat a last-minute 2-1 loss to England. They knocked out Northern Ireland 1-0 in the last 16 before overcoming Belgium - the highest ranked side at the tournament - to set up the meeting with Portugal.
However, they will be without influential midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who is suspended for Wednesday's game.
The Arsenal player has been hugely influential for Wales, scoring one goal and providing four assists, and was man of the match against the Belgians. Defender Ben Davies is also banned.
"Some of Aaron Ramsey's performances have been off the chart," Coleman said. "Davies' performances have been outstanding. Both players would be a loss to any team.
"But the attitude of the players who haven't played has been fantastic and that has kept the dressing room really strong and kept the vibe really positive."
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Captained by Cristiano Ronaldo, one of football's all-time greatest players, Portugal are preparing for their seventh major semi-final and fourth in the past five Euros.
They drew all three group games before beating Croatia 1-0 after extra time in the last 16 and then edging Poland 5-3 on penalties in the quarter-finals.
All eyes will be on two players on Wednesday - Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Real Madrid team-mates are seen as the talismans for their respective sides. Bale has three goals at Euro 2016 while Ronaldo has two.
Bale became the world's most expensive footballer when he joined Real from Tottenham for £85m in 2013, surpassing the £80m the Spanish club paid Manchester United for Ronaldo four years earlier.
Their relationship has been the subject of intense media scrutiny, with both insisting there is no rift.
"Of course we get on very well at Madrid, we enjoy playing with each other," Bale, 26, said.
"He's a fantastic player, everybody knows what he can do. But we have always spoken about what we do, what we do ourselves as a team. We don't worry about the opposition."
Wales are expected to be backed by more than 20,000 fans in Lyon, with fans travelling by road, sea and air to be a part of their nation's moment of history.
There are concerns some fans could be hit by French air traffic control strikes, days after hundreds of Wales supporters were affected by Eurotunnel delays before their quarter-final.
If Wales do beat Portugal, they will face either hosts France or world champions Germany in the Euro 2016 final at the Stade de France on Sunday.
Coleman's playing career was ended early by injuries sustained in a car crash.
In 2003 he became the youngest Premier League manager when he took charge of Fulham aged 32, but by 2012 his rollercoaster managerial career included being sacked by Fulham and Coventry, quitting Spanish side Real Sociedad and resigning from Greek second division side Larissa.
After his close friend Gary Speed's death, Coleman took the Wales job in 2012 and lost his first six games - the worst start by any Dragons manager.
But when Euro 2016 qualifying began, things started to change.
Gary Speed, the former Wales boss who died at the age of 42 five years ago, is clearly never far from the thoughts of the players or the manager in France.
The former midfielder won 85 international caps and managed many of the members of the Wales squad.
"I was thinking about him on the plane coming over," Wales captain Ashley Williams said.
"My thought coming in was I hope he'd be proud of us. He saw us grow up, and what we've achieved today. He's always in the back of our minds. When we achieve something, we think about him."
Coleman said there is not a day that goes by on which he does not think about his friend.
"He could be sitting here where I am, enjoying what we're enjoying," he said. "Unfortunately that was taken away.
"I don't need a game of football for me to remember 'Speeds'."
It is a bit of a journey into the unknown for both sides in one sense, as they have never previously met in a competitive fixture.
Their most recent encounter was in June 2000, which Portugal won 3-0.
You would have to go several decades further back for their previous two matches, with Portugal winning 3-2 in a friendly in 1949, while Wales won in Cardiff two years later.
Portugal are considered the home team for the game, meaning Wales will have to wear their charcoal and green away kit.
That will be a bit of a blow for Wales, who have won every game they have played at Euro 2016 in their traditional red colours.
Wales wore their away kit for their second Group B game against England, which they lost 2-1.
Wales' unexpected run to the semi-finals has had a knock-on effect on their families.
Coleman's wife Charlotte is due to give birth this month. Prior to the tournament, she said her husband risked missing the birth of their child if Wales did well.
Joe Ledley has had to postpone his wedding after his team defied expectation to reach the last four. He was due to marry his fiancee on Saturday.
Defender Chris Gunter will miss his brother's wedding in Mexico, while the siblings' parents have also opted to miss the nuptials to cheer on Wales at the Stade de Lyon. Instead he will do the best man speech via Skype on Thursday.
Cardiff's fan zone has been moved to the Principality Stadium for the game.
Until now, the fan zone was situated in nearby Cooper's Field and had a capacity of 6,000, but that has increased to 27,500 after the move to the stadium. The tickets swiftly sold out after going on sale on Tuesday.
"It will give thousands more a chance to see our boys make history," Cardiff councillor Peter Bradbury said.
There are also fan zones in Singleton Park, Swansea, as well as Rhyl, Denbighshire, Aberystwyth, Anglesey, Newport, Pontypridd and Wrexham.
Wales' players have been asked not to bring their children on to the pitch after Wednesday's game because it is "not a safe place".
Fans have been delighted by images of players including Gareth Bale, Hal Robson-Kanu and Ashley Williams celebrating with their children in their victorious run to the last four.
However European football's governing body Uefa said: "It is a European Championship, not a family party."
Welsh comedian and actor Elis James thinks Wales' impressive run at the tournament is just reward after decades of hurt.
"Because we were the unluckiest football nation in the world for 60 years, our karma bank is so much in credit," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"This is payback for all those missed penalties and dodgy refereeing decisions.
"We could lose against Portugal and it would still be the greatest achievement in Welsh football history. If we win I'm not sure my body could cope with that much joy."
Mr Li reached Ethiopia on Sunday in the first leg of his week-long tour. He will also visit Nigeria, Angola and Kenya.
The premier promised Ethiopia that China would help the country to construct more power plants and roads. Both countries also signed agreements in other sectors such as agriculture and industrialisation, reports say.
Papers appear to be trying hard to reject what they call the "West's propaganda" that "China is colonising Africa".
"China has a tradition of being kind to Africa," an article in the Beijing Times comments.
"China will not colonise Africa like Western countries did before and is not interested in the so-called neo-colonialism. China only wants to provide aid to Africa and help in its development. We take from Africa, but we don't forget to give back… We urge other Western nations to treat Africa well," it adds.
However, the Global Times' Chinese edition points out that some Chinese businessmen in Africa are "not too concerned with their country's image".
"China needs to build a positive image in local communities of different African countries, and all Chinese nationals working in the continent need to play a part in it," it urges.
The paper adds that "more official visits of different levels are needed. We should also support more state-owned enterprises and companies with good reputations to go there."
Meanwhile, President Xi Jinping urged the country's youth to "improve their moral character" in his lecture to mark China's Youth Day on Sunday.
The president interacted with students at Peking University in Beijing after giving his lecture.
"Don't dream of getting rich if you want to be a government official," he said.
Media outlets seem to be backing Mr Xi's call. "By saying this, Mr Xi is telling all the young people in the country that they have to cultivate sound values and maintain a right attitude," the Changjiang Net, a news portal of the Hubei provincial government, says.
The website adds that those planning to become government officials must listen to the president.
"This is also a warning to present officials as well to those who wish to become leaders of the party in the future. The aspirants are wrong if they think that they can become rich by being in the government. In other words, one should not think that being rich is the ultimate reason to become a government official," it says.
And finally, 11 Uighur students have written an open letter condemning the bomb attack at Urumqi's south railway station on Wednesday. China says Uighur separatists were behind the attack.
The authorities believe two of the attackers, who were among the dead, had come under the influence of "extremist religious thought and participated in extremist religious activities".
The letter, entitled "We will no longer remain silent", was posted online on 1 May and has been widely shared on websites.
"We urge our compatriots to denounce religious extremism… We urge our countrymen in China and overseas to see clearly what tragedies such hostility has caused…," the students appealed in the letter.
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Paul Chichester was back in his home city to speak to businesses.
He said cyber security was increasingly relevant regarding personal data and also online banking and shopping.
London-based NCSC, part of intelligence and communications agency GCHQ, was officially opened in February.
Mr Chichester said it dealt with the full spectrum of threats from nations trying to steal secrets and harm the UK's critical infrastructure through to citizens worried about bank accounts and personal identities online.
He said Wales, in terms of geography, was close to GCHQ's base in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, and could exploit its technology base and build on digital skills, offering local business opportunities.
"It's really important everyone invests the time, energy and effort to focus on the topic," he said.
"There are huge economic benefits in cyber security and we really want Wales to be at the heart of exploiting that. I visited Airbus [cyber security centre in Newport] recently and they have some fantastic capabilities there in their cyber arena."
A National Cyber Security Academy has been established in Newport to train the next generation of experts, while the Welsh Government wants to make south east Wales a hub for the industry.
"There are some really good beginnings there but we want to see more. In academia, we want to see the universities going on to be some of our centres of excellence."
He said it was also about underpinning digital knowledge at an early age and he was positive more children were growing up "living and breathing technology", with primary schools developing coding.
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Mr Chichester, who met members of Cardiff Business Club, said attacks were happening all the time, and included businesses being held to ransom by cyber-criminals hacking and taking over systems.
"Businesses and citizens are being targeted every day," he said.
"People need to be on their guard all the time and on the look out for suspicious emails or just be conscious that people are trying to get access to their data."
He said businesses also needed to regularly back up their data, especially with "ransomware" a real threat to the business community - when people take over systems and demand money before giving access back.
He described it as "unnecessary and wrong and must not be used again".
It follows media reports alleging that several people suspected to be connected to the murder of a senior police officer had been tortured.
Ugandan security officials have been accused by human rights groups of using torture to get confessions.
Mr Museveni said torture was wrong because it was sometimes employed on innocent people, which was unfair, and could lead them to admitting guilt to stop the pain.
He also said that good investigators could obtain convictions without using torture.
Assistant Inspector General of Police Andrew Felix Kaweesi, the third most senior police officer in the country, was shot dead outside his house in March.
Ugandan newspapers have shown suspects charged in the murder of Mr Kaweesi with visible signs of injuries when they appeared in court.
On Sunday, Maria Burnett from Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for police to take suspects' allegations of torture seriously. She also said the officers allegedly involved should be investigated "for torture and mistreatment".
She added that HRW has spoken to hundreds of witnesses over the last 15 years who have complained of being tortured.
Uganda ratified the United Nations Convention against Torture in 1986, which means that torture should be outlawed in the country.
The crowd in front of the Pyramid Stage stretched as far as the eye could see, as she opened with a note-perfect rendition of Hello.
The star changed one of the lyrics to say "I've been Glastonbury dreaming", prompting a huge roar of appreciation.
"You look amazing!" she screamed as the song reached its coda, before inviting the audience to sing with her.
"Glastonbury means the world to me, I'm not even lying," she said later. "I've always wanted to do this my whole life but I've been too scared."
She then found a young girl in the crowd and told her she'd been coming to the festival "since I was your age" and invited her on stage for an impromptu selfie.
In essence, Adele is the world's most normal megastar - a bawdy best friend, confiding her deepest secrets to an audience of thousands.
Almost every song was punctuated by a quirky revelation about a hopeless ex-boyfriend or the "dirty burger" she had eaten backstage.
But the humour did nothing to deaden the emotional impact of her songs. Tears rolled freely as she sang Make You Feel My Love and Hometown Glory - and at least one couple got engaged during the set, the Guardian reported.
The star, who famously suffers from stage fright, said at the end of the 90-minute performance: "I didn't want to come on and now I don't want to go off.
"I have never been so moved by anything in my life... This is, by far, the best moment of my life so far."
Her 90-minute, 15-song set was watched by Robbie Williams and James Corden, amongst others.
The rapturous reception was in stark contrast to the star's last Glastonbury performance in 2007 - when she had yet to release a record.
Nine years later, she is Britain's biggest pop export, selling 19 million copies of her recent album, 25.
Nonetheless, her ascension to the Pyramid Stage ruffled some feathers, with festival veterans complaining she was "too boring".
Their comments prompted a typically bolshy response from Adele.
"I'm actually more excited than I was now, because all those rock and punk fans have been having a moan that I'm doing it and I'm like: 'You're going to get dragged along by your wife, so just deal with it'," she said during a show at the O2 Arena earlier this year.
"To be honest, those people moaning about it, I've probably been more times than them anyway, so shut up."
According to reports, the star arrived at Worthy Farm in the early afternoon, having earlier been spotted shopping at the Glastonbury village branch of Tesco.
Australian rock act Tame Impala, who played immediately before Adele, said they were sticking around to watch her set.
"I feel like it's going to be a religious moment for me," frontman Kevin Parker told BBC News. "Even though Adele is a megastar, she's England's girl. She's royalty."
The Pyramid Stage opened on Saturday morning with a performance by the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir, who scored last year's Christmas number one single.
They played a warm-hearted set of easy listening covers, including Bridge Over Troubled Water, Love Shine and Light and Lean On Me. Many , while many of the audience carried "We Love the NHS" placards.
They were followed by Squeeze and Madness, who kept the party spirit going with a raft of pop classics including Up The Junction and Our House.
Madness' frontman Suggs was full of avuncular bonhomie, declaring: "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this special edition of Top Of The Pops," as the group took to the stage.
"When we started this band, Glastonbury was still a twinkle in its grandfather's eye," he later reminisced.
The band also threw in a couple of covers, including AC/DC's Highway To Hell (sung by guitarist Chris Foreman) and David Bowie's Kooks. The Last Shadow Puppets also paid tribute to Bowie by performing Moonage Daydream.
Other acts on Saturday's line-up included New Order, The Shires and James Blake.
Wolf Alice guitarist Joff Oddie powered through their punchy, raucous set with blood running down his wrist, after slicing his finger open on a guitar string.
And synth-pop band Chvrches became the latest act to reference the EU referendum.
"We were slightly worried, given our nationality, that people might not like us," said singer Lauren Mayberry - referencing the split between Scotland, who voted to remain in the EU, and England and Wales, who voted to leave.
"But you guys look like smart, thoughtful people who don't want your lives ruined by fear and hatred. So I'm kind of hoping that over the course of the Glastonbury weekend, we can figure out a way to fix the whole thing.
"I don't know how - but maybe after a few more pints an idea will come to me."
Saturday's events culminated with another Bowie tribute - Philip Glass's Symphony No 4, which is based on the late star's Heroes LP.
It was performed at midnight by Army of Generals and members of the British Paraorchestra, led by conductor Charles Hazlewood and accompanied by an ambitious laser light show, that was visible across Glastonbury's 900 acre site.
"I feel in my heart this is exactly the kind of thing Bowie would approve of," Hazlewood told the BBC.
"Quite clearly, by the means and the manner of his passing, he didn't want funerals, he didn't want memorials, he didn't want any of that mawkish rubbish.
"What he would have liked, I think, would be a big old celebration, a very theatrical, very out-there celebration of what it was he meant to all of us.
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The best method has been the subject of study for years but now various approaches have been put to the test.
Boarding those in window seats first followed by middle and aisle seats results in a 40% gain in efficiency.
However, an approach called the Steffen method, alternating rows in the window-middle-aisle strategy, nearly doubles boarding speed.
The approach is named after Jason Steffen, an astrophysicist at Fermi National Laboratory in Illinois, US. Dr Steffen first considered the thorny problem of plane boarding in 2008, when he found himself in a long boarding queue.
He carried out a number of computer simulations to determine a better method than the typical "rear of the plane forwards" approach, publishing the results in the Journal of Air Transport Management.
Several authors had already proposed an order in which those seated in window seats boarded first, followed by middle seats and then aisle seats - dubbed the Wilma method. But Dr Steffen's best results suggested a variant of this.
He suggested boarding in alternate rows, window seats first, progressing from the rear forward: seats 12A, for example, followed by 10A, 8A and so on, then returning for 9A, 7A, 5A and so on, and then filling the middle and aisle seats in the same way.
The approach avoids a situation in which passengers are struggling to use the same physical space at the same time.
Only now, though, has the idea been put to the test. Jon Hotchkiss, a television producer making a show called This v That, began to consider the same problem of boarding efficiency and came across Dr Steffen's work.
Mr Hotchkiss contacted Dr Steffen, offering to test the idea using a mock-up of a 757 aeroplane in Hollywood and 72 luggage-toting volunteers.
The pair tested five different scenarios: "block" boarding in groups of rows from back to front, one by one from back to front, the "Wilma method", the Steffen method, and completely random boarding.
In all cases, parent-child pairs were permitted to board first - reflecting the fact that regardless of the efficiency of any boarding method, families will likely want to stay together.
The block approach fared worst, with the strict back-to-front approach not much better.
Interestingly, a completely random boarding - as practised by several low-cost airlines that have unallocated seating - fared much better, presumably because it randomly avoids space conflicts.
But the Wilma method and the Steffen method were clear winners; while the block approach required nearly seven minutes to seat the passengers, the Steffen method took just over half that time.
Dr Steffen said that broadly, the results aligned with the predictions he made in 2008.
"As far as the actual amount of time it took to fill the plane, the times didn't agree - because I didn't know how long it took people to put their luggage away and walk down the aisle," he told BBC News.
"The basic conclusions I drew were realised; the method I proposed did the best, and the other ones landed where I would've predicted."
Dr Steffen will now get back to his usual work, putting together plans to find planets around other stars using the Kepler space telescope. But he hopes that commercial airlines will take an interest in his approach - especially given that he estimates it could save them millions.
"I haven't received a phone call yet, but the day is young, so maybe that will change," he said.
The drawings by John Cooke Bourne have gone on display at the Ironbridge Gorge Museums, in Shropshire.
They were originally used to counter critics of the building of the first London to Birmingham line in the 1830s.
Dr Matt Thompson from the museum said the opposition had "direct parallels" with the campaign against the planned HS2 high speed rail line.
"There's a great deal of anxiety about the lasting impact that this might have on the landscape and also whether the benefits are worth the cost," he said.
Dr Thompson said the museum also had satirical cartoons from the period, which were not part of the exhibition, attacking the idea of steam travel.
Unlike HS2, however, the first London to Birmingham line was funded through a share issue.
Its modern equivalent has similarly split opinion. The Public Accounts Committee questioned its value for money in January, while many residents along its route have protested against the plans.
The Department for Transport has previously said the project would have a "transformational effect" on the country and help "rebalance the economy".
However, from this year they will diverge dramatically, and may even have different names.
Knowing that Education Secretary Michael Gove was about to radically revamp GCSEs, Northern Ireland's exams body, the CCEA, followed one of his reforms.
It is offering, for the first time in many years, additional marks for punctuation, spelling and use of grammar in a select number of subjects namely English literature, history, geography and religion.
There the similarities end, at least for the time being.
The next GCSE exams in England will scrap the modules which allow pupils to be examined in chunks.
The August 2013 results are the final ones in England to reflect modular testing.
Pupils who choose an English exam board in 2014 will only be tested at the end of their studies in system called a linear GCSE.
In Northern Ireland, however, the pupils using the local exam board, the CCEA, will continue to choose either modular or linear.
August will also see the publication of the first results of new, tougher, English exams in the sciences.
In Northern Ireland, 72% of exams are taken with the local exams' board, the CCEA.
However, the start of a whole programme of changes in England will prompt many of them to reconsider whether they continue to use non-Northern Ireland exam boards.
Some schools believe the modular style suits their pupils better and may abandon the English boards to give CCEA their custom.
The current, and proposed, changes have meant the CCEA ceasing to sell its exams in England, because the modular GCSEs it offers in Northern Ireland will not be permitted in England and it would not be cost-effective to offer two different styles of exam.
In the future, Northern Ireland's system may also change but the education minister has already said he will not move to a completely linear structure, which has one exam at the end of the course, instead of a series of tests over two years.
A consultation ordered by Education Minister John O'Dowd ended in May and he is still considering the future of GCSEs in Northern Ireland.
Wales and Northern Ireland have both resisted Michael Gove's total reforms.
They have complained about his cavalier attitude to making changes without reference to the other two regions which share the name of the GCSE exam.
Callum and Tsegai Tewelde both qualified automatically as the first two Britons across the line in Sunday's London Marathon.
Derek, 26, will also go to Brazil after posting a personal best time of two hours, 12 minutes 57 seconds, inside the 2:14:00 qualifying mark.
English duo Ally Dixon and Sonia Samuels will run in the women's event.
Derek Hawkins, who had a nervous wait to find out if he would be a selectors' pick, told BBC Scotland: "I was in my bed when I got a phone call early this morning; I was elated.
"When I crossed the line, I was the third Brit and just out of the automatic selections, but I ran a PB and you feel that you have justified your selection.
"But it is a matter for the selectors, so it out of your control and you are sitting there thinking for a couple of days."
Callum Hawkins, 23, finished eighth in the London Marathon in a new personal best of 2:10:52 and hailed it as a great achievement for their father, Robert, who is also their coach.
"Before Sunday, he was a bag of nerves and probably more nervous than us," he said. "To get us both in is huge.
"To have your training partner and brother in the same race at the Olympic Games is going to be unbelievable."
Asked what his target would be in Rio, the younger Hawkins said: "In a perfect world, top 20, but it is going to be really tough and conditions are going to be pretty tough - something I've never experienced before in a marathon."
Tewelde, a Glasgow-based Eritrean who claimed asylum in Britain in 2008, ran 2:12:23 to finish 12th in what was his first marathon.
It caps a remarkable story for the 25-year-old, who still bears the scars on his forehead from a landmine that exploded next to him when he was eight, killing his friend.
"It's massive for me," said Tewelde. "It's exciting to be part of the British team and I'm very happy."
Along with the marathon runners, 50km race walker Dominic King has been selected to represent Great Britain after competing in the same event four years ago at London 2012.
The 32-year-old former Scotland international has signed a two-year contract at Turf Moor.
Former Manchester United and Sunderland right-back Bardsley, who spent a month on loan at Burnley in 2006, is the club's fourth signing of the summer.
"There's still fire in the belly to achieve things in football and what a great chance," he said.
"Coming back here and playing again at Turf Moor is going to be a great challenge and one I'm looking forward to."
Prior to signing Bardsley, Burnley had recruited forward Jon Walters, also from Stoke, midfielder Jack Cork from Swansea and defender Charlie Taylor from Leeds.
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An Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) spokesman blamed the violence on "armed thugs... allegedly acting on behalf of some politicians".
Voting was suspended in most areas of the oil-rich state, which has suffered from political unrest in the past.
A re-run was ordered after legal disputes over elections in 2015.
Elections in the state are seen as a battle for the control of Nigeria's largest oil wells.
Voters were choosing seats for the state and national assemblies, but not the governor as the Supreme Court ruled his election last March should stand.
Several other deaths were reported in the polls, which have now been indefinitely suspended.
In a statement lamenting the "deviant behaviour" of those involved in disrupting the polls, Inec spokesman Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi described "fatalities, kidnappings, [and] ballot snatching", among other offences, which forced the vote's suspension.
Results in areas which had already been declared would stand, he said.
Despite River state's huge resource wealth, it remains poor and underdeveloped for the majority of the communities who live there.
There is huge environmental pollution in some parts of the state due to oil spills.
Rivers state has long been a flashpoint for political violence with the two leading parties - the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) blaming each other for the friction.
Rose, 28, has made 15 appearances since moving to Sixfields from Oxford on a deal until the end of the season in February.
However, Josh Lelan, Paul Corry, Chris Hackett and Evan Horwood have all been released.
Midfielder Shaun McWilliams, 17, has been offered a two-year pro deal.
Some 15,000 minority Shia Turkmen in Amerli have been under siege by Islamic State (IS) militants for two months.
The UN called for urgent action last week to stop a massacre in the town, which lies in Kurdish-controlled Iraq.
Islamic State jihadists have been accused of atrocities in areas of Iraq and Syria under their control.
The Shia Turkmen are seen as apostates by the IS militants.
The BBC's Jim Muir, in the city of Irbil, says the combined forces are mounting an assault on two fronts in the Salahuddin Kurdish area in northern Iraq.
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are said to be west of Tuz Khurmatu, which lies just north of Amerli, while Iraqi army units and Shia militia are approaching Amerli from the south.
The operation is backed by the Iraqi Air Force which is providing some cover on the southern approach, but there has been no back-up by US forces, local sources told our correspondent.
The operation is reported to have two objectives: to break the siege of Amerli and to reopen the main highway leading north from Baghdad.
The road is currently blocked by Islamic State forces.
Meanwhile reports from Syria say that hundreds of Yazidi women, another Iraqi minority, have been sold and distributed as wives among militant fighters in Syria.
The women who were abducted during recent attacks by IS in Iraq are said to have been transported to Syria after being forced to convert to Islam.
At least 27 of them were sold to IS members for marriage, according to the UK-based monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
The US had supported Iraqi and Kurdish forces with air strikes against IS militants to retake the strategically important Mosul Dam earlier in August, but has since scaled back its military operation after President Obama admitted there was no defined US strategy yet in Iraq.
Supporters group the Queens Trust was backed by Dumfries and Galloway Council in order to get the issue discussed by the Scottish Championship side.
About 100 shareholders attended the meeting and the outcome was about two to one against the move.
Director Mark Blount said it was important the issue had been discussed and brought "out into the open".
"There are no winners this evening, we put forward our case that we work in a streamlined way and due to confidentiality we felt that it wasn't right to have a supporters representative on the board," he said.
"As the chairman outlined in his speech, we are half way through a vision that we have to make the club sustainable and we want to see that through.
"But we won't be around forever and, who knows, the next board may see things differently.
"We always have and always will operate an open-door policy. We are approachable, if anyone has any gripes then come and speak to us."
Queens Trust spokesman John Johnstone said they were pleased to have put the issue on the agenda even if they were a "bit disappointed" by the outcome.
"We are very happy that it got discussed at the AGM and we were able to have a vote on it," he said.
"I thought it would have been closer on the show of hands but it was still a good support - we weren't embarrassed in any way, there was a good level of support for what the trust are trying to do.
"Maybe one day we will see what we want at Palmerston but we will keep supporting the team and carry on supporting them every way we can."
It is now three months since Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as president of Nigeria and five months since he won historic elections, the first time an opposition candidate had won.
His victory generated huge celebrations and expectations of a new beginning, with many anticipating dramatic changes to follow, and analysts urging him to "hit the ground running".
Most Nigerians expected President Buhari to shake up the security services and make other key appointments in his first few days - as former President Olusegun Obasanjo did within hours of his inauguration in 1999.
But it took nearly two months for him to replace his security chiefs and so far he has only made appointments in about a dozen government offices.
When commentators began to get agitated about the lack of a cabinet, a former newspaper editor and unofficial aide to the president wrote an article entitled What is all the fuss about?
He urged the press, social media and others to focus on the "real enemies of Nigeria: poverty, ignorance, disease and squalor" and not stand in the way of "the most popular president in our history".
"The new government came into power through people's power…. Therefore, its duty should be to constructively plan and execute people's policies and not worry too much about who gets what post," he said.
He is right up to a point - though the new democratic halo around President Buhari does make it difficult for many to publicly criticise him.
A leak from the highest level then said there would not be a cabinet before September.
The justification, according to the source, was that "almost everything is in a state of decay".
"There is absolutely no way the new government can hope to achieve anything long-lasting without first building a new foundation."
This was followed by an opinion article by President Buhari published in the Washington Post to coincide with his visit to the US last month, making further justifications about why the task "should not be rushed".
"It is worth noting that [US President Barack] Obama himself did not have his full cabinet in place for several months after first taking office; the United States did not cease to function in the interim," he said.
"In Nigeria's case, it would neither be prudent nor serve the interests of sound government to have made these appointments immediately on my elevation to the presidency; instead, Nigeria must first put new rules of conduct and good governance in place."
The commentators are now learning to live with President Buhari's pace of governance.
He has been dealing directly with the top civil servants, who run the ministries.
Mannir Dan Ali:
"With the briefings he is getting from civil servants, the ministers, when they are eventually appointed, will find that their boss knows more about their departments than they do"
Though it is not only the cabinet that is not yet in place.
Just after he took office in May, the senate said he was allowed to appoint 15 special advisers.
Yet only a few have been appointed and there is currently no adviser on the national assembly to serve as a link between the executive and legislature.
This could be seen as a mistake given the current friction between the presidency and the senate over the election of the chamber's president, who was not the ruling party's chosen candidate.
Meanwhile, it is the politicians who are suffering most from the lack of a cabinet.
On a visit to a newspaper a few days ago, a spokesman for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, admitted that no-one in the party knew when the appointments would be.
"The president I know has kept this thing very close to his chest."
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However, it is not only the politicians who are in a limbo.
Many sectors of the economy await policy direction. Following Mr Buhari's pledges to make tackling corruption a priority, they want clarity on how to proceed.
This is also making foreign investors wary.
So while it is clear that President Buhari has shown that Nigeria can run without a cabinet, there may be an unacknowledged cost.
On the bright side, with the briefings he is getting from civil servants, the ministers, when they are eventually appointed, will find that their boss knows more about their departments than they do - and that should keep them on their toes.
Much has been written about the strategies, failures, arguments and mistakes which resulted in the death of just over 600 men, with a further 600 missing and 2,800 wounded.
The stories of the heroic 16th Welsh (Cardiff Pals) and the 11th South Wales Borderers (2nd Gwent) Battalions who suffered badly in the first stage of the attack on 7 and 8 July and the 13th Welsh (2nd Rhonddas), 14th Welsh (Swansea Pals) and 16th Royal Welsh Fusiliers who fronted the second phase on 10 July, with the 14th Royal Welsh Fusiliers and 10th Welsh (1st Rhonddas) in support, have been told and retold.
One story which has never been told until now, is the story of the extraordinarily brave and unstinting, unarmed men who strove with every sinew of their strength and every ounce of their wit to bring the wounded home at Mametz Wood.
The 38th Division had three Field Ambulance units, all raised in Wales towards the end of 1914 and early 1915.
One of these, raised almost entirely from St John Ambulance men working in the South Wales coalfields, is worthy of special mention.
The 130th (St John) Field Ambulance was the only unit in World War One allowed to use the title "St John" in its name and to wear the St John eight pointed cross insignia on its uniforms.
It was this band of rather special brothers who found themselves at the forefront of one of the most difficult challenges of their lives.
As with all battles there was a plan for the rescue and evacuation of men from the battlefield.
There were two routes, one to the south west via Mametz Village and another from Caterpillar Wood, via Caterpillar Trench and Triangle Aid Post, both converging at Minden Post Dressing Station, almost three miles south of the wood.
From Minden Post the wounded would be taken by small gauge railway to Citadel Aid Post: Stretchers on trolleys drawn by mules and horses.
Those who survived at Citadel were taken south to the Divisional Collecting Station near Bray-sur-Somme and, from there, by horse-drawn and motorised ambulances to the Main Dressing Station at Morlancourt Church where the 130th were to attend to the 'light wounded', a total journey of more than 10 miles.
At 06:00 BST on 7 July, four officers and 100 bearers made their way from Morlancourt to Citadel with rations and wheeled stretchers.
They found the Citadel dugout flooded and they were up to their knees in mud.
Leaving a handful of men under Medical Officer Captain Page to make sense of the mess, the remainder pushed on to the Triangle Advanced Dressing Station, one-and-a-half miles to the South of the wood.
As the battle got under way the bulk of casualties were found to be on the right flank of the rescue plan: the route which involved Caterpillar Wood and Caterpillar Trench, a former German communication trench which was narrow and boggy with mud.
The men were "in" (as they called it) for 16 hours that day.
At times it would take hours to cover just a small distance in the trench because of the mud.
The narrowness, mud and presence of soldiers going up the trench to the battle made it impossible to bring stretcher cases down.
There was only one answer: The men would have to go over the top.
Shells bursting all around them and now in direct sight of the German machine gunners, without flinching the men took their chances in the open, utterly aware that the delay could kill their cases as much as the enemy fire might.
The first 130th casualty that day was William John West from Cwmcarn.
A shell exploding nearby took his head off and injured William Jones and Sergeant Hill.
At daylight on 8 July the men buried West in a hollow at the bottom of the trench.
The situation was so dire that reinforcements had to be sent for from the other two field ambulances.
Casualties were being dressed and held in small dugouts along the edge of Caterpillar Wood and efforts recommenced to get these men down the trench.
Again, they had to go over the top and, this time, a sniper took William Houston. Houston was dressed and the men began to carry him down the trench but he died soon after.
Houston was buried in a shell hole at the side of the trench with shells exploding all around: large numbers of soldiers were filling up the trench and now many of them had been hit and needed attention.
The entire area was a mess.
The villages of Mametz and Fricourt were nothing more than piles of smashed bricks, the ground was pitted with shell holes full of mud and blood-stained water.
There were still many German dead lying about from the previous push towards the wood and the stench was awful.
The plan for the second phase of the battle was that the 129th Field Ambulance would cover the left flank and the 130th the right.
The 131st were once more manning Minden Post.
The men were in position at Triangle Aid Post by 03:00 on the morning of 10 July.
From Triangle, bearer units were dispatched to the various Regimental Aid Posts of the attacking battalions.
The first casualties came into Triangle at 05:00 that morning and continued to come down by the hundreds during the day.
Within three hours there simply weren't enough bearers to cope with the casualties and cases were building up at Triangle.
The 130th opened another aid post at Pommiers Redoubt, the battle HQ, and a request was sent to the 131st Field Ambulance at Minden Post for more bearers.
In error, the message went all the way back to Morlancourt Church, where even men of the 130th who had been up all night with the wounded volunteered and 31 men were taken by truck and ambulance to Minden Post and then on to Triangle.
Another aid post was opened at the village of Carnoy to cope with the numbers and during the afternoon bearers from the Sanitary section, the 142nd Field Ambulance and even the 130th's Army Service Corps drivers came to help carry the wounded from Triangle.
Captains Page and Anderson tended to the wounded at Triangle non-stop for 12 hours; it was 17:00 before they had a short break for a tin of tea and some bread and cheese.
Three times as many casualties were admitted to Minden Post on 10 July as had been over the whole of the three preceding days - 1,246 officers and men - and there was constant movement all through the night.
On the morning of 11 July a request was again sent to the 131st Field Ambulance for more bearers but none were available.
The bearers of the 130th had to keep going right up until 17:00 that day: a total of 38 hours on the trot.
When Captain Page was relieved at Triangle at 21:00 on 12 July he had been on duty for three whole days and nights and on his feet for most of that time.
On the nights of both 10 and 11 July a unit of 100 cavalry men was guided by bearers of the 130th to collect the stretcher cases from the edge of Caterpillar Wood under cover of darkness.
Almost 1,000 men were admitted to Minden Post on 12 July.
Throughout all this mayhem, those casualties who had survived the battle and had found their way back to Morlancourt were arriving to be treated at the Main Dressing Station - sitting cases only being looked after by the 130th in the church and stretcher cases by the 21st Field Ambulance, also at Morlancourt.
It was a pitiful sight - blood-stained men covered in mud shuffling in with one hope among them, that they were wounded just enough to get a ticket home to "Blighty".
Some were cheery and some in tears.
Leaving their packs and giving their names at one door of the church, they would go up the left aisle and sit until it was their turn to be dressed.
They would then shuffle back down the right aisle, be given coffee or beef tea, something to eat and a smoke.
They would then fall asleep in all sorts of positions or, if the weather was fair, they would stretch out on the grass and the tombstones to rest.
From midday on 10 July to midday on 12 July, more than 900 men were dressed at the Church, 620 of them in less than a 24-hour period.
It is difficult to imagine that any other group of men would have acquitted themselves with such devotion to duty, other than this band of serving St John Ambulance men, attested into the Royal Army Medical Corps and sent to face a most daunting challenge with unstinting courage and tenacity.
They repeated this devotion to duty in 1917 at Pilkem Ridge, during the 3rd Battle of Ypres.
The 130th (St John) Field Ambulance was an unique body of men in terms of both Welsh military history and the history of St John in Wales.
The IMF has forecast growth of 6% for the next financial year, up from 5.5% in the current year.
Burma has introduced economic and political reforms, including floating its currency, to open its markets.
Various countries have also lifted some of the sanctions imposed against it.
"It has very rich natural resources, a young labour force and is close to some of the most dynamic economies in the world," said Meral Karasulu, IMF's Mission Chief for Burma.
Earlier this year, Burma moved to a managed float for its currency, the kyat, in what is seen as the boldest economic reform to date.
Prior to being floated, the kyat had an official as well as a black market rate, with the unofficial rate being almost 125 times that of the official one.
Many analysts said that the difference in rates had deterred firms from investing in Burma.
Under a managed float system a currency's exchange rate is determined by the market. However, the central bank publishes a daily reference exchange rate to influence the market.
Since the float, the currency's official rate has been set close to the black market rate.
However the IMF said that for Burma to realise its growth potential, it needs to introduce further economic reforms.
Ms Karasulu said that Burma needed to focus on "improving business and investment climate" and "developing the financial sector".
"Ideally these should coincide with gradually liberalising trade and foreign direct investment," she added.
Mahalo, a pit bull, was playing with his brother and another dog on his owner's farm in Craven, Saskatchewan, when the dogs ran afoul of a porcupine.
Mahalo had to be rushed to a veterinarian after the porcupine's quills pierced his heart and lungs.
Clad in a cone, she is recovering at home, but the healing process is long.
Mahalo's owner Dennis Mazur, a 39-year-old social worker, has had to take time off work to tend to the dog.
"The veterinarian said if [Mahalo] hadn't been a pit bull with all that muscle she wouldn't have survived," said Mike Gerrand, Mr Mazur's friend who organised a fundraising campaign.
Mahalo's brother, Nestah, was also hurt in the attack. Nestah was hit by dozens of quills to the face, but avoided more serious internal injuries.
The extended recovery for the dogs has cost Mr Mazur thousands of dollars in medical bills and lost work time.
Some of the quills have taken weeks to remove, said Mr Gerrand, who has raised more than C$3,000 so far towards the C$10,000 bill.
On 29 November 2013, seven people in the Clutha Bar and three in the helicopter died as a result of the crash.
The pub will shut its doors early as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives and will remain in darkness.
Then, on Monday, Scottish singer Sandi Thom will play in the pub.
The gig is being held to raise money for the Clutha Trust which was set up in the aftermath of the crash.
It aims to enable disadvantaged children and young people to become involved in the arts.
The Clutha will shut its doors on Sunday at 21:00 GMT and remain in darkness until the next day.
Owner Alan Crossan said: "We will be closing at 9pm on Sunday night. It's difficult situation, and we thought that would be best.
"But we will be open all day for people to pay their respects - some have already been down, including some of the families involved and some of the injured.
Mr Crossan also echoed criticisms of a report into the crash, which some said did not reach a clear enough conclusion.
"We still want to get proper answers to bring some closure to this - it's something we'll keep pushing for," he said.
Mark Gaynord coached Rashford when he was a five-year-old playing for Fletcher Moss Rangers in Manchester, a club that has already produced the likes of Wes Brown, Danny Welbeck, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Ravel Morrison and Tyler Blackett.
He tells BBC Sport what marked Rashford out as special.
It did not take long for Gaynord to realise Rashford's unbelievable goalscoring potential.
"We went to a tournament and I took him down there - I watched this lad and in only 10 minutes he had scored 12 goals," said Gaynord. "He kind of got bored so started setting up his team-mates to score and we won the game 20-0 - in 10 minutes.
"He had something special, he was just a naturally gifted footballer and what a nice young lad. There was no big-headedness, his is just the perfect role model for a footballer."
But it was not just Gaynord who was in awe of the youngster's ability. Other managers wished Rashford was in their colours.
"The other teams would say 'where have you got him from, he's unbelievable'," added Gaynord. "I had the pleasure of watching him week in, week out for four seasons and the other managers would just talk about him.
"He was always getting the Man of the Match award off the other managers so I had to step in and start nominating other players as man of the match."
As well as loving Rashford's talent, Gaynord says the youngster helped his coaches improve and learn new skills.
"He was so far above the other players," said Gaynord.
"His main game was doing the football but he also had a modelling role and his mum would say "he has to go to a photo shoot".
"He would miss two or three training sessions doing photo shoots and come back and show us new stuff. We would work on certain skills and development but he would come in and pick up the skill straight away. But he would not only show the boys the skill, he would show me an advance to it."
After four years of unbelievable goalscoring for Fletcher Moss Rangers, he then joined Manchester United's youth set-up.
"It was no surprise that Manchester United approached me to take Marcus and have him at the development centre," said Gaynord. "It was a pleasure to watch him and work with him for four years until he got signed by United at nine.
"He was good with me, but he was even better once he got to United where he was just untouchable on the pitch. He was like the Lionel Messi of mini-soccer football at 10 years old.
"It's all down to what our coaches are putting in with these lads - it's the start of their ladder," added Gaynord. "We're based on skill and fun and the players move on from there. We've got a good set of coaches with a great team spirit and we encourage the lads."
Rashford had not been expected to start for Manchester United on Thursday in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie against FC Midtjylland. However, an injury to Anthony Martial gave the 18-year-old his debut, and Gaynord watched on avidly.
"I had butterflies for him inside and it brought a tear to my eye to see him up front for Manchester United," said Gaynord.
"When he started the game and looked so relaxed on the ball I just thought it was like watching him aged six again. He is still an unbelievable player at this level of football.
"When he put the ball in the back of the net I was in floods. It's one of my proudest moments, apart from seeing my kids born, watching Marcus score for Manchester United.
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It was a dream debut for Rashford, scoring twice as United moved into the last 16.
Rashford joined other United academy products, including Borthwick-Jackson, Jesse Lingard, Paddy McNair and James Wilson, to have featured in the club's first team this season.
Gaynord believes the youngsters could go on to enjoy the same success as the 'class of 92', which included David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Gary Neville and Phil Neville.
"Marcus and these young players who are breaking through are the new 'class of 92'," he said. "These players will play for Ryan Giggs and will have the utmost respect for that lad because they know what he has done for that club. Giggs has the class of 2016 in his hands."
"If we keep with Ryan and Louis van Gaal, we're going to have a great squad of youngsters. They will not have to go out and spend £60m on these internationals and European players as we've already got them here on our doorstep."
Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been tipped to replace Van Gaal in the summer, but Gaynord thinks the club's youngsters will progress better under the current management.
"We have a bunch of talented players who can produce and get into the national side and go and win the World Cup," added Gaynord.
"I'm certainly in the Van Gaal and Ryan Giggs camp. Jose Mourinho is not an academy manager, he has not nurtured players like Sir Alex Ferguson and like how Van Gaal and Ryan Giggs are doing now. For me I want to see home-grown talent."
Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) found that one in four of those under the age of 30 is at risk of financial hardship.
Its report said the poverty faced by young adults contrasts with an improving picture for other age groups.
For those over the age of 65, poverty rates were found to have fallen by almost half.
Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil welcomed the report and called on businesses to follow the Scottish government in paying the living wage to get people out of poverty.
Labour's shadow Scotland secretary Margaret Curran said the report "has shown that the Tories have completely failed Scotland's young people".
The JRF report, Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Scotland, found a rising number of young people in poverty and persistently high levels of disadvantage in health, education and work.
JRF chief executive Julia Unwin said: "Falls in child and pensioner poverty over the past decade in Scotland show that poverty can be reduced.
"But sustained action must be taken to stop a lack of high-quality work, and a shortage of affordable homes from trapping a generation of young people in poverty.
"All of us in government and local government as well as employers, housing providers and the NHS, need a shared focus to alleviate the impacts of poverty across all age groups."
The key findings of the report include:
Dr Peter Kenway, director of the New Policy Institute and author of the report, added: "Organisations across Scotland, local councils, the NHS and businesses are accepting a responsibility for acting against poverty and are making plans accordingly.
"The challenge is to turn words into deeds. Involving people with direct experience of poverty themselves is vital to this."
The report recommends more encouragement for employers to pay the living wage; better training for people in low-paid work and a reduction in the use of sanctions against benefit claimants.
Labour's shadow Scotland secretary Margaret Curran said a Labour government "would invest £1bn for more opportunity for Scotland's future - our young people".
Social Justice Secretary Alex Neil said the JRF "acknowledges the positive effects of the Scottish government's effort to mitigate the worst of the UK Government's welfare cuts".
The Scottish government's #inspiringteachers campaign will focus on science, technology, engineering and maths.
It will feature people in public life sharing their memories of teachers who inspired them.
The move comes as councils in northern Scotland prepare for a summit to try to tackle local teacher shortages.
Details of the campaign were announced by the Education Secretary Angela Constance at the Scottish Learning Festival in Glasgow.
Ms Constance also announced funding for projects to boost resources for schools in disadvantaged areas.
The government said the £1.5m Access to Education Fund would give young people access to additional resources to remove barriers to learning and raise attainment.
This could be delivered in several ways, for instance through improved IT, mentoring schemes and projects to enhance language skills.
Ms Constance said: "We all remember a teacher who inspired us, who brought their subject to life, and we want everyone to share their stories to help attract the best talent into educating young people today.
"We hope that the #inspiringteachers campaign will attract more high-quality, passionate teachers into the profession, particularly in science, technology, engineering and maths where we know there is a demand.
"This is alongside action we are already taking to maintain teacher numbers, encourage and support extra graduates into hard-to-recruit subjects and rural areas. For example, the first students graduating from the part-time distance course we funded at the University of Aberdeen are now teaching in Aberdeenshire and Highland Council schools as probationer teachers."
Next month six councils in northern Scotland will hold a summit meeting to discuss how to tackle local teacher recruitment problems which have left vacancies unfilled.
The issues facing the councils include high housing costs and the broader challenge of attracting people into rural communities.
The warehouse is on the Wakefield 41 Industrial Estate, close to Junction 41 of the M1, West Yorkshire Police said.
Kenmore Road, Wakefield, is closed in both directions as fire crews tackle the flames.
A further 50 firefighters are also tackling a second West Yorkshire blaze at an industrial site near Halifax.
Footage of the Wakefield fire has been captured by eyewitness Graham Moore.
Around 80% of the 86,000 sq ft (8,000 Sq m) building is on fire, the fire service said.
Debris is falling around half-a-mile from the site, according to some reports on Twitter.
Campaign group Zero Waste Scotland said the behaviour was costing the public purse more than £50m a year.
Its appeal includes asking businesses to put posters up in windows to discourage customers from littering.
Zero Waste said more than 15,000 tonnes of litter were discarded in Scotland each year.
It warned it was creating a "substantial impact" on the environment.
Other measures it is asking businesses, councils and organisations to consider, is storing waste correctly and making sure any outside areas are clear of litter.
Zero Waste Scotland chief executive Iain Gulland, said: "It is clear that litter-picking and cleaning alone is not a long-term solution to Scotland's litter issue.
"That's why we need to work together to prevent litter at its source.
"We have had a fantastic response from organisations in Dundee that are passionate about protecting their communities and the environment, and I'm excited to replicate this success across the country.
"I hope as many businesses and organisations as possible will get in touch to look at putting together an action plan for your area to help prevent litter from blighting it."
The call is being launched at the Engine Shed, Historic Environment Scotland's (HES) building conservation centre in Stirling.
HES climate change manager Dr Mairi Davies, said: "Keeping Scotland's historic environment litter-free is a key priority for us so we can help to ensure that it remains somewhere that people can enjoy.
"Working together with partners like Zero Waste Scotland to promote this litter prevention message means we are one step closer to achieving this shared goal."
Zero Waste's funding comes from the Scottish government and the European Regional Development Fund.
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Later, in interviews, he touched on his broader story, but there is more to that than he cared to share at the time. We knew the outline; how, as a younger player with Edinburgh, he was dogged by injury, how he sustained dislocated shoulders and a bulging disc in his neck, how he missed two years of rugby, how Edinburgh let him go.
That was 2011 and he was nowhere. His dream of professional rugby looked dead. He retreated to his parents' farm near Biggar and played stress-free club rugby with Heriot's when his body would allow.
It started off as social stuff, then the bug bit again. From Goldenacre to Scotland Sevens to Glasgow to the Scotland bench to the Scotland Test team; and then to the media room at Murrayfield talking about how it felt to be two wins from three in the Six Nations with a trip to Twickenham to come.
We knew of a struggle, but not about the struggle. We knew it had been tricky for him to get to where he is now - a ball-carrying and skilful hooker, an intelligent leader, a robust character playing terrific rugby - but we didn't know how tricky.
"I had quite a few injuries when I was younger," said Glasgow Warriors and Scotland player Brown, who at 27 is in the form of his life. "I had major ones - shoulder ones and neck surgery. It's difficult when you're a young guy to overcome not the physical aspect, because your body will catch up with you and you'll grow and develop, but the mental aspect.
"When I left Edinburgh I hadn't played for two years and you're going in every day to the club and you're seeing other guys training and playing. You're doing rehab, you make a comeback, you get a game and then you're injured again.
"There's been a lot in the press recently about mental health and depression and it's a very real thing. It was hard. It was really hard.
"You feel so isolated. There's no rhyme or reason to why you feel that way. I had family, a partner, great friends around me. There's no reason why you get to that point, but you do feel depressed and alone. It happened and it's something I battled with and I still battle with it a little bit now. You never really get over it. It's something you have to come through gradually and it's taken me five or six years.
"I might still have bad times, I might still have really low points, a low couple of weeks or a low month or two. But it's about having the support around me and having the resolve to know that I can speak about it now and let it out and seek help.
"Rugby kick-started it in the first place, but rugby helped pull me out of it as well. It was all because I wasn't able to do something I really enjoyed doing."
As Brown says, mental health pays no respect to age or fitness, it doesn't matter if you're a super-charged sportsman or woman with the world at your feet, it can get you just as easily as it can get somebody else. It's estimated that one in four people in the UK have, or have had, a mental health issue of some kind.
Lately, as part of a campaign called Lift The Weight, some rugby players in England have spoken about their own experiences. Among them are James Haskell, a current England flanker, Jonny Wilkinson, the England icon, Duncan Bell, a former England Test player, Ollie Phillips, former England Sevens player, Netani Talei, fromerly of Edinburgh and Nolli Waterman, who won the World Cup with the England women's team in 2014.
"It's a hard thing to describe to people who haven't been through it," Brown continues.
"The worst of it was 2010-2012. It was a really difficult time in my life. It's not something a lot of people feel comfortable talking about so it's great to have all that awareness around it now.
"It's constantly in the public eye. There's more support. There's quite a few of my friends from school who have gone through similar things and when we found that out we spoke about it to each other and we helped each other through it."
There was no one moment when Brown woke up and felt better. Going to play rugby with Heriot's helped. Getting a run of fitness helped. Getting snapped up by Glasgow helped. Baby steps all the way. And now he's here - enjoying his family life, enjoying his rugby, looking forward to what lies ahead, which is Twickenham.
His last visit? He's not likely to forget it. World Cup quarter-final against Australia. Rain falling, crowd roaring, Scotland leading. A few minutes from one of the great victories and a place in the semi-final. Just a line-out to negotiate and they're practically there. Brown with the throw. You know the rest.
"It's still surreal to me. It would have been so easy to let that disappointment linger and allow it to control what I did in the next couple of months, but I tried to take the positives out of the situation and help it transform the way I play the game.
"It wasn't a good experience, but a lot of players go through something like that. The hope is that you don't do it in the last minute of a World Cup quarter-final, but you can't control when those set-backs happen.
"We were all young in our progression and it allowed us to look harder at ourselves. We're in a place now where whatever obstacle that's put in front of us we're going to have a go.
"We want to express ourselves on the pitch. With the players we have there's no point playing rugby that's against everyone's natural instincts. We have some incredibly talented players. Our backs can be lethal and our forwards have a bit more of a hard edge. We're enjoying what we're doing."
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Scotland have developed a ruthlessness in attack that's joyful. They may not have created as many try-scoring chances as some of the others, but their conversion rate has been outrageously high. Their appreciation of space and their skill in exploiting space has been world class at times.
Brown talks about obstacles in their way. Injuries, mostly. They beat Wales in the Six Nations without six players who would have been in the 23 had they been available.
They've also got to this point while enduring all sorts of hardship in the scrum. Brown, literally, has had a front-row seat in all of that. He says that an inexperienced front-row has had to learn on the job in the most intense environment you can imagine.
England, who host Scotland on 11 March, haven't really fired a shot in the championship and yet they're three wins from three. "Ominous," is the word he uses. "They haven't put in a really good performance but they've won everything. It's going to be a huge challenge," Brown added.
"Eddie Jones has already started the mind games, saying the pressure is on us. The weight of a nation and all of that. I'm not sure. We haven't won down there in 34 years. Not sure there's much weight from the nation. It's all good fun, though. All part of the theatre."
He's had his own personal drama to contend with and, in that, he's the embodiment of a powerful message - one that in essence, is the message of the entire Scotland team. Never give up. Always believe.
The Badlands National Park account's tweets about global warming were swiftly deleted after they appeared to undermine Mr Trump's position.
But if President Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, hoped it would silence his critics, he was wrong.
Instead, it was the catalyst for a host of people and parks to follow suit.
Badlands National Park, in South Dakota, posted a series of tweets highlighting climate science data a few days after The National Park Service briefly shut its Twitter operation following an apparent clampdown.
It had retweeted photos about the turnout at President Trump's inauguration, suggesting numbers at the ceremony were lower those at President Obama's ceremony.
The national park accounts were eventually reactivated with an apology message.
It did not deter Badlands.
"Today, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher than at any time in the last 650,000 years. #climate," one of its tweets said.
The posts were widely shared - including by the Democratic National Committee under the hashtag #Resist - but had all been removed by Tuesday evening.
Then on Wednesday Redwoods National Park tweeted about climate change and the role of trees as a carbon sink, adding: "More redwoods would mean less #climatechange".
Golden Gate National Recreation Area had earlier posted that "2016 was the hottest year on record for the 3rd year in a row", adding a link to a Nasa report on climate change.
Death Valley National Park's account, meanwhile, tweeted about Japanese-Americans interned at the park during World War Two.
While it made no mention of the president, other Twitter users interpreted the message as an objection to his pledge to ban Muslims from entering the country and to restrict the flow of refugees to the US.
An account called AltUSNatParkService, which describes itself as the "unofficial 'resistance' team" of the US Park Service, has also been set up to more directly protest against the president.
"We believe that today in Trump's America, science and the environment have a place at the forefront of society and policy," the account tweeted on Thursday.
It was quickly joined by Alt Nasa, described as "the unofficial #resist team of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration", while Rogue Nasa says it offers "real news" and "real facts".
The National Parks Service has refused to comment.
Meanwhile, a media blackout has been introduced at the US's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to the Associated Press news agency.
Staff there have been banned from posting on any of the agency's social media accounts,
The main EPA account has not posted anything since 19 January, a day before Mr Trump's inauguration.
Robert Garrick, from Perth, sent more than 70 messages to the woman, who was assigned to work with him at a medical day centre.
The sheriff said it was likely that Garrick's habitual use of legal highs had probably contributed to the crime.
The building worker admitted the offences, committed between 11 and 12 November, at an earlier hearing.
Perth Sheriff Court heard Garrick believed he was having a conversation with the nurse because a cocktail of drugs had sparked voices in his head.
Sheriff Lindsay Foulis was told that he had started sniffing gas and smoking cannabis at the age of 11 and had been taking legal highs - also known as new psychoactive substances.
The sheriff said: "You have six previous assault convictions and seven convictions for breach of the peace. There are undoubtedly other issues relevant to your offending.
"Nonetheless, if you didn't take illicit substances then I suspect you wouldn't appear before this court. There is a voluntary aspect in your actions which causes all sorts of problems.
"A custodial sentence may just bring it home to you that taking illicit substances which result in you behaving in this manner then it does have real consequences."
Garrick was given the nurse's work mobile number after she was assigned to him and used it to send numerous texts and voicemails over a 24-hour period, including the threats.
Garrick also admitted possessing an offensive weapon.
While the fevered dreams of some on the right (and left) that Mrs Clinton would be frog-marched from campaign stage to jail cell have been dashed, the presumptive Democratic nominee's political pain is far from over.
But how bad is it, exactly? Here are some reasons why it could be a grievous wound - or nothing but a scratch.
Explanations dismantled. Mrs Clinton had a carefully constructed series of justifications and defences for her email decisions while secretary of state. James Comey's unusual press conference exploded like a torpedo beneath the water line, sinking those efforts.
Mrs Clinton said she hadn't sent classified information. The FBI found more than 100 of her 30,000 emails (0.3%) contained details that were classified "at the time" they were transmitted and "a very small number" had markings "indicating the presence of classified information".
She also said she had turned over all her work-related messages, but in fact her lawyers relied on keyword searches to sort through the email files and consequently missed several thousand relevant documents.
Major media fact-checkers were quick to survey the scope of the damage.
Politifact said the FBI "clearly undercuts Clinton's defence". The Washington Post upgraded its verdict on the veracity of Mrs Clinton's classified information claims from two to four "Pinocchios". The Associated Press wrote that the FBI "left much of her account in tatters and may have aggravated questions of trust swirling around her Democratic presidential candidacy".
Polls show that many voters give Mrs Clinton low marks for veracity and openness - and these latest revelations will do nothing to help change this view.
It's a lead weight holding her overall approval ratings down when she needs to be generating enthusiasm and energy for her general election campaign.
Strength undermined. The Clinton team has framed much of its campaign as a contrast with Donald Trump, whom they are painting as a reckless and dangerous commander-in-chief.
The former secretary of state, they counter, is tested and competent - a steady hand on the wheel in troubled times.
But are steady hands labelled "extremely careless" with classified information by the FBI? Do they leave their personal communications open to possible "hostile actors", including sending emails on an unclassified system while "in the territory of sophisticated adversaries"?
On Tuesday afternoon the Trump campaign sent a press release leading with the charge that Mrs Clinton "compromised the safety of the American people".
"Our adversaries almost certainly have a blackmail file on Hillary Clinton," he wrote, "and that fact alone disqualifies her from service".
While there's no tangible support for that particular piece of Trump bluster, if the public doesn't buy Mrs Clinton's argument that she's the "safe" choice, much of the advantage she has on her sometimes intemperate opponent will disappear.
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The establishment indicted. It has been a common theme in the presidential campaigns of Mr Trump on the right and Bernie Sanders on the left that establishment insiders live under their own set of rules.
While average Americans are left to their fate, big bankers get bailouts, big businesses get handouts, and the elite are insulated from the consequences of their actions.
For those with this outlook, the failure to indict Hillary Clinton - or even hold her accountable in a non-criminal manner - is yet another example of the benefits that come along with high positions of power.
While Comey insisted that there was little precedent for a prosecution given that Mrs Clinton did not intentionally mishandle classified information or do so in a "grossly negligent" way, such explanations may not fly with the swath of voters currently alienated from the political process.
In 1997 then-Vice-President Al Gore gave a press conference in which he said there was "no controlling legal authority" capable of ruling on whether his fund-raising activities violated federal law.
Although Mr Gore never stood accused of a crime, Republican George W Bush used his legalistic word-play to paint him as above the law again and again when the two squared off for the presidency in 2000.
Mr Gore was the Democratic heir apparent running to succeed a still-popular two-term president. He lost.
A trusted face. FBI Director Comey's just-the-facts delivery on Tuesday made the findings he presented all the more damaging to the Clinton campaign.
The charge that the former secretary of state was "extremely careless" would not have nearly the same impact if it came from a Republican politician. In fact, many conservatives have tried tagging Mrs Clinton with much, much worse.
Instead the man delivering the very public rebuke is a career law enforcement official with a sterling reputation for rectitude and probity.
Videos of Comey's statement have already found their way into a Republican attack advert - with many more sure to come.
And on Thursday Republicans in Congress will have the opportunity to elicit more potentially damaging sound bites from the FBI director when they call him to testify on his findings and the decision not to recommend criminal charges.
Most Americans may not have known who James Comey was before Tuesday, but chances are they're going to be seeing a lot of his face as the general election campaign heats up.
She wasn't indicted. If the news for Mrs Clinton on Tuesday was bad, it could have been much, much worse. When Comey approached the lectern, the Democratic candidate's staff had no idea what he would say. Would Mrs Clinton or some of her staff face charges?
While she wouldn't have been the first candidate even in this election cycle to run for president while under indictment, it still would have been a devastating blow to her campaign.
Democrats would clamour for another candidate - possibly Mr Sanders or even Vice-President Joe Biden - to be nominated at their convention in three weeks.
Instead the fallout from the FBI investigation will be political, not criminal. Political damage control is something the Clintons know how to do. It's something they've been doing in the national spotlight for more than 25 years.
Shortly after Comey delivered his stern rebuke, the Clinton campaign was already trying to turn the page.
"We are pleased that the career officials handling this case have determined that no further action by the department is appropriate," spokesman Brian Fallon said.
With indictment off the table, one of the possible "wild cards" that could have thrown the race into chaos has been removed from the deck.
While the former secretary of state's reputation has been further damaged, the electoral advantages she - and the Democrats - have heading in to the general election are still intact.
Trump will overplay his hand. Often when Mrs Clinton seems to be in trouble, Donald Trump sweeps in with some news-cycle grabbing statement or action that spares her from the full force of the blow. His post-Orlando-shooting speech that criticised Muslims in the US was widely panned, and his boasts about how the UK Brexit vote would help his campaign while on Scottish soil sparked anger on both sides of the Atlantic.
Such missteps have been so pronounced at times that it's given rise to conspiracy theories that Mr Trump is actually a secret Democratic operative intent on electing Mrs Clinton and destroying the Republican Party from within.
Such paranoid fantasies were dusted off once again on Tuesday evening as Mr Trump made remarks during an off-the-cuff speech that put him squarely back in the spotlight.
While he started by re-enforcing the themes he had laid out in his press releases earlier in the day - that Mrs Clinton's email actions showed a dangerous lack of regard for US security - he soon lost focus.
He accused Attorney General Loretta Lynch of accepting a bribe in exchange for refusing to charge Mrs Clinton - an explosive accusation for a party standard-bearer to make, particularly given that Comey said he had not consulted with Lynch prior to issuing his report.
Then he offered praise for former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who he said was a "bad man" - but one who was effective at killing terrorists.
While it was a line that Mr Trump had used in the past, it came when the media and fellow Republicans believed he should have been hammering Mrs Clinton on emails and nothing but emails.
Instead, the Clinton camp was able to fire off a release condemning Mr Trump's Hussein comments. Republican leaders like House Speaker Paul Ryan were forced to defend - or renounce - their presumptive nominee's remarks.
What should have been a poisonous news cycle for Mrs Clinton became a little less so thanks to Mr Trump.
Republicans will move on. While there was plenty of grousing among Republican politicians following Comey's announcement of no charges on Tuesday, the response was far from full-throated outrage.
Several congressional Republicans have called for an independent counsel within the Justice Department to investigate the matter further, but so far the move doesn't seem to be gaining much traction.
A free-ranging independent investigation could pose a significant risk to the Clinton campaign, heralding a new string of testimonies and subpoenas that would keep the matter in the news and leave open the possibility of perjury or obstruction of justice.
Instead, it seems, the House of Representatives will hold hearings looking into the decision not to indict, giving Republicans plenty of opportunity to grandstand - or come across as showboats.
There could be a move to formally censure Mrs Clinton - although Congress has few working days to act before its members head to the conventions and hit the campaign trail in earnest. House Speaker Ryan has also suggested cutting off Mrs Clinton's access to the security briefings given to presidential candidates. Such a development would be embarrassing, but it's unclear how Congress could force the executive-branch national security agencies that deliver the briefings to take such a step.
It's still early. If the Clinton camp could pick the best time for the FBI director to deliver a stern rebuke of Mrs Clinton, they probably would opt for right now, in the early July space between the end of the presidential primary season and the Democratic convention.
Voters won't weigh in on Mrs Clinton for another four months, giving the campaign plenty of time to recover.
In just over three weeks Mrs Clinton will take the stage in Philadelphia to accept her party's nomination, culminating days of positive press as major party stars - from President Barack Obama to Vice-President Joe Biden to Senator Elizabeth Warren to Bill Clinton - sing her praises.
On Tuesday night, just hours after the FBI announcement, Mr Obama was on stage with Mrs Clinton, showing just how enthusiastic he's going to be on the campaign trail for her.
Even by next week political wags and pundits will be back to speculating about vice-presidential picks and the possible craziness in store at the Trump-led Republican convention.
Mrs Clinton's email imbroglio will cast its shadow on the campaign, but barring any new, explosive revelations - it's likely a wound that time can heal.
Maybe they should be thinking a bit more about SNP supporters too - many of whom are far from convinced about the EU.
Polls are indicating that up to a third of SNP supporters could vote to leave. And as about half of the Scottish electorate are now SNP voters, that is a sizeable chunk of votes.
Recent messages from the UK wide Remain camp suggest they have not properly considered how their arguments will sound in Scotland.
When George Osborne claims that if there is a vote to remain that will take Scottish independence "off the table" for a generation does he not understand that he is practically daring voters who support independence to vote to leave?
Nicola Sturgeon has said that if the UK votes to leave, but a majority of Scottish voters want to remain, that could provoke a second referendum on Scottish independence.
But she is now playing down that possibility, telling voters this referendum is not about Scotland's position within the UK and urging them to vote remain.
As she is trying to focus her supporters' minds on the question on the ballot - membership of the EU - she is not helped by English politicians repeatedly bringing up the question of Scotland's future.
Last week John Major said a vote to exit the European Union could "tear apart the UK", and could make pressure for a second vote on Scottish independence "politically irresistible".
He said he hoped voters would hear yet one more reason to stay in the EU. But if your primary political goal is achieving an independent Scotland it sounds more like an invite to vote to leave.
This referendum is already very confusing for many Scottish nationalists.
Their party's leadership and all its elected politicians are urging a vote remain. Yet some of the arguments for leaving are remarkably similar to their own reasons for wanting Scottish independence.
And they hear the remain camp issuing dire warnings about the consequences of separation that are almost exactly the same as the arguments that were deployed against Scottish independence just 20 months ago.
One young SNP Remain campaigner told me "the hardest place to be in politics right now is a nationalist supporting remain".
That may explain why we haven't seen much of Ms Sturgeon out on the stump making the case for a vote to remain.
The SNP have been remarkably low key during this referendum.
But if other remain campaigners from south of the border hope to rally the SNP vote to their side they might want to think more carefully about the language they use.
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The 37-year-old Spaniard scored 73 goals in 255 appearances for the Glasgow giants between 2004 and 2010.
He has been in talks with the Oval club in recent days and is a stellar signing for manager Alan Kernaghan.
Novo won three league titles at Ibrox and also played for Sporting Gijon, Legia Warsaw and spent the last two seasons with the Carolina Railhawks.
The NASL outfit are managed by former Northern Ireland international Colin Clarke.
Novo's arrival is another welcome boost for the Irish Premiership.
Three Northern Ireland internationals have already joined Irish League clubs over the summer, with Roy Carroll and Sammy Clingan moving to Linfield and former Celtic winger Paddy McCourt signing for Glenavon.
Novo will make his competitive debut for the east Belfast outfit in the league opener against Dungannon Swifts on August 6 at the Oval.
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The Public Prosecution Service found Fr John McManus from the Diocese of Down and Connor had no case to answer.
Claire Graham reports.
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The massive yellow statue is more than six metres high and around 10 times the size of an ordinary rocking horse!
The Chinese zodiac follows a 12-year cycle. Each of the years is named after an animal and this is the year of the horse.
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Chinese New Year is the most important holiday in Taiwan and many are decorating their homes with horse-shaped ornaments and red banners.
People also celebrate by lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes.
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Galliford Try said it had been unable to reach an agreement that would benefit its shareholders.
Last month, Redrow also abandoned an attempt to buy Bovis after having a takeover offer rejected.
Bovis has also announced that Greg Fitzgerald will be appointed chief executive. Mr Fitzgerald was formerly chief executive of Galliford Try and left the firm in 2014.
The previous chief executive of Bovis, David Ritchie, stepped down in January, less than two weeks after the company warned of disappointing profits.
The company said profits for 2016 would be lower than initially expected, because of delays in the construction of some homes.
The troubles at Bovis deepened in February, when it had to set aside £7m to compensate customers who were sold houses that were unfinished and had electrical and plumbing faults.
The housebuilder said then that the experiences of a significant number of customers "fell below the high standards they rightly expected".
Rival builders Redrow and Galliford Try sensed an opportunity to snap up a company that was going through a bad patch.
However, both firms had their takeover offers rejected and have now walked away from Bovis.
In a statement, Bovis was upbeat about its prospects: "Current sales and reservations are in line with the Board's expectations and we are making good progress with our priorities for 2017.
"In 2017, the group is focused on resetting the business and driving operational improvements through cost efficiencies, more effective build processes and improvements in quality."
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When it opened in 1964, it was the fourth biggest suspension bridge in the world and the longest outside the United States.
Five decades on, it carries 24 million vehicles across the Forth every year, but its days as a mass transport route are numbered.
A new crossing will open in two years' time and the Forth Road Bridge's role in the life of Scotland will be greatly reduced.
Those that work on the bridge now and those who helped to build the structure 50 years ago think that role has been undervalued.
Bridge historian Lillian King told the BBC programme The Bridge: Fifty years across the Forth: "Building the bridge absolutely transformed the country and transformed trade.
"When you think of the volume of traffic that goes across that bridge, and did from the beginning, people must have been just desperate to get this bridge open."
She adds: "They had been trying for at least 200 years to get a bridge or a tunnel to cross the Forth because they were aware that this was a main link between the south of Scotland and the Highlands."
Train travellers had been able to cross the estuary via the Forth Bridge since 1890.
The road bridge that was built alongside it has long lived in the shadow of its iconic neighbour.
The utilitarian design of the road bridge, the traffic congestion and the maintenance problems that have dogged it in recent years have further downgraded this once great engineering feat.
"There are people who say that the road bridge is just a viewing platform for the rail bridge," says Kate Downie, artist in residence at the Forth Road Bridge.
"But I think of them as a bit like salt and pepper. You can't have one without the other."
Traci Liebisch, who is responsible for inspecting the road bridge on a daily basis, says the bridge is a "grand old lady".
She says: "I personally think she is quite an historic monument and Scotland should be proud of having a bridge like this.
"I think she's done not bad in her 50 years. I'm proud to work on a structure like this, that is known world-wide."
Before the road bridge opened on 4 September 1964, cars could only get across the Forth on a ferry.
Four ferries criss-crossed the river, with services running every 15 minutes at its peak.
Each ferry took about 30 cars, but they could also carry lorries and buses, caravans and passengers.
Stephen Reid, who was one of the ferry skippers, says that in the early 1950s the ferry could sit at the pier for 15 minutes and leave empty because nobody had cars.
"Then all of a sudden everybody had cars and we just could not cope," he says.
Construction of the bridge began in 1958.
At the time, the longest suspension bridge in the world was San Francisco's Golden Gate, and the bridge across the Forth was based on its distinctive design.
Barry Colford, who is the current bridge master and chief engineer, says: "All the traffic, all the load of the bridge, is suspended in mid-air. It is very simple.
"It is just like a rope bridge over the Andes, except it is made of steel."
The three large suspension bridges that had been built before the Forth had all been in more "benign" climates and there were worries about the stormy Scottish weather.
Historian Lillian King says: "The thing they were afraid of was a repeat of the Tacoma Narrows bridge in America that shook itself to bits in gales not half the strength of the ones that hit the Forth."
Barry Colford says: "The Forth bridge had a stiffening girder because of the lessons learned at Tacoma in 1940."
By the time construction started in September 1958, the estimated cost of the bridge and its approach roads was £16.2m.
No company in the UK was large enough to take on the job alone so a consortium, the ACD bridge company, was formed.
The first job saw divers helping to build the dams that would allow water to be pumped out so the towers could be sunk into the river bed.
Once the newly-assembled steel towers were in place wire-mesh catwalks were installed high above the water to give the bridge workers access.
Jimmy Lafferty, the steel-erecting foreman, was officially acknowledged as the first man to walk across the river on foot using the catwalk.
But two young engineers had in fact made it across before the walkways were finished.
Hector Woodhouse, an assistant engineer on the bridge, says: "They had not quite finished the mesh but we were not going to stopped."
His pal Alan MacDonald, a section engineer, adds: "We did a tightrope act down the cables so that we could become the first people to cross the bridge."
The pair stepped off together to both claim to be first.
The antics of Hector and Alan confirm Lillian King's assertion that health and safety was nothing like as rigorous as it is today.
She says: "Seven men died in the making of the bridge but only four men died on the bridge itself."
On 22 June 1962 the single worst accident of the whole bridge project was when Masterton viaduct, a large section of one of the approach roads, collapsed, trapping four men beneath it. Only one survived.
Once the towers and walkway were in place the next job was to spin the cables that would hold the bridge in place.
The main cable is made up of more than 11,000 high tensile steel wires and the process of "spinning" involved each individual wire being carried across the Forth on a large pulley system.
The work went on 24 hours a day. At either side of the river the wires were encased in concrete anchorages.
The spinning of the cable took nine months, with some 30,000 miles of wire being carried back and forth across the water.
By 1963, the towers and the cables were in place and the "Meccano set" work of erecting the deck could begin. It was built from the towers outwards
Ms King says: "This is a precision piece of work. You see it come out bit by bit. It is like building a tunnel, you wonder if it is going to match up when you get to the middle point."
On the 20 December 1963, the north and south sections of the bridge were joined in the middle, forming the basis of the fourth longest suspended span of steel roadway in the world.
Current bridge master Barry Colford says: "The people who built the bridge and the engineers who designed it without computers, with seven-figure log tables, it is quite incredible how well it is built when you look at the tools they had to do it with."
The Forth Road Bridge was finally ready for its grand opening on 4 September 1964, a day so foggy the bridge could not be seen from the riverside.
The Queen officially opened the bridge and as her car drove across at 11am the fog started to lift.
George Barnett was a tea boy and handyman during the bridge's construction.
He was chosen for the honour of unfurling a flag before the Queen crossed the bridge.
He said: "I was 18 when I hoisted the flag for the Queen. It was a great feeling.
"Three weeks after it we got paid off. That was the bridge finished. We all shook hands and went our different ways."
During the six years it took to construct, amateur film-maker Jim Hendry was given special access to the bridge and the men who were building it.
Fifty years on, the men who built the bridge were invited to watch Mr Hendry's film and were still proud of what they achieved.
Hector Woodhouse says: "Look at it. It is mathematics in action isn't it?"
Assistant engineer Douglas Strachan says: "It was three-and-a-half years of my life and I can drive over it in one-and-a-half minutes, but there is satisfaction. I can see something as an end product to my civil engineering career." | It is 50 years since the Forth Road Bridge opened to traffic, easing the crossing between Edinburgh and Fife and transforming the journey from north to south. | 29,010,834 | 1,771 | 35 | false |
In one religious order, over 40% of church figures were accused of abuse.
Over 4,440 people claim to have been victims between 1980 and 2015, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse was told.
The commission, Australia's highest form of inquiry, is also investigating abuse at non-religious organisations.
It has previously heard harrowing testimony from scores of people who suffered abuse at the hands of clergy.
One victim said he was sexually abused by his Catholic Christian Brother teacher in his classroom, with other students ordered to look away.
In another case, the inquiry heard allegations that a priest threatened a girl with a knife and made children kneel between his legs.
The full scale of the problem emerged on Monday, when the commission released the statistics it has gathered.
Gail Furness, the lead lawyer assisting the commission in Sydney, said more than 1,000 Catholic institutions across Australia were identified in claims of sexual abuse, with a total of 1,880 alleged perpetrators between 1980 and 2015.
The average age of the victims was 10.5 for girls and 11.5 for boys. On average, it took 33 years for each instance of abuse to be reported.
The victims' stories were "depressingly similar", Ms Furness said.
"Children were ignored or worse, punished. Allegations were not investigated. Priests and religious [figures] were moved. The parishes or communities to which they were moved knew nothing of their past."
Anthony and Chrissie Foster, the parents of two girls who were abused by their parish priest, said the Catholic Church had shown "no mercy, no remorse. Nothing."
"For so long this has been the way they acted to hide perpetrators, to move them on, with no regard for children whatsoever, that other children have become victims, and suffered this terrible fate," they told ABC news.
Abuse survivor Andrew Collins told the BBC it had been "drummed into his head" by the four men who abused him between the ages of seven and 14 - two teachers, a priest and a Catholic Brother - that he was the one who had "done wrong".
"I did try to tell my mum once and she said it was absolute rubbish and a man of God would never do such a thing," he said.
The royal commission also detailed the number of abuse claims against 10 religious orders, with data showing that four orders had allegations of abuse against more than 20% of their members.
The royal commission, set up in 2013, is investigating allegations of sexual and physical abuse across dozens of institutions in Australia, including schools, sports clubs and religious organisations.
Ms Furness said on Monday that 60% of all survivors of abuse were from faith-based organisations. Of those, nearly two-thirds concerned the Catholic Church.
Francis Sullivan, chief executive of the Truth Justice and Healing Council, which is co-ordinating the Catholic Church's response to the inquiry, said the data reflected "a massive failure'' by the church to protect children.
"These numbers are shocking, they are tragic and they are indefensible," a tearful Mr Sullivan told the commission. "As Catholics, we hang our heads in shame."
Abuse survivor Mr Collins suggested Australian state laws that allow organisations to be declared criminal should be applied to the Catholic Church over the rape and abuse of children within orders.
The Vatican has watched the proceedings closely. Cardinal George Pell, who was Australia's most senior Catholic before becoming Pope Francis' top financial adviser, has testified at previous hearings about how church authorities responded to allegations of child sex abuse during his time in Australia.
Several senior Australian Catholics will be testifying over the next few weeks. The commission's final report is due by the end of this year.
The pursuit sees competitors towed at 20-30mph and "crash after crash".
Horseboarding is the brainchild of "extreme horse-rider" Daniel Fowler-Prime, and has rapidly grown in popularity over the past 10 years.
The event is taking place at Thoresby Country Show in Nottinghamshire over the weekend.
The sport involves standing on a mountainboard - which is similar to a skateboard - and holding on to a handle which is attached to a horse's saddle with a small harness. It has more than 40 registered teams across the UK.
Mr Fowler-Prime, from Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, said the sport was rooted in one impulsive act which took place in 2004.
After training some horses for a friend, Mr Fowler-Prime watched his friend tie a rope to the back of a car, climb on to a mountain board and race around a field.
That had Mr Fowler-Prime "turning ideas over in his mind", and, with the help of his brother Tom Kilroy, horseboarding was created.
"It's great entertainment because there's a high possibility the board rider will fall and everybody likes to see that," Mr Fowler-Prime said.
"It's just crash after crash after crash.
"If the board rider completes four out of six runs, that's good going."
Mr Fowler-Prime, whose background is in stunts for film and television, previously organised a combined horseboarding and horse-surfing competition in Skegness in 2008, but decided to concentrate on horseboarding as it is more accessible.
He said there has been a lot of interest from people in other countries who have heard about the sport online. He is due to go to Spain later this year to set up a training centre there.
"Worldwide there's a massive amount of interest in what we are doing," he said.
Rail seating has been installed in the north-east corner of Celtic Park and fans populated the area for Saturday's 2-1 friendly win over Wolfsburg.
The Scottish champions were granted a safe-standing licence in June last year by Glasgow City Council.
"This is another step in the redevelopment of Celtic Park," said the club.
"This is an exciting development for fans reared on the songs and stories from the old Celtic Park and the iconic Jungle. But it's also a major step forward in improving the safety and security of supporters."
Scotland is not bound by the law that banned standing areas in the top two divisions in England in 1994, following the Hillsborough disaster in 1989.
The issue about whether to allow some standing areas has been revisited since then.
Prior to the merger of the Scottish Premier League with the Scottish Football League to form the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013, top-flight clubs were given the all clear to have safe-standing areas within their stadiums.
In Saturday's friendly, Paul Seguin gave visitors Wolfsburg the lead with a deflected shot.
However, Callum McGregor equalised with a fine finish before Ryan Christie showed neat footwork to net the second-half winner.
Danish defender Erik Sviatchenko went off with a head injury in the first half for Celtic, who trail Lincoln Red Imps 1-0 going into Wednesday's Champions League second qualifying round second leg in Glasgow.
Mr Berruyer, 59, currently in charge of Sage's operations in mainland Europe and Asia, will take over on 1 October.
Sage specialises in accountancy software, and the FTSE 100 company has a reputation as one of the technology sector's best performers.
Mr Walker, chief executive since 1994, is due to leave Sage on 1 December.
"Guy has led the successful growth of our business in Europe and, more recently, in Asia," Sage's chairman Anthony Hobson said.
"He has a strong track record of profit growth, both organically and through the successful acquisition and integration of companies."
There were several other internal candidates to replace Mr Walker, and investors will be concerned that Sage could now see departures.
But Panmure Gordon analyst George O'Connor said that Mr Berruyer is "steeped in Sage" and was always in "pole position".
Sage reported a 4% fall in 2009 revenues and a 6% decline in operating profit, leading some analysts to feel that an outsider was needed to inject fresh life into the business dominated for years by Mr Walker.
"Nice, smooth transition. But is this what Sage really needs?" wrote Anthony Miller of technology research firm TechMarketView. "Surely what Sage needs now is a highly disruptive transition!"
Mr Berruyer, a French national, trained as an engineer and joined Sage in 1997. He was appointed to the board in January 2000.
Relatives of John Anderson, who died at Boulby Potash on 17 June said he was a "truly great" man with a "blistering work ethic".
A post-mortem examination suggests Mr Anderson, 55, from Easington, died as a result of asphyxiation.
Cleveland Police said they are still investigating the incident.
In a statement released through the police, Mr Anderson's family said: "We are a large and very close family and we are each grieving in our own way, however we all remember him as a loyal and caring husband, a supportive and understanding father, much loved brother and an amazing and dedicated granddad,
"His sudden death has left us all utterly devastated."
They said the father of four was always happiest playing with his 11 grandchildren.
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Nearly two years ago she was attacked on a school bus by the Taliban, an extreme Islamist terrorist group.
They didn't like the fact she was campaigning for education for girls in Pakistan.
She was seriously injured in the attack but was flown to the UK for treatment and has now recovered well.
She has continued to speak out for women's rights.
Now she is releasing a book about her extraordinary life and it's written especially for young people.
We sent Ayshah to Edinburgh to meet her.
The Shanghai Composite Index closed down 1.1% at 3,664, losing 10% over the week and more than 14% for the month.
The government took further action to calm the market on Friday with a crack down on automated trading.
It restricted 24 trading accounts in which it had detected what it called abnormal bids, moves it described as malicious selling.
Hong Kong's share market headed in the opposite direction, with the Hang Seng index finishing up 0.6% to 24,636.28 points.
Investors are looking ahead to China's official manufacturing data, which is expected to be released over the weekend.
A private manufacturing report last week showed a surprise drop, prompting a plunge in mainland China's shares earlier this week.
In Japan, shares were held back as data showed inflation stalling and an unexpected fall in household spending.
The country's benchmark Nikkei 225 index closed slightly higher at 20,585.24 points, up 0.3%.
Japan's inflation in June remained at 0.4% while household spending dropped by 2%, significantly more than expected.
The weak data is likely to revive deflation fears and increase the pressure for more fiscal policy and monetary easing.
Shares in technology giant Sony fell by 1.5% despite the company releasing strong results on Thursday after the Japanese stock market had closed.
The company saw its net profit more than triple in the April-to-June quarter, helped by strong sales of its PlayStation 4 games and camera sensors.
In South Korea, positive data on business confidence and industrial production lifted shares.
The Kospi index closed 0.5% higher at 2,030.16 points.
Australia's ASX 200 finished 0.5% up at 5,699.20 points.
The vote, which the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said was four-to-one in favour, would be the first national strike at Royal Mail in almost four years.
It says it is holding the strike to protect workers' terms and conditions at the privatised Royal Mail.
The Royal Mail said in a statement that it was "very disappointed" by the announcement.
The CWU added that it was hoping to agree a settlement in the next two weeks which would avert the strike.
Royal Mail staff were given free shares in the company, in an attempt to improve labour relations.
On Tuesday, Royal Mail confirmed that full-time staff would receive 725 shares, worth £3,545 at Tuesday's close. Staff are not allowed to sell their shares for at least three years.
Impact of a Royal Mail strike?
The shares, which had their first full day of trading, are currently at 475p - below their 489p high, but well above their sale price of 330p.
The CWU's deputy general secretary, Dave Ward, said: "Postal workers have spoken very clearly that they care about their jobs, terms and conditions far more than they care about shares.
"We have said from the beginning that we want an agreement and we still do. We have offered the company a two-week period to reach an agreement and having already had many hours of negotiation, this is achievable if there is a will."
The union said it wanted to forge a long-term, legally binding agreement that protected postal workers' job security, pay and pensions to avoid what it said could become a "race to the bottom" in employment terms.
Royal Mail pointed out that 63% of union members had voted in the ballot, and that although 78% of those voting had backed the strike, that left a majority of the workforce that did not support industrial action.
The company said it would do all it could to minimise the impact of any industrial action on customers' mail.
Business Secretary Vince Cable said the government would not intervene. He said he thought the workers had been offered a good deal but that it was for the company and the union to work it out.
"When it was in public ownership - and of course it no longer is - we took the view that this is an arm's length body, it operates commercially, it's not a branch of government, and the industrial relations issues should be sorted out by the management and the unions sitting together," he said.
The Direct Marketing Association, which represents the advertising mail industry, said the strike would damage "tens of thousands" of companies, charities and others.
Its executive director, Chris Combemale, said: "Commercial users account for the biggest percentage of Royal Mail's turnover. Any disruption to service would quickly lead businesses to take their custom elsewhere, which is an outcome that would not benefit the postal workers that CWU represents."
The CWU fears the possible franchising of individual offices or delivery rounds, as well as the potential introduction of a cheaper workforce on two-tier terms and conditions.
The ballot involved 115,000 postal workers in Royal Mail and Parcelforce, but not the Post Office, which is a separate business.
CWU says it represents all non-managerial staff in Royal Mail Group working as delivery people, sorting staff, drivers, administration and back-office roles.
The US European Command said its troops and equipment had started arriving in southern Turkey, and more would arrive in the coming days.
Germany and the Netherlands are preparing to ship their Patriot batteries early next week.
The six battery units are scheduled to be operational by the end of January.
Nato approved the deployment of the surface-to-air missiles early last month, after a request from Turkey, amid "grave concerns" that Syria could use chemical weapons.
Syria has said it would never use such weapons against its own people.
But new launches of "Scud-type missiles" against rebel fighters were being detected in Syria, Nato said in mid-December.
Sources: CSIS, RUSI
Fact file: Patriot missile defence
Nato Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen described it as "an act of a desperate regime approaching collapse" and said it emphasised "the need for effective defence and protection of our ally Turkey".
The US, Germany and the Netherlands have agreed to deploy two batteries of Patriot missiles each to be placed under the command of Nato along the Turkish-Syria border.
US personnel and equipment had begun arriving at Turkey's southern Incirlik Air Base and a further 400 personnel and equipment would be airlifted there in the coming days, the US command in Europe, Eucom, said. More equipment would reach Turkey by sea later in January, Eucom was quoted by the Associated Press as saying.
The Dutch Patriot batteries will depart for Turkey on Monday and are expected to arrive by 22 January along with nearly 300 troops, the country's daily De Telegraaf newspaper reports. Germany is expected to follow a similar schedule.
"The forces will augment Turkey's air defence capabilities and contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the Alliance's border," Eucom said in a statement.
"The deployment will be defensive only and will not support a no-fly zone or any offensive operation," it added.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says more than 44,000 people have been killed since the uprising began nearly two years ago, including nearly 31,000 civilians
The UN believes up to four million people inside Syria are soon going to need humanitarian aid, up from 2.5 million. Another 500,000 Syrians have also fled to neighbouring countries.
David Mainz slotted in from close range in the second half to give the Segunda Division B side a shock lead.
But teenager Carles Alena drilled in from outside the box to level for Barca, who were without star forwards Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar.
Barcelona next face arch rivals Real Madrid in La Liga on Saturday.
The champions will go into El Clasico (kick-off 15:15 GMT) in second place in the table, six points behind Zinedine Zidane's leaders.
Luis Enrique's Barca side have now drawn their last three domestic matches, following league draws with Malaga and Real Sociedad.
The second leg against Hercules takes place at the Nou Camp in three weeks' time on Wednesday, 21 December.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid thrashed third-tier side Guijuelo 6-0 in their first leg tie, with Yannick Ferreira-Carrasco scoring twice for Diego Simeone's side.
Imagine you could pick from the combined squads of Barcelona and Real Madrid - tasty but testing. Who would you choose?
Ambassador Nikki Haley told reporters on Thursday "we can't necessarily focus on Assad the way that the previous administration did".
Under President Barack Obama, the US said Assad must go and backed rebels fighting against him.
But US resources shifted after the rise of the so-called Islamic state.
"Our priority is no longer to sit there and focus on getting Assad out," said Mrs Haley.
"Our priority is to really look at how do we get things done, who do we need to work with to really make a difference for the people in Syria," she added.
BBC State Department correspondent Barbara Plett Usher says Mrs Haley is stating something quite bluntly that has quietly been US policy for some time.
The battle against IS in Syria became the overriding priority in the last year of the Obama administration, says our correspondent.
And Russia's entry into the war in 2015 to bolster Mr Assad in effect closed off any remote chance of Washington helping the opposition to oust him.
Speaking during a visit to Turkey on Thursday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Mr Assad's long-term future "will be decided by the Syrian people".
A representative for the Syrian opposition called Mrs Haley's announcement "unfortunate", adding that American representatives are sending "contradicting messages".
"We heard the spokesman for the White House contradict what Mr Tillerson just stated today in Turkey," opposition member Farah al-Atassi told reporters in Geneva.
"They clearly said Assad has no role in the transitional period."
President Donald Trump has vowed to work more closely with Russia, which has been supporting Mr Assad with its military might during the Syrian civil war.
The oval-shaped 59.6 carat stone was bought after just five minutes' bidding at Sotheby's, reports said.
It is the largest polished diamond in its class to go under the hammer.
It sold for $83m in Geneva in 2013 but the buyer later defaulted. The record until now was held by the Oppenheimer Blue, which sold for $50m last May.
Bidding for the gem, which was found by De Beers at a mine in Africa in 1999 and cut over a period of two years, began at $56m.
Sotheby's said the buyer was Hong Kong jewellery retailer Chow Tai Fook Jewellery.
Alexander Breckner, head of diamonds at jewellers "77 Diamonds", told the BBC that the stone was exceptional.
"It's the largest pink diamond ever found in the history of humankind. It's an incredible colour to it.
"And the sheer size of the stone already makes it so rare and so beautiful."
May 2016: A large diamond known as the Oppenheimer Blue set a new auction record, reaching a price of $50.6m (£34.7m at the exchange rate then current). The 14.62-carat gem was sold after 20 minutes of phone bidding at Christie's auction house in Geneva. The buyer's identity is unknown.
November 2015: The Blue Moon, a 12.03-carat ring-mounted blue diamond, caught the eye of Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau, who paid a record $48.4m (£31.7m) for the cushion-shaped stone. He bought it for his seven-year-old daughter, renaming it the "Blue Moon of Josephine" after her.
May 2015: An unnamed buyer made history after purchasing the Sunrise Ruby, a 25.59-carat "pigeon blood" coloured gemstone, for $30m (£19.1m). At that price, it became the world's most expensive precious stone other than a diamond.
November 2013: The "largest vivid orange diamond in the world", according to Christie's, attracted the highest price paid per carat for any diamond at auction, selling for $35m (£22m), or $2.4m (£1.5m) per carat.
November 2010: The Graff Pink, a 24.78-carat "fancy intense pink" stone described as "one of the greatest diamonds ever discovered", auctioned for $46.2m (£29m). At the time it was believed to be the most expensive gemstone bought at auction and was sold to the well-known British dealer Laurence Graff.
It took until after the half-hour mark for the first shot on target when Daggers winger Ashley Hemmings forced Scott Flinders to make a good save.
York captain Russell Penn was sent off for handling the ball on the line but Joss Labadie saw his penalty saved.
With 12 minutes remaining Passley turned in Hemmings' cross from the left but both sides remain in the drop zone.
In the meeting of the Football League's bottom two clubs, Dagenham move to within two points of 23rd-placed York City, but remain seven points adrift of safety.
Dagenham & Redbridge manager John Still told BBC Radio London:
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"It's an important win and a really good performance. I was really, really pleased.
"We missed too many chances and that's something we have to be aware of. But, at the end of the day, it's a win.
"We've got a lot of tough games to go, but it's a win that now hopefully gives us a little bit of belief."
York City manager Jackie McNamara told BBC Radio York:
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"It wasn't a great performance or a pretty game at all. I anticipated a battle. I think that's what it was. Certain areas they outfought us.
"There was too many of us not on our game today, not up for a real battle and roll our sleeves up.
"In the end that was the telling point and a disappointing end for me."
The UK government said the bill will make the Scottish Parliament the most powerful devolved assembly in the world.
The SNP did not oppose the bill despite saying it still did not meet the Smith Commission recommendations.
The bill will now be passed to the House of Lords for further consideration.
It will also need approval from Holyrood before receiving royal assent, which is scheduled to be in the spring of next year - ahead of May's Holyrood election.
Under the bill, the Scottish Parliament will be given the power to set rates and bands of income tax from April 2017, keep half of all VAT receipts, and be given the ability to top up welfare benefits and create new payments.
A series of amendments tabled by the UK government aimed at clarifying and strengthening some sections of the bill were approved.
These included control over abortion law, which was opposed by Labour, and enhanced powers over welfare, including the ability to top-up any cuts to tax credits made by the UK government.
The bill will also see the Scottish government and the Scottish Parliament recognised as permanent parts of the constitution, with a referendum required before either can be abolished.
But amendments tabled by opposition parties were rejected.
Among them were SNP proposals which would have devolved full control over child and working tax credits and given the Scottish Parliament the power to decide whether and when to hold a referendum on independence.
A Labour amendment calling for an independent commission to be set up to examine whether full fiscal autonomy could work was also rejected, as was a proposal to allow Scotland to keep all of its VAT.
Scottish Secretary David Mundell said the vote on the bill marked a "significant day for Scotland" as it would see "the public debate about our country's future move from questions of constitutional process and on to the real business of using power to improve people's lives".
He added: "The government's amendments will strengthen the Scotland Bill's provisions and clarify its delivery of the Smith Commission agreement. With that done, it will be time for Scotland's political parties to work together to make the new powers a success for everyone in Scotland.
"The amendments put beyond doubt the bill fully delivers the Smith Commission agreement."
The debate opened shortly after 16:30, with SNP MP Pete Wishart criticising the amount of time available to discuss the bill and its amendments, which had to be completed within six hours.
Mr Wishart said the lack of time was a "slap in the face" for Scotland, and added: "Scotland is watching these proceedings and it will not understand the gross disrespect shown to our nation's debate and our nation's business."
Mr Mundell said Mr Wishart was "always angry at something", adding: "Each time we have discussed this bill we have had this sort of stunt".
But the SNP said the bill continued to be a "long, long way away" from the recommendations of the Smith Commission and of the Vow, which was made by the three main UK party leaders ahead of last year's independence referendum.
There was also anger from the SNP benches about MPs for English constituencies, including Labour's Graham Allen, taking up time during the debate to discuss issues such as English local government, which the SNP's leader at Westminster, Angus Robertson, said had "absolutely nothing to do with the Scotland Bill".
The UK government had tabled more than 80 amendments which UK ministers claimed allayed criticism that the bill does not go far enough. In total, about 200 amendments and new clauses were lodged on the bill.
Mr Robertson, who criticised the lack of Conservative and Labour MPs attending the debate, said the UK government's amendments were a "welcome admission that the Scotland Bill published did not deliver Smith."
He added: "The sole purpose of the Scotland Bill has been to implement the Smith Commission in full. We welcome the government's late admission that it had failed to do that but this bill still falls far short.
"We have seen with this debate a Westminster failure to support the devolution of powers over tax credits - industrial relations and workers' rights powers and on the sovereignty of the people of Scotland.
"People should look and learn because if this is the way to bring forward legislation - we don't need it.
"The Scottish Parliament is a 21st century parliament and if ever there was a case put for the Scottish Parliament being able to exercise all issues that matter to the people of Scotland - this was it."
Among the other amendments tabled by the SNP ahead of the debate was one which would give Scotland full fiscal autonomy by handing control over all taxation, borrowing and public expenditure to Holyrood.
Mr Mundell said it would come as "no surprise" that the government was not accepting the SNP's full fiscal autonomy amendment, as he said there was "not a shred of evidence people want it".
Labour's Shadow Scottish secretary, Ian Murray, agreed with Mr Mundell that the bill delivered the Smith Commission recommendations in full.
He added: "When this bill becomes law, it will present the Scottish Parliament with the opportunity to make Scotland the fairest nation on earth.
"Significant tax powers mean that new choices will be available to the Scottish government and new welfare powers provide the opportunity to create a social security system fit for the needs of our people.
"It is now for the SNP government to tell people across Scotland how they will use these powers. In particular, whether they will restore the money lost because of the Tory's tax credit cuts.
"The UK government confirmed again tonight that the Scottish Parliament will have the power, but not a single SNP MP would make a commitment to restore the money that hard working people have lost.
Exeter's Campagnaro has started all Italy's 2016 Six Nations games and scored two tries on their 2014 visit to Cardiff.
Twice-capped Zebre centre Giulio Bisegni, 23, has been called up.
Italy earlier lost Edoardo Padovani, Lorenzo Cittadini and George Biagi through injuries suffered in defeat by Ireland.
It means the Azzurri must make at least four changes with fly-half Padovani, prop Cittadini and lock Biagi joining Campagnaro on the sidelines.
Racing92 prop Martin Castrogiovanni, 34, has been recalled to the 28-man squad following suspension.
Perpignan fly-half Tommy Allen is also called up alongside uncapped pair Jacopo Sarto and Tommaso Castello.
Italy will be playing their final Six Nations game under coach Jacques Brunel, with Harlequins boss and former Ireland full-back Conor O'Shea expected to take over.
The Azzurri are winless in 2016 while Wales are hoping to finish second behind champions England, having lost in this year's tournament for the first time on Saturday.
The Barwell Stand will replace the Sturtridge Pavilion which has overlooked the pitch at Franklin's Gardens for 50 years.
When finished it will increase the capacity of the stadium by 1,900 to accommodate more than 15,500 people.
It is hoped the club will be able to encourage a Heineken Cup quarter final once the work is complete.
To do that, rules state the ground requires a minimum capacity of 15,000.
A club spokesman said extra space was needed as it had operated at an average of 98% capacity during the past five years' Premiership matches.
The all-seated stand will include a new hospitality suite, members' bar and improved disability access.
Access to the stadium is being diverted via Abbey Street while the work is carried out.
It will be built in time for the 2015-16 season.
Charlotte Bevan left St Michael's Hospital in Bristol with four-day-old Zaani Tiana Bevan Malbrouck on Tuesday, sparking a major police search.
Ms Bevan's body was found on Avon Gorge on Wednesday night, before Zaani's body was found nearby on Thursday afternoon.
The hospital has launched a review into the circumstances of her disappearance.
The body of Ms Bevan was found after a member of the public, walking on a cliff-top path, spotted the white hospital slippers she was wearing when she left the hospital, along with a multicoloured-blanket on the gorge edge, on Wednesday.
Her daughter's body was found close to where Ms Bevan had been discovered.
The project involves upgrading the existing line between Mombasa on the Indian Ocean to the shores of Lake Victoria - the route once dubbed the "lunatic line" because of the high cost of building it both in terms of money and human life.
The total cost of the upgrade in Kenya will cost between £1.8bn and £3bn ($3bn to $5bn).
Mugo Kibati of Kenya's Vision 2030, an ambitious development plan for Kenya that aims to see annual growth rates of 10% over the next 20 years, said the new railway would play a key role in bringing that about.
The government is hoping to attract private, commercial investors. Mr Kibati is optimistic it can be done - just as it was more than 100 years ago when the original line was built by Britain, which in its day transformed the region.
The aim then was to create a route linking Mombasa to Uganda, the source of the Nile and to open up the "interior" of Africa.
Escalating costs led to enormous opposition to the railway. The work was dangerous and difficult. At least 2,000 workers lost their lives, many of them Indian labourers imported to East Africa to build the railway.
Lt Col Patterson's contemporary account describes how malaria, dysentery and other deadly diseases, as well as accidents and wild animals all took their toll.
"Our work was soon interrupted in a rude and startling manner," he wrote.
"Two most voracious and insatiable man-eating lions appeared upon the scene and for over nine months waged an intermittent warfare against the railway and all those connected with it in the vicinity of Tsavo."
One of many victims was the unfortunate superintendent Charles Ryall, who was dragged from his carriage and killed by a lion.
See more pictures of Kenya's railways and the Lunatic Line
The lunatic line is now but a pale shadow of its former self. The old station building built by the British still stands proud in central Nairobi. But just outside the concourse, matatu taxis tout for passengers, who have largely deserted the trains.
For years the railway has been neglected, mismanaged and starved of funding.
The Kenya Railways Corporation still owns the line, but the railway itself is privately managed by Rift Valley Railways, a consortium of Kenyan, Ugandan and Egyptian companies, with technical expertise provided by a Brazilian company that took over the concession in 2005.
Just keeping the existing line functioning is a daunting task. Track is expensive to repair and maintain, and the railway has huge debts.
There have also been numerous derailments and delays in recent years, which makes me slightly nervous about our 15-hour, overnight trip to Mombasa.
Inside Nairobi station, it is like stepping into a time warp. The arrivals and departures board looks as though it hasn't been updated since I first did the journey 28 years ago.
Then trains used to run every night. Now there is only one passenger train, running three times a week in each direction.
As we pull slowly out of the station shortly after 7pm, the sun is setting behind the shacks that have sprung up all along the track.
The ticket collector tells me to close the windows and lock the doors before going to sleep. But the window doesn't shut properly, the fan doesn't work, and the lights keep going on and off.
In the restaurant car the porcelain plates have been replaced by plastic, the waiters seem tired, and the silver coffee pots are dull and battered.
Even crawling along at a top speed of 20-to-30km (12-to-18 miles) an hour, the carriage lurches and bounces so violently, eating dinner is like trying to eat and ride on a bucking horse at the same time.
Most of my fellow passengers seem to be tourists - nostalgic for the old Kenya - a time of adventure and romance, but plans for revitalising or rebuilding the railway are more concerned with trying to win back freight than passengers.
The road to the coast runs parallel with the railway for much of the route, and heavily laden trucks churn up the pot-holed tarmac, taking goods to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, Congo and beyond.
There are plans to replace the old narrow-gauge line with a new standard gauge line over the next three to five years, with high speed trains cutting the journey time from Nairobi to Mombasa from the current 15 hours to a mere two or three.
A new commuter network in Nairobi to relieve traffic congestion is also under consideration and a new rail corridor to the north, linking a new port at Lamu in northern Kenya to Ethiopia and to Juba in oil-rich and newly independent South Sudan.
Whether the private sector will have the confidence to invest in Kenya - ranked by Transparency International as one of the most corrupt countries in the world - remains a big question.
Much of the impetus for these projects is coming from the Chinese who are already transforming and rebuilding Africa's road networks all over the continent. China is anxious about maintaining oil supplies from South Sudan.
The future of East Africa could be transformed by an efficient and modern railway system. The multi-million dollar question is whether such an ambitious project to replace the old "lunatic line" can be funded and delivered on time.
Episode one of the two part series The Lunatic Line will be on BBC Radio 4 at 11am on Monday 18 July and after on BBC iPlayer.
Regulatory pressure, political attacks following revelations of errant behaviour and hefty new taxes have sparked the decision.
HSBC has also said that uncertainty over Britain's future in the European Union is weighing on its future as well as new rules which oblige banks to split their retail and investment banking activities - the ring-fence.
The pressure to launch this review has come from the HSBC board which has been pushed by investors worried about sub-par performance. Profits are down at the bank and the share price is under-performing.
If HSBC were to move - and that is a very big, costly, politically difficult if - it would be a significant moment for the City and Britain's place as the home of major global banks.
HSBC is the largest of the UK's "Big Five" banks. Of the four others, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays are reducing the size of their global businesses.
Lloyds Bank now proudly thinks of itself as largely a UK bank.
And Standard Chartered, which does most of its business in Asia and Africa, is likely to consider a similar review of where it is headquartered following the arrival of its new chief executive, Bill Winters, later in the year.
When HSBC's present chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, took over in 2010 he stopped the bank's three-yearly review of where HSBC is headquartered.
He believed at that time that it would unnecessarily divert management attention away from the difficult issues of reducing the size of the bank and getting out of under-performing businesses.
It was also unclear at that stage how the ring fence would affect the way the bank operated.
Since then, the UK bank levy - a Britain-only tax that is particularly hefty for banks like HSBC with large balance sheets - has been slowly ratcheted upwards.
Last year, the tax cost HSBC £750m, a sizeable chunk of the £1.9bn raised in total for the government from the banking sector.
Privately, Mr Gulliver has pointed out that the levy wipes out a good chunk of the UK bank's profits.
And he doesn't like that very much.
As part of the review I am told that the bank could even consider selling its UK retail bank and becoming even more Asian-focused.
Don't forget, £8 of every £10 the bank makes in profit comes from its lucrative Asian businesses.
Of course, there is a lot of politics in all this and some will accuse the bank of shroud waving.
Despite regulatory change, London is renowned for being a stable centre for financial services.
It has a robust legal system, well developed capital markets which allow huge banks like HSBC to fund their activities and is in a time zone ideal for doing business in America and Asia.
There are also very few markets in the world large enough to handle a global bank with 260,000 employees and a market capitalisation of £118bn.
One is New York. But HSBC has its fair share of problems in America where it is under a special regulatory regime following findings against it for supporting drug cartel operations in Mexico.
Hong Kong could be another option, but the political risks of moving under the umbrella of China could be legion.
Yes, HSBC has launched a review. Whether it would actually take the momentous decision to leave London is another matter entirely.
"Granny-sitter wanted" the advert on a website reads. "Seeking a big-hearted soul with caring experience and a musical talent to help look after Margaret, 93, who has a love of crosswords, baking and singing old drinking songs."
Ross Elder, 40, and his partner Sofie, 32, posted the unusual advert in the hope of finding someone able to grandma-sit three days a week in return for living rent-free in their swish city apartment overlooking the Thames on London's Southbank.
"I want to spend more time with Margaret," grandson Ross says. "We have a lot of fun and we really enjoy her company.
"She's had a really busy and active life but two years ago she had a stroke and when we realised she couldn't live independently any more we had to move her into a care home."
Since then Ross has made the journey from London to the home in Staffordshire every Tuesday to visit Margaret. "They do a great job there," he says, "but I just became struck by a sense of loneliness in her.
"The staff don't have time to spend one-on-one with every resident and she's not the type who would just join a group activity.
"I felt I wanted to do something more and so we decided to look at moving her in with us."
The couple realised they would need to make some life changes in order for Margaret's move to work. Their third-floor flat in trendy Shoreditch with no lift or accessible amenities was not an option.
"We decided to rent a place overlooking the river that was much better for nearby walks and getting around," Ross says. "We organised some professional care as we realised it would be a challenge but I wanted someone to be with her all the time.
"She has occasional memory loss and mild dementia and she needs someone to always be around.
"I want to spend a lot of time with her but it's during those extra few hours each week or if she gets up in the night that we know someone is flexible and can be here."
The idea for a live-in granny-sitter came after they read about a nursing home in the Netherlands which allows university students to live rent-free alongside the elderly residents, as part of a project aimed at warding off the negative effects of aging.
In exchange for small, rent-free apartments, the Humanitas retirement home in Deventer requires students to spend at least 30 hours per month acting as "good neighbours" doing a variety of activities with the older residents, including watching sports, celebrating birthdays and offering company.
"It planted a seed in my head and we decided to put out an advert," Ross says. "We wanted someone who would bring more life into the house and just hoped we could find someone who was looking for a place to live with some caring experience and a love for music to help keep Margaret entertained.
"We didn't really know what to expect but we've been really overwhelmed with the response."
Over 200 emails later and the couple are now holding a host of interviews.
"It wouldn't work for everyone as they need to be flexible with their time, he says.
"We've had lots of musicians and actors get in touch who have periods without work and who supplement their income working part-time in bars and some people who have experience of living with a grandparent or caring for an older relative.
"We've even had a lot of messages just wishing us well and saying even though they could not take up the offer they would love to come and play music for Margaret in lieu of cakes she would love to bake for them.
"It has given me such faith in the kindness of people and I feel much more positive now that it could really work."
Ross, an internet entrepreneur, says he realises he is in an unusually fortunate position.
"I sold my property website four years ago which has freed me up to only have to work part-time on my own projects. I'm in a good place financially and I have the time and resources to be able to do this."
But he says he hopes it encourages and inspires people to think about more innovative ideas for elderly care.
"Loneliness is a huge problem and I never really realised the impact it can have. There are issues around safety to consider but young and old people cohabiting can help older people be more independent and even stay in their own homes.
"I love the idea that they can have a gossip together and offer each other so much in companionship."
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Earlier this month, BBC Sport reported that United had held talks with representatives of the Portuguese.
Mourinho, 53, was sacked by Chelsea in December, seven months after winning the Premier League title.
Asked if he will replace Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford, Mourinho said: "That's the one million dollar question."
Speaking at a school in Singapore, he added: "Nobody knows and I am the first one not to know. I read so many different things."
Mourinho has been linked with a return to Serie A side Inter Milan and Spanish giants Real Madrid.
But he said: "Starting next season with a new club and project is probably the best for me."
The future of Dutchman Van Gaal, 64, has been an almost constant source of speculation in recent weeks.
His contract ends at the end of next season but the former Netherlands boss has been involved in a number of testy exchanges with reporters whenever his position is discussed.
United lie fifth in the Premier League, six points off fourth-placed Manchester City, and went out of the Champions League at the group stages.
They are through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and face Danish side FC Midtjylland in last 32 of the Europa League on Thursday, trailing 2-1 from the first leg.
Arthur Jones, 73, has not been seen since 19 June, two days after arriving on the island for a walking holiday.
Phil Benbow, chair of the North Wales Mountain Rescue Association, and two police officers are joining the hunt.
A fundraising event was held last night in Denbigh to raise funds for Mr Jones's family who are also in Crete.
They decided to fly out a week ago to search for him.
Mr Jones had sent them a postcard two days into his stay to saying he planned a walking trip.
However, his equipment was found still in his room in Chania.
North Wales Police Deputy Chief Constable Gareth Pritchard confirmed the police force will be sending officers with experience of missing person inquiries and searches to the island.
Det Ch Insp Gareth Evans, of St Asaph CID, and missing person co-ordinator Mark Owen are to meet up with foreign office officials and the head of the Chania police.
They will be accompanied by Mr Benbow, who chairs an association of 12 search and rescue teams, with around 400 experts in searching for people lost in hostile terrain and conditions.
He is also secretary of Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team which operates on Snowdon and surrounding mountains.
The three men are due to fly out on Sunday.
Former soldier Mr Jones is described as 5'6" tall, medium build with short grey hair and a grey moustache.
A Facebook campaign to Find Arthur has attracted support from over 3,000 people.
On Saturday evening, residents in Denbigh held an event at the town's Plas Pigot pub to raise money for his family towards their costs in helping with the search.
His son Jeff from Prestatyn and other family members and friends on Crete have handed out 1,000 leaflets on the island, hoping British tourists will remember bumping into the pensioner.
They are concerned "foul play" may be to blame for his disappearance
Tony and Julie Wadsworth are also accused of indecently assaulting under-age boys between 1992 and 1996.
Mrs Wadsworth, now 60, encouraged boys to engage in sex acts with her while her husband, 69, "acted as lookout", Warwick Crown Court heard.
The couple, of Broughton Astley, Leicestershire, deny indecent assault and outraging public decency.
Opening the case against the pair, Miranda Moore QC said the couple had sex in the open "knowing and taking delight in the fact that young lads were watching".
Some of the couple's alleged victims claim Mrs Wadsworth was variously dressed in a "flasher's mac" trench coat, white high-heels, stockings, suspenders, and a split-skirt at the time of the offences near Atherstone in Warwickshire.
Miss Moore said: "Not only did they have sex in the open but they did it in the open, knowing and taking delight in the fact that young lads were watching, and they encouraged the young lads to view the sexual encounters.
"The boys at the time were all too young by law to be participants in any sort of sexual activity.
"Julie would encourage one of the boys at a time to engage in sexual activity. Julie was doing the activity but Tony was there.
"He was there to watch in line of sight usually ... to act as a lookout or 'minder' for Julie."
The alleged activity involved seven boys aged about 14 and one aged 11, the court heard.
Miss Moore alleged two "tranches" of victims emerged after a complainant went on a child protection course and realised what had taken place in the 1990s "was not right and not appropriate".
One alleged victim came forward after hearing a news report about two presenters being charged with offences dating back to the 1990s.
The man then researched details of the couple and recognised Mrs Wadsworth as "being the woman who had had a sexual encounter with him" when he was aged 14, the court heard.
Another alleged victim alleged he had sex with Mrs Wadsworth on up to 15 occasions.
The court heard that both defendants denied any wrongdoing in police interviews.
During her police interviews, Mrs Wadsworth said she had "got a bit frisky" on the odd occasion and engaged in outdoor "hanky panky" with her husband to spice up their sex life.
The trial was told that her husband told officers he had not had sex with his wife in view of boys and had never acted as a lookout.
The couple have both worked for BBC WM and BBC Radio Leicester.
Mr Wadsworth denies 10 charges of indecent assault while Mrs Wadsworth denies 12 charges of indecent assault.
They both deny five counts of outraging public decency.
The trial continues.
Correspondents said he was aiming to win back young voters there who had backed the far right National Front in May's European elections.
Last week, Mr Sarkozy announced he would seek the leadership of the centre-right UMP party.
The rally comes a day after a court suspended an inquiry into allegations of corruption against Mr Sarkozy.
He denies the allegations and has requested that the case be dismissed.
The BBC's Lucy Williamson, who was at the rally in Lambersart, a suburb of the northeastern city of Lille, says Mr Sarkozy, 59, appeared to be adopting a softer, more humble image.
Although he was launching his campaign for leadership of the UMP, his speech at times felt more like a bid for the nation's presidency, she says.
"My dear friends, it is a long walk that we are starting in the service of France," he said.
"I have had time to think about what we did, and to you the people of France, I wanted to say thank you."
Mr Sarkozy's leadership bid for the UMP is considered by many as a first step towards a presidential bid in 2017.
He was defeated by Francois Hollande in the 2012 election, becoming the first French president not to be re-elected for a second term since 1981.
But opinion polls now suggest President Hollande has become the most unpopular French president in modern times.
Although he has kept a low profile since leaving office, Mr Sarkozy has faced a series of investigations.
The case suspended on Wednesday relates to an alleged attempt to influence judges who were looking into his affairs.
Other inquiries include one into his links with late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi and another into illegal campaign funding in 2012.
Mr Sarkozy denies any wrongdoing.
Fe gafodd yr heddlu eu galw i ddigwyddiad yn Rhoddfa'r Graig yn y dre am tua 17:45 brynhawn dydd Iau, 13 Ebrill.
Mae Katrina Evemy yn parhau mewn cyflwr difrifol iawn yn yr ysbyty.
Fe ymddagosodd Dylan Hywel Harries, 21 oed, yn llys ynadon Llanelli ddydd Llun.
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Both blamed the pressure of their busy schedules for the split.
Ms Vonn said on Facebook that the decision was mutual. In a statement on his website, Mr Woods said he would "always cherish our time together".
The sports stars first publicly announced they were an item in March 2013 following weeks of speculation.
"After nearly three years together, Tiger and I have mutually decided to end our relationship," Ms Vonn, 30, said on her Facebook page.
"I will always cherish the memories that we've created together. Unfortunately, we both lead incredibly hectic lives that force us to spend a majority of our time apart.
"He and his beautiful family will always hold a special place in my heart.''
The couple were last seen together in public at last month's Masters golf tournament, where Ms Vonn was with Mr Woods's seven-year-old daughter Sam and six-year-old son Charlie.
Mr Woods, 39, said in his statement: "I have great admiration, respect and love for Lindsey and I'll always cherish our time together. She has been amazing with Sam and Charlie and my entire family.
"Unfortunately, we lead very hectic lives and are both competing in demanding sports. It's difficult to spend time together."
Mr Woods was previously married to Swedish model Elin Nordegren, but they divorced in 2010 after he revealed a series of extramarital affairs.
The Facebook-owned app now outperforms the social network's own Messenger mobile app, which has 800 million monthly users.
The company said 42 billion messages and 250 million videos were sent over WhatsApp daily.
But one analyst said WhatsApp still trailed behind local competition in some key markets.
"There are big markets where WhatsApp isn't the dominant player," said Jack Kent, mobile analyst at IHS.
"WeChat in China has more than 500 million users, while Line is popular in Japan, and Kakao Talk is big in South Korea. But WhatsApp is certainly the most internationally successful.
"Part of that is down to its pure focus on communication, providing low cost chat that is very reliable.
"Other apps have focused on monetisation, games and stickers but WhatsApp's appeal is that it is light on monetisation and it has now dropped its small annual fee completely."
Facebook bought the mobile messaging app in 2014, in a deal worth $19bn (£11.4bn).
The usage data the platform generates for Facebook could help the company improve its targeted advertising, which is its core business model, said Mr Kent.
"Facebook had just started pushing people to its own standalone Messenger app, when it bought WhatsApp. But there was a risk it could have been acquired by a competitor and Facebook would lose millions of highly-engaged mobile users to a rival," he said.
"But WhatsApp still faces those challenges from domestic players who monetise their services very well. It remains a competitive area."
Her parents had insisted that the girl, 13, not take part in swimming lessons at her school in Frankfurt.
Some Muslim parents say that such lessons run contrary to Islamic principles of modesty.
However, the judge in the case said the girl could wear an all-over swimming garment sometimes dubbed a "burkini" in order to accommodate her beliefs.
Some Muslim girls already wear the garment to take part in lessons.
However, others reject that solution, saying that the garment is clumsy but also that it is unacceptable for Muslim girls to be in close proximity to boys clad only in swimming trunks, the BBC's Stephen Evans reports from Berlin.
The judges in Germany's Federal Administrative Court ruled that "the basic right to religious freedom does not... provide for any demand not to be confronted at school with the behavioural habits of third parties - including those pertaining to clothing".
The judges went on to point out that such "habits" were widespread in Germany in the summer months.
The lawyer for the girl's family had said that there was already segregation of gym lessons in some Catholic areas.
There are also some secular gyms in Germany which have special segregated areas reserved for women to exercise.
The family who brought the case in question are from Morocco, the German magazine Der Spiegel reports, which adds that the girl had done well academically since joining the school.
India's foreign ministry confirmed to BBC Hindi that Geeta's DNA samples did not match that of the Mahato family.
After arriving in Delhi, Geeta said the Mahatos, whom she had identified in photos, were not her family.
Geeta, who has speech and hearing impairments, was about 11 when she was believed to have strayed into Pakistan.
Her plight emerged following a Bollywood film Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which told the story of a Pakistani girl who cannot speak and is trapped in India.
Apart from the Mahato family from the eastern state of Bihar, at least two other families have claimed her as their own.
Geeta has been lodged at a shelter home where she will remain until her family is traced, officials say.
On Geeta's arrival in Delhi, Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said: "Whether or not her parents are found, Geeta is our daughter. I thank Pakistan from the core of my heart for looking after her for so long."
He made the comments on US TV to the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
PBS asked Mr Wilson what he made of murals comparing the 2015 Paris attacks admitted by ISIS with past IRA attacks.
The DUP MP replied that there "has always been an affiliation between the Irish republicans and terrorist groups, especially in the Middle East".
The Belfast mural shows the aftermath of IRA bombings in London's Hyde Park and Canary Wharf, beside photos of the aftermath of the Paris attacks.
The caption reads: "IRA - Sinn Féin - ISIS, no difference."
Mr Wilson was asked if he agreed with that phrase and he replied: "I do. Yes, of course, I do."
The MP was interviewed by PBS as part of its report on the potential impact of Brexit on the Northern Ireland peace process.
He dismissed arguments that leaving the European Union could be a setback for Stormont.
Mr Wilson told PBS: "I'm fairly sure that at the end of this process we will be wondering 'What was all the fuss about?'"
However, the former Good Friday Agreement talks chair, Senator George Mitchell, has expressed concern that the UK's withdrawal from the EU may limit the scope for co-operation between London and Dublin.
In an interview with Sky News, Senator Mitchell said: "I believe that the European Union was an important factor that led the United Kingdom and Ireland to co-operate in establishing a process that led to the Good Friday Agreement."
He added: "I think the UK being out of the European Union may reduce the prospect for further co-operation."
His version of One Republic's Something I Need is ahead of Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk by more than 30,000.
So far it's sold 107,453 units while last week's number one - Uptown Funk - has sold 73,594.
Leading the way in The Official UK Charts Company it is almost certain to be this year's Christmas number one.
If he manages to do it, he'll be the eighth X Factor winner to claim the Christmas number one spot.
Ben told Newsbeat: "It's incredible. The fact I got to release a single has already blown my mind.
"It's amazing to sing a One Republic song. Couldn't be happier with the song.
"It's exactly the sort of song I would want to make. It's kind of an anthemic rocky sort of soulful song and that's exactly the sort of vibe I want to go for when I'm releasing stuff anyway so it's a good start for me."
Listen to Radio 1 on Sunday from 1600GMT for the official Christmas countdown.
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Just a few weeks later, George Osborne has announced that the pilot would be, well, all of England.
I asked a senior minister why the Chancellor leapfrogged the trials and has gone for full roll out. The answer was one word: "power".
Or to put it another way, this is a government and chancellor feeling much more confident in where they're going than they expected.
So how big a deal is this devolution?
Quite big - though it is not quite the full reinvigoration of local authorities 25 years after they were castrated by Margaret Thatcher.
This is not comprehensive decentralisation of tax-raising and spending powers.
That said, it does put local authorities in competition with each other to attract businesses - by easing planning restrictions for example - and thereby increase their revenues.
But although local authorities will be able to cut business rates, they won't be able to put them up, unless that is they are cities like London and Manchester with directly elected mayors - and even then they'll only be able to put the rates up by 2p in the pound, to finance infrastructure, and only if businesses vote in favour in local polls.
Or to put it another way, George Osborne does not believe that citizens - who for the sake of brevity I will call "us" - should be able to vote for a party that feels businesses pay too little.
Also although the Conservatives' press release on this policy implies that all local governments' spending needs will come from locally raised taxes rather than central government grants, this is a bit misleading.
An important central government grant will be replaced by local authorities retaining a more-or-less equivalent amount of the money they raise from business rates.
But that may be best seen as an administrative reform, rather than one of huge economic substance.
The point is that a system of tariffs on flush councils and top-up payments for needy councils will remain in place.
And central grants to local authorities, for schools and public health, will be retained too.
Government in that sense will continue to direct some funds to the councils with the greatest gap between the requirements of people for social care and other locally managed services and their respective capacities to obtain cash from businesses.
That need-based redistribution from rich councils to poor ones is based on a 2013 assessment, which will be reviewed again in 2020.
Even so, George Osborne is holding out the prospect that the more entrepreneurial and creative councils can become relatively richer by becoming magnets for businesses.
Which in a long-winded way takes us to the rewards and risks of this kind of devolution.
On the one hand, it creates incentives for all local authorities to become friendlier to the private sector - and therefore may spur wealth creation that benefits the whole country.
But it could also seriously widen the gap between rich and needy councils - in the sense that councils with the most serious social problems, and therefore the biggest costs, may find it hardest to woo businesses to their areas, and therefore may find it hardest to increase their revenues.
And in a worst case, if one council is run by a business genius, and another by a business dumb-dumb, residents of dumb-dumb town could see important public services undermined by emigrating businesses
One more thing.
What may matter more to local authorities and us over the next few years is that today's devolution of tax-raising powers will not protect them from the swingeing cuts being forced on most public services.
Just like the rest of the public sector, except for schools, health, defence and overseas aid, they'll have to find savings of between 25% and 40% in this parliament.
Those deep cuts may be imposed in a backdoor way, by giving local authorities responsibility for services they don't current have.
So although some local authorities may feel like bursting into song about their imminent partial liberation from the dead hand of central government, like most of the rest of the public sector they still have to endure yet more falsetto-engendering belt tightening.
One woman told the BBC that the South Glasgow University Hospital was like "a war zone" over the bank holiday weekend and her terminally-ill husband had to wait eight hours to be admitted.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) said it was undertaking the largest ever hospital migration in the UK.
The board said it was "very sorry" for some patients' waiting times.
Annette Leishman said her terminally-ill husband, who has pneumonia, was referred by their GP to the immediate assessment unit at the new hospital.
She said the unit was like "a war zone...after a major disaster" when they arrived, and the reception area was "six deep" in people trying to be seen.
"The corridors were full of people on trolleys with ambulance men waiting to get them booked in, old people left in corridors and no-one acknowledging anyone because they did not know where they were going."
Mrs Leishman said it was about 16:00 when she arrived with her husband.
He waited until 18:45 to be seen by a triage nurse and was seated in a chair in a corridor until 20:45 before someone came to take a blood sample.
She said they had to ask "several times" for a trolley bed for her husband.
Mrs Leishman said she acknowledged that there were "teething problems" as it was a new hospital but described what she witnessed as "an absolute disaster".
In a statement, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said it was "extremely sorry to hear of this patient's experience".
"The issues that the family have described are unacceptable and we are investigating their concerns."
The health board said it appeared that the treatment given to Mrs Leishman's husband had "fallen short" of the "fundamental principles of NHS care" of "dignity, respect and courtesy".
The statement said staff at the new hospital were "working hard" during "a period of major change" that was still just halfway through the biggest hospital migration programme ever undertaken in the UK.
It concluded; "We have already provided more than 10,000 staff who will be working in the new hospitals a full induction as well as familiarisation of the specific areas they will be working in.
"During this migration period, not all the services and new ways of working are in place as services are being maintained on multiple sites.
"In the interim some patients have waited longer than we would have wished in the emergency department and the immediate assessment unit and we are very sorry for this."
The statistics show that 3.94 million procedures were carried out in the course of scientific research - a fall of 206,000 on 2015.
Some 51% of the total figure was accounted for by experiments and 49% relates to the breeding of genetically modified animals for research.
A charity called on the government to curb "out-of-control" animal breeding.
Troy Seidle of Humane Society International said: "We've witnessed this trend toward out-of-control breeding of genetically modified animals developing for more than a decade, and have repeatedly called on the Home Office to take action."
Between 2007 and 2016, the number of procedures increased by 23%.
The rise in breeding of genetically altered animals was largely responsible for the increase.
Of the 2.02 million experimental procedures completed in 2016, the majority involved mice (60%), fish (14%), rats (12%), and birds (7%).
As of 2014, the Home Office statistics contain information on the severity of procedures carried out on animals.
This year, the majority of experimental procedures (46%) were classed as "mild". This compares with 51% of experiments being categorised as mild the previous year.
The proportion of experiments classed as severe (6%) did not change compared with the previous year's figures.
The procedures involving specially protected species, such as horses; dogs; cats; and non-human primates, accounted for 0.9% (18,000) of procedures in 2016.
Dr Sarah Wells, director of the Medical Research Council's mouse genomics facility, the Mary Lyon Centre, said: "The management of colonies of genetically-altered animals is complex but we are developing increasingly sophisticated ways of breeding and genotyping them and preserving their eggs and sperm.
"These efforts are reducing the number animals required for each experiment."
Dr Penny Hawkins, head of the research animals team at the RSPCA, said: "The significant, year-on-year increases in animal procedures after 2000 seem to have ended, and the overall number is now fluctuating around four million.
"But it would be very wrong to allow this level of animal use to become 'normalised', because of the pain, suffering and distress involved."
She said the RSPCA wanted to see "much more critical assessment of the value of various animal 'models' of disease and faster development and adoption of humane, non-animal alternatives".
Carwyn Jenkins' dog had half its nose missing and injuries to its jaw, Aberystwyth Justice Centre was told.
Jenkins, 23, from Llanfarian, Ceredigion, admitted interfering with a sett and causing suffering to his dog.
He was sentenced to carry out 240 hours unpaid work and pay £4,000 costs.
The court heard the terrier was found injured when a warrant was executed at Jenkins' home.
The injuries were believed to have been caused days earlier by fighting with wild animals, and inquiries found that local vets had not been contacted.
An image found on Jenkins' mobile phone showed a terrier next to a hole with a badger visible.
The picture also gave the location where it was taken on private land, and evidence of human interference and digging was found when officers examined the site, the court heard.
Speaking after Jenkins' conviction, RSPCA Insp Keith Hogben said: "The dog involved in this incident suffered terrible facial injuries.
"Luckily he has recovered and is now available for rehoming, but for other dogs used in this way, it sadly can be very different.
"I hope this case is a warning for people who insist on putting dogs on badgers for sport that we will catch up with them."
An explosion left 22 people dead and dozens injured following a pop concert by US singer Ariana Grande on Monday night.
AMs held a minute's silence in the Senedd chamber as a mark of respect.
Political campaigning for the general election has been suspended, and a vigil was held on the steps of the Senedd in Cardiff Bay.
All Welsh party leaders have expressed their thoughts for the victims of the attack.
At the start of Tuesday's business in the Senedd, First Minister Carwyn Jones told the chamber: "This was a particular form of cruelty at work because this act was directed at teenagers coming out of a concert.
"It's difficult to imagine an act more appalling and more senseless."
Mr Jones said he received a national security briefing from the Cabinet Office by phone on Tuesday morning.
"The message from this chamber is that we will not be cowed, nor will we shrink into the shadows, nor will we change our way of life," he said.
During First Minister's Questions Mr Jones said security arrangements for the forthcoming Champions League Final in Cardiff on 3 June were "robust".
But he added: "What I can say to people is that of course we will be taking further advice with regard to the Champions League, but a lot of the work has already been done regarding security."
Presiding Officer Elin Jones, on behalf of all members of the assembly, expressed their "heartfelt condolences".
"I know people the length and breadth of Wales in all communities will condemn this unforgiveable act of violence, and will provide all possible support to the authorities and people of Manchester as they come to terms with what has happened," she added.
In an earlier statement, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said: "Targeting a concert with so many children and families is the ultimate act of cowardice and as a country we will come together to show those who commit such atrocities will never, ever win."
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood said: "The thoughts and sympathies of all of us in Plaid Cymru go out to all the people affected by last night's horrific events in Manchester."
UKIP's leader in the Welsh Assembly, Neil Hamilton, said: "Terrorists will never win", adding "our victory will be the final one because our democratic institutions will not be destroyed, inhibited or undermined".
Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Mark Williams said: "I am deeply shocked & saddened by events that took place in Manchester yesterday evening. Our thoughts & prayers are with all those affected."
The Wales Green Party had been due to launch its election campaign in Cardiff on Tuesday, but has postponed it due to events in Manchester.
Leader Grenville Ham said: "This transcends politics.
"My thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims of the attack and the community in Manchester."
Scotland's head coach and her captain Gemma Fay both say the game will be their proudest moment in football.
Confidence is high within an England squad that believes they can win the tournament outright.
"We definitely go out as underdogs," said Signeul. "But that doesn't mean we don't have expectations ourselves."
Fay will win her 201st cap on Wednesday and is savouring the enormity of the fixture - Scotland's first game in a major tournament.
"It's the biggest game of my career, it's possibly the biggest game for some other players, but it's probably the most exciting as well," the Scotland captain told a large media pack assembled at Utrecht's Stadion Galgenwaard.
Asked if the same was true for her and whether a positive outcome would be her greatest achievement, Swede Signeul added: "Yeah, that would definitely be the case.
"I feel half-Scottish and it would be a proud moment."
Scotland have beaten England just twice in 24 previous meetings, most recently in 2011, and their rivals go into the finals unbeaten in their last nine competitive matches.
But Signeul and her players are not approaching the game with an inferiority complex.
"We have expectations of putting on a good performance. That's what we're focusing on and [we will] see how far that can take us," Signeul said.
Fay stressed that the significance of this fixture lies principally in its status as the opening game of Scotland's first major tournament, with the England-Scotland rivalry of much less importance.
"As a one-off game, it's a fantastic occasion to be part of and it's something that any player who ever wants to play for Scotland or England wants to be part of," she said.
"But first and foremost it's an opening match at a major championship and that's how we view it.
"The rivalry is not going to overshadow what we're here to do and that's to go out and look to win this first game at the European Championship."
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The 300 boxes had been ordered by a specialist shop in Christchurch, "A Little Bit of Britain".
But food giant Sanitarium, which owns rival brand Weet-bix, has objected to it being sold.
The shop's owner has been told the cereal will only be released if a sticker is put over the Weetabix label.
Sanitarium said its Weet-Bix brand was protected by international law and, in turn, was often precluded from being sold in other global markets due to the Weetabix trade mark.
Lisa Wilson, of the A Little Bit of Britain shop, which specialises in UK products, said she could not understand the move, as the products looked and tasted different.
The store currently sells some seven boxes of Weetabix a day.
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Reaching that status would open the door for more regular contests against the likes of England and Australia.
"I won't give a timescale, but I'll give a lot of hope," said Cannon.
"I would put Scotland at the vanguard of these opportunities just now, so I'm not promising anything - but I do think it is possibly on the cards."
Cannon, who has been in his post since September 2015 after replacing Roddy Smith, explained how his fresh hopes came from talks at an ICC conference that Cricket Scotland hosted in June.
"From the whispers, this was the most positive and encouraging noises that have been heard from the ICC about potential full membership and potential Test cricket or multi-day cricket for minor nations," Cannon told BBC Scotland.
Cricket Scotland's more reachable target is to have their senior men's and women's teams in the top 12 of the ICC one-day international rankings by 2019.
Scotland are currently 13th ahead of play being abandoned because of rain in the first of a two-match ODI series against Afghanistan at The Grange on Monday.
Head coach Grant Bradburn's side went into that contest off the back of winning their first match at a major global tournament in 21 attempts - when they defeated Hong Kong at the World T20 in March.
That milestone encouraged Cannon, but he is reluctant to rest on it.
"We mustn't lose sight of the fact that it's taken 21 times to do it," he said.
"We've still to cause a major upset on the world stage and I think we've got to keep on believing in ourselves and proving that we can compete with the best of them."
The MoD will sign the order for 589 Scout Specialist Vehicles at General Dynamics in Caerphilly county.
David Cameron said the deal would aid UK security and "underpin" many jobs.
At the two-day summit in Newport, due to start on Thursday, the UK will call for increased defence spending by some of Nato's 28 member states.
Mr Cameron said the Scout deal would be the Army's largest single order for armoured vehicles for more than 30 years.
"These new vehicles are testament to the world-class engineering skills in south Wales and across the UK, helping to create the Army's first fully digitalised armoured vehicles," he said.
"Not only will they be crucial in helping to keep Britain safe, they will also underpin nearly 1,300 jobs across the UK and showcase the strength of the UK's highly skilled defence sector."
Mr Cameron said the UK had the second largest-defence budget in the alliance - "meeting Nato's 2% of GDP spending target" - and was providing "leadership" within the organisation.
In a speech later at the Royal United Services Institute, a defence think tank, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is expected to call on Nato countries to increase military spending.
"Not only is there a real risk of equipment obsolescence amongst Nato's European allies, but investment underpins our vital transatlantic bond," he will say.
"Nato was formed on the basis that Europe would pay her way.
"Like any insurance policy, defence only pays out when you pay in.
"US taxpayers won't go on picking up the cheque if we choose to prioritise social welfare spending when the threats are on our doorstep."
BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale said the comment on threats was a reference to Russian military intervention in Ukraine.
The MoD said the hi-tech Scout vehicles would be the Army's "eyes and ears" on the battlefields of the future.
Delivery of the first Scout vehicles is expected in 2017, with a brigade ready to deploy by the end of 2020.
General Dynamics, a US-based firm, said the Scout was a "highly-agile, tracked, medium-weight armoured fighting vehicle" which would offer "state-of-the-art" protection to troops.
The deal is expected to sustain 300 jobs in Wales.
Kevin Connell, vice president of General Dynamics UK, who runs the Scout SV programme, told BBC Wales: "We have a really talented workforce of more than 200 and we expect down the line when we start production for that to grow even further."
He said they were completing the final critical design reviews over next few months and hoped to start production in 2017, running right through to 2024.
"If the MoD exercises that production option, we're looking at 10 years solid work here and probably beyond that when you consider other variants and export opportunities."
Next Thing wants $50,000 to finish development of the credit-card sized Chip computer.
The first versions will have a 1Ghz processor, 512MB of Ram and 4GB of onboard storage.
The gadget, due to go on general release in early 2016, could become yet another rival to the popular Raspberry Pi barebones computer.
The Chip shares some technical elements with the Pi in that it is built around an Arm chip but it includes some networking technologies, such as wi-fi and Bluetooth 4.0, that are not present on the standard Raspberry configuration.
The gadget can run a version of the Linux operating system and connects to monitors and displays via a basic composite connector.
Next Thing is also planning to make a version of the Chip into a handheld gadget called the Pocket Chip that will sell for about $49.
The first finished Chip boards are due to reach backers in December. Though some people who sign up to be a "kernel hacker" backer will get theirs in September.
Since launching on Kickstarter, the project has proved popular and has already exceeded its funding goal.
Currently almost 13,000 people have pledged more than $645,000 (£416,000) to the project.
But experts warned that the Chip's low price tag only covered the basic board.
Writing on hardware news site Bit-Tech, Gareth Halfacree said the Chip had "sacrificed a few features" in its desire to be smaller and cheaper than the Pi.
He pointed out that beefing up the graphical abilities to match the Pi raised the price to $24 - far closer to the $35 that the Raspberry Pi 2 costs.
He added that shipping charges outside the US could also make the Chip more expensive than it first appeared.
The computer is also launching into a market getting increasingly crowded with small, powerful computers.
These range from barebones boards aimed at hardware hackers through to entire computers on USB sticks chips made by Intel and Google.
The Chip computer is the second project Next Thing has funded via Kickstarter.
Its first was a digital camera called Otto powered by the Raspberry Pi.
Tidal Energy Ltd went into administration in October, but the 400KW, 39ft high turbine in Ramsey Sound, had not worked since March.
Development director Chris Williams defended the research project.
The Welsh Government said a buyer was being sought.
Mr Williams said the DeltaStream device was never intended to generate massive amounts of electricity, but it did work for a period of time after its installation in December 2015.
The scheme received £8m in EU funds but market forces had led to the company's financial struggles causing its collapse, he previously revealed.
Mr Williams, who is helping with the firm's administration, said the device had developed "an intermittent fault with an active sonar" in about March which was part of the system's marine monitoring equipment.
The sonar was used to detect nearby wildlife, analysing the possible impact on marine mammals.
But when the fault developed, the project was no longer able to detect a potential collision and the turbine could not operate within its licence.
A mechanical defect also later developed on the turbine which would have prevented it from generating, Mr Williams explained.
He said this happened before the firm went into administration.
"The project was a research and development project. It was never put in the water to generate massive amounts of electricity," he added.
"The purpose of the project was to provide the essential learning, new knowledge, knowhow and experience to progress the industry in Wales."
"What we set out to do we did, 100%," he said.
Mr Williams also said a £1.4m grant offer from the UK government to remove the turbine to carry out improvements during the summer, was turned down "because we were looking for new funding".
Tidal Energy Ltd had received £7.99m of EU structural funds to develop, build, deploy and test the tidal device.
The money was provided through the Welsh Government's EU funding agency, the Welsh European Funding Office.
The Welsh Government also invested £49,000.
In a written answer to a question from Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies, Economy Secretary Ken Skates said there are a number of marine technology companies who have an interest in purchasing the company's assets, including the Ramsey Sound test site.
Mr Davies described the situation as "extremely concerning".
"The first minister once hailed the development of the turbine a 'landmark project' for Wales. It is sad and deeply frustrating to think of it now broken on the ocean bed," he said.
A Welsh Government spokeswoman said a buyer was being sought.
She added: "Tidal Energy Ltd's EU funded project did achieve its primary objective and has provided a significant amount of learning to the sector and the local supply chain.
"This has helped make Wales a key player in the developing marine energy industry and we are keen to build on this success. "
Garrison Road would be renamed Roger Millward Way in the proposal supported by the leader of Hull City Council and rugby league club Hull KR.
Millward made 406 appearances for the club, scoring a record 207 tries and kicking 607 goals.
He was awarded the MBE for his services to the sport in 1983 and inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2000.
After his retirement from playing, he coached the Robins for 11 seasons, winning six trophies.
Rugby league supporters and councillors had called for a tribute for the player who died at the age of 68 on 2 May.
The A63, as it enters the city, is named Clive Sullivan Way to honour another late rugby league star who played for both Hull FC and Hull KR.
After crossing the River Hull, it currently is called Garrison Road for a stretch into east Hull.
Councillor Stephen Brady, leader of the council, said it was a fitting tribute for a man who had a "huge influence on rugby and was an honoured citizen of Hull for many years".
Neil Hudgell, chairman of Hull KR, said Mr Millward was a "significant part of the rich rugby heritage in this city".
The proposal for re-naming is to be discussed at a future meeting.
Officials say the website, which was launched by the State Bureau of Letters and Calls on Monday, will help "broaden the channels" for public opinion.
However, some potential users expressed fears that the website would be used to expose petitioners.
Chinese microblog users also raised questions about the effectiveness of the site after it reportedly crashed on its first day.
In China millions of people petition government offices every year, in a tradition that dates back to imperial times when the emperors would listen to the complaints of common people.
But these petitioners - whose grievances range from land disputes to employment violations to unsolved crimes - are often seen as an embarrassment to local officials, with some intercepted and detained illegally.
The State Bureau has accepted online complaints on agricultural issues, social welfare and construction before now. However, it says it will now accept complaints on all types of issues online.
The bureau chief, Shu Xiaoqin, said the department would take all online comments and complaints seriously, so that "all issues would be settled, all cases would receive a reply".
The move was "an effort to improve the bureau's credibility" and "continue to broaden the channels through which public opinion could be expressed," she was quoted in Chinese media reports as saying.
However, the site requires users to register their details, including their real name, ID or passport number, home address and telephone numbers, leading some to fear that petitioners could face retribution from local officials.
"Would you dare submit a petition on this website?" Ma Juncao wrote on Sina Weibo, a Chinese microblog similar to Twitter. "Opening up online reporting is a good thing, but what's the point of asking for people's address? Maybe so they can retaliate against you."
Another user, Tears in Snow, described the website as a "fishing" exercise.
Many Chinese microblog users also expressed scepticism about the effectiveness of the site, after reports it crashed on its first day due to the high volume of visitors.
"The state bureau allows online complaints... and then the website crashed," Sina Weibo user Maxims and Smart Words said.
"It looks like there are a lot of grievances from citizens!" OscarUI, another user, wrote.
Online users also said they noticed errors on the site, which reportedly listed Monday's date as "1 July 19113", and were unhappy that the portal was only compatible with the Internet Explorer browser.
"It feels like the State Bureau weren't sincere enough when they made this site," user i Gao Haobo wrote on Sina Weibo.
"People may feel hopeful [when they learn about the new portal], but when you see the date of the website it's obvious that you're just being conned," user Hai Lan Lan said.
Graeme and Margaret Leslie admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner in Montrose High Street.
The wedding went ahead after bail conditions banning the pair from seeing each other were lifted a week earlier.
Forfar Sheriff Court was told the couple hosted a small reception in a pub following the wedding.
The court heard the couple stopped on the way home to pick up drinks from the Party Time off-licence in Montrose High Street.
Depute fiscal Jill Drummond said a row broke out after Mr Leslie selected two bottles of cider from the shop, prompting another customer to say: "That'll give you some hangover."
Leslie swore at the man and after being told that he would not be served, knocked over bottles of alcohol, causing them to smash on the floor.
Miss Drummond said Leslie was told to calm down and he went outside and was prevented from re-entering the shop.
Mrs Leslie then entered the shop and, referring to the smashed bottles, shouted at a shop assistant: "Graeme didn't do that, you've ruined my wedding day, I'm going to kill you."
The court heard that the newlywed couple shouted abuse at officers in Arbroath police station following their arrest.
Graeme Leslie, 61, and Margaret Leslie, 56, of St Cyrus, Montrose, admitted behaving in a threatening and abusive manner.
Nick Markowski, defending Mr Leslie, said: "He is still wearing his wedding attire today.
"He has spent his first three days married in cells of one variety or another."
Nick Whelan, for Mrs Leslie, said: "She didn't envisage spending her wedding night in a police station but that's exactly what happened."
Sheriff Gregor Murray deferred sentence until October for reports.
He remanded Graeme Leslie in custody and released Margaret Leslie on bail.
Sheriff Murray said: "Your role was lesser, Mrs Leslie, but one of your comments puts you in danger of a custodial sentence."
Leeds City Council said its chief planner wanted to fully consider issues with such things as highways and heritage before finalising a decision.
The fictional village was built in 1998 in the grounds of Grade I listed Harewood House, north of Leeds.
A number of objections to the plan were received citing concerns over increased traffic and access to public footpaths.
The joint application by the estate and ITV proposes weekend tours by up to two coach loads of visitors an hour.
No new development is planned at the site, which lies on green belt land.
One child was hurt by her father and a second drowned in the bath after concerns were not properly dealt with by Sunderland City Council, serious case reviews have found.
The authority said it did not "shy away from the criticisms".
In July, Ofsted found "serious and widespread" failings in the care of vulnerable children in Sunderland.
In 2014, Baby Penny fell and drowned in the bath. A coroner found her death was accidental.
The council's children's services department did not respond quickly or adequately to concerns raised by health professionals about the child's welfare, one review found.
In a separate case, Baby N was injured and the baby's father was later convicted of neglect and ill treatment.
A serious case review found information had not been shared properly by Sunderland children's services and other agencies about the potential risk to the child.
Sunderland safeguarding children board chairman Colin Morris said the council accepted there were "lessons to be learned for all the agencies involved".
"Both reviews found practices - such as failing to follow procedures, poor information sharing and too much focus on the parents rather than the children on the part of professionals - that were not up to the standard the Safeguarding Board would expect.
"There were also times when agencies did not work together effectively."
A number of other serious case reviews in the last two years have raised concerns about the performance of the city's services for vulnerable children.
The 2015 Ofsted report rated the city council as "inadequate" across a range of services including child protection, adoption, and children in care.
The government said a commissioner for children's services would be appointed to ensure improvements and the council has pledged a "root and branch overhaul" of its structure.
The former Plymouth striker has been in talks with County manager Warren Feeney for a number of weeks after he rejected Argyle's contract offer in the summer.
"That deal is probably dead now, we have spoken to him, but I think I am probably going to leave that one now. It is gone," Feeney told BBC Wales.
"I won't be waiting around, so we can probably put that one to bed now."
He continued: "He is a great fella - but I want players who are ready to come in and play.
"I am sure he'll sign somewhere. I have plenty of strikers but would have taken one more, you can't have too many strikers, I honestly believe that."
Feeney added three players to his squad before the transfer window closed on 31 August.
Newcastle United defender Kyle Cameron, Cardiff City forward Rhys Healey and Queens Park Rangers forward Reece Grego-Cox have joined on loan until January.
The council is consulting on proposals to save £40m over the next three years.
These include charging second home owners council tax at double the current total rate, under plans due to come into force this year.
Of the 562 respondents to the survey, 73% supported the move, compared to 16% who opposed it. A further 9% said they had no preference.
A council report said there were an estimated 3,000 second homes in the county and the move could raise "at least" an extra £2-£2.5m per year.
If it went ahead, the new charges would come into effect in the 2017-18 financial year.
Other ideas being considered are increased car park fees, charging for library book hire, cutting bus subsidies and reducing highway maintenance.
Bradford bossed an entertaining first half in which they squandered two good chances to grab the lead.
The first came on the quarter hour after Josh Cullen tumbled under pressure from Ben Davies.
Rory McArdle rose well at the back post to meet Nicky Law's curling free-kick, the Bradford wide man unable to direct his header under the bar.
The visitors went closer still when Romaine Vincelot picked the pocket of Kyle Dempsey, James Meredith charging away on the overlap.
Charlie Wyke was unmarked on the end of Meredith's driven cross but blasted spectacularly over the woodwork from close range.
Fleetwood were on the wrong end of a battering from the Bantams and finally cracked two minutes before the break.
Jordy Hiwula played a neat one-two with Wyke running beyond the last man and firing low past goalkeeper Alex Cairns.
After the break Bradford lacked the intensity of their first-half display but were still capable of causing the hosts problems.
Hiwula almost set up a second when he cut in from the left, Fleetwood clawing his shot away but only as far as Alex Gillead whose close-range effort was somehow turned over the bar by Cairns.
The hosts had made a double change, throwing caution to the wind in search of a leveller. The change brought the desired result with Ash Hunter pivotal in an unlikely equaliser.
He raced onto a hopeful through ball, driving a low ball across the six-yard box where former Bradford man Cole was waiting to pounce.
And the comeback was complete when Conor McLaughlin, who moments before had stung the palms of Bradford stopper Colin Doyle, ghosted onto a short corner, driving a devil of a ball across the six-yard box as McArdle turned the ball into his own net at the near post.
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Match ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Bradford City 1.
Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 2, Bradford City 1.
Foul by Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town).
Romain Vincelot (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town).
James Meredith (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by James Meredith (Bradford City).
Attempt missed. Mark Marshall (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Ashley Eastham.
Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Mark Marshall (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mark Marshall (Bradford City).
Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Devante Cole.
Foul by Devante Cole (Fleetwood Town).
Stephen Darby (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Bradford City. Billy Clarke replaces Josh Cullen.
Goal! Fleetwood Town 2, Bradford City 1. Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Dempsey.
Attempt saved. Conor McLaughlin (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Colin Doyle.
Foul by James Meredith (Bradford City).
Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
James Meredith (Bradford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town).
Attempt saved. Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Bradford City. Mark Marshall replaces Jordy Hiwula-Mayifuila.
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Elohor Godswill Ekpolo replaces Markus Schwabl.
Romain Vincelot (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Romain Vincelot (Bradford City).
Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Fleetwood Town. Conceded by Stephen Darby.
Attempt blocked. Ashley Hunter (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Markus Schwabl.
Goal! Fleetwood Town 1, Bradford City 1. Devante Cole (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Hunter.
Josh Cullen (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Kyle Dempsey (Fleetwood Town).
Josh Cullen (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Bobby Grant (Fleetwood Town).
Attempt missed. Alex Gilliead (Bradford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Nicky Law (Bradford City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
In Britain, the malted milk drink has long been linked to bedtime, a soothing aid to sleep.
In India, it's an entirely different story. "Taller, stronger, sharper," is at the top of the Indian website, which has lots of photos of energetic schoolchildren leaping about.
In India, Horlicks is a breakfast drink, given to children as an energy boost to fortify them ahead of a long day of learning.
Yet the drink's main ingredients are exactly the same: wheat, malted barley and milk.
The fact that the same liquid can be perceived in two such different ways is a great example of the "crazy nonsense and beauty of marketing", says Andrew Welch.
As London managing director for brand consultancy Landor, Mr Welch's job is to help brands build and improve their reputation, and ultimately create higher sales.
International expansion is often the only way for firms to do this. When domestic growth has stalled, other countries can provide a business with fresh customers potentially in an area with less competition or where demand for a particular product or service is higher.
And of course, having a presence in more than one country ensures a firm isn't reliant on the health of just one nation's economy for its success.
But how exactly do companies go from being a local firm based in one country to a global name?
Mr Welch says how Horlicks has been marketed is a great example of how to do it, with the drink's attributes emphasised in different ways to appeal to specific audiences. The drink has significantly boosted non-pharmaceutical sales in India for its owner, drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline.
"You can't cookie cutter your brand around the world. This is an organisation which has gone beyond its home market and managed to stay relevant," says Mr Welch.
Or, to use the industry lingo, "global is out" and "multi-local" is in.
But it's not easy. Online auction site eBay is one of the world's best-known firms, boasting 167 million active buyers and reporting just shy of $9bn (£7bn) in revenues last year.
Yet when it first tried to launch in China it failed. The difficulty of competing with local rivals meant that in 2006, a mere two years after entering China, it was forced to admit defeat and shut down its main website in the country.
Instead it formed a joint venture with a local partner to help operate an online auction business in the country.
Critics say it failed to recognise that having a strong US brand would not automatically translate to success in China.
Home rental site Airbnb is already trying to avoid that mistake, recently rebranding itself as "Aibiying" in China. The name translates as "welcome each other with love", and the company reportedly said it would be easier for Chinese people to pronounce.
One of the frequent criticisms of globalisation is that it is eroding countries' distinctive differences, making cities everywhere look more and more similar.
From Germany to the United Arab Emirates to China you can visit the same shops, buy the same furniture, eat the same food, watch the same programmes and listen to the same music.
Chris Hirst, European and UK group chief executive of advertising agency Havas, says firms expanding overseas have to overcome people's natural antipathy to this.
"People don't like the idea of a global phenomenon. They want to feel close to a brand and want it to be relevant to them."
The one exception to this is luxury firms, such as Louis Vuitton or Hermes, who can get away with less local differentiation because their foreignness is part of what makes them desirable, he says.
At the other end of the scale, firms such as fast-food chain McDonald's may appear the same in whichever country you go to, but actually works hard to localise its branches, he says. He notes the firm differentiates some menu items to fit in with the local cuisine and tends to source ingredients from the host country.
But the number of potential countries a firm can now reach has made it harder. In the 1990s, going global simply meant expanding into western Europe and north America, now countries such as India, China and Russia are all in play, says Mr Hirst.
In fact, many of the areas that will generate the most growth in future are currently unfamiliar in the West, according to management consultancy McKinsey.
It predicts about 400 midsize emerging-market cities will create nearly 40% of global growth over the next 15 years.
"Increasingly, global means global," says Mr Hirst.
In some ways advances in technology have made this easier, enabling firms to be present around the world, even in places where they don't have a physical presence.
The latest annual ranking of the world's most valuable brands by consultancy Interbrand is dominated by tech firms. Apple and Google came top for the fourth year in a row.
Simon Cotterrell, head of strategy at Interband, says that as well as needing to invest less in infrastructure when they expand, their success is also down to the simplicity of their business models.
"The utility is staring customers in the face and doesn't need an explanation."
In the end, what determines global success for all firms is the same thing that drives success in a company's home market, he says.
"You have to have an offer that meets the needs of that audience. Your relevance has to come back to that problem: are you solving a customer problem in that market?
"It's not brain surgery," he says.
After the early loss of Marcus Trescothick, one of two victims for Toby Roland Jones, Rogers put on 85 for the second wicket with Tom Abell (41).
He then shared a unbroken third-wicket stand of 125 with James Hildreth.
When play was finally called off at 18:00 BST, Rogers was on 104, with Hildreth on 60, in a total of 219-2.
Nine of the former Australia Test opener's 74 first-class centuries have now come at Lord's.
That is a total exceeded only by the 13 he has run up at the WACA in Perth, where he spent 10 seasons playing for Western Australia.
The court ruled that the present system of choosing judges by a collegium - essentially a group of five senior judges - would continue.
The new law wanted a panel of six - including Supreme Court judges and politicians - to make the appointments.
Correspondents say Friday's verdict sets up a potential confrontation between the judiciary and politicians.
In its ruling, the five-judge constitution bench, headed by Justice JS Khehar, said the law passed in April was "unconstitutional".
The law would have replaced the decades-old collegium system with a National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC).
It specified that the six-member NJAC would include the chief justice of India, two senior-most Supreme Court judges, the law minister and two "eminent persons" to be nominated by the chief justice, the prime minister and the leader of the opposition.
Those challenging the law had argued that it undermined the independence of the judiciary by giving the government a major role in the selection of judges.
The authorities on the other hand, had argued that there were defects in the collegium system, adding that the new law was aimed at ensuring that only meritorious people were selected as judges to the higher courts.
It connects India's north and south and has been blamed for the deaths of an alarming number of south Indian tribal villagers who live alongside it.
One such village is Peddakunta, belonging to the Mahbubnagar district of Telangana, and lying adjacent to the highway bypass.
Tiny Peddakunta is easy to locate because of its reputation as the "village of highway widows".
In the village of 35 huts and families, there is only one male adult. Thirty seven others have died, and three have left the village for good.
Even World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics, which indicate that India has a road accident death every four minutes, pale in the case of Peddakunta.
"There are no men left there", says 65-year-old Mohammed Dastagir, who runs a paan-cigarette shop near the road leading to the village.
"The village headquarters are on the other side of the highway. Everyone has to cross it to get any work with the government done - and many do not return. The most shocking death was a few months ago when a member of a nearby village went to the government office with a petition over the high number of deaths and died while returning."
Inside the village, 44-year-old Korra Sakini lost her son to the highway three years ago. Her husband died a few months later, at the same spot, where the path from the village meets the busy bypass.
"They give us half a kilo of rice to eat. I have no money, no family, no work, and nothing to live for. The gods have cursed us. No male in our village will live for long. The highway is just a vehicle carrying our fate.
"We are doomed to wait for our death and be known as the cursed village of the highway-widows. Politicians and government officials come, especially after you journalists write. But none of us have been given even a single rupee so far," she told the BBC.
When the highway bypass was built nearly a decade ago, provisions to build a service lane were also passed.
This would have allowed pedestrians a safe route to the other side of the road without them having to cross the bypass. This never materialised, and as a result villagers are forced to walk across the four lanes of the highway bypass if they are to collect their monthly pensions or take up employment in nearby villages.
Thariya Korra, is the only man left alive, but lost his wife to the highway.
He has had to look after his five-year-old son alone ever since. "First came the highway. It brought no prosperity, only death. The factory nearby came later. We were promised water, a health centre and jobs. Nothing happened," he told the BBC.
"They could not get us to sell our land to a factory. They will never build a bypass. Once we are all dead, they can just take the land."
The situation has meant that the village is one of the poorest in the district.
Alcoholism and illiteracy further compound their woes.
Seven-year-old Anchan is one of only five village children who go to a nearby school.
"We are afraid when they are late. We have had too much to mourn and nothing to celebrate," his mother says.
As a result, many of the women are forced into prostitution for money, and sometimes even for food.
Korra Panni tells her story without a trace of pain. "What can we do? After almost every man in the village died, we were left helpless. Men from other villages come here seeking us."
Nenavath Rukya lost her husband, three sons and a son-in-law to the highway. Unable to fend off the attentions of unwanted men from nearby villages who were bothering her daughter-in-law, she sent her back to her parent's village.
"We want to send all our children to government hostels so they can live", she said.
Sriram Karri is the author of the bestselling novel - Autobiography of a Mad Nation, - long-listed for the MAN Asian Literary prize, and a columnist.
Andre Murphy, 56, who was known as Nick and from County Wexford, died in the early hours of Monday after the incident at junction 28 eastbound.
Mr Murphy was thought to have been fixing a flat tyre on a horse trailer at about 04:10 GMT when he was hit.
A man, 45, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Newport Coroner's Court heard Mr Murphy had been on his way to deliver horses when the incident happened.
He was declared dead at the scene.
The hearing was told that the provisional cause of death was multiple external and internal injuries to head, chest and abdomen and blunt vehicular trauma.
The coroner, Mr David Bowen, said due to ongoing police inquiries the inquest would be adjourned for three months.
The incident brought the motorway to a standstill for much of Monday morning, with tailbacks stretching to 11 miles.
The man arrested in connection with the crash has been released on police bail.
Prop Mulipola got over in the corner and skipper Toby Flood converted to give the English club a 7-0 lead.
Winger Tommy Bowe gathered Paddy Jackson's cross-field kick for the try that drew Ulster level on 15 minutes.
Fly-half Jackson kicked five penalties as well as the conversion for a match tally of 17 points.
Leicester were always in contention and secured a losing bonus point when replacement Owen Williams landed a penalty with the last score of the night.
The Tigers have now lost all three European matches they have played at Ravenhill.
But they made a good start when Mulipola touched down in the right corner after a neat break by Flood, who also added the excellent conversion.
Ulster struck back when Jackson delivered a marvellous cross-kick which Bowe superbly took ahead of Niall Morris.
Jackson then calmly converted from the left wing and the sides were level, but not for long as Flood then landed his first penalty after Ulster went in at the side on a Tigers's line-out maul.
Jackson restored parity after Julian Salvi was penalised at the breakdown, then just before half-time a break from home scrum-half Paul Marshall led to Leicester conceding on their own line and Jackson gave the home side a 13-10 half-time lead.
Flood brought the Tigers level again after Jackson had been judged offside - and then Ulster had a Darren Cave try ruled out by the TMO for a forward pass in the build-up.
Leicester were not helped by the 58th-minute sin-binning of Jordan Crane for interfering with substitute Ruan Pienaar - with Jackson kicking three penalties while the number eight was off the pitch to put Ulster 22-13 up.
With the visitors now out of bonus-point territory, and with skipper Flood substituted, they needed to score next and replacement fly-half Owen Williams kicked the last penalty to make it 22-16.
Ulster now face a daunting trip to in-form Montpellier on 19 October, a day after Leicester host Treviso in Pool Five.
Ulster coach Mark Anscombe:
"They might be happy with a point but our objective was to get four points and we achieved that. Each game we play that is our objective and if we stick to doing that we'll come through.
"We're happy with the four [points]. There are only six games and you have to win your home games and we have won our first one. We'll enjoy that and then we'll start to think about our trip to France [to face Montpellier] next Saturday."
Leicester assistant coach Paul Burke:
"Any point at Ravenhill we're really pleased with - it is a difficult place to play.
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"Previous years have proven if you don't win your away games you need to pick up a bonus and we did that. It is probably what we deserved out of the game after going nine points down.
"The resolve and the character we showed to get ourselves back - and for Owen to kick that penalty to get us that bonus point - was an outstanding effort from everyone."
Ulster: Payne, Trimble, Cave, L. Marshall, Bowe, Jackson, P Marshall, Court, Best, Fitzpatrick, Muller, Tuohy, Wilson, Henry, Williams.
Replacements: Olding for L Marshall (51), Allen for Bowe (72), Pienaar for P Marshall (46), Lutton for Fitzpatrick (76), Diack for Muller (65).
Not used: Herring, Black, Henderson.
Leicester: Morris, Benjamin, Goneva, Bowden, Thompstone, Flood, B Youngs, Mulipola, T. Youngs, Cole, Deacon, Parling, Slater, Salvi, Crane.
Replacements: Hepetema for Benjamin (75), Williams for Flood (72), Mele for B Youngs (64), Briggs for T Youngs (72), Kitchener for Deacon (59).
Not used: Stankovich, Balmain, Waldrom.
Referee: Romain Poite (France).
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Her comments come as the SNP's economy spokesman, Stewart Hosie, says it has sent a letter calling for such a probe.
The development comes as the row over Google's tax affairs in the UK and elsewhere intensifies.
Meanwhile, Google has written to the Financial Times defending its £130m deal, saying it complies with the law.
"After a six-year audit we are paying the full amount of tax that HM Revenue and Customs agrees we should pay... Governments make tax law and tax authorities independently enforce the law, and Google complies with the law," Peter Barron, the company's European public affairs chief wrote.
The EU's Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, said that, at this stage, she would not be drawn on whether Google's tax settlement with Britain amounted to a so-called sweetheart deal.
But she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "If we find that there is something to be concerned about if someone writes to us and says, well, this is maybe not as it should be then we will take a look.
Yesterday, 31 countries signed an international agreement designed to stop multinational companies using complex tax arrangements to avoid paying corporate tax. The agreement, signed at the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, will mean that those countries all share tax information.
Under its terms, multi-national companies will have to tell the country they operate in what they make in that nation and how much tax they pay. Critics say the deal doesn't go far enough, and that such information should be made public, rather than held confidentially by the tax authorities.
The European Commission will later reveal proposals to stop tax avoidance by multi-national companies.
"Hopefully, we will end up in a situation where companies pay taxes in the countries where they also make their profits and these new proposals will take us another step down that road," said Ms Vestager.
In his letter to the FT Mr Barron said this is what Google is doing already. He said in all the coverage of the settlement little has been said about how international tax rules work.
"Corporation tax is paid on profits, not revenue, and is collected where the economic activity that generates those profits takes place.
"As a US company, we pay the bulk of our corporate tax in the US: $3.3bn in the last reported year.
"What should Google pay in the UK? We pay tax based on the value added by the economic activity of our staff here, at the current standard rate: 20%".
David Cameron on Wednesday defended the deal UK authorities struck with Google over tax, saying the Conservatives have done more than any other government.
The PM told the Commons the tax "should have been collected under [the last] Labour government".
Google agreed to pay £130m of tax dating back to 2005 to HMRC, which said it was the "full tax due in law".
European MPs have described it as a "very bad deal", and Labour said it amounted to a 3% tax rate.
About 40 turkeys were taken along with smoked salmon and other festive food from Caesar's Arms Farm Shop in Creigiau on Christmas Eve.
Caesar's is bringing in replacements from suppliers and promised all orders would be met.
Manager Steve Scarrett said the theft was "horrendous".
"We came in this morning and some nice people have broken into our fridges and stolen our turkeys.
"It is not us who will be affected it's the poor people who want turkeys tomorrow but, fortunately, they (the thieves) have not won, because we have managed to replace them."
One customer said: "I feel very sorry for the shop and for the customers. One woman in front of me was in tears."
South Wales Police said officers were investigating a burglary at the shop between midnight and 05:00 GMT.
"A quantity of produce was stolen from the meat fridge," a spokesperson said.
19 December 2016 Last updated at 17:03 GMT
And, it seems he's still on a high because when Martin bumped into him on the SPOTY red carpet, Ore was still beaming after his big win.
He told Newsround 'I am loving life' and admitted he can be an emotional guy!
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Viktor Orban said current penalties for serious crime were too lenient and capital punishment should be "kept on the agenda" in Hungary.
He raised the issue after the murder of a young tobacconist last week.
Austrian MEP Joerg Leichtfried said bringing back the death penalty would be "barbaric".
Mr Orban's Fidesz party has been coming under increasing pressure as it loses ground to the far-right Eurosceptic Jobbik party.
Last week a 21-year-old female shop assistant was murdered in the western town of Kaposvar. Her funeral was held on Wednesday.
The prime minister's comments have aroused controversy at home and abroad.
Fidesz, which has governed the country since 2010, is expected to face a strong challenge from Jobbik when elections are held in 2018.
Mr Orban's Fidesz, which has governed the country since 2010, is trying to compete with the radical nationalist Jobbik party, which has emerged as the main challenger to his rule.
Jobbik have long promised to restore capital punishment if they come to power - now a possibility - at the elections in 2018.
Another issue in Hungary is the scene of the crime - in a so-called National Tobacco Shop.
The sale of tobacco in Hungary has been limited since 2013 to such shops, the windows of which are blacked-out to prevent young people under the age of 18 seeing inside, and being encouraged to smoke.
A spate of attacks in such shops has provoked a public debate about the physical safety of assistants in shops that passers-by cannot see into. Some shop keepers have begun taking down the foil that covers the windows, in defiance of the law.
Other government politicians have made statements supporting and attacking the idea of the death penalty as a deterrent.
The leader of the Fidesz parliamentary group, Antal Rogan, said on state radio that he was aware that capital punishment was not permitted under EU rules.
But he said "a substantial debate can be raised [at] EU level" if a member state disagrees.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz said he would contact Mr Orban to discuss the issue.
The Council of Europe (CoE) said the return of the death penalty would be "contrary to the values that Europe stands for". Its human rights commissioner, Nils Muiznieks, expressed his concern and called on Hungary to pay more attention to human rights.
He also mentioned a controversial questionnaire launched by the Fidesz government last week, which openly links migration to terrorism, and blames EU policies for the current influx of illegal migrants.
Hungary banned the death penalty shortly after the fall of communism in 1990.
The meeting "was a sincere search for areas of common ground," said Mr Gore, a climate change activist.
During his presidential campaign, Mr Trump called man-made climate change a "hoax" perpetuated by China.
His daughter Ivanka reportedly wants to make the subject one of her signature issues.
It is unclear what role she will have in her father's administration, but he had said that his children would take over his global business interests.
All three of Mr Trump's adult children are serving on his transition team.
Anyone who had Donald Trump sitting down with former Vice-President Al Gore among their post-election predictions, please raise your hand.
The meeting may not be the strangest thing that has come out of the Trump transition process. (That honour has to go to the Naked Cowboy's appearance in a Trump Tower elevator last week.) It is, however, an unusual development.
Ivanka Trump appears serious about taking on climate change as one of her "signature issues" - and anyone who has her ear also has a direct line to her father.
Mr Gore assuredly made his best case for continuing Barack Obama's efforts to address climate change. But will it make a difference?
Mr Trump has been stocking his administration with conservative ideologues, and many of the possible names for his environmental posts are sceptical of current policy. If Ms Trump pushes the issue and Mr Gore continues his "extremely interesting conversation" with the president, however, this could become a test of how willing President Trump is to cross party orthodoxy.
A free-agent president - beholden to neither party and willing to strike deals according to his own fancy - may be exactly what his voters wanted and what Washington insiders fear.
Mr Gore told reporters he had met Ivanka before his meeting with her father.
"The bulk of the time was with the president-elect, Donald Trump. I found it an extremely interesting conversation, and to be continued," Mr Gore said.
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After leaving the White House in 2001 Mr Gore became an outspoken advocate of finding a solution to address climate change.
In 2006 he starred in the documentary An Inconvenient Truth, which has been credited for raising global awareness.
Ivanka Trump is perceived to be a more progressive voice on her father's transition team, compared to his other advisers.
In the weeks after Mr Trump's surprise election win, New Yorkers posted "Dear Ivanka" messages on social media and outside a Manhattan building owned by her husband, Jared Kushner.
Many notes appealed to her to prevent her father from rolling back US climate change pledges, including the Paris agreement, which was signed earlier this year at the United Nations in New York.
Environmental groups did not immediately cheer the news of Ms Trump's environmental interest.
"From the start of Trump's presidential run we've seen his team use Ivanka to soften her father's most egregious positions, and there's no reason to think this isn't part of the same plan," Travis Nichols, a spokesman for Greenpeace, told EcoWatch.
Ivanka Trump and her husband have also reportedly been house-hunting in Washington DC, leading some to speculate that she will continue to serve her father in a political role.
Earlier on Monday, Mr Trump announced that former rival Ben Carson will serve as his Housing and Urban Development secretary.
The former surgeon, who has no experience in government, is Mr Trump's first African-American nominee.
As questions remain over what role Ivanka Trump will have, her father has faced intense criticism over potential conflicts of interest he will encounter once taking over the White House.
He has scheduled a speech for 15 December, which he announced on Twitter will be about "leaving my great business in total in order to fully focus on running the country".
The car giant expects 23 million to 24 million car sales in China, compared with 24 million last year.
"At best we're saying flat, probably down," Ford's chief financial officer Bob Shanks told the BBC.
If sales do fall, it would be the first time since 1990 that there has been a drop, he added.
Despite the overall picture, Ford itself expects to do "quite well" in China due to four new car models and a new factory, Mr Shanks said.
He said falls in commercial vehicle sales were driving the overall decline in industry sales in China.
"That's usually closely tied to consumer confidence, investment in business and so forth.
"So we think this is just a side effect of the government's move to transition the economy from one that's more export oriented and investment focused to one that's more consumer oriented," he added.
Its forecast came after the car company reported a $1.9bn net income for the second quarter of 2015 - up 44% on the same period a year ago - driven largely by a strong performance in North America and its popular F-150 pick-up truck.
The performance came in spite of supply issues, with North American dealerships not all having the truck, an issue that Mr Shanks said would be resolved by the end of the third quarter.
It also reported $37.3bn in sales for the period, around $2bn higher than expected.
Overall profit rose in Asia Pacific despite a dip in its China sales, which Mr Shanks said was because it had adjusted its production to meet the lower demand.
For the full year, Ford was upbeat, saying it expected its profit for the second half to be bigger than that of the first half.
"It's all good right now," said Mr Shanks.
25 November 2016 Last updated at 10:36 GMT
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Two rows of neatly-trimmed shrubbery and trees line the courtyard leading to the stately-looking, white building with a Republic of China (Taiwan) flag on top.
But inside, the picture is very different.
In fact, while parliamentary brawls occur occasionally in other countries, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan is notorious for them.
Rowdy and sometimes violent scuffles occur as often as several times a year and even every few days or weeks.
Punching, hair pulling, throwing plastic bottles and water balloons, as well as splashing cups of water on the faces of rival party legislators are common scenes. Air-horns and filibustering - more like shouting - are also used to drown out one's opponents.
23 March 2004: A scuffle erupted between the ruling and opposition party members over vote recounts from the presidential election.
7 May 2004: Legislator Zhu Xingyu grabbed legislator William Lai and tried to wrestle him onto a desk and headbutt him, and jabbed him in the stomach, due to disagreements over legislative procedures.
26 October 2004: A food fight took place between the opposition and ruling party during a debate on a military hardware purchase ordinance.
30 May 2006: Then opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator Wang Shu-hui snatched a written proposal and shoved it into her mouth to prevent voting on allowing direct transportation links with Mainland China. Ruling party members tried to force her to cough it up by pulling her hair. She later spat it out but tore it up.
8 May 2007: Several members of the ruling DPP and opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party fought over control of the Speaker's podium, with some throwing punches and spraying water over an alleged delay of the annual budget. At least one person was admitted to hospital.
However this month's fights have become even uglier. Last Thursday, legislators lifted up and threw chairs at each other when they brawled over the ruling DPP's massive $29bn (£22bn) infrastructure spending bill, which the opposition (headed by the KMT) claims benefits cities and counties loyal to the DPP and is aimed at helping the party win forthcoming elections.
The fighting continued on Tuesday in a legislative committee meeting. The opposition KMT legislators wrestled DPP members to the floor and unplugged the cables of loud speakers to prevent the DPP from putting the bill through a committee review to move it towards passage into law.
Opposition parties, a minority in the 113-seat parliament, see physical fights as the only way to stop legislation they oppose, by blocking them from being voted on.
The standoffs can last for hours, even into the middle of the night. Legislators take turns eating or delay meals.
Many staff from local governments, ministries or government agencies have to be there, to see if legislation that affects them might pass, or to be on hand to answer questions in case there is actual discussion and debating, not just brawling.
These people find ways to put up with the chaotic scenes. Some cover their ears, others focus on their smartphones, and a few smart ones find the most comfortable couches in the back and manage to sleep through it all.
It's become a normal part of Taiwan's democracy - one of the most vibrant in the world.
But the fights shouldn't be taken too seriously, says a local journalist who covers parliament on a daily basis. He wished to be identified only by his first name.
"The legislators are partly acting - trying to show their constituents they're working hard to fight for their cause," said Danny.
However, he and other Taiwanese people say the brawls - with some broadcasted worldwide - are humiliating and do not advance democracy.
"The fights only allow the people to see the surface, not real issues. People often don't even understand the bills," said Danny.
He admitted that many journalists don't either. This current infrastructure bill is 10,000 pages long; it's impossible for them to read through all of it.
"If the legislators actually debate the contents of the bill instead of fight, the public might understand it better," said Danny. "I majored in politics in college. This is not what I had expected." | On the outside, the main building of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan - or parliament - is a picture of calm. | 40,640,043 | 968 | 31 | false |
Jenny Laing has replaced Barney Crockett as leader of the Labour group, and hopes to be confirmed as the authority's new leader on Wednesday.
She told BBC Scotland: "I am delighted and privileged that my colleagues have had faith in me. We had a democratic process. Barney has done a great job over the last five years."
Mr Crockett was unavailable for comment.
The new Labour group leader said the decision was taken at their annual general meeting.
She added: "I hope I will be confirmed as the new leader of Aberdeen City Council."
The council has made headlines in recent months.
Last month, claims that Aberdeen City Council's administration broke the rules by including a pro-Better Together letter to council tax payers were thrown out by an independent watchdog.
Bills sent to every council tax payer in Aberdeen included a letter from Mr Crockett.
In March, Mr Crockett insisted Scottish government ministers would not be banned from visiting Aberdeen City Council buildings.
His intervention came after Labour colleague Willie Young sparked controversy with the suggestion.
Last week the authority announced that Angela Scott will become its new chief executive.
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The premiere takes place in Hollywood in America tonight.
Fans have been camping outside the three cinemas, where the film will be shown, for a chance to get tickets since last week.
Fans have been told they must spend at least 24 hours in the queue to be able to buy two tickets, and have to wait another 24 hours to be able to buy an extra ticket.
The film is the seventh in the series and will have its UK premiere in London on Wednesday.
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The prince was christened Henry when he was born in 1984, even though he is known as Harry.
The prince met the reptile at Invercargill Airport before flying to the country's most southern and remote community on Stewart Island.
The island has a population of just 380 people.
Harry landed in New Zealand for his first visit to the country on Saturday, receiving a traditional Maori welcome in Wellington after being greeted by prime minister John Key.
On the second day of his trip, he travelled south for an overnight trip to Stewart Island. He is the first member of the royal family to make an official visit to the island, though his grandfather and uncle, Prince Edward, have made private trips.
On the island, Harry took a short boat ride to Ulva Island, a nature sanctuary mostly covered by unspoilt rainforest.
The island hosts a variety of wildlife and is often visited by whales, dolphins as well as many sharks.
Harry stopped to speak to John and Jean Hunter, who own the only private residence on the island which has been in their family for 93 years.
"That's your place just over the back there?" he asked. "It's a beautiful place, it's completely away from everything and everyone. Nothing has been touched here."
Mr Hunter, 76, said: "I'm so happy and honoured for the islanders that he has come. It's really great to see him here."
Harry wound up the day with a visit to the only pub on Stewart Island, where he took part in a rowdy quiz with the locals.
His team, called 'The Ginger Ninjas', came second. The quizmaster asked Harry directly for some answers, which included Eton Mess and corgis.
On Monday, Harry will finish his tour of the island by visiting the only school before heading to Christchurch, on the east coast.
Harry will spend his time in Christchurch focusing on the city's efforts to regenerate after the earthquake of 2011.
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The 23-year-old victim from Brighton was hit by a Tesco lorry when the fight spilled on to Western Road.
He was found lying in the road by emergency services at 02:40 BST and died at the scene.
A 27-year-old Hove man arrested on suspicion of murder is in police custody, Sussex Police said.
Western Road from Montpelier Road to Norfolk Square was closed for investigations but has since reopened.
Det Ch Insp Tanya Jones from Sussex Police said: "This has been a fast-moving investigation and we have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.
"However, we are still appealing for witnesses who may have seen the fight which spilled into Western Road and then the victim being hit by a lorry."
In a statement, Tesco said: "We were deeply shocked to hear about this incident and our thoughts go out to this young man's family.
"We are co-operating fully with the police in their investigation.
"Clearly, this is a very difficult time for our colleague but we will provide him and his family with all the support they need."
A Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) report found "multiple failings in care and treatment" at Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital.
The baby's mother complained about his care, after a medical device that relieves pressure on the brain was fitted shortly after he was born.
NHS Grampian said it apologised unreservedly.
The baby was born in October 2014, and was fitted with the device to drain excess fluid the following month.
The child was readmitted in August 2015 due to concern about his condition.
He was then transferred for specialist treatment in another health board area, but died on 12 August.
The SPSO said: "Our investigation determined that there was a lack of clarity regarding the roles of each medical team, and that there was a lack of communication between consultants when Baby A's condition was not improving.
"We also found that the neurosurgical team had not kept reasonable records, nor had they appropriately assessed Baby A before and after operations.
"We identified significant delays in Baby A being reviewed after he under went operations, and a delay in clinicians contacting the specialist centre for advice on the management of Baby A.
"Finally, we considered there to have been a lack of communication from the neurosurgical team and Baby A's parents."
NHS Grampian said in a statement: "It is clear we failed Baby A and therefore failed his family.
"The distress of the family was further compounded by the extremely poor standard of our communication with them.
"There can be no excuses for our conduct in this case and we apologise unreservedly.
"We accept all of the recommendations put forward by the Ombudsman in this case."
Everyday appliances, all of a sudden transformed into intelligent, thinking and analytical machines.
And then think - how much would you pay to own the technology behind those devices?
That might help to explain why Softbank's eccentric chief executive Masayoshi Son is paying close to a 50% premium for the UK's ARM Holdings.
ARM doesn't make the chips that will eventually go into some of these devices, but it does design many of the chips used in smartphone devices (Apple and Samsung for instance) and other sensory devices today. ARM makes its money from charging a small royalty on its intellectual property.
"Softbank's acquisition is a huge bet on the future," says Marc Einstein of Frost & Sullivan in Tokyo.
"Masayoshi Son has a vision of the future of the telecoms and IT industry which will be designed around artificial intelligence, robots and the Internet of Things."
It's a big gamble, but then the Japanese technology entrepreneur has always been known to take big risks.
In a recent interview with Fortune, Nikesh Arora - the previous number two at Softbank - said this of his former boss: "Masa has an idea per minute. Recently he presented his views of 'The Singularity' to the Softbank board. He's also building a robot with a heart."
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The Singularity, if you didn't know already, is when artificial intelligence will overtake human intelligence. And Mr Son is a believer.
In an interview last month with the Nikkei, Mr Son said: "The Singularity is coming. Artificial intelligence will overtake human beings not just in terms of knowledge, but in terms of intelligence."
Crazy talk? Perhaps not, but the question is... how long will that vision of the future take to materialise?
And if you're going to spend $30bn (£22.7bn) on an investment, it had better start to pay off soon.
Industry experts tell me that that Mr Son has made a lot more money than anyone else in Japan - but he's also probably lost more money than anyone else in Japan too.
Softbank is currently in debt to the tune of around $100bn. The chief executive financed many of his acquisitions by borrowing heavily, but has recently been selling stakes in some of those purchases to help pay down this debt.
"Look at Softbank's investment activity in the first dotcom boom," says Harminder Singh, university lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology. "Some very ambitious plans that didn't work out."
"The departure of the previous heir-apparent Nikesh Arora may be an indicator of the tension this decision may have caused," Mr Singh explains.
"While the departure was publicly amicable, it's a fair bet that a decision to buy ARM, especially at such a high price, was not something Mr Arora was comfortable with."
It's probably helped that the sterling has weakened by more than 10% since Brexit - and conversely the Japanese yen has strengthened, making the ARM acquisition much cheaper for Softbank.
But cheaper doesn't mean cheap - and many Softbank investors will be wondering how long it will take for Mr Son to turn this gamble into returns for shareholders.
"It's really about the investment horizon," says Mr Einstein. "Is the Internet of Things going to happen in the next year? No. But the next 10, 20 or 30? Much more likely."
Mr Son is known to have an eye for potentially transformative industries and trends. He was an early investor in Alibaba and saw the potential in e-commerce before anyone else did. Shareholders in Softbank will be hoping that this pricey punt will pay off.
The four-time Olympic gold medallist won two of the three races with his Land Rover BAR team to finish top of the leaderboard with 26 points.
Groupama Team France are level on points but trail by one race win to the British boat's two.
Ainslie hopes to skipper Britain to a first America's Cup win in 165 years.
Portsmouth is the seventh stage of a lengthy qualification process that will count towards the 2017 America's Cup Challenger Series, the winner of which will take on Oracle in the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda.
Ainslie said: "I was pleased with the way we regrouped for the final two races. We fought hard and kept going to come away with two wins.
"It was a day to keep your eyes open and keep fighting all the way because there were always opportunities to gain and lose."
Defending America's Cup champions Oracle Team USA are three points back on 23 alongside Softbank Team Japan.
Imre Marton, from Oxford, received threats and hundreds of Facebook messages from 22-year-old Charlie Howells, from Wantage in Oxfordshire.
She was jailed for two years in April but is due to be released in August.
Mr Marton said Howells told him: "I will make you ugly so no one else will want to be with you."
He said: "Everybody was laughing about it, it was just a joke. They thought I should feel lucky because I had a girl following me around in love. But this is just a terrible feeling.
"She knew where I worked, what I did in my free time, where I lived, she went to my house a couple of times. All the time, I had to look over my shoulders because she could be there."
Howells bombarded Mr Marton with love notes and rode his route for hours on end after learning his timetable off by heart.
She was sentenced at Oxford Crown Court to two months in jail for harassment and for two years for breaching a restraining order.
Mr Marton said: "She's locked up but she'll be out soon. The police are fitting my house with panic buttons. It's so crazy, I just want to run away.
"But if I press the panic button and there's a knife in my stomach, what good is that? I'm not bulletproof.
"It is difficult to prove and speak out, slowly it's killing you but you have to make some moves. You can't give up, that's my message to other victims."
Det Insp Ivan Reaney said victims of stalking are "strongly advised" to report it to the police.
He added: " In many cases, the conduct of the stalker might appear innocent, but, when carried out repeatedly and is unwanted, it may cause significant alarm, harassment or distress to the victim."
Prisoners serving determinate sentences are released automatically halfway through their terms, and some can qualify for earlier release depending on their behaviour in prison.
Posh were counting the cost of last Saturday's defeat at Walsall which deprived manager Grant McCann of three of his first-choice midfielders to injury and suspension.
Lively front men Craig Mackail-Smith and Junior Morais toiled for the hosts but found Southend's defenders in miserly mood.
Yet the match between the two play-off hopefuls soon followed the pattern of the respective clubs' progress of recent weeks, with Southend slowly turning the screw on their faltering opponents.
Ryan Inniss had just hit a Posh post after a smart turn and shot when Jason Demetriou broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time.
The Cyprus international full-back glanced home Marc-Antoine Fortune's deflected cross to bag his first goal for the Shrimpers.
Phil Brown's men came on even stronger after the break and Fortune slotted home a through ball from Anthony Wordsworth on the hour.
The points were all but sealed four minutes later when Wordsworth took advantage of Posh's dithering defenders to crash in Southend's third goal from 18 yards.
Peterborough substitute Tom Nichols hit a classy consolation from Marcus Maddison's pass, but Michael Timlin fired in a fourth for the visitors in time added on.
Match report supplied by the Press Association
Match ends, Peterborough United 1, Southend United 4.
Second Half ends, Peterborough United 1, Southend United 4.
Goal! Peterborough United 1, Southend United 4. Michael Timlin (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nile Ranger.
Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Ted Smith.
Attempt saved. Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Foul by Luke O'Neill (Southend United).
Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Luke O'Neill (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Andrew Hughes (Peterborough United).
Hand ball by Ryan Tafazolli (Peterborough United).
Corner, Peterborough United. Conceded by Michael Timlin.
Substitution, Southend United. Luke O'Neill replaces Marc-Antoine Fortuné.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Jack Baldwin.
Attempt blocked. Theo Robinson (Southend United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Goal! Peterborough United 1, Southend United 3. Tom Nichols (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Maddison.
Delay in match Ryan Inniss (Southend United) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Nile Ranger (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United).
Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Southend United. Nile Ranger replaces Simon Cox.
Foul by Craig Mackail-Smith (Peterborough United).
Adam Thompson (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Craig Mackail-Smith (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Paul Taylor (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United).
Attempt saved. Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution, Southend United. Theo Robinson replaces Jermaine McGlashan.
Substitution, Peterborough United. Paul Taylor replaces Martin Samuelsen.
Goal! Peterborough United 0, Southend United 3. Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Demetriou.
Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Martin Samuelsen (Peterborough United).
Goal! Peterborough United 0, Southend United 2. Marc-Antoine Fortuné (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Simon Cox.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Ryan Tafazolli.
Attempt blocked. Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Peterborough United. Tom Nichols replaces Junior Morias.
Attempt missed. Marcus Maddison (Peterborough United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Leonardo Da Silva Lopes (Peterborough United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Morgan, 20, has been out since suffering a shoulder injury in Wales' World Cup quarter-final defeat by South Africa in October.
He is set to return in the Pro12 against Edinburgh in Newport on Sunday.
Asked if Morgan is good enough to challenge British and Irish Lion Davies, Jones replied: "Yes."
Former Wales flanker Jones told BBC Radio Wales: "Jonathan is a very good player, experienced and has different strengths to Tyler.
"But I think Tyler has something as a player that can add to a team at the 13 position.
"So he has a long way to go yet. He's still very young and we don't want to paint people to be something they're not quite at the moment.
"The potential is there, but potential doesn't earn you a living."
Davies, the 27-year-old Clermont Auvergne centre, was absent from the World Cup because of a knee injury.
Morgan benefited with a tournament call-up to take his caps tally to three.
"Well we've all seen the potential with Tyler," added Jones.
"His last game of rugby was against South Africa and he did really well that day."
Jones hopes Morgan can thrive in the latter stages of the Dragons' season to earn a place on Wales' three-Test tour to New Zealand in June.
"I think it's important for him - he's 50 games away from becoming the standard of player he wants to be.
"And in those 50 games he's got a lot of errors to make and a lot of rugby to play.
"How nice would it be that he could go down to New Zealand and to challenge Jonathan Davies for that 13 shirt.
"And that's what the national selectors will be looking for.
"Tyler is desperate for a run of games and we sincerely hope that he can start that on Sunday against Edinburgh."
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Iain O'Hara was at Keepers Pond, Blaenavon, at 12:30 BST on 5 June, when fire lighters were pushed into the back wheel and set alight.
He filmed the blaze and put footage on Facebook in order to try and catch the culprit.
Gwent Police has appealed for information about the incident.
Mr O'Hara from Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent, said he was warned by customers that the van was on fire and managed to escape unharmed.
While he is still able to use it, Mr O'Hara said paintwork has been damaged and he must buy new parts for machinery.
"If a compressor had gone up, myself and whoever I was serving could have been seriously injured or killed," he said.
Sussex raced to 87-2 in what was scheduled to be a nine-over contest.
Captain Ross Taylor (40 not out off 19 balls) and young North Walian Phil Salt (28 not out) had set up a challenging Sussex total.
Paceman Marchant de Lange claimed the early wickets of Luke Wright and Chris Nash in his first over.
Glamorgan have revealed that batsman David Lloyd will be out for two to four weeks with an arm strain, while Sussex did not field fast bowler Tymal Mills who made his comeback from injury against Hampshire the previous night.
Glamorgan captain Jacques Rudolph told BBC Wales Sport:
"It wasn't ideal, the umpires did a good job getting us onto the field and if you look at the scorecard of just over ten runs an over, we would have backed ourselves to give a good opportunity to win this game.
"A bit hit and miss (with the ball), but Salt played really well. He ran at Marchant who bowls quickly and hit him nicely, so credit to them.
"Overall we've been playing some good cricket and there's a good spirit in our environment, so it would be nice to get in a full game on Sunday (at home to Essex)."
Sussex batsman Phil Salt told BBC Sussex:
"It was a stopping wicket, but they bowled quite well- I got off to a flier but didn't kick on as I would have liked.
"It was quite a big learner for me watching how Ross played his innings, it's important for me to see how top international players play that sort of situation.
"I started playing at St Asaph in North Wales, around seven or eight, but my parents moved to the Caribbean for work and that's where I started playing properly. I'm not your normal English batsman, I like to be exciting and T20's my favourite format."
The staff at Community Safety Glasgow (CSG), an arms-length council body, want better pay for shift work.
The union Unison said 18 of its members - more than 90% of the staff - would take part in the action from 19:00 until 19:00 on Sunday.
CSG said it had "business continuity plans in place" to ensure monitoring of Glasgow's CCTV network.
Unison Glasgow branch secretary Brian Smith said: "These members work 12-hour shift patterns, providing a 24-hour service every day of the year.
"Other workers in CSG and Glasgow City Council on similar shift patterns receive an additional annual payment of £7,500. It is just a question of equality and fairness.
"We have given the employer years to sort this out through a promised job evaluation scheme which has now been shelved. Our members have been left with no option but to take strike action."
Another 48-hour strike has also been planned for Thursday 17 March until Saturday 19 March.
A spokesman for CSG said: "Public safety is paramount and we have business continuity plans in place to enable us to continue to monitor the city's CCTV network."
The 20-1 shot, ridden by Daniel Tudhope and trained by David O'Meara, denied Ryan Moore a fourth win of the day.
The jockey had earlier secured a 575-1 treble - on Ballet Concerto in the Spring Mile Handicap, Tupi in the Cammidge Trophy Stakes and Kool Kompany in the Doncaster Mile Stakes.
Donncha was third, with Gabrial fourth.
"He was held up slightly on the far side of the field, so to get that win was a real result," O'Meara told ITV.
"It means an awful lot. You like to hit the ground running - sometimes you come here and loads of bubbles are burst, but it's nice to win. It tells you you've probably done the right thing over the winter."
BBC Sport horse racing correspondent Cornelius Lysaght
The relief from the betting industry as Bravery's last-gasp success defied a Ryan Moore four-timer was palpable.
They could have done without a massive pay-out on combination bets on Moore's mounts a week before the potential uncertainties of the Grand National.
There was not so much relief as delight from the winning team, which has endured near-misses in this most competitive of races in the past, but finally nailed it.
And what a way to start the new season: David O'Meara admits to taking time to find his feet after a move of stables within Yorkshire, but things are well on track again now.
The 31-year-old appeared at Bucharest municipal court in Romania, charged with producing and distributing indecent images of children as well as blackmail.
He was remanded in custody.
Ronan Hughes, a 17-year-old from Coalisland, took his own life in June 2015 having been the victim of what the police call webcam blackmail.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it had been liaising with a number of agencies in a variety of jurisdictions as part of the investigation, including the Romanian Police, Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism, the National Crime Agency, and Europol.
PSNI's Detective Superintendent Gary Reid said PSNI detectives are currently in Romania assisting with the investigation.
"This has been complex and protracted and we are grateful to our colleagues in our partner agencies for their assistance to date," he said.
Det Supt Reid confirmed the man would be tried in Romania with the assistance of the PSNI.
"We'll be taking over our information that led to today's arrest," he said.
Calling on anyone else who finds themselves in a similar position to Ronan Hughes to contact police, he added: "We understand people might be embarrassed by it but we would say please, set that aside.
"If you don't feel comfortable speaking to us, speak to a third party because we don't want any more deaths."
This is potentially a huge success for the PSNI.
At the time of Ronan Hughes' death, few expected any arrests to be made.
The police warned at the time that catching anyone involved would be extremely difficult because they were based "on the other side of the world".
Ronan's parents said they believed their son had been targeted by a gang based in Nigeria.
The PSNI publicly agreed that the blackmailers were probably based somewhere in Africa.
But privately their investigations led them in a different direction.
The PSNI's specialist cyber-crime unit was able to trace the computer used to blackmail the teenager.
They then worked closely with police in Romania.
A number of PSNI officers then flew to Romania to arrest the suspect.
The police will hope this arrest will send a strong message that distance doesn't protect from detection and prosecution of suspected internet crimes.
Ronan was tricked into sharing intimate images of himself online, and some of them were then sent to his friends when he failed to pay a ransom.
Just hours later, the teenager, who was a pupil of St Joseph's Grammar in Donaghmore, took his own life.
Earlier this month, the PSNI said that 100 webcam blackmails had been reported to them this year.
They said people of all ages have been targeted, adding that cyber-stalking was becoming a "prevalent issue" in Northern Ireland.
Webcam blackmail involves overseas criminals scouring the web for people they can build a rapport with, before deceiving them into performing a sexual act on video.
The footage is recorded and then used to blackmail victims for money.
TNS, who won their 11th title in 2016-17, play the first leg at home on 27 June, with the return leg on 4 July.
In the Europa League, Bala Town face FC Vaduz (Liechtenstein), Connah's Quay Nomads have HJK Helsinki (Finland) and Bangor City play Lyngby BK (Denmark).
The first legs are scheduled for 29 June, with the return on 6 July.
Bala and the Nomads will have home advantage in the first leg, while Bangor will start away in Denmark.
If TNS beat Europa, they will face Croatian side HNK Rijeka in the Champions League second qualifying round.
But Saints interim manager Scott Ruscoe says they are keeping their minds on beating Europa FC first.
"It's not a bad draw logistically for us because it's going to be close with direct flights, things like that," said Ruscoe, who is in charge following Craig Harrison's departure to take over Hartlepool.
"I'm just pleased we didn't pick out the Armenian side or had to go to Kosovo, because that would have been difficult going into the unknown.
"We've seen enough of Europa FC, they're a decent side and... beat Lincoln to the title who were always thereabouts in [qualifying for] Europe."
Ruscoe revealed that the away leg on 4 July will be played in Portugal, possibly in Faro, as the pitch at the multi-sport Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar failed a Uefa inspection.
"A week Tuesday we'll be at Park Hall and after that in Portugal," he told BBC Wales Sport.
"We're very happy to be at home first, you can put your stamp on the tie early on.
"We're good at home. Touch wood, we can get off to a good start, we can suss them out... but our clear message will be to play our normal way."
Hammond's treble, plus tries from Val Rapava Ruskin and Sam Betty, gave Warriors a 35-7 half-time lead.
Further scores followed through Ben Howard, a penalty try which saw Enisei wing Igor Kurashov sent off, Sam Ripper-Smith and Max Stelling.
Mikhail Gachechiladze and Valeri Morozov scored the Russians' tries.
Kurashov was shown the red card 12 minutes from the end for illegally knocking the ball out of Hammond's hands as the Worcester wing threatened a fourth try.
Worcester's victory means they climb above Enisei to finish third in Pool Three.
Warriors: Howard; Humphreys, Braid, Te'o, Hammond; Shillcock, Baldwin; Rapava Ruskin, Taufete'e, Alo, O'Callaghan (capt), Spencer, Taylor, Betty, Cox.
Replacements: Singleton, Bower, Daniels, Kitchener, Ripper-Smith, de Cothi, Eden, Stelling.
Enisei-STM: Gaisin; Kurashov, Baranovs, Gerasimov, Simplikevich; Kushnarev, Shcherban; Morozov, Gasanov, Pronenko, Saulite, Gargalic, Gachechiladze, Temnov, Rudoi.
Replacements: Magomedov, Polivalov, Grey, Elgin, Budychenko, Uzunov, Mikhaltsov, Orlov.
Sin-bin: Kurashov (30)
Sent-off: Kurashov (68)
Ref: Daniel Jones
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A brace from Marc Richards and another from Matt Taylor saw the hosts seemingly cruising at 3-0 up with 16 minutes to go, but they were made to sweat in the end as goals from George Miller and Zeli Ismail set up a grandstand finish.
Both sides had early chances, Sam Hoskins denied by Ben Williams and Marc Richards heading over for the Cobblers while Tom Walker fired over for the visitors.
Neil Danns also saw his effort saved by Adam Smith before Danny Mayor shot wide from the edge of the box as Bury pushed for the opener.
Chances continued to fall at both ends and in between efforts from the lively Hoskins and Paul Anderson for Northampton, Bury defender Antony Kay should have done better with a close-range header which he could not keep on target.
The deadlock was broken in the 36th minute when Taylor's free-kick was fired into the bottom corner of the net by Richards.
It was almost 2-0 before the break when Hoskins raced through but he was denied by Williams, who also thwarted JJ Hooper.
After the restart Taylor was just off target from a free-kick and Hoskins fired over before again denied by Williams as Town looked to build on their lead.
That second goal arrived in the 64th minute, when Hoskins earned a penalty which Richards converted for his second goal of the afternoon.
Hooper fired wide before the Cobblers made it 3-0 in the 71st minute with another trademark Taylor free-kick, the midfielder finding the top corner of the net.
That goal looked to have killed off Bury, but they reduced the arrears in the 74th minute when Miller headed home after being set up by Danns following a free-kick.
The visitors then pulled another goal back in the 82nd minute when Ismail netted from the edge of the box.
Bury pushed for an equaliser and they almost got it in stoppage time when Kay saw his shot saved by Smith.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Match ends, Northampton Town 3, Bury 2.
Second Half ends, Northampton Town 3, Bury 2.
Hand ball by Neil Danns (Bury).
Hallam Hope (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
John-Joe O'Toole (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Hallam Hope (Bury).
Substitution, Northampton Town. Lewin Nyatanga replaces Marc Richards.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Zander Diamond.
Neil Danns (Bury) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Neil Danns (Bury).
Attempt saved. Antony Kay (Bury) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Corner, Bury. Conceded by Adam Smith.
Foul by Zander Diamond (Northampton Town).
George Miller (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Antony Kay (Bury).
Attempt blocked. Danny Mayor (Bury) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Attempt missed. Jacob Mellis (Bury) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution, Northampton Town. John-Joe O'Toole replaces Jak McCourt.
Attempt missed. Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Goal! Northampton Town 3, Bury 2. Zeli Ismail (Bury) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hallam Hope with a cross.
Substitution, Northampton Town. Alfie Potter replaces Paul Anderson.
Corner, Northampton Town. Conceded by George Miller.
Brendon Moloney (Northampton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Hallam Hope (Bury).
Goal! Northampton Town 3, Bury 1. George Miller (Bury) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Neil Danns.
Foul by Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town).
Hallam Hope (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. JJ Hooper (Northampton Town) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Marc Richards (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Niall Maher (Bury).
Goal! Northampton Town 3, Bury 0. Matthew Taylor (Northampton Town) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top right corner.
Danny Mayor (Bury) is shown the yellow card.
Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Danny Mayor (Bury).
Attempt missed. JJ Hooper (Northampton Town) header from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Goal! Northampton Town 2, Bury 0. Marc Richards (Northampton Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
Penalty Northampton Town. Sam Hoskins draws a foul in the penalty area.
The Jamaican, who has been struggling for fitness, won both his heat and the final in 9.87 seconds in wet conditions at the Olympic Stadium.
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"I really wanted to run faster," said Bolt, 28, who defends his world title next month. "But it's getting there."
Meanwhile, Britain's double Olympic champion Mo Farah received a great reception as he won the 3,000m.
Farah, 32, was competing in England for the first time since allegations of doping were made against coach Alberto Salazar, claims which Salazar and Farah both deny.
Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill, returning to the scene of her greatest triumph, ran 12.79 in a world-class 100m hurdles - just 0.25secs off the personal best she set on this track three years ago.
On the weekend when she will decide whether to compete at next month's World Championships in Beijing, the 29-year-old looks like she is finding her best form in her first season back since giving birth to her son, Reggie.
Besides Farah, other British winners on the night were 20-year-old Anguilla-born sprinter Zharnel Hughes, a member of Bolt's training group in Jamaica, in the 200m, and Laura Weightman, who triumphed in the 1500m.
Bolt had only raced once over 100m in 2015 before Friday, recording a time of 10.12 in April, because of a pelvic problem.
But his times on Friday were season's bests and equal sixth-fastest times of the year over the distance, although they are still behind American Justin Gatlin's world-leading time of 9.74.
Competing on the track where he won three gold medals at London 2012, Bolt started poorly in the final but overpowered his rivals in the last 10m.
America's Michael Rodgers was 0.03secs behind in second, while Bolt's compatriot Kemar Bailey-Cole was third in a personal best 9.92.
Significantly, British 100m champion CJ Ujah ran under 10 seconds for the second time in his career, equalling his personal best 9.96 on a chilly London evening.
Bolt promised to put on a show for the fans who endured a rain-soaked evening in east London to watch him compete in the first of a two-day Diamond League meeting.
As is always the way with the sport's principal showman his performance was more than a dash to the line: there was a lap around the track in a classic convertible to open the night and the habitual fooling around at the start line before he got down to business.
There are those who question whether we will see the Jamaican, who has run the three fastest times in history, at his best again, because of age and injury.
But he won his heat effortlessly - running into a headwind - and while winning the final was more of a challenge, he still clocked a world-class time.
Thousands roared his every stride, flags waving and flashbulbs popping, simply pleased to see an athlete who transcends his sport back on the track.
The Jamaican said in his press conference on Thursday he was not intending to lose in Beijing, where he won the first of his three Olympic titles.
Importantly, he has time to improve ahead of the Worlds and is closer to the heels of Gatlin than many had previously thought.
Gatlin, a two-time drugs cheat, has run under 9.8 secs in the blue riband event four times this year - 9.74, 9.75, 9.75, 9.78 - while Bolt has now run just three 100m races.
While the year's top three 100m sprinters, Gatlin, Asafa Powell and Trayvon Bromell, were not competing in London, Bolt's times in the Olympic Stadium were a loud and clear message that a successful defence of his 100m and 200m world titles is not fanciful talk.
The knee injury which hindered him last season has healed, while the pelvic problem which forced the Jamaican to withdraw from Diamond League meetings in Paris and Lausanne this month doesn't, on Friday night's evidence, seem to be serious.
And his form will be a relief to those who regard Bolt as the saviour of an event clouded by doping and feared Gatlin would easily win a sprint double next month.
With less than a month until the World Championships, it was a night full of promise for 21-year-old CJ Ujah, which suggests he can compete with the best in Beijing.
He finished ahead of Frenchman Jimmy Vicaut, the fourth-fastest man this season, and compatriot James Dasaolu, who was ninth in a disappointing 10.19.
"It's crazy to run in front of my home crowd. I just want to build on this ahead of Beijing," said Ujah, one of five men to go under 10 seconds on the night.
"This is my first time running in the stadium, so this is all quite new to me - the atmosphere was just electric."
Zharnel Hughes produced a stunning personal best of 20.05 to win the men's 200m in a time that only two Britons - John Regis and Adam Gemili - have bettered.
"I didn't expect the PB because last week I had a niggle in my hamstring. I was just thinking relax and get to the line," said Hughes, who earned his British passport last month.
So dreadful were the conditions on occasion, the men's pole vault was suspended until Saturday, with world record holder Renaud Lavillenie apologising to the crowd afterwards.
When the women's 400m runners opened the racing the rain had abated and defending world champion Christine Ohuruogu went on to finish fourth, 0.18secs adrift of the season's best 50.82 she set in Monaco last week.
There was a personal best 51.48 for Welsh athlete Seren Bundy-Davies in the same race, while in the men's 110m hurdles her compatriot David Omeregie set a personal best 13.50 in the heats.
With British Athletics selecting their squad for the Worlds on 27 July, Laura Weightman made a statement of intent by winning the women's 1500m.
"I've had a tricky few races recently and that made me lose a bit of confidence, so this has really brought it back and told me that I am in the right place."
Mr Megraw was one of the 16 murder victims who became known as the Disappeared.
His remains were found in a drainage ditch on Oristown bog, near Kells, by contractors called in to prepare the site for forensic excavations.
DNA tests have positively identified the remains as those of Mr Megraw.
The coroner for the city of Dublin has accepted this as evidence of identification and will shortly authorise the release of the remains to the family.
In a statement, Brendan Megraw's brother, Kieran, said the family are relieved that he has been found.
"He has been alone for nearly 40 years and now we can bring him home and lay him to rest with our mum and dad," he said.
"We want to thank all those who have supported us over the years."
He added: "Brendan was found because more information came in to refine the search area and we are hugely grateful for whoever provided it.
"We hope and pray that the suffering of those still waiting for the return of their loved ones will soon be brought to an end".
Mr Megraw was 23 when he was abducted from Twinbrook in Belfast in 1978, and murdered by the IRA.
He had recently been married and was awaiting the birth of his daughter.
His kidnappers had drugged his wife, Marie, in their home as they waited for his return, and as they took him away they warned her not to worry or contact police.
The Megraw family were only told by the IRA in 1999 that he was one of the Disappeared and his body had been dumped on the bogland near the town of Kells in County Meath.
Three previous searches for Mr Megraw, the most recent in 2010, were unsuccessful.
The Disappeared were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries during the Troubles.
Separate searches have also taken place on bogland a few miles away from where Mr Megraw was buried in County Meath for the remains of Kevin McKee and Seamus Wright, both of whom were abducted by the IRA in October 1972.
It is also suspected Joseph Lynskey, a former Cistercian monk taken from the Beechmount area of west Belfast in the summer of 1972, was also buried somewhere in the region.
This ranking of online searches is very different from the traditional map of the global powerhouses of higher education.
There is a strong interest in online courses, rather than traditional campus-based universities, says Google.
And there are five Indian institutions in the top 20 of most searched-for universities.
The top search worldwide is for the University of Phoenix, a US-based, for-profit university, with many online courses and a sometimes controversial record on recruitment.
The University of Phoenix, founded in the 1970s, comes ahead of famous US academic institutions such as Harvard, Stanford and Columbia.
In second place in this league table of university searches is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - last week ranked as the world's best university and also an institution with a strong record for pioneering online courses.
The top European university is not some ancient institution, but the UK's distance learning pioneer, the Open University.
It has been developing online courses, including for the US, and is in third place in the Google most-searched rankings.
University College London and the London School of Economics are both ahead of Oxford and Cambridge among UK universities.
The University of Calicut, in Kerala, India, is fourth in this ranking of online searches. And Anna University in Chennai is the second Indian university in the top 10.
Liberty University, an evangelical Christian university based in Virginia in the US, with many online students, appears in the top 20.
The internet has become a key marketplace for universities to reach potential students, says Google's analysis.
It is also increasingly the medium for delivering courses, including massive open online courses or "Moocs". In 2013, searches for online universities overtook traditional universities.
Taking the UK higher education system as an example, Google's search patterns show a globalised and fast-changing market.
Among searches worldwide for UK universities, 40% are from outside the UK. The biggest international regions for searching for UK universities are Asia Pacific and western Europe.
This has helped to put five UK universities in the top 20 - but Google's report on search data shows the volatility and pace of change.
In 2011, the most searched-for universities in the UK, apart from the Open University, were conventional campus-based institutions, headed by Oxford and Cambridge.
By 2014, all of these UK campus universities had been overtaken by Coursera, the US-based provider of online courses. Other Mooc providers, such as edX and FutureLearn, had also emerged as bigger than many traditional UK universities.
"The growth that they've experienced has been phenomenal," says the Google analysis. "Higher education institutions must decide whether to embrace and adapt or risk getting left behind."
The Khan Academy, which has been providing online teaching material since 2006, has more search activity than Cambridge University, teaching since the 13th Century.
Universities are acutely aware of the importance of their online presence, says Ronald Ehrenberg, director of Cornell University's Higher Education Research Institute in New York.
The internet is the "primary way" that universities market themselves to potential students and to alumni, says Prof Ehrenberg.
"We update our web page multiple times a week to broadcast all the news that is going on at the university and all of the achievements, including research, of our faculty and students, and showcase all the visitors to the university.
"But this is only the tip of the iceberg in the way that the internet has changed how we behave.
"Many institutions are heavily into online instruction as a way of expanding enrolments... many institutions are moving to expand revenues by growing professional masters programmes in a wide range of areas."
Nick Hillman, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute in London, says the impact of Moocs has been "over-sold".
But he says university websites have an important role in recruiting, particularly for overseas students.
The Google data suggests that academics, accustomed to university terms, will also need to pay attention to search terms.
"The internet is playing an ever increasing role in the decision making. Students are online searching and consuming content in all forms when they are deciding whether or not to go to university and deciding which universities to apply for," said Harry Walker, education industry head at Google.
Connor Jennings came closest to breaking the deadlock in a tight first half, heading against a post for the away side from Adam Buxton's neat cross.
In the second half, Rovers rued a miss from James Norwood, as Williamson went up the other end and found the top corner at the near post with precision and calmness.
Richard Hill's side were always in control, as emphasised in the latter stages when McAllister and Sam Matthews came off the bench, with the latter crossing for the former to head in off the underside of the bar.
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Match ends, Eastleigh 2, Tranmere Rovers 0.
Second Half ends, Eastleigh 2, Tranmere Rovers 0.
Substitution, Eastleigh. James Constable replaces Ben Williamson.
Goal! Eastleigh 2, Tranmere Rovers 0. Craig McAllister (Eastleigh).
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. James Alabi replaces Connor Jennings.
Goal! Eastleigh 1, Tranmere Rovers 0. Ben Williamson (Eastleigh).
Substitution, Eastleigh. Sam Matthews replaces Ross Stearn.
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Jack Dunn replaces Jay Harris.
Second Half begins Eastleigh 0, Tranmere Rovers 0.
Substitution, Eastleigh. Craig McAllister replaces Chris Zebroski.
First Half ends, Eastleigh 0, Tranmere Rovers 0.
Andy Cook (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Chris Zebroski (Eastleigh) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Norbert Hofer's new slogan translates as "So help me God" which his party says reflects "a strong anchorage in Christian and Western values".
But leaders from Protestant churches said God was the defender of the weak, "who today include refugees".
Mr Hofer's Freedom Party has campaigned against immigration.
The Christian leaders - not including the country's dominant Catholic Church - also said God was not Western, but universal.
"God cannot be manipulated for personal intentions or political purposes," Bishop Michael Buenker said in a joint statement with other Protestant leaders (in German).
"We consider that mentioning God for one's own political interests and using him along with reference to the Christian West to indirectly attack other religions and cultures amounts to an abuse of his name and of religion in general.
"We reject the use of God for political campaigning."
In response, Mr Hofer tweeted the lyrics to the Austrian national anthem (in German), which mention God, a picture of a US dollar note bearing the slogan "In God we trust" and a picture of the cover of a book about German Chancellor Angela Merkel, entitled So wahr mir Gott helfe.
Mrs Merkel used the optional phrase at her swearing-in ceremony. It is the exact same slogan as Mr Hofer used, and translates to "So help me God".
Mr Hofer is facing an independent Green-backed candidate, Alexander van der Bellen, in an election which is being rerun because of procedural irregularities. If he wins, he will become the first far-right head of state in Europe since the EU was founded.
In May, he lost by 31,000 votes to Mr van der Bellen, but the Freedom Party's claim of procedural irregularities was upheld in court and the election will be re-run in December. The re-run had to be postponed after an October attempt was curtailed due to postal vote envelopes not being sticky enough.
The Freedom Party said Mr Hofer's slogan had come directly from his heart.
Party official Herbert Kickl said the phrase was "in no way a misuse of the concept of God" and that mentioning God was "deeply rooted in our tradition and culture".
His other slogans included "Norbert Hofer: for Austria with heart and soul".
Mr Hofer was born into a Roman Catholic family but has since become a Protestant. His wife and children are Catholic.
Philippe Lamberts said MEPs could move from the French city to their other building in Brussels, Belgium.
His suggestion came as new proposals to redistribute 160,000 migrants were announced.
An influx of hundreds of thousands of migrants and refugees has sparked a crisis in the 28-nation EU.
"This parliament where we are gathered today, well we use it only 50 days of the year," Mr Lamberts said as lawmakers debated an address by European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker.
"For the other 300 days, the 750 MEP offices, all heated, all with their own shower cubicle, remain empty and useless.
"We propose that this... perfectly equipped building be used as a temporary home for the migrants and refugees while we do our work in Brussels."
Migrants have been pouring into western EU countries, particularly Austria and Germany, where they are being cared for in registration centres. But officials say they are struggling to cope with the numbers.
The Green Party has been a fierce critic of the European Parliament's monthly move between Brussels and Strasbourg, branding it expensive and damaging to the environment.
The city stands on the Rhine facing Germany, and France insists it is a symbol of post-war unity and friendship.
Strasbourg hotels, restaurants and other services also benefit from the regular visits by MEPs, parliament staff, journalists and lobbyists.
The Strasbourg parliament building was inaugurated in 1999 by then French President Jacques Chirac.
In 2008, part of the ceiling in the plenary chamber collapsed. Fortunately, the room was empty at the time and no-one was hurt.
The Airlander 10 - which is part plane and part airship - took off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire.
Its original test flight on Sunday was postponed, but it finally left the ground at 19:40 BST.
The £25m aircraft measures 302ft (92m) long and is about 50ft (15m) longer than the biggest passenger jets.
Live: Latest updates on the maiden flight of Airlander 10
In pictures: The Airlander 10 on the day of its maiden flight
Sunday's attempt was dropped because of a "technical issue" which could not be resolved in time for a daylight flight.
The airship is not allowed to fly at night during the test stage.
Christened the Martha Gwyn, the aircraft was first developed for the US government as a surveillance aircraft but the project was shelved amid defence cutbacks.
British firm Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) launched a campaign to return the Airlander 10 to the skies in May 2015.
The huge aircraft will be able to stay airborne for around five days during manned flights.
HAV claims it could be used for a variety of functions such as surveillance, communications, delivering aid and even passenger travel.
The company hopes to be building 10 Airlanders a year by 2021.
The Airlander 10 was launched from Cardington Sheds, a Grade II-listed relic of World War One which housed airships in the 1920s.
The body of Oliver Gobat, 38, was found in a burnt-out car on the Caribbean island in April last year.
He was reportedly shot and then set alight.
After the inquest in Woking delivered its verdict, The Foreign Office said it had been agreed in principle UK police could assist investigators in St Lucia.
Surrey Police said no request for assistance had yet been made.
Mr Gobat, known as Ollie, was born on the island but grew up in Surrey, where he played junior cricket at county level.
He and his two older brothers ran a five-star boutique hotel at an exclusive resort in St Lucia.
The Foreign Office said any assistance from UK forces would have to be funded by Caribbean authorities.
But, it said, no decision had been made to deploy police to St Lucia and it could not comment on cost details.
Surrey Police said it was aware of Mrs May's decision and would "carefully" consider any requests from St Lucia.
The report, Mapping the Social Business Sector in Wales, identified 1,698 organisations operating in the social business sector in Wales.
This includes co-operatives, mutuals, social enterprises and employee-owned businesses.
It is based on a survey of 810 organisations - 48% of the sector.
Other key findings of the report were:
Glenn Bowen, director of enterprise at the Wales Co-operative Centre, said the report suggested there had been "real growth" in the sector in the last two years.
He said: "Social businesses are often formed as a result of issues identified at a grassroots level by a local community.
"They plug gaps in provision and, in some cases, grow through innovative delivery and defining services in direct response to their community's needs."
Economy Secretary Ken Skates said the Welsh Government was "committed to working closely with social businesses to help them to thrive and grow".
The research was commissioned by Social Business Wales and conducted by Wavehill Ltd.
Santosh Benjamin-Muthiah died in November 2010 after he was overcome by smoke at his home in Wealdstone, north London.
The 36-year-old helped his two daughters to safety through a window.
His daughters - one aged three and the other three months - survived, but he did not escape the house himself.
Coroner Andrew Walker has accepted recommendations put forward by Hertfordshire Trading Standards and London Fire Brigade about the way safety problems are recorded and how irresponsible manufacturers should be punished.
He will now urge the government to reform safety standards.
Lawyers representing Mr Benjamin-Muthiah's family said the changes "would stop manufacturers keeping safety issues secret" and force them to take action.
Mr Walker recorded a narrative verdict at North London Coroner's Court, which blamed a defrost timer on the family's Beko fridge-freezer for the blaze.
The inquest previously heard that Beko, one of Europe's largest white goods brands, had been aware of a possible safety issue with components as far back as 2003 but failed to rectify it.
Mr Walker said he could not be sure what caused the defrost timer to fail and said a product recall to fix the problematic component might not have prevented the blaze.
The family's lawyer, Jill Patterson, said the inquest had highlighted problems with regulating products and product recall.
"The changes could potentially overhaul consumer product safety regulation," she said.
"They put the power back in to the hands of consumers and stop manufacturers from keeping their problems secret."
After the inquest, Mr Benjamin-Muthiah's wife Jennifer said: "Manufacturers, producers and their retailers should be held more accountable for their actions, or their lack of response to consumer safety concerns.
"The value of a human life is priceless."
Palmer, who has died at the age of 87, was the first sportsman to use his fame to build a business empire, through an array of commercial ventures.
He put his name to products and services, including United Airlines, Cadillac cars, Rolex watches, Hertz car rental and Callaway golfing products.
The effects of his vision spilled over into other sports including tennis.
"He had the good looks, and affable persona and smile, as well as golfing ability, to become the template for what every successful sports endorser should be," says sports sponsorship expert Nigel Currie.
"He had all the attributes you need to maximise your earnings through commercial activities.
"Before then sportsmen made all their money from hitting a ball in a sporting arena."
Indeed, the man nicknamed The King, was the first golf player to make $1m from playing the sport.
He was Mark McCormack's - the undisputed king of sports marketing - first client at agency IMG, and together they invented a way of making more money off the golf course than on it.
In the first two years of his agreement with Mr McCormack, the golfer's endorsement earnings leapt from $6,000 a year to more than $500,000.
Palmer put his name to a variety of products and services, including United Airlines, Cadillac cars, Rolex watches, Hertz car rental, Pennzoil engine fluid, Callaway golfing products and E-Z-Go golf carts.
And he founded Arnold Palmer Enterprises to handle his endorsements and other ventures.
"Palmer was such a huge golfing icon in America, he was hugely popular with the public, and he and McCormack were able to make money from using his personality in conjunction with different brands," says Mr Currie.
"And it was not just endorsements during his playing career, nor indeed just golf brands.
"He also made a huge amount of money after he stopped playing."
The golfer was loved as an everyman superstar, and even had a drink named after him - the Arnold Palmer cocktail, made from one part iced tea and one part lemonade.
He also gave his name to a professional tournament - The Arnold Palmer Invitational, held each March at his private golf resort in Bay Hill, Florida.
He also leaves behind nearly 300 signature-designed courses.
"Whether he was able to physically oversee and have total control over the development of all of these courses is arguable," says Mr Currie.
"But he will have worked with top people in bringing them to fruition, and certainly will have had a huge involvement in each design."
As well as endorsements and course designs, Palmer is also credited with helping to make golf a popular TV sport during the late 1950s.
Palmer attracted thousands of diehard fans known as "Arnie's army" and helped to promote the game into the television age.
Mr Currie says that the power of Palmer's personality in securing such a powerful commercial position for himself should not be underrated, given that he was not the most global successful player ever.
"Jack Nicklaus was the more successful player, and won more titles," he says.
Nicklaus won 18 majors, and Tiger Woods has won 14, while Palmer secured an impressive seven majors between 1958 and 1964, as part of his overall haul of 90 tournaments worldwide.
"Palmer had a short career at the very top, and did not win a major title after the early 1960s."
But he had shown he was already thinking ahead to a career off the course, shrewdly signing that IMG deal with McCormack as early as 1960.
Nowadays it is commonplace for sports stars to put their names to commercial products.
But half a century ago such as association between sport and brands was unheard of.
Palmer has left a legacy for which today's high earning stars, earning astronomical sums from their own deals, should be eternally grateful.
The likes of Tiger Woods, who signed lucrative deals with global firms such as Nike, American Express and GM, Nick Faldo and Greg Norman, who launched a number of commercial ventures, from sports clothing to wines, as well as tennis stars such as Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova all followed in the path created by Palmer.
"He was the prototype for all of today's high earning sports men and women, and one of the few people you can truly say changed the world of sports business," says Mr Currie.
"As well as being as a highly significant business figure, he was also an American and golfing icon."
Of more than 90 trusts that responded to FOI requests, half are making at least £1m a year, the news agency Press Association (PA) found.
The Patients Association said the charges were "morally wrong".
But many trusts defended their revenues, saying some or all of the money was put back into patient care.
The investigation showed hospitals were making increasing amounts of money from staff, patients and visitors - including those who are disabled - who used their car parks.
It also found hospitals were giving millions of pounds to private firms to run their car parks for them, with some receiving money from parking fines.
Others are tied into private finance initiative contracts, where all the money charged from car parks goes to companies under the terms of the scheme.
Seven NHS trusts earned more than £3m in 2014-15 from charges, another eight made more than £2m a year and a further 33 earned more than £1m a year.
Almost half of all trusts also charged disabled people for parking in some or all of their disabled spaces.
Katherine Murphy, chief executive of the Patients Association, said: "The money is never reinvested in frontline services. Hospital car parks are often managed by private contractors who take a huge percentage of the profits.
"This is morally wrong - and charging disabled people is a disgrace."
Laura Keely, from charity Macmillan Cancer Support, told the BBC: "You shouldn't necessarily penalise cancer patients and other people with long-term conditions who are having to attend hospital to receive life saving treatment, that just isn't fair.
"There could be concessionary schemes. There could be barrier schemes, people proving that they are there for a hospital appointment, to weed out people who should not be using the hospital [car park] to do their Christmas shopping."
Shadow health minister Andrew Gwynne said the figures were "worrying".
Josie Irwin, head of employment relations at the Royal College of Nursing, said the charges were having a "real impact" on nurses' pay.
Hospital car parking charges in Scotland and Wales were abolished in 2008.
Three car parks in Scotland, operated under Private Finance Initiative contracts, still have car parking fees. The Scottish government said there are no plans to abolish charges at these hospitals.
Three hospitals in Wales also continue to charge, but have been told to stop doing so once their contracts with private parking firms end in 2018.
A spokesperson for Northern Ireland's Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety said hospital parking charges are permitted "where they are set to recover the cost of investment in and maintenance of car park provision including associated security costs".
Patients receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment, patients receiving renal dialysis and next of kin visiting patients in critical care or a high dependency unit are eligible for free car parking in Northern Ireland.
The London North West Healthcare NHS Trust paid £1.8m in 2014 went to the company Apcoa, which manages the Northwick Park multi-storey under a PFI contract.
The company, which pays the trust about £40,000 a month on a lease basis, also kept £34,052 in parking fines in 2014.
Some NHS trusts also raised a significant amount from charging staff for parking.
Of the £3,876,314 the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust raised from parking charges in 2014-15, £1,206,836 was from staff.
Many trusts said the money was put back into patient care or was spent on maintaining car parks or grounds.
Others said their size and the fact that they served busy neighbourhoods meant they took more in revenue.
A Department of Health spokeswoman said: "We expect all NHS organisations to follow our guidelines on car parking, including offering discounts to disabled people.
"Patients and families shouldn't have to deal with the added stress of unfair parking charges and our guidance rightly helps the public hold the NHS to account for any unfair charges or practices."
The 27-year-old has scored in each of his six league games since joining the Scottish champions.
"On a personal level, it's about me getting back to enjoying football and that's exactly what I'm doing," Sinclair told BBC Scotland after Saturday's 6-1 win over Kilmarnock.
"I've got a manager who believes in me and gets the best out of me."
Sinclair and Rodgers worked together at Chelsea and Swansea and were reunited when Celtic paid Aston Villa an undisclosed fee to bring the player in on a four-year deal in August.
The manager hailed Sinclair's "incredible" goal-run, revealing the winger had been hampered by recent illness.
"Scott was not well all week," Rodgers explained. "He didn't train after the game last weekend and we gave him a 45 minute rest on Wednesday [the 2-0 League Cup win against Alloa].
"But he always has a hunger to work hard and to score.
"He showed great composure for the goal."
Sinclair's strike against Kilmarnock came from the penalty spot, with Leigh Griffiths giving up the opportunity to score after he was fouled.
The gesture from the striker, who had already netted as a substitute on his return from injury, was appreciated, with Sinclair saying: "It was great from Griff and it just goes to show the togetherness in the team.
"I came here to score goals and create and as long as I'm doing my job I'm happy."
Next up for Celtic is a Champions League meeting with one of Sinclair's former clubs, Manchester City.
Pep Guardiola's side top the Premier League and have won all 10 of their games since the Spaniard took over, including a 4-0 demolition of Borussia Monchengladbach in their Group C opener, while Celtic were routed 7-0 in Barcelona.
"It's going to be massive," said Sinclair, who moved to City from Swansea in 2012.
"All the players are telling me when the Champions League nights are here it's unbelievable. Celtic Park will be rocking and I'm really looking forward it.
"With the fans behind us, it definitely spurs us on and gives us that little bit of edge."
Sinclair made just two league starts for City, spending time on loan at West Brom and Aston Villa before switching permanently to Villa in 2015.
"I wouldn't say I had a point to prove," said Sinclair. "I'm just enjoying football again. I've got a smile on my face and I'm scoring goals and we're winning games."
The San Francisco Chronicle said Mr Baker died in his sleep at his home in New York on Thursday night.
He initially designed an eight-colour flag in 1978 for the city's gay freedom day, the precursor to the modern pride parade.
A candlelight vigil is planned for Friday evening in San Francisco.
Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black tweeted: "Rainbows weep. Our world is far less colourful without you, my love. Gilbert Baker gave us the rainbow flag to unite us. Unite again."
California State Senator Scott Weiner said Mr Baker's work "helped define the modern LGBT movement".
"Rest in power, Gilbert," he said.
Mr Baker's original flag had eight colours, each representing a different aspect of humanity:
Read more: The rise of the rainbow flag
It would later be reduced to six stripes, removing pink and indigo, and swapping blue for turquoise.
Mr Baker said he wanted to convey the idea of diversity and inclusion, using "something from nature to represent that our sexuality is a human right".
In 2015, New York's Museum of Modern Art acquired the flag for its design collection, calling it a "powerful design milestone".
"I decided that we should have a flag, that a flag fit us as a symbol, that we are a people, a tribe if you will," Mr Baker told the Museum in an interview.
"And flags are about proclaiming power, so it's very appropriate."
A giant rainbow flag flies at the junction of Castro and Market streets in San Francisco, near Harvey Milk Plaza, which is named for America's first openly gay politician.
A candlelit vigil is planned for 19:00 local time (02:00 GMT) beneath the flag.
Officers examined an allegation of "a small number of assaults" at It's The Little Things Children's Day Nursery in Maghull in November 2015.
The Crown Prosecution Service said no further action would be taken following the investigation also involving Sefton Safeguarding Services and Ofsted.
Co-owner Scott McCubbin thanked parents and staff for their support.
He said: "We're pleased to hear the police investigation has concluded and there will be no further action.
"We'd like to thank our staff and parents for their loyalty throughout this difficult time."
The case has been filed pending further information. No arrests were made.
Mr Schlecker is accused of offences relating to the 2012 bankruptcy, and his family allegedly helped him. His shops sold personal hygiene goods and household articles.
"The accusations are unfounded," he objected, via his lawyer in Stuttgart.
He could get up to 10 years in jail.
In Germany about 25,000 Schlecker staff lost their jobs, as did a similar number elsewhere in Europe, after the business filed for bankruptcy.
According to Stuttgart prosecutors, Mr Schlecker knew that bankruptcy was looming and siphoned off more than €20m (£17m; $21m) in assets, which would otherwise have gone to creditors.
He is accused of having made false statements about the company's financial situation.
Mr Schlecker's lawyer argues that his client did not imagine that the business was facing collapse.
The indictment includes the charges that Mr Schlecker spent €1m on a home renovation for his son Lars, a holiday for the children that cost tens of thousands of euros, and €800,000 in gifts for four grandchildren.
Lars and his sister Meike ran a logistics firm, LDG, which allegedly became a conduit for some of the Schlecker company assets.
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James Hartley died aged 79 after a routine hernia operation in October 2014.
His son Richard Hartley says: "The last time I saw my dad was the Sunday before the operation. He'd spent the day in the park with my two daughters.
"They came back full of amusement saying he'd been on the roundabout, and ridden their scooter on the way back. So he was young at heart and enjoying life."
Later that week James went into a privately-run hospital, The Yorkshire Clinic in Bingley. Although he was an NHS patient, he elected to be treated at the private clinic after being referred by his GP for hernia repair surgery.
His son says it seemed a more attractive option.
"My mother had been there some years previously for an operation and had a very positive experience. We thought the standard of care would be probably better than the NHS. We felt because it was a private clinic it would be probably a nicer environment. Why not benefit from a little bit more comfort and luxury?"
The operation was carried out as planned and his son says the family was told that "it couldn't have gone better."
However James suffered from post-operative urine retention and was kept in overnight. While staff were encouraging him to drink fluids he wasn't passing water and 14 hours passed before a catheter was inserted.
Richard says things began to deteriorate: "About five o'clock in the morning my father was found in the corridor in a state of undress, clearly confused."
Shortly after, he suffered a series of seizures and was transferred to Bradford Royal Infirmary where he died from multi-organ failure due to brain injury from water intoxication and sepsis from pneumonia.
At the inquest the coroner said the management of his fluid intake was "haphazard at the very least" and the overloading of fluid "went unnoticed and unmonitored".
Richard believes his father's case raises a serious issue. "There's a big question mark over the hospital's ability to deal with the crisis. Do they have the back up to deal with this type of emergency?
"I think one of the saddest things for the family is he would have celebrated his 80th birthday this February and also my mother and father would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. So he's not been here for those big family landmarks."
Ramsay Healthcare which runs The Yorkshire Clinic describes James Hartley's death as an isolated incident which should not have happened: "We apologise for the shortcomings in the care that was given.
They added: "A number of action plans have been put in place to ensure that this does not happen again."
A recent report by the think-tank, the Centre for Health and Public Interest, estimates that around 6,000 patients a year are admitted to the NHS from private hospitals. Around 2,500 of these transfers are emergencies.
One of the authors of the report, Prof Colin Leys, says most private hospitals are smaller than their NHS counterparts and do not have intensive care beds to treat patients when complications arise. He says staffing levels also differ:
"Typically private hospitals will only have one doctor on site to take care of all post-operative patients. In an NHS hospital there are specialist teams available in every speciality."
He also highlights concerns about the availability of safety and performance data relating to the private sector.
"The system for reporting serious incidents in the private sector is different and is a much less transparent model than in the NHS."
NHS hospitals are required to report serious incidents, including patient injuries and deaths, to the National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), which makes the information publically available on a hospital-by-hospital basis. Safety experts then identify common risks to improve patient safety.
Although private hospitals must report safety incidents to the Care Quality Commission and the regulator Monitor, they aren't required to inform the NRLS.
The NHS Partners Network, which represents independent providers of NHS services, supports the view that private providers should be subject to same reporting requirements as the NHS.
Their clinical director, Dr Howard Freeman, said: "We want complete transparency so we'll continue to push to see NRLS reporting brought in for the independent sector. We're already working with NHS England on this."
In response to questions over whether private hospitals have sufficient emergency capability Dr Freeman said: "In the unlikely circumstance where there is an unexpected complication the independent provider transfers the patient to the nearest specialist hospital to ensure the patient gets the best care for their specific needs.
"NHS hospitals also transfer patients to other NHS trusts where specialist care is available, so that patients receive the highest standard of care possible.
He added: "The overwhelming majority of NHS care delivered by independent sector hospitals is safe, efficient and of excellent quality."
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She said she wasn't going to allow the company to stream her album 1989 as she was unhappy with the three-month free trial offered to subscribers.
During the trial period music makers would not be paid and Taylor said this was "unfair", arguing that Apple had the money to cover the cost. "Three months is a long time to go unpaid, and it is unfair to ask anyone to work for nothing," she said.
In response, Apple now says it will pay artists for music streamed during free trial periods.
Mr Razak made the comments in an opening statement to members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) gathering in Kuala Lumpur.
The OIC is made up of 57 countries with large or majority-Muslim populations.
It is holding the emergency session to discuss what it says is a humanitarian crisis faced by the Myanmar minority.
Approximately 65,000 Rohingyas have fled Myanmar's Rakhine state since Burmese soldiers began intensive counter-terrorism operations there in October.
Describing the situation as "a cause of great and immediate concern", Mr Najib said: "Far too many people have lost their lives in Myanmar. Many have suffered appalling deaths, and those that have lived through the atrocities have witnessed or endured unspeakable cruelty. That in itself is a reason why we cannot keep silent."
The situation also threatens to create "a new home for terrorist groups", he said, as "militant elements could infiltrate and possibly radicalise this oppressed community".
Formerly known as the Organisation of the Islamic Conference, the 57-member organisation is largely made up of majority-Muslim countries.
It was established in 1969 in the wake of an arson attack by an Australian Christian on the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
Its aims include the promotion of co-operation among member states, safeguarding Islamic holy places and working towards eradicating racial discrimination and colonialism.
But despite its size, numerous committees and stated scope, it has limited resources at its own disposal.
After lethal attacks in October on security forces in Maungdaw district in Myanmar (also called Burma), the authorities launched a counter-insurgency operation that critics claim has involved widespread killings, rape and the destruction of Rohingya villages.
The government of Myanmar has denied the accusations and has suggested Rohingya burned their own homes down to attract international attention.
It has also prevented NGOs and international media, including the BBC, from entering the region to investigate the claims. In his speech, Mr Najib called on the Burmese government to allow humanitarian aid in.
The country's leader Aung San Suu Kyi has previously asked for "space" from the international community to deal with the issue.
After a trip to Rakhine state, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan also said he would not describe the violence against the Rohingya as "genocide". But John McKissick, a senior official in the UN's refugee agency, told the BBC in November that Myanmar is seeking the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim minority from its territory.
The estimated one million Muslim Rohingya are seen by many in mainly Buddhist Myanmar as illegal migrants from Bangladesh.
They are denied citizenship by the government despite many having lived there for generations.
Communal violence in Rakhine state in 2012 left scores dead and displaced more than 100,000 people. They face widespread discrimination and mistreatment.
Deirdre Michie, however, has warned the industry will be "extremely challenged" to sustain growth in 2016.
Oil & Gas UK predicts oil and gas production increased by 7% in the past twelve months.
The increase in production follows more than £30bn of investment in the past few years.
Ms Michie said: "Government data for the first ten months of 2015 shows that the total volume of oil and gas produced on the UK continental shelf (UKCS) was up 8.6% compared with 2014, with the production of liquids up 10.6% and gas up 6.1%.
"Output in November and December tends historically to be more stable, but even so, Oil & Gas UK now expects year end production for the full year of 2015 to be seven to eight per cent higher than last year.
"Given the difficulties being faced by the industry this is welcome news.
"In February 2015 we predicted a marginal increase in production for 2015, but the industry-wide focus on improving production efficiency coupled with investments of more than £50bn over the last four years to bring new fields on stream across the last twelve months is paying off and yielding a better result."
Ms Michie predicts that there will be job losses in the industry in 2016, but the UK continental shelf still holds great importance.
She added: "The upturn underlines the industry's commitment to the UKCS - which still holds great promise for the future and is vital for the country's security of supply.
"For example, only last week, oil company Taqa announced first production from the Cladhan field north-east of Shetland, estimated to produce 10,000 barrels of oil a day from the UK's waters."
The singer, from Buckinghamshire, said he was "unbelievably, overwhelmingly grateful" for the honour.
The list was compiled using tips from a panel of 144 DJs, journalists, festival bookers, bloggers and critics.
Last year's winners were pop trio Years and Years, who joined the likes of Adele, Sam Smith and Ellie Goulding.
Hailing from Little Chalfont, Garratt has come a long way since 2005, when he entered the British heats for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and placed eighth - out of eight.
The then-teenager went back to the drawing board, creating a genre-defying twist on pop music, which takes emotive singer-songwriter melodies and treats them with sparse, electronic beats and plummeting basslines.
He got his big break through the BBC's Introducing scheme, which allows aspiring artists to upload their songs for consideration by local and national radio stations, and has seen tracks like Breathe Life and Weathered championed by BBC Radio 1.
Like Ed Sheeran, the 24-year-old performs all his shows as a one man band - singing live while playing guitars, keyboards and drum pads.
Among the people who voted him onto the Sound of 2016 list was Anna Karatziva, head of talent and music for MTV Networks.
"I first saw Jack Garratt perform at the Great Escape in Brighton early last year and was blown away with his performance and his personality," she said.
"We were all mesmerized throughout the entire set and from then I knew he was going to be successful."
The Sound Of... list began in 2003 and has become a useful predictor of commercial success in the music industry.
Years & Years, who topped last year's list, saw both their debut single and album top the charts; ending up as one of the year's best-selling acts.
They said their advice to Garratt was "just enjoy it".
"It's quite nerve-wracking but in a good way," said keyboard player Emre Turkmen. "It's a real opportunity because many more people will have their eyes on you."
"Dear Jack Garratt," added his bandmate Mikey Goldsworthy, "you're going to be really busy."
Garratt, who has also won the Brits Critics' Choice prize, beat Canadian pop star Alessia Cara to top the BBC list; while third place went to leftfield soul singer NAO.
He called the honour "a moment of elevation", but promised to keep his feet on the ground.
"To have this kind of validation from my peers is ultimately one of the highest forms of respect that I can receive," he told the BBC. "But I have worked very, very hard to not let this kind of success get to me."
The musician also praised the "versatility" and "diversity" of the 15 acts on the Sound of 2016 longlist.
He added: "What really excites me is to know that UK music is at the forefront of changing the idea of what a 'genre' is and encouraging exciting music."
At least six students were seriously injured by gunfire, but dozens more were hurt as they tried to escape.
The gunman was accompanied by a suicide bomber, who blew himself up in the car park.
No-one so far has said they were behind the attack but the Islamist militant group Boko Haram has carried out similar raids in the town .
The name Boko Haram, loosely translated from the region's Hausa language, means "Western education is forbidden".
The gunfire at the College of Administrative and Business Studies sparked panic, with students jumping from windows to escape the militants.
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They were injured after jumping out of windows and over walls, the Associated Press news agency quotes a hospital worker as saying.
The police have said that the surviving gunman is in their custody.
The attack in Potiskum comes as Boko Haram is facing renewed pressure, reports the BBC's Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar from the capital, Abuja.
A military operation is continuing in its Sambisa forest stronghold, with senior Nigerian officers say many of the insurgents have been killed and those still alive are on the run.
Despite this, Boko Haram is still able to carry out isolated attacks.
Observers say unless senior members of the group are captured, Boko Haram may be able to regroup and rearm, both within and outside Nigeria's borders.
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The group has become known for its targeting of schools and colleges with its most notorious attack on a school in Chibok in north-eastern Nigeria.
More than 200 girls were kidnapped in the attack in April 2014.
In the past few weeks the Nigerian army has freed hundreds of women and girls who had been held by Boko Haram, but the Chibok hostages have not been among them.
The group has also killed thousands of people, many of them are school and college students.
Deganwy Marina includes berths for 165 vessels, boat stands and yacht cradles as well as a workshop and offices.
The marina, which was developed in 2004, is currently operated by Quay Marinas Limited.
Rod Perons, of joint agents Cooke & Arkwright, said the development provided an "exclusive atmosphere" for sailing enthusiasts.
The Crown Estate is owned by the Queen, but its land and assets are managed by an independent board.
This week it announced its annual income, returning £328.8m to HM Treasury, up 8.1% on 2015-16.
Police said four men slashed the man and his Staffordshire bull terrier with a "bladed weapon" at the property in Redford Close, off Marsden Road.
The man, 26, is in a serious but not life-threatening condition and the dog is recovering at a local veterinary surgery.
Detectives said they were unsure what the motive for the attack was.
Det Insp Mark O'Brien, of Eastbourne CID, said, "Four men in dark clothing forced their way into the house and slashed at the man with some sort of sharp instrument.
"It is possible that people in the vicinity may have seen or heard signs of a disturbance or noticed suspicious vehicles or people."
He appealed for anyone with information about the attack, which happened at about 22:00 BST on Thursday, to contact police.
The north-west team won just four of their league matches this season and finished bottom of the standings with 21 points from 38 games.
"Following a meeting on 27 April, the committee has decided to relieve Paul Kee of his duties as team manager," the club said in a statement.
The 48-year-old was in his second spell with the Riverside Stadium club.
The former Coleraine and Crusaders midfielder returned to Institute in 2011 following a first stint in charge from 1999 to 2002.
"It is with much regret that we come to this decision and we would like to thank Paul for his efforts and wish him all the best in the future," added the club.
It was a brief stay in the top-flight for Institute after their promotion as Championship winners in 2014.
Kee has also managed Carlisle and Limavady United, and he worked for the Irish FA as a county performance coach and Northern Ireland U17 manager.
The video blogger had reportedly been reprimanded for the use of foul language by the media authority.
It comes as China tries to clean up the Chinese internet, with measures from stricter censorship to urging users to behave better online.
President Xi Jinping this week called for a "clean and righteous" cyberspace.
The 29-year-old, whose real name is Jiang Yilei, is a hugely popular internet comedian and video blogger.
She won fame through her humorous short videos, usually of herself talking in rapid-fire Mandarin, making light of topics ranging from dating woes to regional Chinese accents.
The videos on her Youku channel have had about 100 million views, while on microblogging network Sina Weibo she commands a following of at least 11 million people.
She is so big that she is believed to be the first in China to receive funding from private investors, to the tune of nearly $2m.
But she is not known for delving into sociopolitical issues or other sensitive topics that usually invite scrutiny from authorities.
On Monday, the Chinese Communist Party's mouthpiece People's Daily published a short report quoting media authorities as saying she had been "disciplined and corrected" for using foul language.
It is not clear to what extent she had used swear words in her transmissions.
The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television said it had taken offline the relevant clips to "get rid of the vulgar and coarse content", and that it could be made available online again only when it adhered to content regulations.
A check on Papi Jiang's Youku channel on Wednesday found only five videos displayed, none of which worked. In comparison, her Youtube channel features scores of clips.
On Monday evening, Papi Jiang issued a short statement on her Weibo page where she thanked fans for support and hinted at being disciplined.
"As a self-made media figure, I will also be more careful of my words and image, resolutely responding to requests for corrections in internet clips, and broadcast positive energy for everyone," she said.
Fans have flooded her Weibo and Youku pages with supportive comments while cursing or criticising the authorities.
"Not everyone may like Papi Jiang, but definitely everyone hates the state administration," said one Weibo user.
A commenter on Youku criticised officials for having "the kind of weak regulatory attitude where it's afraid of just a little bit of vulgar language".
Chinese authorities have recently stepped up efforts for what it calls a more "beautiful" internet, in what critics say is a greater push for censorship.
It has urged users to behave better online, such as not spreading unverified internet rumours and acting with greater civility, while at the same time increasing curbs on expression such as the deletion of critical internet comments and online media articles.
Authorities have conducted crackdowns - an online letter calling for President Xi Jinping's resignation resulted in at least 20 people detained.
On Tuesday state news agency Xinhua reported that Mr Xi had told an internet security symposium that China needed to improve the management of cyberspace "and work to ensure high quality content, with positive voices creating a healthy, positive culture that is a force for good".
"He required that cyberspace be imbued with positive energy and resonated to mainstream ideology, in the hope of creating a clean and righteous environment," the report added.
Howley is in charge as Warren Gatland has temporarily stepped aside to coach the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand next summer.
Wales lost 32-8 to Australia before close wins over Argentina and Japan and a comfortable win over South Africa.
"I thought he handled it well in camp, he didn't put it back on us," said Exeter Chiefs forward Francis.
"He got us ready to win three on the bounce after that (loss to Australia), the most successful autumn ever for Wales and people forget that."
Francis started in the wins over Argentina and South Africa, having been a replacement in the loss to the Wallabies.
"In Wales it's quite a closed environment and after the first game they found it easy to jump on him," Francis told BBC Sport.
"He was the man to target, he was the change and they took that to him."
Francis also says he is relieved that 'Gatland's Law' does not apply to him.
The rule, which governs how many non-Wales based players can be picked for the national side, does not cover Francis as he was born in England and came up through the English system, playing for Doncaster and London Scottish in the Championship before moving to Exeter in 2014.
"At the minute I don't have to worry about that, I can just concentrate on trying to play well here and hopefully that reflects in getting picked there," said Francis.
"It's fantastic and means I can concentrate on my game here. I just need game time now, I've got to train as hard as I can and hope that (Exeter coach) Rob Baxter gives me my chance."
After a run of plenary sittings that have been rather light on lawmaking, a number of relatively inconspicuous measures await plenary approval.
The latest part of the Commission's "comprehensive" approach to solving the migration crisis will be unveiled on Tuesday, when MEPs will debate new measures to wrestle with the root causes of economic migration from Africa.
They will vote on whether to give the green light to an inquiry committee into the Panama Papers leaks, and review the state of the EU's main investment plan.
And on Wednesday they will hear a first-ever speech from a Bulgarian President, when Rosen Plevneliev comes to town.
Here are the main events in the week ahead...
The day's short sitting will kick off with a debate on the EU's role at a UN meeting this week on research into HIV/Aids.
This will be followed by a debate on how the EU co-ordinates its sustainable development policies.
After this, MEPs will discuss safety provisions in the construction of the Ostrovets nuclear power plant in Belarus.
The plant, which is being built near to the border of EU member Lithuania, is due to enter the first stage of operation this year and become fully operational in 2018.
The European Commission has played an observer role in the construction, to ensure that the plant complies with nuclear safety standards.
A group of MEPs want to ask the Commission how it hopes to make sure the plant undergoes proper stress tests before it becomes operational.
As has become the norm for recent plenary sessions, the sitting will end with short debates on six non-binding "own initiative" motions.
This week's batch include suggestions for EU action to clamp down on unfair trading practices in the food industry and promote the use of new farming technologies.
The morning begins with a debate on an anti-tax avoidance directive announced by the Commission in January.
After this, they will debate legislation that would delay implementation of new EU trading rules for the financial sector by one year.
The rules, known as 'MiFID II', were supposed to come into force in January next year - but EU and national regulators have said their IT systems are not ready to cope with the change.
The European Commission proposed the extension in February. It has already been approved by MEPs on the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee and will be put to a final vote at lunchtime.
In the afternoon, the Commission will formally announce new proposals to tackle the "root causes" of migration to Europe from Africa.
The measures will likely call for EU funds to be used to boost private investment in African countries, in return for greater co-operation over migrant returns.
It remains to be seen whether the final proposal includes any of the more radical proposals suggested by Italy in a policy document in April.
The Commission will also be presenting a proposed revision to the blue card scheme for highly-skilled migrants from outside the EU.
The scheme allows people to apply for a pan-EU work permit - although it does not apply in the UK, Denmark or Ireland.
In the evening, MEPs will debate a co-operation agreement that the EU initially signed with the Philippines in July 2012.
The agreement contains a number of provisions to strengthen economic ties, as well as boosting co-operation over counter-terrorism, energy and organised crime.
They will vote on whether to ratify the agreement at lunchtime on Wednesday.
MEPs will also discuss what involvement EU states had in facilitating alleged human rights abuses by the CIA.
The allegations relate to interrogation techniques used by US security services between 2001 and 2006 at "secret prisons" situated in a number of EU states.
The alleged complicity of EU states in the CIA rendition programme has been the subject of several resolutions from MEPs, and an inquiry from the Civil Liberties Committee.
Investment Commissioner Jyrki Katainen is expected to join MEPs in the morning to debate a mid-term review of the EU's flagship investment plan.
The scheme - which was launched by Jean-Claude Juncker shortly after the present Commission team took office - aims to boost private investment in Europe's economy after the financial crisis.
MEPs will also debate whether to sign off on EU proposals to lend €500m to Tunisia to supplement medium-term loans from the IMF.
The country's economy has struggled since the Arab Spring in 2011, as well as following terror attacks which have hit its tourist industry.
At midday local time (11.00 BST) Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev will make his first speech to the Parliament, before the day's voting gets underway.
At the top of the voting list is a final confirmation vote on a proposal to set up an inquiry committee into the Panama Papers scandal.
The afternoon sitting will begin with a debate on new rules which would mean EU citizens would not have to get authenticated copies made of certain public documents - including birth certificates - when they move to another EU state.
The requirement to get official documents authenticated can incur large fees, particularly if the documents need to be translated.
After a debate on ways to improve the sharing of information between EU security authorities, MEPs will discuss the recent approval of a controversial bill in Turkey that will strip MPs of their immunity from prosecution.
The move has been seen as a first step to removing pro-Kurdish MPs from the Parliament - and another sign of increasing authoritarianism from the ruling AK party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The evening will also see a debate on EU action against Chinese steel that is "dumped" - sold at a loss - on the European market.
Some MEPs have accused national governments - including the UK - of blocking changes proposed by the European Commission in 2013 to improve the EU's trade defence instruments.
The final day of the week's session will begin with a debate on how the EU could protect Europe's rail supply industry from unfair competition from overseas.
The sector covers the manufacture of infrastructure such as rail lines, train carriages and signals.
MEPs on the Industry Committee will ask the Commission how it can promote investment and research to improve the competitiveness of the industry in Europe.
They will also ask for an initial assessment of how the sector would be affected if China gains market economy status at the World Trading Organisation (WTO) later this year.
Then follows the traditional final-day debates on human rights motions - which this week will focus on Cambodia, Tajikistan and Vietnam.
After the voting session, the sitting will end with a debate on whether the Commission has done enough to keep MEPs informed of negotiations on various international agreements.
Please note: This agenda is subject to modification at the opening of the session on Monday afternoon.
A guide to how the European Parliament's plenary sessions can be found here.
Adam Watt, 38, was stabbed in Evans Wharf, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, in January.
Three people are on trial at St Albans Crown Court accused of his murder.
Nicholas Grant, 18, of Sunnyhill Road in Hemel, Joseph Zulu, 23, of no fixed address and Jacqueline Brewin, 47, of Sacombe Road, Hemel, all deny murder.
Opening the case on Tuesday, prosecutor Rosina Cottage QC said Mr Watts was a troubled man who proved "unable to rid himself of drink and drug dependency".
Ms Cottage told the jury Mr Zulu had called Mr Grant saying either Mr Watt had stolen money or run off with drugs without paying.
The pair were picked up by Ms Brewin in a Vauxhall Meriva and dropped off close to Mr Watt's home.
The two men confronted him outside his property, where he was stabbed with "severe force" in his upper chest, Ms Cottage said.
"We say they were all part of a joint enterprise," she said, "sharing an intention to kill or seriously injure Adam Watt. Each is equally responsible."
The court was told Mr Grant and Mr Zulu blamed each other for the fatal stabbing.
The case continues.
The former Manchester United reserve was a Roberto di Matteo signing this summer when he arrived from Italian second-tier side Hellas Verona for £4m.
"It came out of the blue last night," Villa boss Steve Bruce told BBC WM.
"We agreed a deal and it was done in a couple of hours and he's now gone off to Atalanta."
Gollini, 21, initially kept his place when Bruce succeeded di Matteo as Villa boss in October. But, after letting in 19 goals in his 20 Championship games, he was dropped following the 1-0 defeat at Norwich on 13 December.
Mark Bunn then took over between the sticks for four games prior to the arrival of on-loan United keeper Sam Johnstone, who made his debut in Saturday's 2-0 FA Cup third-round exit at Tottenham.
Bruce added: "It's fair to say that once I'd left him out and I'd brought in another keeper, what was the next step for Pier?
"It was a little bit too early at this stage of his career to come to Villa. He still needs to learn his trade. It's a good thing he's out there playing again. Ideally it would have been in this country, but we still own him and we'll keep monitoring his progress."
Atalanta are sixth in Serie A, 10 points behind leaders Juventus.
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circa 1100 BC - Phoenicians settle the north African coast. The city of Carthage, near the site of present-day Tunis, becomes a naval power.
146 BC - Carthage falls to the Romans.
439 AD - Vandals invade; Roman buildings and artefacts are destroyed.
600s - Arabs conquer the territory of present-day Tunisia.
909 - Berbers wrest the region from the Arabs.
1600s - Tunisia becomes part of the Turkish Ottoman empire, but has a high degree of autonomy.
1800s - French and Turkish designs on Tunisia force it to tread a careful path.
1881 - French troops occupy Tunis. France controls economic and foreign affairs; Tunisia is a French protectorate from 1883.
1934 - Habib Bourguiba founds the pro-independence Neo-Dustour Party
1942 - World War II: German troops arrive to resist allied forces in Algeria. Allied forces drive German, Italian troops out in 1943.
1956 20 March - Tunisia becomes independent with Bourguiba as prime minister.
1957 - The monarchy is abolished and Tunisia becomes a republic.
1961 - Tunisia says French forces must leave their base in Bizerte. Fighting breaks out. France pulls out of Bizerte in 1963, after long-running talks.
1981 - First multi-party parliamentary elections since independence. President Bourguiba's party wins by a landslide.
1985 - Israel raids Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) HQ in Tunis; 60 people are killed. The raid is in response to the killing by the PLO of three Israeli tourists in Cyprus.
1987 - Bloodless palace coup: Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has President Bourguiba declared mentally unfit to rule and takes power himself.
1989 - Ben Ali wins presidential elections. He goes on to be re-elected four more times, the last time in 2009.
1999 - First multi-party presidential elections; Ben Ali wins a third term.
2002 April - 19 people - 11 of them German tourists - are killed in a bomb explosion at a synagogue in the resort of Djerba; Al-Qaeda claims responsibility.
2002 May - President Ben Ali wins a referendum on constitutional changes, paving the way for his fourth term.
2002 September - Jailed leader of Communist Workers' Party, Hamma Hammami, is freed on health grounds. He had been accused of being in an illegal organisation and of inciting rebellion.
2004 October - President Ben Ali wins a fourth term with 94% of the vote.
2005 July - Parliament introduces an upper house - the Chamber of Councillors - which is dominated by the ruling party.
2005 November - Tunisia hosts a UN conference on the global information society. Authorities deny that police have harassed journalists and other delegates.
2006 - October - Authorities launch a campaign against the Islamic headscarves worn by some women.
Tunisia moves to close its embassy in Qatar in protest at alleged bias by the Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel. The channel broadcast remarks by veteran Tunisian dissident Moncef Marzouki in which he called for peaceful resistance to the Tunisian government.
2006 December - The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), the main opposition party, elects a woman as leader - a first for Tunisia. She is May Eljeribi.
2007 January - Islamist militants and security forces clash in Tunis. Twelve people are killed. Interior Minister Rafik Belhadj Kacem says the Salafist militants had come from Algeria.
2009 February - French court sentences German convert to Islam to 18 years over attack on Djerba synagogue in 2002. Walid Nouar, brother of suicide bomber, got 12 years for his part in al-Qaeda attack.
2009 July - Police charge nine men, including two air-force officers, with plotting to kill US servicemen during joint military exercises.
2010 December - Protests break out over unemployment and political restrictions, and spread nationwide.
2011 January - President Ben Ali goes into exile amid continuing protests.
2011 February - Prime Minister Ghannouchi resigns, responding to demands by demonstrators calling for a clean break with the past.
2011 May - Curfew imposed amid fresh street protests.
2011 October - Parliamentary elections. Ennahda Islamist party wins, but falls short of an outright majority.
2011 December - Human rights activist Moncef Marzouki elected president by constituent assembly, Ennahda leader Hamadi Jebali sworn in as prime minister.
2012 May - Hundreds of Salafi Islamic extremists clash with security forces and attack a police station in Jendouba in a dispute over Salafi attacks on alcohol sellers.
2012 June - The government imposes an overnight curfew in eight areas following riots by Islamists against an art exhibition. One man died after being shot in the head.
2012 August - Thousands protest in Tunis against moves by Islamist-led government to reduce women's rights. Draft constitution refers to women as "complementary to men", whereas 1956 constitution granted women full equality with men.
2013 February - Prime Minister Jebali resigns after Ennahda party rejects his proposals to form a government of technocrats after the killing of an opposition anti-Islamist leader. Ennahda rejects opposition allegations that it was behind the killing of Chokri Belaid, whose death prompted violent protests.
2013 May - At least one person is killed in clashes between police and Salafi Islamists of the Ansar al-Sharia group in the Tunis suburb of Ettadhamen, where it was holding a meeting. Police also clashed with protesters in the city of Kairouan, where the government had banned an earlier Ansar al-Sharia meeting on security grounds.
2013 July - Assassination of opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi prompts mass demonstrations, a general strike and calls for the government to resign.
2013 December - After months of wrangling, Ennahda and mainly secular opposition agree on appointment of Mehdi Jomaa as head of interim government.
2014 January - Parliament passes the country's first constitution since President Ben Ali was ousted in 2011.
Prime minister-designate Mehdi Jomaa forms cabinet of independents and technocrats, to govern until new elections.
2014 February - The government says the suspected assassin of opposition politician Chokri Belaid has been killed in an anti-terrorist operation.
2014 March - President Marzouki lifts state of emergency imposed in 2011 during ouster of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.
2014 October - Nidaa Tounes, which unites secularists, trade unionists, liberals and some players from the Ben Ali era, wins largest bloc of seats in parliamentary election, overtaking the Islamist Ennahda.
2014 December - Nidaa Tounes candidate Beji Caid Essebsi becomes president after decisively beating outgoing president Moncef Marzouki in run-off elections.
2015 March - Islamic State extremist group claims responsibility for an attack by three gunmen on the Bardo Museum in Tunis, in which 21 people, mainly foreign tourists, were killed.
2015 June - Islamic State gunman kills 38 people, mainly tourists, on beach at resort of Sousse, in Tunisia's worst terror attack. Government announces closure of extremist mosques.
2015 October - National Dialogue Quartet receives Nobel Peace Prize for helping transition to democracy. Made up of General Labour Union, Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts, Human Rights League, and Order of Lawyers.
Mr Assad also criticised the US-led coalition and its air strikes in Syria and Iraq as counter-productive, saying that terrorism had only spread.
Meanwhile, Russia has carried out more air strikes in Syria it says targeted so-called Islamic State (IS) positions.
Syrian activists say the raids appear to have focused on other rebel groups.
In an interview with Iranian state television, reported by the Syrian presidency Twitter feed, President Assad said Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq were united in battling terrorism and would achieve "practical results", unlike the US-led coalition.
Mr Assad's international opponents say a negotiated solution to Syria's four-year-old civil war must involve the president stepping down, although some Western nations now say he could remain during a transitional period.
But Mr Assad insisted: "Discussion about the political system or officials in Syria is an internal Syrian affair."
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Russia's defence ministry said on Sunday that its aircraft had bombed 10 IS targets in Syria over the past 24 hours - including command posts, a training camp, ammunition stores and a workshop making explosive devices including suicide belts.
It said its air campaign, which began on Wednesday, was being expanded.
"As a result of our air strikes on Isil [IS] targets, we have managed to disrupt their control system, the terrorist organisation's supply lines, and also caused significant damage to the infrastructure used to prepare acts of terror," the ministry added.
Syrian activists said Russian strikes in central Homs province had killed at least two children and a shepherd, and wounded a further 15 people.
The Syrian authorities have reportedly detained a prominent opposition figure, days after he criticised the Russian air strikes.
Munzer Khaddam, spokesman for the National Co-ordination Committee for Democratic Change, was held at a checkpoint near the capital Damascus, an official from his group told AFP news agency.
Turkey and Britain have condemned Russia's military intervention in support of President Assad.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan described it as a grave mistake that would further isolate Moscow.
In London, Prime Minister David Cameron said Russia's actions would lead to further radicalisation and terrorism.
"Tragically, what has happened is that most of the Russian air strikes, as far as we have been able to see so far, have been in parts of Syria not controlled by Isil (IS) but controlled by other opponents to the regime.
"So what is happening is that they are backing the butcher Assad, which is a terrible mistake for them and for the world; it's going to make the region more unstable, it will lead to further radicalisation and increased terrorism.
"And I would say to them: change direction, join us in attacking Isil but recognise that if we want to have a secure region, we need an alternative leader to Assad. He can't unite the Syrian people."
The US-led coalition carried out 16 air strikes against IS militants, weapons and buildings in Syria and Iraq on Saturday, according to a US military statement.
Why is there a war in Syria?
Anti-government protests developed into a civil war that four years on has ground to a stalemate, with the Assad government, Islamic State, an array of Syrian rebels and Kurdish fighters all holding territory.
Who is fighting whom?
Government forces concentrated in Damascus and the centre and west of Syria are fighting the jihadists of Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra, as well as less numerous so-called "moderate" rebel groups, who are strongest in the north and east. These groups are also battling each other.
What's the human cost?
More than 250,000 Syrians have been killed and a million injured. Some 11 million others have been forced from their homes, of whom four million have fled abroad - including growing numbers who are making the dangerous journey to Europe.
How has the world reacted?
Iran, Russia and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement are propping up the Alawite-led Assad government, while Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar back the more moderate Sunni-dominated opposition, along with the US, UK and France. Hezbollah and Iran are believed to have troops and officers on the ground, while a Western-led coalition and Russia are carrying out air strikes.
Bradley Hooper, 16, from Farnham in Surrey, died after another biker hit him as he was picking up his bike at Down Farm in May 2014.
Coroner Grahame Short returned a verdict of accidental death but was critical of the way the track was run.
The inquest heard there was a "lack of" warning flags during the practice run at Headbourne Worthy, near Winchester.
Henry Siddiqui came over a jump at speed as Bradley was picking up his bike after a crash.
Mr Siddiqui, who was aged 15 at the time of the accident, thanked the Hooper family "for being really supportive and understanding".
"I knew deep down it wasn't my fault but I am glad it has been put on paper that it wasn't my fault," he said.
The yellow flag that would have warned other riders that Bradley was on the track was not waved in time.
Returning his verdict at Winchester Coroner's Court, Mr Short was critical of the way marshals were deployed and said he would be making recommendations to several organisations.
"It was unreasonable to put a 16-year-old [marshal] with so little previous experience in that position after having had less than 15 minutes briefing as to what is expected of a marshal," he said.
The Farnham Heath End School pupil had taken part in moto-cross since he was six years old.
On the day of his death, Bradley was one of 200 people taking part in a practice session at the course.
A statement from the Hooper family, read out by his uncle Kevin Duffell, said: "He was sadly taken from us at such a young age doing a sport he loved the most, moto-cross.
"He always had an infectious smile on his face and was hugely talented and lived life to the full.
"He was the sunshine in my life and now he is my angel."
The inquest heard the Crown Prosecution Service did not pursue any prosecutions due to insufficient evidence.
The 36-year-old former Leeds, Manchester United, Newcastle and MK Dons midfielder took over after John Sheridan was sacked on Monday.
Smith told BBC Radio Nottingham: "I couldn't tell you how long this will happen, but I am caretaker manager and I believe it will just be for Saturday.
"I believe someone will come in and they will be an experienced manager."
The Magpies, who face Morecambe on Saturday, are on a nine-game losing streak in League Two and are only one place and one point clear of the relegation zone.
"I will enjoy it (being in charge), although I won't enjoy it if we get beat," continued Smith.
"I'm not going to play, I'm going to watch and try to help the lads as much as possible.
"The main thing is to build confidence and install some belief we can get a result, as there's no reason why we can't.
"It has been tinged with disappointment obviously, losing someone I respect a lot in John.
"The strange thing about it is being in this situation, he's (Sheridan) the one person you'd probably turn to."
The health minister said the NI Ambulance Service was still completing the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service business case.
Michelle O'Neill said that once this had been approved, building the helipad could take nine months.
NI is the only UK region without a helicopter emergency medical service.
Northern Ireland's new air ambulance service is expected to be closely based on the Welsh model.
The Welsh model has three helicopters and has been operating for 15 years. It is run by a charity but staffed by the NHS.
Following the death of a 35-year-old known as the "flying doctor" of Irish motorcycle sport, plans were announced last year to set up a charity to support Dr John Hinds' vision of a Northern Ireland air ambulance.
The motorcycle medic died as a result of a motorcycle crash in July 2015, while providing medical cover at a road racing meeting in County Dublin.
Just weeks before his death, Dr Hinds told the BBC that an air ambulance service was essential and would be "a game-changer in terms of trauma provision".
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Both horses fractured legs on the Aintree course and were later put down.
The RSPCA described the deaths as "totally unacceptable" and called for "an urgent examination" of the race.
"There is no doubt this is a black day for the Grand National and for horse racing. Nobody should under-estimate it - this is very serious for everyone in the racing industry. A big dark cloud hangs over the Grand National. Its future is in a certain amount of doubt."
Professor Tim Morris from the British Horseracing Authority said: "The BHA takes its responsibility of looking after the welfare of horse and rider very seriously."
He added: "We are very sad about the fatal injuries suffered by Synchronised and According to Pete in the Grand National."
Synchronised,the nine-year-old gelding trained by Jonjo O'Neill, was bidding to become the first horse for 78 years to seal a Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National double in the same season.
But he looked in a nervous mood before the race, getting loose and unseating champion jockey AP McCoy on the way to the start.
Aintree officials said he was thoroughly checked by a racecourse vet and, after being cleared to compete, fell at the notorious Becher's Brook, unseating McCoy in the process, before continuing until the 11th fence, where he suffered the fracture.
According to Pete suffered a fractured leg when he was brought down after jumping the 22nd fence [Becher's Brook second time round], when On His Own fell in front of him.
There have now been consecutive Grand Nationals with two fatalities, following the deaths of Dooney's Gate and Ornais last year, after which new safety measures were introduced.
This year's race, which was won by Neptune Collonges, saw just 15 of the 40-horse field reach the finishing post.
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Chief executive of the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Gavin Grant said: "The death of two horses at the Grand National, bringing the total to three at the Aintree meeting, is totally unacceptable.
"In its current format, the risks to horses are not appropriate and we want an urgent examination of the Grand National, including a number of fences such as Becher's Brook where horses are continuing to die despite safety improvements."
Morris, who is director of equine science and welfare for the BHA, added: "In both cases the horse incurred a fracture to the leg and the humane option was to put the injured horses down.
"We will examine closely the circumstances which led to both incidents.
"The key data from these accidents will be collated, as is the BHA's policy in the event of any serious equine injury.
BBC pundit Mick Fitzgerald, who won the 1996 Grand National on Rough Quest, said Synchronised should have stayed in the race, despite unseating his rider beforehand.
"Synchronised cantered and sauntered down on an approach of no more than 400m - more than he would have done anyway. He was examined by two vets and he had his heart monitored.
"AP got back on board and he was happy and even allowed him to look at the first fence again. [Owner] JP McManus looked at him and was happy. They would not even have attempted it if they didn't think the horse was 100%."
"Each year the BHA and Aintree review all incidents which occur during the Grand National meeting and consider what measures can be taken to address the risk of a repeat in the future.
"We consult and work with recognised welfare organisations such as the RSPCA, SSPCA and World Horse Welfare."
Managing director at Aintree Julian Thick said: "We are desperately sad at these two accidents and our sympathies are with the connections of both horses.
"Horseracing is a sport that is very carefully regulated and monitored by the British Horseracing Authority, but risk can never be completely removed.
"Since last year's race we have made further significant changes to the course and there have been four races run over the course without serious incident since then.
"After today, we will, as always, be looking at all aspects of this year's race to see how we can improve safety further."
Two other injured horses, Killyglen and Weird Al, were reported to be recovering after receiving treatment.
It is the best day to see your MP, as they are nearly all in the building. Queues to get into Parliament start forming early in the morning. The protests in Parliament Square seem noisier and more colourful than normal.
Things start to wind down after the main event but there is still a festive atmosphere in nearby pubs, as people from all parts of the UK - down in London for the day to lobby their MPs - swap stories and buy drinks.
Now the wide roads leading in all directions to the Houses of Parliament are silent and empty, blocked off by police tape, following a deadly terror attack. The police cordon covers an area of a few square miles and keeps being extended.
"You are now in the de facto press pen," shouts a police officer as we are moved back further down a side road behind a more distant line of tape. "I have to make this road sterile."
The incessant clattering of helicopters overhead and the occasional police siren have replaced the roar of traffic.
Foreign TV crews mill about at the police cordons, their mobile phones clamped to their ears as they explain to their editors why they can't get near the scene.
A few locals chat to the reporters. The mood is calm and almost resigned.
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"It was a matter of time I suppose," says one man. "I'm old enough to remember the IRA days. I remember them saying 'we only have to get lucky once'."
Father Giles Orton, a Church of England curate from Derbyshire, in London to shop for "ecclesiastical supplies", says he is "just shocked and saddened".
But he adds, we "should be grateful" that it had not been worse.
Constantine, a 23-year-old student, says he was near Trafalgar Square when news of the attack broke.
"I saw the police start shutting everything off. I heard a lot of people talking. I have a cousin who works in Parliament and I live in Soho and I am a little worried about safety. Particularly LGBT safety which I am heavily involved with."
"I heard one man say 'this is why we need Donald Trump' which annoyed me," he adds.
Some MPs were earlier evacuated from the Palace of Westminster to nearby New Scotland Yard and Westminster Abbey, while others had to remain in the Commons chamber.
Pupils from Westminster School, next door to the Abbey, were in high spirits after being sent home early.
Some of them wondered aloud why the school wasn't put on lock down like most of the other buildings in the area, including both House of Parliament and St Thomas's hospital on the other side of the Thames.
A man from Merseyside, visiting his daughter, who is a teacher at the school, said he was in the National Gallery when she texted him about the attack.
"It happens in any big city now," he says, "and any small city. I am not really surprised."
On Birdcage Walk, at the rear of Downing Street, civil servants were streaming out of imposing government offices after being sent home early; heads down, chatting to colleagues, refusing to chat to the media.
They trooped off towards Trafalgar Square in search of an alternative route home since Westminster Underground station was closed, melting into the crowds at Charing Cross and Embankment.
Beyond the police cordons and the TV crews it felt like any other day.
Speaking on Monday's opening night, he said being able to assemble the cast quickly allowed him to bring his plans forward for the London production.
The show is based on the hit 2003 film starring Jack Black.
It tells the story of a wannabe rock star who poses as a teacher and forms a band with his students.
"We were originally going to open next April, because I thought that we would find [the casting] much more difficult than we did," Lord Lloyd-Webber told the BBC.
"I think we could have cast the show over again."
School of Rock had its world premiere on Broadway almost a year ago, earning four nominations at this year's Tony Awards.
Because of UK child labour laws, the West End production at the New London Theatre features three teams of 13 young musicians and singers - 39 in total. All of them perform live.
David Fynn, who plays the lead role of guitarist Dewey Finn, said the constant rotation of the young cast kept him on his toes.
"Each new team come in with such energy it gives me nowhere to hide. I have to match that. It also gives me a really good excuse to be childish all the time."
Fynn stars alongside Florence Andrews as school head Rosalie Mullins, with Oliver Jackson playing Finn's ex-band mate Ned Schneebly and Preeya Kalidas as Ned's girlfriend Patty Di Marco.
The musical features 12 new songs by Lord Lloyd-Webber, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and stage dialogue by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.
"It takes me right back to my days with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat nearly 50 years ago," Lord Lloyd-Webber said.
"That started in a school and it's all about the empowering force of music and how it can transform everybody's lives."
Reviews have been overwhelmingly positive, with the Daily Telegraph's Dominic Cavendish saying in a five-star review it was "the most enjoyable few hours money can buy".
The Guardian's Michael Billington called it "Lloyd Webber's most exuberant show in years".
Mark Shenton's review in The Stage said that Lloyd Webber had gone "back to his rock roots" and produced "his freshest musical in years".
The child cast "all deserve to be showered with gold stars", added The Independent's Paul Taylor.
Oscar Francisco, 12, who plays geeky keyboard player Lawrence, said it had been exciting perform after months of rehearsals.
"It was good going on stage for the first proper night and having the crowds to react when you play your solos," he told the BBC.
How did he manage combining his two or three performances with his school work?
"It's difficult and tiring," he said. "It involves a lot of sleep!"
School of Rock is currently booking at the New London Theatre until 12 February.
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Justice Minister Eduardo Cardozo said they were looking at possible tax evasion and money laundering within Brazil.
Costa Rica has opened an enquiry into US accusations against Eduardo Li, head of Costa Rica's football association.
In Argentina, a judge has issued warrants for three local businessmen wanted by the US.
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff said football in her country "will only benefit" from the US corruption investigation of Fifa and other top officials of the sport.
In the meantime, the Brazilian Football Confederation has removed the name of Jose Maria Marin from the facade of its Rio de Janeiro headquarters after the former president was arrested in Switzerland on corruption charges.
A Congressional enquiry into corruption in the CBF may also be on the agenda.
On Wednesday, the Brazilian senator and former football player Romario made a formal application for an enquiry to be opened.
Mr Marin, who faces extradition to the US, was head of the CBF from 2012 to April 2015 and headed the local committee for the organisation of the 2014 World Cup.
Up to his arrest, he was part of a Fifa committee organizing the Olympic football tournaments.
In Costa Rica, prosecutors have opened an investigation into the president of the country's football federation, Eduardo Li, who was also detained on Wednesday.
The arrest of Mr Li was met with surprise in Costa Rica. He had become a national hero after the national team's unexpected run to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil in 2014.
A spokesman for Costa Rica's public prosecutor said: "The investigation opened today aims to determine whether the hypothesis of the US Department of Justice probe related to a case of money laundering and corruption involving Eduardo Li can be corroborated."
Costa Rica's tax office said it had also opened an investigation into Mr Li's various business interests in the country.
In Argentina, the football association - AFA - issued a statement in support of the US led investigation into Fifa.
"The Argentine Football Association states that it supports and joins the investigations on Fifa and Conmebol representatives and members, sharing the football world's concerns as regard transparency in our beloved sport."
A judge issued arrest warrants for three businessmen accused of conspiring to win and keep lucrative media rights contracts from regional football federations in return for millions of dollars in bribes.
The warrants were issued a day after the US Justice Department had requested them.
The head of the Argentine Cabinet, Anibal Fernandez, said the country's tax authority would pursue any money owed it and that bribery should be investigated in Argentina "no matter the cost".
Company owners in Monmouthshire said some are facing increases in excess of 130%.
They have told BBC Wales it is another "nail in the coffin" for many rural high streets.
The Welsh Government said it would be providing £200m worth of business rate relief next year.
Business rates all over Wales and England have been re-calculated, with the tariffs based primarily on how much a property would cost to rent.
It was last calculated in 2010 based on 2008 prices. The new rate is based on 2015 prices and will come into force next April.
The smallest businesses will not have to pay any business rates.
UK government figures also show that rates, on average, are set to drop in Welsh cities.
But figures from the Valuation Office Agency show rates are on the rise in more rural areas.
Monmouth rare tea importer David Tovey said his business rates are set to rise by more than 60%.
"That extra £2,500 is probably going to mean either I'm not going to be putting food on the table, or I'm going to have to consider selling the business and at the moment that is more likely," he said.
Philip Ramsden, the proprietor of the Gatehouse Pub in Monmouth, said he was facing a rise of nearly 140% - an extra £15,000.
"I was enraged, because I was expecting some form of increases, but when I saw the actual increase in ours - that is non-viable," he said.
"We would seriously have to look at overheads and the only overhead is staff."
David Cummings, who chairs the Monmouth Chamber of Trade, said he believed the Welsh Government should have done more to highlight the potential consequences of the rate re-valuation.
"The Welsh Government has been remiss in the way it's provided information to business organisations," he claimed.
"The results of the Valuation Office exercise came out on the 30 September, and I've had no communication from the Welsh Government since then. I believe they should have had somebody monitoring the results and identifying any problem areas".
The Welsh Government has insisted it is acting to help businesses - especially smaller firms.
"Our Small Business Rates Relief scheme will save small businesses in Wales from having to pay £100m in tax in 2017-18 and a new permanent scheme will be introduced from 2018 onwards," a government official said.
"We also know business rates can represent a higher proportion of costs for smaller businesses - that's why we decided to act and announced a £10m transitional relief scheme, which will be available from 1 April 2017 when revaluation comes into effect."
The government said this cash was in addition to the £100m rate relief scheme.
A consultation on business rates in Wales is set to end on Friday.
"All organisations representing businesses have had an opportunity to comment on the scheme through our consultation," added the spokesman.
The discovery was made at Bradgate Park, in Newtown Linford on Tuesday following an annual deer cull.
Peter Tyldesley, director of the Bradgate Park Trust, said leaving dog mess lying around in plastic bags is "lethal" for all wildlife.
He said the culled deer was in good health despite the contents of its gut.
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Mr Tyldesley said: "When we examined its internal organs, to make sure its not got any parasites or diseases, we found the stomach was full of plastic dog poo bags.
He said animals had been found in the past "looking emaciated and in poor health" and later their stomachs were found to be "full of plastic".
"This is the first time that one has been walking around apparently healthy ... you do wonder how many animals out there have ingested a whole load of plastic."
He added the deer could be associating the bags with picnic food.
In this case that laid bare the former prime minister's so called "bunga-bunga" party lifestyle, the judges delivered a crushing verdict.
Mr Berlusconi was convicted on both the charges he faced, sentenced to seven years in jail and banned from holding public office ever again.
The judges decided that he did indeed pay for sex with underage prostitute Karima El Mahroug, better known by her nightclub dancer stage name "Ruby the Heartstealer".
The court had heard that he slept with her on 13 occasions at a time when he was still Italy's prime minister.
Ms El Mahroug, however, says she has never been a prostitute. And both she and Mr Berlusconi denied they had ever had sex.
The judges also decided that the former prime minister had abused the powers of his office; that he pressured the police into freeing Ms El Mahroug when she was in custody.
The court had heard that Mr Berlusconi had met the dancer when she attended one of his party nights.
These were occasions when aspiring showgirls and models would mix with him and his influential entourage.
Prosecution witnesses talked of raunchy, sexually-charged cavorting.
There were accounts of women dressed as nuns stripping to their underwear for the entertainment of the then prime minister.
Mr Berlusconi has always denied that anything sleazy ever went on at what he has called his "elegant" dinner parties.
And he was furious at the judgement.
"It is not only bad justice, it is an offence to all Italians who have believed in me and trusted in my commitment to the country," he wrote in a statement.
He has always argued that he is being hounded by politically motivated left-wing prosecutors in Milan.
And he said this verdict had been an effort to eliminate him from political life.
Many of the millions of Italians who vote for Mr Berlusconi will agree.
Among them is a friend of the former prime minister, Diego Volpe Pasini, who used to go to the "bunga-bunga" parties.
"The Ruby case is extraordinary," he said, in the days before the verdict.
"It's a nonsense. How can you be convicted if you can't see a victim? Ruby's not a victim," he said, referring to Ms El Mahroug's denials that she ever had sex with Mr Berlusconi.
Mr Volpe Pasini said that at his parties Mr Berlusconi would sing and tell jokes.
He added that - although showgirls might have tried to impress the media magnate prime minister with dance routines - nothing morally questionable happened.
But many of those Italians who loathe Mr Berlusconi and everything he stands for will believe he is guilty as charged.
And this very high-profile case has probably damaged Mr Berlusconi more than most of his many courtroom dramas.
"Some of the information that's been emerging has been a bit excessive from the point of view of moral behaviour and private behaviour," Professor Franco Pavoncello of John Cabot University in Rome.
"I think that people are a bit disturbed by the kind of images that started to appear from those evenings in Mr Berlusconi's villa."
But Mr Berlusconi has ridden out countless scandals and legal storms that would have sunk almost any other political career, and he will certainly survive "the Ruby case".
This judgement will have no immediate, practical impact. It was only the verdict of a lower court. Appeals against it could go on for years.
Even if the sentence was eventually confirmed, a man of Mr Berlusconi's age would be extremely unlikely to go to prison for crimes like these in Italy.
Much more serious for the former PM is another case that is fast reaching a conclusion.
This is an affair in which Mr Berlusconi has been convicted of tax evasion.
And if he cannot get the sentence overturned at a final appeal hearing he will be barred from holding any public office as soon as this autumn.
He would see this as intolerable victory for those left-wing prosecutors who, he says, have schemed against him.
And there is intense speculation as to how Mr Berlusconi will manoeuvre to counter the looming threat.
The tensions surrounding this legal battle are already feeding into the political arena.
The veteran Berlusconi-watcher, Professor James Walston, of the American University of Rome wrote in his blog: "If they uphold his conviction... with its bar on his holding public office, then we will see Silvio Berlusconi slip from the statesman role to the rabble-rousing populist with uncertain and dangerous possibilities."
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Silvio Berlusconi's lawyers were known to be braced for defeat in the closing stages of the scandalous "Ruby" sex trial, and they needed to be. | 34,660,486 | 15,902 | 745 | true |
United manager Louis van Gaal said his team "struggled" during Sunday's goalless draw at Tottenham, which began just 43 hours after their 3-1 Boxing Day win over Newcastle.
England captain Rooney, 29, agreed the demands of the schedule had led to a decline in quality.
"Hopefully in the future it has to change," he said.
Rooney also suggested that fatigue may lead to a player being seriously injured.
On playing twice in three days between Boxing Day and Sunday, Rooney said: "It will probably take someone getting a really bad injury from doing it, which no-one wants to see, but it is very demanding and I think it does need looking at."
United had the better of the first half at White Hart Lane, with Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris making a series of saves to deny Robin van Persie, Rooney and Ashley Young, but Van Gaal's side faded noticeably in the second period.
"It is difficult. We started so well in the first half, but in the second half it was tough," Rooney said. "You do lose a lot of the quality from both teams."
Van Gaal described the congested Christmas schedule as "the culture of England", but said after Sunday's draw in north London that it did not allow players enough rest. | Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney has called for a change to the congested festive fixture list. | 30,628,191 | 285 | 22 | false |
The 28-year-old, who has played 27 of Barcelona's 32 games this season, left the pitch on a stretcher in the eighth minute of the match following a challenge from Nicolas Escalante.
The club did not give a timeframe for the Spain international's return.
Barcelona are already without injured midfielder Andres Iniesta.
They host Real Sociedad on Thursday in the Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg, holding a 1-0 advantage from the first-leg.
Barcelona, who are third in La Liga, travel to Real Betis on Sunday and face Paris St-Germain on 14 February in the Champions League last 16. | Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets has been sidelined after spraining his right ankle in Sunday's 4-0 win at Eibar. | 38,721,078 | 144 | 36 | false |
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